Today's a Good Day!

[rivergames]

Picked something up that I've always loved! 1965 Malibu SS. Has a few issues, but I got her for the price I thought was fair. Plus, she has a Corvette motor in her. She is fun, but needs some work! I thought I'd need AAA to get me home!

 

[Big B Hova]

Love that body style

 

[TrollerDave]

Congrats! That looks CLEAN. :thumbup:

Is the interior as nice as the outside? What kind of Vette motor?

 

[charlyox]

Sweet ride. [emoji106] congrats.

 

[GRADS]

Rad car man!:thumbsup

 

[rivergames]

Congrats! That looks CLEAN. [emoji106]

Is the interior as nice as the outside? What kind of Vette motor?

Interior isn't too bad. She's been sitting for awhile. I'll get some good shots after she's cleaned up tomorrow. 5.7. I know nothing more at the moment. Has 3 aftermarket gauged. Water temp, oil pressure and volt... At least the volt gauge works [emoji6]

By the way, had to stop at Auto zone and get a new battery because the car needed to be jumped every time she shut off. Understandable, but now she fires right up with the new battery.

The owner was a good guy and had a nice wakeboard boat in his driveway. I told him about RDP. He'll show up one of these days [emoji106]

 

[rivergames]

This ride is picture perfect from 10'!!![emoji6]

 

[comfortably numb]

Nice car
Hope you got the 496 w/425 hp or the 327 w/ 375 hp fuely.

1965 Corvette motors available:

HE = 327-cid 250-hp V-8 with 10.5:1 compression ratio, manual transmission, and four-barrel carburetor
HF = 327-cid 300-hp V-8 with 10.5:1 compression ratio, manual transmission, and four-barrel carburetor
HG = 327-cid 375-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission, and fuel injection
HH = 327-cid 365-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission or special high-performance manual transmission, and four barrel carburetor
HI = 327-cid 250-hp V-8 with 10.5:1 compression ratio, manual transmission, four-barrel carburetor
HJ = 327-cid 300-hp V-8 with 10.5:1 compression ratio, manual transmission, four-barrel carburetor, and air conditioning
HK = 327-cid 365-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission or special high-performance manual transmission, four-barrel carburetor, and air conditioning
HL = 327-cid 365-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission, and four-barrel carburetor
HM = 327-cid 365-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission, four-barrel carburetor, and air conditioning
HN = 327-cid 375-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission, and fuel injection
HO = 327-cid 250-hp V-8 with 10.5:1 compression ratio, Powerglide automatic transmission and fuel injection
HP = 327-cid 300-hp V-8 with 10.5:1 compression ratio, Powerglide automatic transmission and fuel injection
HQ = 327-cid 250-hp V-8 with 10.5:1 compression ratio, Powerglide automatic transmission, fuel injection, and air conditioning
HR = 327-cid 300-hp V-8 with 10.5:1 compression ratio, Powerglide automatic transmission, fuel injection, and air conditioning
HT = 327-cid 350-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission or special high-performance manual transmission, and fuel injection
HU = 327-cid 350-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission or special high-performance manual transmission, air conditioning, and fuel injection
HV = 327-cid 350-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission or special high-performance manual transmission, and four-barrel carburetor
HW = 327-cid 350-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission or special high-performance manual transmission, four-barrel carburetor, and air conditioning
IF = 396-cid 425-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, manual transmission or special high-performance manual transmission, four-barrel carburetor

 

[rivergames]

Aren't all 327's small blocks? This is a BB. So either a 396 or a 496?

 

[Cole Trickle]

Congrats saw her on Craigslist last week....lets see some more pics

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

That's a sexy lil bitch.:thumbsup

 

[bowtiejunkie]

You picked the best Chevrolet model. lol Nice Chevelle! Post more pics when you can. :thumbsup

 

[Kailuaboy89]

Yep sweet car! nice project to make perfect!

 

[YoPengo]

Badass. Congrats.

 

[charlyox]

Aren't all 327's small blocks? This is a BB. So either a 396 or a 496?

It could be a 454.

 

[FreeBird236]

If the the engine is the same era, I'd guess 396 or 427.

 

[OutCole'd]

Very cool car, congrats!

 

[rivergames]

Congrats saw her on Craigslist last week....lets see some more pics

Yup! A few months ago, there was a firetruck red 65' that had a salvage title on CL. I was close on pulling the trigger but it was double what I paid. I'm happy I got a nice lil project!

 

[rvrrun]

Aren't all 327's small blocks? This is a BB. So either a 396 or a 496?

Yes they are. If it's a BB, and a true vette engine (check the casting/stamped #'s), then there is probably someone out there is willing to pay you for an LS swap to get that engine back.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Very nice and congrats. Love those early Malibu's.

 

[SoCalDave]

Nice. I had a 67 SS back in the early 80's.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Congrats that is bad ass I have always liked that 65 more then 66 / 67. What are the plans for it is it a real 138 car?

 

[lebel409]

BB would be 396, 402, 427 or 454.

