78 malibu?

what makes a great chevy drag car? anyone tried a malibu? we'll be using a small block at first & later on a blown big block. what can you guys tell me?

Just another G-body. Lots of G-body race cars.

check out the red 'bu at samracing.com ;) It's gone 8s NA.

anyone else

a little bit different than a 78, but i'll tell you that working on my brother's 85 monte carlo is about a million, billion times easier than working on a 4th gen. If we had jacked the engine up a little bit more, the headers would have fallen into the engine bay.

the good thing is they make everything for g-bodies. dual exhaust crossmembers, hvac delete panel for the engine bay, upper/lower control arms, etc etc etc. if anyone destroys the camaro it'll be a 383 MC for me :P

I would buy one now cause they are still cheaper sort-of-muscle cars and they dont weight that much especially with fiberglass panels and such. and like said above are very roomie in the engine compartment.

they can be had for great prices. we paid 800 for the mc with a busted steering column. find a posi, find a 350 block, get to work :P

66 nova :bow:

what do the novas, early camaros, & monte carlos weigh? would a vega be faster because it is lighter or are there other factors that are more important than weight?

I used to autocross a '78 Cutlass Cruiser Wagon (Malibu sized, not the full-size)

350 Olds with heads, cam, 10.25:1 compression, headers, etc, 2600 stall/350, 2:56 gears, 4-wheel disks, 1 5/16" front sway bar, 3/4 rear, lower springs, A/C, Cruise, power windows and locks, roof-rack, frame hitch, CB-antenna, and wood-grained sides.

I always beat the SS Vettes, and came close to beating the SS 911's. I had to run in EM due to the Cavalier buckets (What a stupid rule!)

I kept it in first the whole time because I could get 70 out of first at 6500 RPM...

Of course, I was laughed at until I made my first run!

:-)

TankII