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74Malibu383 Build
What can I say.... It's never fast or nice enough....
Sand blasted:
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-011](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-011.jpg)
Little bit o' love... LOTS of holes welded up...
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-012](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-012.jpg)
Can't believe the number of holes in a factory core support... Welded those too
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-013](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-013.jpg)
Firewall - Ready for primer. Welded up every hole I could find and rerouted every wire through one hole:
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-010.jpg)
Sand blasted:
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-011](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-011.jpg)
Little bit o' love... LOTS of holes welded up...
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-012](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-012.jpg)
Can't believe the number of holes in a factory core support... Welded those too
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-013](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-013.jpg)
Firewall - Ready for primer. Welded up every hole I could find and rerouted every wire through one hole:
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-010.jpg)
Last edited by 74Malibu383 on Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:10 pm; edited 5 times in total
74Malibu383- Donating Member
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Making good use of that new garage I see. Nice work.
77mali- Donating Member
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Nice. If I ever tore my car down like that, I'd need a new core support ![Sad](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_sad.gif)
All rotted out around the mounts. One is almost completely through
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All rotted out around the mounts. One is almost completely through
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I don't know which I want to see more of. The car, or the garage. There both amazing!
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BicknellWelding wrote:I don't know which I want to see more of. The car, or the garage. There both amazing!
they are both amazing. but i think hes got a money tree in his backyard that he is NOT sharing...
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I think the backyard is more of a money pit than a tree. ![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
Finished wet-sanding the primer on the firewall, frame and all the other parts last night. Going to clean everything thouroughly tonight, and retape the whole car/garage. My buddy is coming over tomorrow night to shoot the black. I'm going with Hot Rod Flatz Black, sure hope it's the right move. I'm a little nervous....
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Finished wet-sanding the primer on the firewall, frame and all the other parts last night. Going to clean everything thouroughly tonight, and retape the whole car/garage. My buddy is coming over tomorrow night to shoot the black. I'm going with Hot Rod Flatz Black, sure hope it's the right move. I'm a little nervous....
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You can always shoot semi gloss black over the flat if' you don't like it. I still haven't made up my mind but also going to try a flat. Post up some pics when you 're done...I'd like to see.
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That firewall will look good no matter what color you paint it. But not making it the standout feature (which should be your motor) is even better. The flat should be great, but obviously Im partial to it.
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I'm no body man, that's for sure. I am so tired of sanding I can't see straight. I just want it painted so I can start bolting stuff back together. 5 hours of sanding doesn't look like I've done anything. 5 hours of bolting stuff back together looks amazing! ![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
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Primered and wet-sanded with 600. Wet-sanded the frame as well. Not that you'll ever see it, but why not... Taped and ready for paint.
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-015](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-015.jpg)
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-015](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-015.jpg)
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Why not, is right! Bet you shot primer in the inside of the frame too. Might as well.
77mali- Donating Member
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77mali wrote:Why not, is right! Bet you shot primer in the inside of the frame too. Might as well.
I did. Wasn't too worried about it though. The entire car was sprayed with Ziebart when it was new and it was all still there. Given how hard it was to remove from the outside of the frame, I'm pretty sure I don't have much to worry about. Ugly or not, that stuff flat out worked. 38 year old car with no rust is a pretty sweet deal.
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That looks really great.
When I did my '74 Malibu, I sand blasted the area that you have painted. I went with black paint on mine. Always nice to work on a clean engine compartment.
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I don't know, with all the nice work you put into that firewall, I'd be tempted to paint it body color and black out the frame.
Nice job, Jim
Nice job, Jim
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Looks nice. Are you still running a factory windshield wiper or a diff setup? Mine is just so big and looks awful, been eyeing what to do with it
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I am running the factory wiper setup, but have omitted the washer tank. I agree, they are hideous. I couldn't decide what to do, so I completely sanded it down to metal, and shot it with the same paint. I'll take a photo tonight.
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Rear end:
Sand blasted/Painted
Changed gears from 4.10 to 3.42
Changed u-joint from 1330 to 1350
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-017](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-017.jpg)
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-018](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-018.jpg)
Sand blasted/Painted
Changed gears from 4.10 to 3.42
Changed u-joint from 1330 to 1350
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-017](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-017.jpg)
![74malibu383 - 74Malibu383 Build 2012-018](https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/13/69/09/13/2012-018.jpg)
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