Been busy on my ol' Malibu...27yrs stored in a metal container has left me with plenty to do :yes:
It's up and running, road legal..and the plan is to keep it on the road and work on it when needed/and funds allow.
Engine bay was pretty tatty...rust and oil leaks in equal quantities..so replaced a few gaskets, splashed on a little paint, installed a few parts...

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Gathering together parts for installation over the winter..Clifford intake, Holley 4bbl..looking for headers now. :D

Wow Steve what a difference, great job! Why didn't you reuse the original air filter? :confused:

Sanded the original air-filter to paint, along with the valve cover..its really badly corroded..I bought the chrome one to use with a 390cfm Holley I have mounted on a Clifford intake..I've yet to find Headers. Then I will install.
Picked up the Mercruiser valve cover on Ebay.
Going to replace all steering/suspension joints next...drives ok, but working my way from front to back (in no logical order :sad:) repainting chassis as I go.

This is never going to be a show car...just want a tidy drivable car to enjoy.

Original plan was to swap out the six in favour of a new GM V8 crate motor...gas prices have gone through the roof here in England...around $8.40 gal
So the six has a stay of execution..warmed with a few parts..see how it goes :yes:

Good to see another 6 cylinder car staying the way it was born:hurray:

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Nice to see another 6 cyl car...all my buddies want to know when I am fitting a proper engine !! ;)

Nice to see another 6 cyl car...all my buddies want to know when I am fitting a proper engine !! ;)
Tell them when they want to fill it up with premium gas and get ya the crate motor you would be happy to do the swap!

Been busy on my ol' Malibu...27yrs stored in a metal container has left me with plenty to do :yes:
It's up and running, road legal..and the plan is to keep it on the road and work on it when needed/and funds allow.
Engine bay was pretty tatty...rust and oil leaks in equal quantities..so replaced a few gaskets, splashed on a little paint, installed a few parts...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/stevetoxic/DSC_0002-4-1.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/stevetoxic/IMG_2356-1.jpg

Gathering together parts for installation over the winter..Clifford intake, Holley 4bbl..looking for headers now. :D


Looking Good but IMO you should really get a chrome valve cover for it :thumbsup:

heres a place that sells the chevy straight 6 chrome valve covers http://www.swspecialties.com/valvecovers.html

Hi Ryan, the valve cover thats fitted is "alloy"..bought it to polish, but its 30+yrs old...did'nt look as nice as I'd hoped.. so painted it.

Got a "Cllifford" Valve cover with matching pushrod covers to fit when I get round to fitting my other engine goodies...;)

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Hi Ryan, the valve cover thats fitted is "alloy"..bought it to polish, but its 30+yrs old...did'nt look as nice as I'd hoped.. so painted it.

Got a "Cllifford" Valve cover with matching pushrod covers to fit when I get round to fitting my other engine goodies...;)

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i cant wait to build my 6 cyl up i have an original 68 Date coded 6 cyl for my 68 300 Deluxe which is what the car originally had but i need to run the numbers to see if its a 250 because it came originally out of a 4 door 68 nova and i know they put the smaller 6 cyl in them so we will see im gonna build mine up as much as i can to get the most performance out of it and when people ask hey what do you have in that thing ohhh its just a 250 6 cylinder what really man can that thing run hey the way i look at it make the engine nice put all new high performance stuff in it and with the gear ratio i have which is 4.11s or 4.10s with a 4 speed i think it will run good:thumbsup:

Work continues on my old car...most not noticeable...but all stuff thats needed doing..
Fitted a few new/old parts...made a diffference to the way its looking.

Bought some s/h 7x15 Rally's, and fitted the new 215/60 + 265/50 tyres off my old slot-mags...
Also got a nice pair of headrests off a member on here..Thanks Luis :thumbsup:
Got a Chevy 4 spoke steering wheel to fit next..just need to buy a horn button mounting kit.

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Been clocking up a few miles in the last few weeks..visiting the last of the shows, before the season ends.
Think I have an overheating problem now..loosing coolant from the radiator overflow pipe when I come to a stop and switch the motor off...any ideas :confused:

WOW, the trees and grass over there in England look the same as over here :D ;)

Sounds like a bad radiator cap.

WOW, the trees and grass over there in England look the same as over here :D ;)

Sounds like a bad radiator cap.

I was thinking that..fitted a new one recently...shoulda kept the old one !! :noway::noway:

Lookin' good Steve. I do have one question though. Why is this thread in the Beaumont forum? I'm not meaning to be an A-hole, just curious because the last year for a Beaumont was 69 and your car is clearly a 70 Malibu.

Confused in Canada.

Lookin' good Steve. I do have one question though. Why is this thread in the Beaumont forum? I'm not meaning to be an A-hole, just curious because the last year for a Beaumont was 69 and your car is clearly a 70 Malibu.

Confused in Canada.


Dear Confused....its CANADIAN Built ;):D:thumbsup:

WOW, the trees and grass over there in England look the same as over here :D ;)

Sounds like a bad radiator cap.


Dug the old cap out of the trash...and whad'ya know..no more leaking.
Reckon its the original cap too (French writing) :thumbsup:

Just goes to show..no need to replace old parts just because they look nasty !! :noway:

Got ya. ;)

My Grandmother owned a 58 Pontiac Pathfinder 6 cyl 3 on the tree. I drove it as teen. The engine was replaced with the truck Solid FT straight six at one time. It must have had HWY Gears because the Top End was out of this world and if you popped the the clutch it would lay 2 pencil lines with G 75 14's to 60 in 1st gear and some more shifting into 2nd. On one trip I had a 65 Polaris 318 on my tale. I pulled in for gas and shortly after the Polaris rolled in and man said: "Man that Pontiac moves. What's in it, a 409?". When he saw the 6 cyl he got up on the hood of his Polaris and started to jump up and down spouting all sorts of fowl language. The service station attended was mesmerized, where I had a pretty good idea what the guy was experiencing - LOL

Not posted an update for a while.

The old Chevelle has seen plenty of use and racked up plenty of miles since I bought it. :D

Plans to keep the Six cyl engine changed a little. :cool:

Now running a new ZZ4 crate motor, rebuilt the trans, new Torque converter.
Although this was never part of the plan, gotta say its a whole lotta fun to drive now.

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