DON'T LS SWAP YOUR G-BODY BEFORE WATCHING THIS VIDEO!
This is the first real "vlog" I've done on this channel. I thought I would give everyone a run down on my 1979 Chevy G-body Malibu known as the Hood Rat Hot Rod. Mod list is below!
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Ridetech Coilover System
Texas Speed 408 LS
AFR 215 heads
Holley EFI
Currie 9" Rear
Hooker Blackheart LS Swap mounts and exhaust
American Powertrain T56 Magnum + White Lightning shifter
Toyo 275/40/17 R1R
17x9 US Wheel Daytonas
Pro Car Scat Seats
Пікірлер: 94
man I'm days away from getting my 78 monte back driving.. been a 7 year rotisserie restomod.. eyeballed your ride a few times at the ls fest.. haven't done it yet, but I hijacked your bed liner idea on fb lol cant wait to show mine off this year . . hope to see you there 👍
This G-Body is perfect. Our kind of Hot Rod!!!!!
This car is very cool. Ida maybe hidden the cage a bit and left some sorta back seat. Same with “dash.” It could really surprise a lot of different kinds of go-fast types.
She's a beast! I'm in the midst of building my new whip. I just put together a 468 big block. I'm going old school. Looking for a g body roller or really anything I can stuff that bohemeth in. Wish I knew more about computers but I'm an old fuck so doing an old school carburetor build maybe even a tunnel ram. Love your ride!
I love this car it has so much class
So why should I watch this before swapping my G-body to an LS?
@fenderflapper1551
Жыл бұрын
i wish i knew
I love how your pocket is hanging out of the hole in your jeans. True sign of a guy being frugal and spending the $$ on the race car.
2:39 Broooo no waaaaay! I have that video saved to one of my playlists from high school. I think I was trying to figure out what kind of exhaust to put on my grandpa's k30 or something lol.
Love your car! I have a el camino & im following in your foot steps!😍
@ftroop211
2 жыл бұрын
hope you post videos of your el camino build, I have an el camino I want to do this with too
Subbed! I have an 80 Malibu coupe & have been wanting to do something similar!
Cool. Makes me smile
I also go to Unoh😂 Lots of great recommendations in this. I’ve definitely got a few new ideas for my swap.
Sweet car man I love it
Hey man just subbed good stuff here !!!!
I remember that car running around lima.. as a note look into a dry sump oil system for doing donuts. the last engine died do to the oil being pushed out of the pickup from gforce. I've got 5 ls swapped g bodies and found out the hard way on hard launches and donuts
@02honeydew
2 жыл бұрын
How are dry sumps for just daily driving? Is there anything to look out for when running them or any extra maintenance? I know the Corvette used it on the LS7 but I wasn't sure if non-oem ones were any different
What kind of wheel studs did u use and did u do a rocker arm upgrade
This is badass! I want a v8 swap my gbody monte im from cleveland
What motor mounts are you using or are they custom?
Badass!
Useful vlog th x for sharing
Don’t talk about my city like that🤣🤣🤣 Detroit
i have a 5.7 hemi that iam rebuilding out of a aspen just as a hobby to kill time and ive always been in love with those malibus i was wondering would it be a cool idea if i put the hemi in one of those?
@hoodrathotrods9068
3 жыл бұрын
There is some dude somewhere putting a hellcat in a regal i think
Baddest Malibu on KZread 🔥
@hoodrathotrods9068
4 жыл бұрын
My man
Did you sell the intake because I can use it bro nice engine
Yeah you dont know how the bullets holes got there huh...😂 I believe you
Cool car bro wat part of ky in I live in Northern Kentucky myself?
Gonna make a nice drifter 🤘🏼
@hoodrathotrods9068
4 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna take this car to a drift event with the goal of keeping it out of the wall... we'll see what happens. Looking forward to thrashing on the G35 though!
Hope you the best friend and my monte is coming together soon
How much the t56 cost u see them go 1500 to 5500
Thanks for the motivation
@hoodrathotrods9068
2 жыл бұрын
Any time!
There is no such thing as a silly sounding camshaft lol. ALL THE CHOP OR NONE OF THE CHOP! 😂😂😂
@extremedrivr
Жыл бұрын
Exactly!! That lopey idol screams drag car but I don't think he knows what that is. 😂😂😂👍👍👍
Nice Malibu
What kinda seats are those
I have the EXACT same wheels on my 86 442. But US Wheels told me that I couldn't get anything wider than 8 inches and that's what I have all the way around. SMH.
Hey I just randomly came across this video from searching ls swaps and I seen unoh which is in my hometown. Small world
@aztekwarrior518
3 жыл бұрын
you get it done ??
@chevymontanta
3 жыл бұрын
@@aztekwarrior518 oh yeah its done, i will mist def be at ls fest this sept
@aztekwarrior518
3 жыл бұрын
@@chevymontanta where can I find you on Facebook?
