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Registrace 24. 01. 2012
Just a guy working on and driving his cars. Showing some sights at local car shows, driving and walk around vids, even some repairs, we do it all here.
79 Malibu Dome Light and A pillar replacement
In today's video we replace the broken dome light and chewed up A pillars in the 79 Malibu as well as trying to see what is sagging in the headliner.
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79 Malibu Fuel Pump, will we make it to the car show???
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Time to replace the fuel pump on the 79 Malibu project. Also discussion on the Local Power Tour held by Prison City Kruisers car club, will we have the car running in time to attend? Watch and see! #subscriber #youtubevideo #diy #cars #auto #chevy #malibu
Getting ready to sell the Grand Prix and introduction to new car!
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Getting ready to trade the gold Grand Prix for a 1979 Chevy Malibu in this video! We remove the F Body seat brackets and 3 row Champion radiator, reinstall stock parts and then introduce you to the next chapter in this channel. Thanks for watching! #chicagocars #chevymalibu #PontiacGrandPrix #auto #cars
We lost the shop, what will we do with all this stuff???
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We lost the shop, what will we do with all this stuff???
Awesome hearse at the cruise in today! #hearse #cadillac #car #carshow #cruisein #automobile
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Awesome hearse at the cruise in today! #hearse #cadillac #car #carshow #cruisein #automobile
1985 silver Pontiac Grand Prix interior strip! New floor pans???
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1985 silver Pontiac Grand Prix interior strip! New floor pans???
Progress update on the silver 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix
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Progress update on the silver 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix
Cruise in at Blue Top in Highland Indiana!
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Cruise in at Blue Top in Highland Indiana!
Saturday drive in the Gold 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix
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Saturday drive in the Gold 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix
Beautiful weather, let's go for a drive!
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Beautiful weather, let's go for a drive!
1985 silver Pontiac Grand Prix walkaround
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1985 silver Pontiac Grand Prix walkaround
Quick walk around showing installation of Pioneer DMH-1770NEX and backup camera
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Quick walk around showing installation of Pioneer DMH-1770NEX and backup camera
Pontiac Grand Prix on Roadkill Nights 2021
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Pontiac Grand Prix on Roadkill Nights 2021
My 2017 Edge delivered by the Carvana vending machine!
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My 2017 Edge delivered by the Carvana vending machine!
Queensryche - Jet City Woman Allstate Arena September 26, 2015
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Queensryche - Jet City Woman Allstate Arena September 26, 2015
Scorpions - Rock you like a Hurricane Allstate Arena September 26 ,2015
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Scorpions - Rock you like a Hurricane Allstate Arena September 26 ,2015
It's the little things that make me happy...
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It's the little things that make me happy...
I thought that was the surface of the moon at first. 😂
Moon, Malibu, same thing basically… 😂
Nothing a little sheet metal an JB weld can not fix 😂😂😂
I’ll just leave it most likely. I have a different exhaust I’ll put on when I do the motor and trans swap (hopefully over winter)
They were good looking cars for their time. Too bad about the aftermarket radio, mags and especially that aftermarket sunroof.
Why too bad? I had the original radio and a factory set of wheels, I just liked those better. And that was a factory sunroof, not aftermarket.
It’s probably just water from the converter, god dang smog 80’s motor and it happens all the time at start up and who knows how much build up is in there, anyone else disassembled one of these and had so much carbon on the valves and probably a broken valve spring or a stuck ring, this wasn’t a problem till they introduced the catalytic converter
This car doesn’t have cats and had just run a few minutes prior. I shut it off to pull my truck out of the garage, then set up the camera for this shot.
cold start
She was warm. I can do a cold start video if anyone wants to see it.
@@Chicago_Cars okay
Well then you have a problem and I’m sorry for that, I was just trying to help and say that if you did have cats that it could be just extra water, sry cuz I’ve had that happen to me before and I was just trying to help
Good to see new video!
Thanks! Sorry it was a while, been super busy and haven’t had a lot of time to film/edit anything. I’m trying to get more up ASAP.
Nice
i like the wheels on the Malibu their different. . .
Thanks! Same ones I had on the Grand Prix, but they really give this car a different look.
Very nice grand prix ! Ive seen it at shows. Ive seen malibu also. I think it only has 40k orig miles.
Thanks!
G bodies were the best. I’ve owned 3 Montes and still have my GN.
Nice! I have had 4 G Body Grand Prix and now the Malibu, they really are great cars!
Very nice I've seen both cars in person. I think Malibu only has 40k orig miles
@philhiggins5482 thanks! She has 44K showing on the odometer right now. She’s had some work done obviously, but doesn’t look like any rust repairs or anything serious other than the roof.
