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Old 09-15-2009, 09:45 PM
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Thanks guys. In illinois if you have antique plates you are allowed to run a plate representative of the model year of the vehicle. I picked the virginia plates since they are black/white and match the car.

Hi Van! Hope the Z06 is treating you well.
 
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Wow, I would love to roll that thing! Bet it will make many people experience a "WTF moment" as they get lit up :-p.
 
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That is wicked, nice work!
 
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Very cool! That is a very clean looking malibu and it looks the part of a true sleeper.
 
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That thing is SO NASTY!!!
 
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Badass sleeper
 
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Originally Posted by K5Cruiser
The Malibu is super clean, nice work! Could you post some more pics of the manifold work you did to accommodate the turbos. Thanks!
Thanks again guys. Here are some pics of the manifolds. I cut off the stock flanges, beveled the ends and built up to the turbo flanges using steel schedule 40 pipe fittings. I pre-heated the manifold and mig welded it (turbo flange is tig) and it seemed to weld nice and clean. (so far so good).



 
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Congratulations. Love your work. Brilliant concept.
 
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Awesome!
 
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I haven't post in a while, but this is definitely worthy of a 'thumbs up.' Fantastic job, love it!
 
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Unreal what a sleeper that beast is!!!!
 
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I love the tool box battery box. Cool idea. The car itself is amazingly clean. Perfect sleeper IMO.
 
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Wow that is a great looking car you have there. I have a similar idea. I wanted a 70-72 Cutlass and make it a 442 tribute car complete with a LS motor. I love thow you have taken it further by adding twin turbos(GN's to boot) to the engine to give it all the power needed to beat most modern cars with great reliability and style! How long did it take you to do it?
 
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Wow that is a great looking car you have there. I have a similar idea. I wanted a 70-72 Cutlass and make it a 442 tribute car complete with a LS motor. I love thow you have taken it further by adding twin turbos(GN's to boot) to the engine to give it all the power needed to beat most modern cars with great reliability and style! How long did it take you to do it?

Thanks, I've always liked the Cutlass/442 as well.

This car went from stock to completed in 6 months, working on it in my spare time.
 
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Bad ***!!!!

Here is another sleeper Chevelle...it runs 8's







 


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