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I really appreciate and love that you make this such a family affair! You set a great example for all men your age on how to be a Dad and Husband! Kudos to you for a job well done!

Man. That is pure old school fun right there. Those kids are going to remember stuff like this forever 😎

Nice to see the Family participating. Enjoy these fun times.

Oh, the rear windows. Some people say G bodies don't have rear windows that don't roll down for cost reasons. Some say it allowed a larger pane of glass that could not have rolled down into the door because of the shorter wheel base. I've also heard that they saved space by not having a regulator mechanism in the door which allowed that unique "concave" door panel design that allowed them to advertise it having more interior space that the previous generation. I suppose all could be true. I've owned them, and never really cared, all had working AC and the flip out rear window actually flowed air nicely, too.

It's a Chevy. I had an 83 with a 305 in it. One of the best cars I've ever had.

The explanation that General Motors gave for the rear windows that didn’t roll down on that era G body four door sedans was that there would have only been room for a regulator that would allow the window to lower between two and three inches due to safety bracing contained within the door. We had a 1982 Pontiac Bonneville G four door and it’s rear vent lanes were electrically controlled as part of the power window package.

Your family is lucky to have a father like you. My dad would never have let me help with projects like this. He was more interested in yelling at me and slapping me around when I was a kid. All my automotive knowledge is self taught. I'll be taking a step away from the 70s and 80s cars in the spring and will be starting on a 1939 Cadillac LaSalle. Best wishes to you all.

My neighbors had one of those cars. Bought it brand new. Nice old man nicknamed Kit. In the 80s his health started getting bad and didn't drive much after. Very very light blue with blue vinyl interior. Pretty sure the rear windows rolled down. I remember riding in it once.

Sorry for this comment but Gentry trucking here on UKposts had the CPS called on him for his son driving. It's total BS as I was raised in Loudon county and have been driving tractors since I was around 5. Driving cars for over 40 years cause that is how things were done but these morons on here will call on you and say Child Endangerment. As a 48 year old grandpa I approve of your munskin driving! Job well done sir!!

I have a '78 Cutlass that was off the road for a similar amount of time, trees growing out of the bumpers and all, it actually had great front brakes when I got it going, I actually drove it around like that for a little while, the rears didn't work because of a plugged brake hose. I threw some new brake hoses on it and new wheel cylinders, but then the master went out while bleeding the brakes, so I swapped that and it's been fine since. Its actually my fair weather daily, the t-top and rusty roof leaks make it unpleasant in inclement weather 😂

I would like to give a shout out to Sleepermom for the nice camera work on this and all the other videos, well done 👍

Love the Malibu's. I had a 1983 2 dr and it was an awesome car. I put 248,000 miles before I sold it and she still was running well. Very reliable and that 305 got really good gas milage as long as you kept your foot off the floor.

The dipstick tube should be on the driver's side below the number 5 cylinder. You should be able to see the " pocket " on the oil pan right by the filter. That circular shaped plug in the back by the distributor should connect to the oil sending unit down on the rear " China wall ". Great videos and it is nice to see a real down home Christian family working together.

one of my favorite cars ever was an ex-police package 83 malibu taxi with a 350. went like snot and handled amazingly. HATED that one couldnt rolldown the rear windows

I had to click on this one when I saw that Malibu! My dad had 2 of these when I was a kid. A 77 Malibu classic, gold colored with the V6. He also had a 78 Malibu wagon, which he replaced the 305 with a 350 from a caprice wagon. This was kind of sentimental to watch!!

I got my 2nd car in late 1972 when I was a junior in high school - it was a 1969 Chevy wagon with the 300hp 350 and a quadrajet. For such a big beast it moved pretty well. And I got it up to 112 mph with the AC on (and bald tires).

Fun! Even your dad was enjoying the crazy bumpy driving! It's always cool to think this was probably $13k back in the day, and now - $500! Cant wait to see the power washer in action!

First car was 78 Cutlass Supreme, loved it.

Your boy is having a blast. Drives everything. He is learning a lot. Mostly from dear old Dad. Good job Sir

Rocky just wanted to help.😂😂😂 Great job getting the kids involved!

