I loved those G body cars! Made a lot of money replacing the rear frame rails. 79-89 if I remember correctly.
I’ve worn out my fair share of elcaminos from 73-86. The G bodies ran from 78-87. I was glad to see them go as a dealer mechanic. Nothing but wind noise complaints and squeek and rattles.
My only driver. California car I bought out of a barn after 10 yrs of sitting. Never saw a Minnesota winter. I have yet to see another in person.
I’ve lusted over an El Camino in my neighbors barn for years. Super clean, very low miles. It’s about the same blue as your pic.
Embarr***ed to post pics of my 86 Cutl*** lol. But it was my first full-ish build hot rod. Only thing I didn't touch was the rear end. As I then smoked them illegal cigarettes lol it was an interesting style. Rear raised on wide cragers, no hood, cammed 72 350 olds with single plane intake and headers with a 14x6 air filter, straight pipes and flames lol. Outran a lot of non civilian crown vics lol. Will be going bbc and t56 with the rest of the build following my original pot fueled plans at 19 only with a much higher build standard. Will also be swapping to a 9" rear
In 2000 I could have bought a beautiful 1978 two door malibu for 250 dollars. Black with black interior. I p***ed because the instrument cluster was pulled out of the dash.
I really like the early g-body malibus. I had a 78 V8, 4spd, posi, buckets/console, tach/gauges. I parted it out years ago due to frame rust. Found out later how uncommon it was. I still have the clutch pedal!
I had a 79 Malibu as my first car in ‘88. Have had a number of them over the years. Trying to get this one finished up by 4th of July weekend. My ****py pics.
You could take the mid 80’s Pontiac Grand Prix’s and drop a traditional Pontiac V8 right in. I think their last name was Glasco, but they lived and breathes Pontiacs and they had a mid 80’s GP with a Pontiac engine. Ran 12’s if I remember correctly.
Picked up this 78 El Camino Super Sport in 1984 with a spun rod bearing (305), it had a rebuilt turbo 350. I picked up a 350 out of a wrecked Nova that had a big cam in it. With the 2.41 gear it was a dog out of the hole but from a roll it would haul and had quite a top end. I repainted it and swapped out the white walls later. Sold it in 1986. It was a comfy, great driver. Had too many cars and it was the easiest one to sell so I let it go.
I’ve drooled over this car in my neighbors barn for decades. I’ve never gotten a good look at it or even good info on it. Turns out it has a lot of sentimental value to the family so i’ll never get my greasy hands on it. It’s pretty much all original except tires and exhaust, has 18,600 miles on it been inside since new. Typical 80’s GM quality the “Laredo” decal is quite crooked. Paint not great etc. I love the G-body El Caminos
My 80 Malibu, fun lil sleeper. Factory 305 4 speed posi car, when I got it the 305 was tired but still able to blow guts out of the Saginaw when I got some wheel hop going showing off in a parking lot good time to upgrade, put the built 350 out of my s10 blazer ( after the ****** grenaded) in it, found another Saginaw 4sp (easy route as the bw 4 sp I had found first needed rebuilding and would have required shortening the driveshaft), got some rear coils from a stn wagon and found a taxi at the pick a part ( former cop car) with all the heavy duty sway bars, frame stiffening pieces and brakes. Did a lot of street racing with this setup, with the 15” wheels it rarely needed to shift into second.
I only had mind for a couple of months before I rolled it, but my first car was a sapphire blue 1988 Oldsmobile Cutl*** Supreme Cl***ic with a 307, blue vinyl top, blue power everything interior, and body matching 5 spoke wheels.
Mom's Monte Carlo. 31,000 original miles except for the wheels and 1 inch lowering kit. It even still has the 40 miles of vacuum hoses and original air cleaner under the hood!
a friend built this car with a G body frame. He said they were the same wheel base and track with. He had to fix the floor for a drive shaft tunnel and open the front for the radiator. I think a cool car.
The Jalopy Journal
