79 Malibu- Stocker-Stick Shift

J518 · 01-09-2021, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by copperhead

Love the build. I am a Ford man @ heart but had a 78 Malibu street car for a while.11.50s all day long thru full exhaust but had a T350 trans so the ride was boring.

If you're interested, I have an adapter plate for manual brake conversion. It's a template I picked up off Maliburacing.com back in the day.

Just shoot me an address.

Brian

Thanks Brian! But that is exactly where we picked up our template. I'll be adding photos shortly that will show the master cylinder conversion better.

J518 · 01-09-2021, 11:09 PM

As you'll see our interior has a ways to go. We finished the roll bar and found our sweet spot for the seats. We had to make some mounts for the sliderails. We have a new headliner, carpet, and dash waiting to go in just need to get the car sealed good first.

J518 · 01-09-2021, 11:15 PM

Pretty happy with our rear end turn out for a couple DIY'rs... You'll see our pinion angle and slick clearance in the following photos. Our initial setup is at 2 degrees.

J518 · 01-09-2021, 11:20 PM

Clutch Linkage setup done for the most part. Need to finalize what headers we want to go with. We believe these are too big for the 305(1-3/4" OD). Then we can work on our linkage going to our throwout bearing fork.
You can also see we started to run brake lines. The line-lock solenoid is mounted.

gmonde · 01-10-2021, 12:54 PM

your going to need a rear sway bar of some sorts,,i think you find a lot of body roll with out it ,also it will need to be a heavy duty one

Frank Castros · 01-10-2021, 08:43 PM

https://i.postimg.cc/cLvpbsJ4/IMG-0137.jpg

I love the car but couldn't help but notice how well organized your garage is, LOL.

doglover44 · 01-10-2021, 09:51 PM

How good are the Calvert shocks?

Greg Reimer 7376 · 01-24-2021, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank Castros

https://i.postimg.cc/cLvpbsJ4/IMG-0137.jpg

I love the car but couldn't help but notice how well organized your garage is, LOL.

You can either have a well organized garage or one where stuff gets done.

01-09-2021, 11:09 PM	#2
J518 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 73 Likes: 11 Liked 151 Times in 37 Posts	Re: 79 Malibu- Stocker-Stick Shift As you'll see our interior has a ways to go. We finished the roll bar and found our sweet spot for the seats. We had to make some mounts for the sliderails. We have a new headliner, carpet, and dash waiting to go in just need to get the car sealed good first.

01-09-2021, 11:15 PM	#3
J518 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 73 Likes: 11 Liked 151 Times in 37 Posts	Re: 79 Malibu- Stocker-Stick Shift Pretty happy with our rear end turn out for a couple DIY'rs... You'll see our pinion angle and slick clearance in the following photos. Our initial setup is at 2 degrees.

01-09-2021, 11:20 PM	#4
J518 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 73 Likes: 11 Liked 151 Times in 37 Posts	Re: 79 Malibu- Stocker-Stick Shift Clutch Linkage setup done for the most part. Need to finalize what headers we want to go with. We believe these are too big for the 305(1-3/4" OD). Then we can work on our linkage going to our throwout bearing fork. You can also see we started to run brake lines. The line-lock solenoid is mounted.

01-10-2021, 12:54 PM	#5
gmonde Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 615 Likes: 56 Liked 165 Times in 59 Posts	Re: 79 Malibu- Stocker-Stick Shift your going to need a rear sway bar of some sorts,,i think you find a lot of body roll with out it ,also it will need to be a heavy duty one

01-10-2021, 08:43 PM	#6
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,972 Likes: 2,585 Liked 2,722 Times in 959 Posts	Re: 79 Malibu- Stocker-Stick Shift https://i.postimg.cc/cLvpbsJ4/IMG-0137.jpg I love the car but couldn't help but notice how well organized your garage is, LOL.

01-10-2021, 09:51 PM	#7
doglover44 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Carlisle OH Posts: 1,386 Likes: 4 Liked 489 Times in 227 Posts	Re: 79 Malibu- Stocker-Stick Shift How good are the Calvert shocks? __________________ Jake Biermann