@@philhiggins5482 if you see us out in the Malibu, stop by and say hello. I should be at the Prison City Kruisers local power tour this weekend.
Nice I will! I didn't think my first comment came thru that's why there's two lol.
Yep, that's what happens to floors when these cars sit outside in the weeds. I would replace entire floor pan and sandblast frame and coat with POR. Check the seals around the power sunroof also because those seals are now almost 40 years old and i'm sure dry rotted by now. You've got a great baseline to work with on that car, and GP's as we all know are getting REAL hard to find in good condition...
Scrapped her a while ago, or I would have done that.
Just so you know, that power sunroof option is a super rare option on that car. You most likely won't see another. that's the second one i've seen in 20+ years. NICE GP my friend...
Thank you. Funny you mention it tho, my silver car I parted out last year also had it.
@@Chicago_Cars That's unbelievable. You see t-top cars once in a blue moon, electric sun roofs almost never. Stroke of luck for sure!!!
@@ct87gn25 yeah, most cars I’ve seen have been hard tops. I figured you didn’t see many anymore because the drains would clog and they’d rust. Good info tho.
@@Chicago_Cars Yep, same with all the g-body t-tops. Water sits in the channels and after all these years, well they're toast, LOL. Did you sell the gold car?
@@ct87gn25 yup, check out the new video just uploaded for more info on what’s next.
My wife had a 85 GP LE up until about 7 years ago. 305v8, t-tops, buckets. Blue on gray. Loved that car....
Awesome, thanks for sharing! I had this gold one up until Wednesday, new video uploading now.
After 77 they where worth the money
Were or weren’t?
Cool
It’s always a good time. If you’re local, highly recommend a trip!
almost flooded it
Nowhere near flooding her…
so nice!
Thank you
Did you put those gauges it or did they change thru the year ? My 81 has dummy lights and I wanted to try to put new school gauges in
Gauges are all factory. To swap them you’d need to change your sensors and the gauge package itself.
@@Chicago_Cars thank you I was curious before I installed a new fuel gauge . I have a 350 (gas not diesel) and trying to get everything going
@socastee_5.097 good luck!
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She sounded amazing, dude put it on the 2-step when he left.
💙 can't wait to get mines to this stage
You can do it!
Gbody parts on eBay .. bad felling when shit like this happens.. I know the feeling …. Nice GP
Do what with eBay now?
👍🏾👊🏽 putting in work
Always
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Thanks! Sadly I ended up parting her out. 😭
Nice rides there. I have been there a few times. The yellow 1950 chevy in the video belongs to a friend of mine. Nice video 👍🏾👊🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥
Very cool!
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👊🏽👍🏾
Clean 👍🏾👊🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks 💯
How do Grand Prix's compare to the other G Bodies? People always talk about the Monte Carlo, 442 and Grand National but the GP hardly ever gets mentioned
They’re all basically the same thing. The GP didn’t have the larger production runs of a special version like the 442, MCSS, or GN with the 2+2 (which I find ugly anyways) but it’s the same as the regular Monte, Cutlass and Regal otherwise. All of them have very slight differences, I just prefer the GP over the rest.
Do you still have the original wheels and hubcaps what style hubcaps were they? Thank you for preserving this nice pontiac!
I do not. They were the wire wheel style hubcaps, and I have always hated that style. I traded them to a friend for his daughter’s car in exchange for a set of the Rallye II that came on these cars. If I ever go back to a stock look, I’ll clean those up and run them.
Awesome grand prix ! What size wheels and tire dimensions looks perfect want to know bc I'm going to be buying some tires soon and they look great 👍
Thanks! Wheels are 15X8 American Racing Torq Thrust II and tires are 235/60/15 Cooper Cobras
You hear those doors slam.. solid
Yeah that’s a really nice car
Give ya 200$s per rim
You should probably message the guy it sold to then…
With a sunroof too !!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍 Can't wait to see her repaired and refurbished
She was parted and sold. I may get another one at some point, but for now it’ll just be my gold one.
@@Chicago_Cars 🫡
I thought this was gonna be a car makeover 😔
It was supposed to be. We found even more rust than I anticipated and funds got tight. Just couldn’t justify keeping her, so I sold off what I could and will just focus on my gold one.
Here here #virtual Hug Activated 😥
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I'll take an old school car over ANY of those brand new shitz any time....or DAY!!!!!!
I dunno, EFI and 25 MPG is pretty dang nice haha
Get her done!!!!! 🎉
She’s gone, sold her piece by piece.
@@Chicago_Cars welp there goes my other comment on her🥹. Thanks for replying New sub💯
@@ramlanefer-rakima9739 sorry to disappoint, I really wanted to build her up but she was just too far gone. Check out the clips on my gold one tho, she’s really nice and I am not selling her. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
nice grand prix❤
Thank you!
