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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

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Originally Posted by Dave Muller (Post 502217)

That last bit of work was done about ten days ago. But today was the first day I felt good enough to put in a reasonably full day in the garage. My son came over to give me a hand putting the front end sheet metal together.

It's amazing how much pushing, pulling, prying and even hammering it takes to get all these bolts to line up, but it finally came together. The alignment is still off, as I couldn't find the shims. I'll get some new ones and tighten everything up in a few days. On the other hand I was able to greatly improve the left door alignment, so I think that will work out okay.

Tomorrow I think I'll just do some more sanding and buffing on the paint. It still needs a lot of work. Then I'll get into the fuel lines and regulator next. Maybe mounting the seats will follow.

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...psbb7eobix.jpg

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http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...psrc7i2wo4.jpg

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http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...psuphkvko7.jpg

Hopefully I can figure out how the headlight buckets and grill attach. This car was a basket case, and I've never seen them together. But the exploded view in the body assembly book I have should help.

I surprised to see harbor freight sells a container full of body shims. All different sizes.

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

What would a race car build be without a few glitches?

This one is pretty trivial. I decided yesterday that it's finally time to install all four Pro-Stars and get rid of the junk tires and wheels the car has been on. But then I found this oddity. This is like "Sesame Street".

"One of these things is different from the rest, one of these things doesn't belong."

http://i.imgur.com/JCd93Pu.jpg

I know it's a little blurry but if your eyes are sharp you might notice a 1/2" lug nut among the 7/16" ones. Summit is shipping out a new set.

A bigger issue is the line lock. It seemed like the master cylinder would be way out in the clear, but it turned out to be a lot closer to the inner fender than I thought:

http://i.imgur.com/ZSkjoKu.jpg

So the next task is to relocate the solenoid to the inside.

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

The fix seems pretty straight-forward. I moved the mounting plate over...

http://i.imgur.com/Ujz5GZj.jpg

And mounted the solenoid right back up:

http://i.imgur.com/yAkPfu4.jpg

From here I have to swap around the 90 degree fitting and bend the brake lines a bit. I might have to replace one of them altogether. But it looks like this will be okay after all.

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

And here's the car finally sitting on the correct wheels and tires.

I strongly suspect that I'm going to have to do some cutting on all four springs. And that's after having already cut off a substantial amount from the rear springs.

http://i.imgur.com/rfkiZmD.jpg

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

Dave PM me about the spring set up DONT cut anything you will regret it later. Plus do yourself a favor and get REAL eyebolts for your tiedowns not the soft hardware store ones you got there. It would be a shame for all your nice work to get ruined having it come off the trailer!

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

Busy as a bee this weekend Dave...looks good. Do you already have taller upper ball joints?

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

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Originally Posted by HandOverFist (Post 502421)

Busy as a bee this weekend Dave...looks good. Do you already have taller upper ball joints?

Yes, I do.

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

Which brand did you use Dave? I was considering the RideTech for the El Camino...don't know who manufactures it for them. http://www.jegs.com/i/Ridetech/029/90000894/10002/-1

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

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Originally Posted by HandOverFist (Post 502430)

Which brand did you use Dave? I was considering the RideTech for the El Camino...don't know who manufactures it for them. http://www.jegs.com/i/Ridetech/029/90000894/10002/-1

Sorry it took so long to get around to this.

They are from Proforged Chassis Parts.