 

[rvrrun]

BB would be 396, 402, 427 or 454.

...and 366 & 427 tall decks, and 502, 572 Gen V's and I suppose all the W's are considered Gen I BBC's.

 

[BUDMAN]

Congrats on the new ride. One of my favorites body styles.

 

[nowski]

Post some pics of the business end of the car, the engine bay...

 

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[nowski]

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Is this now your daily driver??? I bet the guys at work are jealous...

 

[rivergames]

Is this now your daily driver??? I bet the guys at work are jealous...

I'll switch off between this and my truck. I did pick it up to help save some miles on my truck. Plus it's fun! Hell, within 2 years I already put 55,000 miles on my truck.


Only issue is that she needs to go to the shop already as she doesn't shift into 3rd.... Found that out on the freeway

 

[Boat Bling]

Sweet ride! Love the 64 & 65's. Simple, clean lines before they started growing.

-Zack

 

[lebel409]

they never put a 366 or W blocks in vettes...or the boat motors...

 

[FreeBird236]

I'm far from a expert but I believe your engine is a early 2000's 5.7, and would be considered a small block.

 

[ChevelleSB406]

Ah, and LS vette motor, an earlier one I presume if it is hooked to an actual throttle cable rather than by wire, Bigbore500 will be by any minute to decode for you Congrats on joining the chevelle club. Is it a turbo 400 behind the LS?

 

[rvrrun]

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I'd take that engine in it over a mark IV any day.

 

[rvrrun]

they never put a 366 or W blocks in vettes...or the boat motors...

...or 402's

 

[rivergames]

I'm far from a expert but I believe your engine is a early 2000's 5.7, and would be considered a small block.

Small blocks don't have the exhaust ports similarly spaced like what is on there now. I think? I'm not a car guy.

 

[ChevelleSB406]

Small blocks don't have the exhaust ports similarly spaced like what is on there now. I think? I'm not a car guy.

Correct, traditional small blocks, like mine, have siamese ports in the middle cylinders, LS's are spaced evenly, I believe the throttle bodies were by wire after 2002, but I am no LS guru. All I know is I would build an LS motor everyday of the week and twice on Sunday before I would do another traditional small block chevy. What I have to spec on mine to get the power I want and run on pump gas and be alright on the street is so much more a pain in the ass than the same power with an LS. Like I said, BigBore500R seems to have quite the experience with LS's and Cole Trickle as well, or leave it stock and enjoy a nice cruiser that will have awesome street manners. :thumbsup

 

[ChevelleSB406]

And if anyone is interested, here is how to identify all the "small block" variants by exhaust ports.

Small block: port order front to back, E-I-I-E-E-I-I-E


LS: E-I-E-I-E-I-E-I


SB2: I-E-I-E-E-I-E-I


RO7: I-E-I-E-I-E-I-E

 

[Cole Trickle]

it's an LS based motor.....That's why I saw it on CL I always search for LS swap stuff.

You will need to pull casting #'s off the block and heads to figure out which one.....Those covers don't mean shit

Could be a 4.8,5.3,(5.7 ls1),6.0,(6.0 ls2) (LS's are aluminum blocks truck motors are iron(with 1 exception)...take a magnet out there)

4.8/5.3/6.0 are truck engines (nothing wrong with that)

ls1 and ls2 are camaro/corvette,ctsv,trail blazer ss engines.

Is it a 4 speed 4l60 or a turbo 350/400?

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/late-model-gm-v8-engines/

 

[FreeBird236]

Small blocks don't have the exhaust ports similarly spaced like what is on there now. I think? I'm not a car guy.

You're right, not a conventional small block. The experts are starting to weigh in now, guess it's a LS.:thumbsup

 

[rivergames]

I'll check her out when I get her back. Tranny had a bad leak and also wouldn't shift into 3rd. I just dropped her off at the shop to get fixed. The tranny shop said It's a T350

 

[Cole Trickle]

I'll check her out when I get her back. Tranny had a bad leak and also wouldn't shift into 3rd. I just dropped her off at the shop to get fixed. The tranny shop said It's a T350

That's going to end up being a weak link. They wen't as cheap as possible and the car was probably a 350/350 car before they swapped in the LS.

400 will hold the power but won't make for a great freeway flyer being a 3 speed (same with the 350)

Looks like a good start to a nice car...de ghetto it and fix her right

 

[rivergames]

That's going to end up being a weak link. They wen't as cheap as possible and the car was probably a 350/350 car before they swapped in the LS.

400 will hold the power but won't make for a great freeway flyer being a 3 speed (same with the 350)

Looks like a good start to a nice car...de ghetto it and fix her right

Orale Holmes!

 

[Cole Trickle]

Orale Holmes!

lol....ditch the 20" boss rim on the front of the car:skull

 

[rivergames]

lol....ditch the 20" boss rim on the front of the car:skull

I was just gonna grab a few cans of black spray paint!

 

[Cole Trickle]

I was just gonna grab a few cans of black spray paint!

With your shop and skills I would throw a T-56 6speed manual in that thing. It would be a blast and probably increase the value 5K