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  • Wally

    Nov. 22, 2011 9:42 p.m. Wally SuperDork

    I have just seen a 80 Malibu for sale near my house. two door, fairly straight and clean with a healthy sounding small block. I have some money coming at the end of the year, and if he's willing to take it in exchange for his car I was thinking that the motor would be nice in my Monte Carlo. The rest of the car is too clean to throw away though. Would I be crazy to put in V6 and tranny from a newer Camaro or pickup and use it as my DD in place of the Cadavalier? I think with the newer sixs making more power than my SS had originally, and swapping in the bits I pulled off my ss, springs sway bars ect I could have a nice car and the mileage would probably not be too much worse than what I get now.

    Is this the dumbest thing you've heard today or absolutly brilliant.

  • DoctorBlade

    Nov. 22, 2011 9:44 p.m. DoctorBlade Dork

    Could you get a cheap v6 combo?

  • Ranger50

    Nov. 22, 2011 9:45 p.m. Ranger50 Dork

    I would enable away, but my inner mullet is in conflict....

  • jrw1621

    Nov. 22, 2011 9:56 p.m. jrw1621 SuperDork

    If you really want some enabling then I vote for a 4BD1T Diesel 4cyl from an Isuzu NPR truck.

    This example claims mpg of 24 city 32 hyw.
    http://www.isuzudieselswapper.com/photo.html

    Here is a build thread of instal into '77 Buick Regal
    http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showthread.php?19749-88-4BD1T-77-Buick-Regal-Diegal

  • Nov. 22, 2011 10:13 p.m. fasted58 SuperDork

  • Taiden

    Nov. 22, 2011 10:14 p.m. Taiden Dork

    jrw1621 wrote:

    If you really want some enabling then I vote for a 4BD1T Diesel 4cyl from an Isuzu NPR truck.

    This example claims mpg of 24 city 32 hyw.
    http://www.isuzudieselswapper.com/photo.html

    i should do that to the e30.........

  • JoeyM

    Nov. 22, 2011 10:17 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

    you may not do this unless you have an equally epic write up about the new DD

  • David S. Wallens

    Nov. 22, 2011 10:19 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

    Why not just drive the Malibu? (By the way, in high school my parents let me drive their '78 Malibu, so rock on, brother.)

  • Toyman01

    Nov. 22, 2011 10:23 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

    I had an 81 wagon until my wife stuck it under a pickup. I vote drive it with the V8.

  • dlmater

    Nov. 23, 2011 7:22 a.m. dlmater Reader

    Malibu Race Car

  • Feedyurhed

    Nov. 23, 2011 7:25 a.m. Feedyurhed Dork

    dlmater wrote:

    Malibu Race Car

    Now that's cool! I vote drive the Malibu.

  • Curmudgeon

    Nov. 23, 2011 7:25 a.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork

    Of course you'd be crazy. And of course we will egg you on. Do it, dude.

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    Nov. 23, 2011 7:29 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    dlmater wrote:

    Malibu Race Car

    Needs box flares and a chin strap, but otherwise... that looks like something to aim for.

  • Duke

    Nov. 23, 2011 8:40 a.m. Duke SuperDork

    Yeah, I say do it. I'm not that big on late-'70s/early-'80s cars, but the Malibu is a clean and tidy shape. Modern drivetrain would do it wonders.

  • Gearheadotaku

    Nov. 23, 2011 12:24 p.m. Gearheadotaku Dork

    3800 with 5-speed from a 4th gen F-body would be a pretty cheap and easy swap. Good MPG to boot. A later 3.6 6-speed from a "new" Camaro would be really interesting, but way harder and costlier.

 
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