Hey man im having trouble getting my 5.3 ls installed in 84 cutlass g body. did you use headers or stock manifolds , cuz my stock manifolds are hitting driver side frame rail and area with brake aportioning manifold which the tranny gear changer lever is attached to.
@JDP15
3 жыл бұрын
Summit Racing has some manifolds that clear the frame. I used them on my 84 cutlass.
@hoodrathotrods9068
2 жыл бұрын
I used the hooker g-body specific engine swap mounts and their long tube headers. everything fit really nicely!
Made sense to do an LS Swap??
As a guy just getting into cars and working on them I'd love to know how much money's in that engine swap
@donaldwilson1491
3 жыл бұрын
Depends on what condition you buy the motor and who you buy it from. I have a 79 Malibu about to put a 350 small block in it. The new gen LS motors are going to run you pretty high because you have to look into ECU's and fuel injecction unless you want carburated.
@carpballet
2 жыл бұрын
Like some restaurants without prices on the menu, if you have to ask, you can’t afford it. I bet he’s 10 to 15 motor only.
Will this suspension setup work on a 86 cutlass ?
@hoodrathotrods9068
4 жыл бұрын
yep
Wow beautiful video exsileant great thanks for sharing dear friends 💖💖💖👌👌👌👌💕💕💕👌👌👌👌🌹🌹🌹🌹♥️
im guessing you have the frame notched out to fit those wheels in back
@hoodrathotrods9068
3 жыл бұрын
no, stock frame rails!
Could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure I saw this car for sale a while back.
@hoodrathotrods9068
2 жыл бұрын
you did. I sold it to a guy in georgia, then he sold it to a guy in Wisconsin or Minnesota
Heard that oil over heat/ lack of issue is due to oil pump low to high pressure setup getting jammed up, and dimples on gears help lube, and a little porting with more spring compression. ..Check out stock LS oil pump upgrades modifications. ✌️
Nice ride. what are the cam specs ?
@hoodrathotrods9068
2 жыл бұрын
At the time the 408 stroker motor had a custom grind TSP cam. i believe it was 240/248 or something similar.
What oil pan does the car have?
@hoodrathotrods9068
4 жыл бұрын
holley 302-3
What motor mounts headers oil pan radiator fuel pump did you run
@hoodrathotrods9068
3 жыл бұрын
that is literally what this video is about
@bradleydunford725
3 жыл бұрын
@@hoodrathotrods9068 ok thanks
I’m about to finish up here at UNOH. I don’t think I ever saw the car and I’m kinda butthurt about that lol.
@hoodrathotrods9068
3 жыл бұрын
yeah, i graduated in 2014
Appears to have some serious cash invested in the Gbody , $25k??? Anyone have a guess?
@hoodrathotrods9068
2 жыл бұрын
If you just do the math of all the parts on it at retail as it sits in that video... roughly $40k lol
Loss of oil pressure from oil slosh a quick remedy grab a inline pressure boiler incase of oil pressure loss it holds a extra 4 quarts of oil
@ericperry4934
3 жыл бұрын
What is this . Do you have a part no. And full product description
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Sometimes destroying something is the best way to rebuild it
Shit look how you drive it damn.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Shannanigannery”
How is it that EVERYONE in Ohio has a big ass pole barn?? I want one.
That looked like a Kentucky license plate
@hoodrathotrods9068
2 жыл бұрын
it is!
@michaelperry7261
2 жыл бұрын
I’m from Kentucky to
Hey bro are you sure your not from Australia the reason I ask is the only place on earth where they really love those crazy smoke shows seems to be down under Americans don't do that shit in the states ...and having a flat torque curve with your Combo / Motor isn't exactly rocket science bro it's really just a matter of intake & camshaft choice right ? But what I'm having an issue with is the obvious Dollar amount you forked over and yet this Malibu remains an outhouse a virtual Pig pen type pile and I have issue with that is this just who you are or was that your intention to start with to pile up a huge inventory of high dollar parts and drive line with all the best Holley has and yet keep it looking like total horse shit ?
@hoodrathotrods9068
6 ай бұрын
yes
Wuw wuw WUW for all that you've done for the money have you spent you could have put a Chevy small block roller motor and came out with the same outcome if you get somebody to knows how to build a motor for a fraction of what you spent 🤔
@hoodrathotrods9068
4 жыл бұрын
Okay
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I cannot for the life of me find those rims , I only can fined 7x8 with that bolt pattern
@hoodrathotrods9068
4 жыл бұрын
Looks like they aren't available on US wheels website anymore.... hmm www.uswheel.com/wheel/7710/us-wheel-daytona-stealth-series-804/?finishID=12
Seems pretty half assed.
you had an opportunity to tell a "methhead" his car as a Gbody was enough to give him his fix and gave him a low price? the right thing to do was befriend him and tell him he has potential to be a mechanic and a gbody lover if he got your nudge, dude that's ugly :/
@hoodrathotrods9068
3 жыл бұрын
If you were listening you would know I didn't buy the car from a methhead. But, hey. I guess we can choose what we want to be mad about.