# A468BU's 79 Malibu
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [September 17, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493 "2007-09-17T19:18:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@A468Bu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/A468Bu)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/1 "2007-09-17T19:18:24Z")
Well decided to do some changes this winter. Not quite sure where this is headed right now. Basicly update the interior, new cage,tin,seat,carpet,etc. Also get the car safer and ready to go faster. Here are some pictures from racing this year and some before shots.
I worked on it for a few hours tonite with some friends and heres where it stands as of now.
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### Author:  [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/2 "2007-09-17T19:26:03Z")
Nice work.
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### Author:  [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/3 "2007-09-17T19:27:11Z")
wow looking good so far. that cage looks pretty good, how are you redoign it? what are your plans to go faster?
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### Author:  [@A468Bu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/A468Bu)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/4 "2007-09-17T19:41:34Z")
> [@FS: 2005 RR EVO 8 \*\*PICS\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2005-rr-evo-8-pics/26945/96):
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> wow looking good so far. that cage looks pretty good, how are you redoign it? what are your plans to go faster?
Replacing all the bars with chromoly. Moving the front bars ahead and going with an aluminum dash. Adding a funnycar cage as well with some X-braces to the doors. Also adding a parachute mount. Not planing on building anything at the moment engine wise. My engine now has 700 passes on the pistons,bore,rods. The holes are getting a little big and are goin to need to be opened up a little. Its at 468 cubic inches now. I may just bored it another 10, and maybe add a little stroke with a new crank. But I just put a new Eagle crank in it 70 passes ago. So after I get this engine freshened up after next year I plan on a 540 or 555.
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### Author:  [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/5 "2007-09-17T19:46:26Z")
cool! what are you running in the 1/4 currently? i’ve seen your car before i just never seen it run, and if i did last week, the lights werent working and i didnt hear it announced
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### Author:  [@A468Bu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/A468Bu)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/6 "2007-09-17T19:48:39Z")
I went out last weds for TnT. @ time trials ran 9.769 Then 2 rounds in the gamblers race 9.766. -.001 red in the 2nd round though :doh: Car has run 9.69 at 135mph with a 1.276 60’
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### Author:  [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/7 "2007-09-17T19:55:19Z")
> 1.276 60’
good deal! is that on the back wheels? LOL
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### Author:  [@A468Bu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/A468Bu)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/8 "2007-09-17T19:59:38Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/31854/44):
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> good deal! is that on the back wheels? LOL
No that has to be with the fronts. I do think sometimes my car hops over the 60’ timers. I sometimes get 1.30’s and other times 1.35’s with the same times from the 330’ on.
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### Author:  [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/9 "2007-09-17T20:03:54Z")
good luck, next time i’m out at the track and i see you i’ll stop by
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### Author:  [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/10 "2007-09-17T20:08:47Z")
racein weds?
Seen the car last weds at prp, ran good
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### Author:  [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/11 "2007-09-17T20:13:53Z")
Looks good
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### Author:  [@A468Bu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/A468Bu)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/12 "2007-09-17T20:14:24Z")
> [@ANAL FEST 7/21/07 3PM-AIDZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anal-fest-7-21-07-3pm-aidz/32511/7):
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> racein weds?
Nope the car is how you see it in the las pictures. No rear floor, electrical or fuel system. I decided to hang it up for this year cause it needed new slicks.
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### Author:  [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/13 "2007-09-17T20:14:36Z")
i wont be out again for alittle while. waiting for my new wheel/tire combo to come in and then gotta get those tires worn in abit. probly 3 weeks till i get out agian
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### Author:  [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/14 "2007-09-17T20:29:21Z")
🆒
good luck with your car this winter
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### Author:  [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/15 "2007-09-17T21:59:50Z")
> [@New tattoo slight\_smile](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-tattoo/32408/57):
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> I decided to hang it up for this year cause it needed new slicks.
a real man would race that thing on pep boys tires 😃
🤣
lol i just noticed something… in the pics where he’s lifting the front wheels, look around at the peoples faces and see how many have their jaws dropped :bowrofl:
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### Author:  [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/16 "2007-09-18T04:26:15Z")
good luck
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### Author:  [@obi-1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/obi-1)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2007, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/17 "2007-09-18T05:57:48Z")
Good luck.
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### Author:  [@A468Bu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/A468Bu)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/18 "2007-09-25T19:22:10Z")
Well the last 2 nights we have been cutting the old cage out and grinding down the old mounting points. Got the main hoop bent up tonight also. Tomorrow will continue with cutting out some of the factory brackets and misc things that are not needed.
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### Author:  [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/19 "2007-09-25T21:09:01Z")
> [@Pizza and Wings?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pizza-and-wings/32505/30):
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> i wont be out again for alittle while. waiting for my new wheel/tire combo to come in and then gotta get those tires worn in abit. probly 3 weeks till i get out agian
1st pass will “wear” them in. Quit making excuses 🙂
Cool Malibu.
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### Author:  [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2007, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a468bus-79-malibu/192493/20 "2007-09-26T05:54:58Z")
Nice setup! Should be sweet done 😃
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