good deal? $4000 1971 Chevelle.

**justinmc978** · 09-21-2010, 03:43 PM

aside from the dehydrated baby-piss yellow paint, would it be worth it?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/1963864876.html

**brendan.9** · 09-21-2010, 04:00 PM

posted wrong thread fail

**9t8z28** · 09-21-2010, 05:16 PM

Yes, that is a very good deal provided that the body is not bondo'd or rusted out.

**1MileCrash** · 09-21-2010, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by 9t8z28

Yes, that is a very good deal provided that the body is not bondo'd or rusted out.

or it's not stolen

**korndawg** · 09-21-2010, 05:39 PM

Check the quarter panels, floor and trunk for rust/bondo. If its straight and clean, ya, its a smokin deal.

**blackSS01** · 09-21-2010, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by 9t8z28

Yes, that is a very good deal provided that the body is not bondo'd or rusted out.

Originally Posted by 1MileCrash

or it's not stolen

Originally Posted by korndawg

Check the quarter panels, floor and trunk for rust/bondo. If its straight and clean, ya, its a smokin deal.

All the answers you need

**justinmc978** · 09-21-2010, 05:56 PM

yeah rust is what i'm thinking too, the car is for my brother who is clueless and relies on me to know these things, i figured i should consult my colleagues, thanks ya'll

**bberretta** · 09-21-2010, 06:01 PM

'71 is my favorite year- bought one years ago and sold it when I bought my first house. Great car.

Look in the bottom of the quarters and in the bottom corner of the rear window. They're prone to rust under the trim and cause leaks into the trunk.

$4k isn't a bad deal at all for a big block car, even if it's not a factory BB car. This one is probably a factory Malibu. Look on the C-pillars and see if you can see where it would have had the vinyl roof- look where the trim would have been.

**67CamaroRSSS** · 09-21-2010, 08:25 PM

It has the wrong grill to be an SS. Check for round pod vs sweep speedo. Sweep speedo is Malibu. Also, disk brakes were an option so check for that also. I've had a 66, 69 (SS396), 70 and 72 Chevelles. The 3 were Malibu's.

Take a refrigerator magnet to check for bondo. "If it's too thick then it won't stick"...

**blackSS01** · 09-21-2010, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by 67CamaroRSSS

It has the wrong grill to be an SS. Check for round pod vs sweep speedo. Sweep speedo is Malibu. Also, disk brakes were an option so check for that also. I've had a 66, 69 (SS396), 70 and 72 Chevelles. The 3 were Malibu's.

Take a refrigerator magnet to check for bondo. "If it's too thick then it won't stick"...

Thought about that but might scratch the paint! Really need to get my 68' Chevelle Malibu fixed and road worthy

**Blackbird WS6** · 09-21-2010, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by blackSS01

Thought about that but might scratch the paint! Really need to get my 68' Chevelle Malibu fixed and road worthy

why you want to race my cousins 70 built SS?

**blackSS01** · 09-21-2010, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

why you want to race my cousins 70 built SS?

70 was my favorite year with the LS6. I inherited (spell?/drinking) the 68 Malibu from my brother when he passed. I know its got a 327 with Camel Hump heads, cam, exhaust, etc.... Doesn't need that much to get going but financially I'm stuck at the moment. Car is in storage.

**Blackbird WS6** · 09-21-2010, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by blackSS01

70 was my favorite year with the LS6. I inherited (spell?/drinking) the 68 Malibu from my brother when he passed. I know its got a 327 with Camel Hump heads, cam, exhaust, etc.... Doesn't need that much to get going but financially I'm stuck at the moment. Car is in storage.

sorry to hear that.......built that bitch up the right way and honor your bother

**blackSS01** · 09-21-2010, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

sorry to hear that.......built that bitch up the right way and honor your bother

Thanks

I know it was all forged and set up for a 250 shot of pills. I sold the pills about 3 years ago for parts for my Maro

Believe it just needs a distributor shaft since it broke but metal may be in the motor and not worth grenading it. It won't leave the family that is 100% damn sure

**blackSS01** · 09-21-2010, 11:40 PM

As much shit as I talk and such, I will admit I'm not 100% knowledgable with older cars (28 years old

) Isn't 68 Chevelle Malibu kinda rare

It use to be number matching but my bro got it with a trashed motor/trans

EDIT: Sorry OP for Threadjack

**justinmc978** · 09-22-2010, 06:02 AM

idgaf, i got what i needed

**FasstChevys** · 09-22-2010, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by blackSS01

As much shit as I talk and such, I will admit I'm not 100% knowledgable with older cars (28 years old

) Isn't 68 Chevelle Malibu kinda rare

It use to be number matching but my bro got it with a trashed motor/trans

Nawww, not really...........maybe a way to compare would be:

Camaro Berlinetta < Camaro SS
Chevelle Malibu < Chevelle SS

...I hope this helps...

**67CamaroRSSS** · 09-22-2010, 09:17 AM

A 68 Malibu would be rare if it had the L79 engine as that was the last year for that option. This engine (327/325 for 68) was only available with a manual tranny and 12 bolt rear. A friend of mine has a 68 El Camino with this setup. It also has bucket seats with a console but with a sweep speedo. For all intents and purposes it was a small block SS without badges.

**odinsonthor** · 09-22-2010, 09:19 AM

decent deal

**redbird555** · 09-22-2010, 03:19 PM

Guy said the motor has been bored to a 403 my only thing is the 396 after 69' was really 402cu so if it was bored it would put it well over 403? Probably nothing to worry about it's just I'd think the guy would know that about his car?