I had the idea for this project for a long time and over the winter I started hunting for the car. The plan was to build a sleeper, stock-ish appearing 70 Malibu with a twin turbo LS1 that would be decently quick and built on a budget.

I ended up finding the car on arizona craigslist and bought it as a stock running 307 car. I removed the stock engine/trans, scrubbed/painted the floors and installed a 6.0 LQ9 from an 04 escalade. Engine is stock with the exception of valvesprings, an 02 LS6 cam, and edelbrock intake.

I then flipped/modified the truck manifolds to mate up to 2 stock buick GN turbos/air boxes, built an air/water intercooler and used a vintage cooler as the reservoir in the trunk. Also used a vintage tool box for the battery box.

Trans is a built 4l65e. Rearend is the stock 8.2 10-bolt with 3.36 limited slip. Tires are MT et street radials with white stripe installed

It put down 567rwhp 570rwtq with 9lbs of boost and went 11.19 @123.56 in the 1/4. A/C and everything else works and I've been driving it almost every day since it's been finished, I love this car. It is super quiet which is great since everyone assumes it's just an old original car.

 

Dude, that is so sick. Dog dish hubcaps and all!

 

Wow talk about sleeper status. Well done, that battery box is awesome!

 

Absolutely love this. Just brilliant.

 

Very cool project!

 

Super clean! Man, I love it. Great job. Total sleeper! Yep, that battery box is so cool!!!! Awesome!

 

The Malibu is super clean, nice work! Could you post some more pics of the manifold work you did to accommodate the turbos. Thanks!

 

that is amazing! Very nice! did you do the installs yourself?

 

I would totally think that was an OE resto by looking at the outside. Great job!

 

I love a clean sleeper. Fantastic project. Enjoy!

 

Thanks guys. I did all the fabrication/tuning though I do work for a shop. I'll take some pics of the manifolds tomorrow.

 

ahahah, awesome! love it

 

That put a big smile on my face, I love sleepers! Nice work!

 

Best thing I've seen in a while! Love it and I have the same battery, I mean tool box in my workshop. Now I know what I can do with it.

Oh, and what's with the VA classic plate, you here or No. Ill?

 

Beautiful conversion, Jim (INTMD8). He built the C6 Z06 TT in my sig.