Nice car.Enjoy keep it.
That's the plan!
Love the 80’s GP.
Thanks, me too!
Cutless Grand prix Regal. AWESOME CARS
Yes they are!
Wow! I had a 1983 Grand Prix. It was white with blue leather top and blue cloth seats. I kept it until 2001. I didn't have power windows. The only thing I wanted to get for it was Cragar S / S rims but never did. I did put an Eclipse CD unit in it in 1994 which at the time was a premium head unit and I think I paid $580 for just the head unit. Mine was a V-6 with a 231 cubic inch engine. I think that was pretty much the same engine the 1986 Buick Grand National had in it except that had a turbocharger and some other modifications. Miss that car. Yours is in great condition!
Thank you!
Great job. I had a '78 LJ 4.9. Really nice car and ride.
Thanks. She has more rust than I expected, so I decided to part her out and focus on making my gold one better.
@@Chicago_Cars well. Sorry for her. Tnx
@@Chicago_Cars at least she is not derbied. That is sooooooo stupid
@@michelsaarloos4392 thanks. She has a lot of good stuff to give and will help keep plenty of other rides on the road I hope.
@@Chicago_Cars good Karma 😃
i always forget that place is down there now
It’s a cool scene there, I like it. I followed them and Wicked Car Mag on FB, they post a lot and remind me to come out lol
Another of my fav.'s, are the 79'-80' models....oh man ....my dream would be to have in my garage ..a G.P. model 79' and/ or 80' .......& any 81'--86' model....full stock.... Thinking a root beer brown paint/ interior w/ a dark brown window tint for the 79'-80'........&..... maybe.... antelope paint / interior ...w/ dark antelope vinyl top.....both w/ stock original hub-capped wheels.......I can dream 😌
My first car was an 84 GP Brougham with a 2-tone brown. I hated the color so much, but loved that car!
Nice.... I'd been happy with that....
Not a big fan of the showy mag rims,. I'd go with the stock hubs .......jmo.
When I bought the car it had the steel wheels with wire wheel hubcaps, these were the first set I could find. I think you are the first person who doesn’t like the polished aluminum, personally I love them. I do not like the upkeep required to keep them looking nice tho…
Yeah....IMO... I prefer to see mags on muscle cars... they're nice though....
@@SP-wg6uo mags refers to magnesium wheels, these are polished aluminum, not mags. With the motor swap I have planned, they will fit better.
Oh o.k. thanks.... I'd always figured it meant the style....of rims.... I'd had 4 straight laced tru-spoked rims when I'd had my 81' Buick regal back in 88'....which was in excellent condish. White w/ blue interior .. after awhile the rims began to peel....so would that've been aluminum dipped?,...
@@SP-wg6uo dunno the style. Could have been painted or chrome plated steel, clear coated aluminum, something else…
A beauty to the max
Thank you!
Thank you for responding,...I forgot to mention, ..I'd had a 81' Buick Riviera bought from a family members old friend,...it was in great shape, not a single dent, all electric windows/ seats, gray on gray interior, vinyl top, just exceptional condition, bought it in 96, ' ...two 1/2 yrs later, the freeze plugs went out, ($ 400 repair) ....you seem quite knowledgeable regarding GM bodied classics,....did you know it had a front-wheeled drived, drive train? Lastly, again, wanted to see if you'd be willing to sell the G.P.?
I knew some of the GM fleet was switched to FWD by then, didn’t know about the Riviera, pretty cool. I’ll listen to reasonable offers, but am not actively trying to sell.
My dad and I put together a 1984 Grand Prix when I was 16, olds 350 rocket 🚀 and 200r4 transmission. I really miss that car 😎💯🙏
Pontiac with an Olds motor? Interesting!
@@Chicago_Cars yep, I think some Pontiac cars came with olds 307’s in them, I know the olds 350 diesel was a option for the Grand Prix in the 80’s
@@mc83ssls1 I’m no expert but I haven’t heard of any, they either has a Pontiac or (in later years like mine) Chevy. Could be wrong tho.
@@mc83ssls1 I knew about the diesel, they are pretty notorious. Be pretty cool to have one now tho… maybe I’ll have to buy a third when I hit the lottery lol
I usually don't like aftermarket wheels on a beautiful hearse like this, but I have to say, with the chrome trim all around the bottom, it really looks good.
I like if they fit the vehicle. If this had rolled in on 22s and a loud bumping stereo I wouldn’t have liked it as much.
Those are some sweet cars, ride like a dream fun to drive wish I had one.
They’re still out there, why can’t you have one?
That was trans fluid wasn't it on the floor? 🤔
Nope, oil. Didn’t film but the oil pan gasket is leaking. Tightened up a couple bolts and it seems like it’s good now.