hows it going. new to the board. found the site doing a search. currently have a 81 chevy Malibu wagon. always had love for the family hauler. first car in high school was 81 bonneville wagon, had a 71 chevelle wagon and now the 81. nice to find a site that shows love and dedication the the wagon.
Welcome to the nuthouse we call home. That is a terrific looking wagon! Hope you have a great time around here.
Welcome, and I like your car! I saw a flawless metallic green sedan Saturday, with the blue Florida antique tag on it. I always did like those mid sized GM cars.
Welcome. nice wagon. I had a 1980 2-door I used to pull behind my motorhome. Always loved the nose on those.
Welcone to the forum. Cool Malibu you have there. Question: That little console box you have your aftermarket gauges in - is that the forward part of the console set-up from those models? Looks factory. Nice job. First car a '81 Bonneville Safari? Good choice. I've had mine since last December. Came from Wisconsin. Marshall
the console piece is a reproduction of the original console housing . purchased from Dixiemontecarlo.com . it is a work in progress. yeah the Bonneville was my first g body platform car. I had a 79 Malibu 2 dr after that. a few years ago I had a decent 72 chevelle wagon. I am hoping this one stays around for awhile.
thank you all for the the big welcoming onto the forum. I will have to get a build thread going sometime in the near future.
right now it has an 87 305 h.o. , th350 , 7.5 rear for running gear. I have a 8.5 with a posi for it plus pmt rear trailing arms. I am not sure what to do with motor and trans yet. I have a few options on motors so I am weighing out the pros,cons,budget before choosing. will defenitly be a 2004r or 700r4 for trans. exterior plan to repaint wheels factory silver, new paint on body. probably go back to the original blue which is a tiny bit darker. keeping it stock looking. I have a single 3" exhaust I need to install. interior is pretty much done except I need to repaint the cargo floor,have a cutom carpet madr for cargo area,install better speakers. lastly is weatherstripping the whole car after it gets painted.