Love the videos and the Family involvement, as well as bringing these cars back to life because once their gone their gone. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend and God bless

That's why I love chevys, started in the first try, parts are easy to find..

Brought back memories of my 1978 Monte Carlo that also had a 305 V8 that I bought brand new! Your Malibu and that Monte had almost an identical interior in the same color! Awesome video!!!

As the only daughter in my siblings, I remembered helping my late dad overhauled an 80's Subaru and some old Toyotas engine. I remembered helping him grinding the valve using some stick with suction cup on the stick and some weird paste, and helping him putting back that small metal thing while he pushing down the valve spring, and many more. I learnt a lot about car, especially those old carburetted cars. He passed away from colon Ca in 2019. Now I'm restoring his 1989 1.3 carburetted Lancer with the complicated Aisan carb on it, to honour his memories. What a wonderful dad you are. Seeing your videos makes me missed my dad. Lovely family you have there. Greeting from Malaysia.

One good thing about cars at that time. The trim was mostly glued on so it was often easier to just remove it all if some is missing than to find and replace it. Little or no holes to fill.

You are my husbands favorite! Loves to watch! It’s great to see how your son and you get along so well! Your whole family is tight please don’t ever lose that! Family is the best! GODS BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR WONDERFUL FAMILY!🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

Love that you have your kids so involved

Omg!!! I had an 81 cutlass supreme with a built 355 and a 350 turbo with shift kit when I was 18...1 wheel peel though lol..loved that car so much!♥️

I am very impressed with the way you guys raise your children, they are such a joy to watch. I am particularly impressed with your oldest daughter participating in the activities, nails and all!!! Well, not to push Rocky to the side, he is a hoot!

Great video. My family owned a taxi company when these cars were new and everything you say about GM is true. The entire SBC family is interchangeable. Stuff like brake pads were the same for eons and thus dirt cheap. Want a cheap horsepower upgrade for your Malibu? Well, an LS crate engine will bolt up right up for less than the price of a good rebuild.

My husband built a 454 for his 68 Chevelle and was Soo excited when he got it put in the car that he forgot to put oil in it. Thank God he remembered it the minute it fired up so he shut it down and filled it up with oil and fortunately it didn't hurt the engine.

Sleeperdude... Really appreciate how you take the time to read and reply to the comments! That's top notch decency.

Another Awesome one guys I was crying laughing at the end with jumps So much fun for $500 Thank you 👏⭐

The reason for the big heater/ac box under the hood was the design of the dashboard. In order to recess the dash and make it smaller to increase interior passenger seating room. To give more knee and leg room, the dash panel was moved closer to the windshield. For their size, these cars have quite a bit of interior room. When they migrated to front wheel drive later on, the space the transmission, driveline and rear drive axle was added to the interior space.

I had a 1981 Malibu with the V6 and 3 speed on the floor. It was a crazy car with the manual.

First time I seen this channel. Loved it. What a great father and family.

I'd love to have a Malibu, but they're priced out of my price range now. My brother had a pretty nice 2 door when we were kids, back before they were as desirable and had a pretty nice wagon a few years ago. I actually saw a factory manual wagon on marketplace a little while ago, but the price was way up there and they knew what they had. The "Iraqi taxi" Malibus they sold in Canada were pretty cool too, great base for a hot rod sleeper, you could make some along those lines with that 4 door

I have never seen that year with a quadrajet on it. You scored.

my brother in law has an 81 wagon in mint condition with a rare 267cu.in monza motor with 307 heads from the factory. add a 4 barrel & cam does 13 second quarters. great car.

Really enjoyed that remark about"dipstick". ! Glad to see kids are helping out and learning about cars. Enjoy them while you can!

Filling the new oil filter with MMO is a really good idea, it's really good for sticky lifters and is thin enough to wash the old oil away

Keep up the good work guys - really enjoy the show! Might even try some vienna’s - already am an RC lover! Oh yeah I remember when these cars came out and everyone was like “the back windows don’t roll down 🤪 how cheap!” Needless to say I do not remember any other body style that they tried that cost saving trick on.

I brought a three speed 4 barrel 1978 chevy Malibu 2 door in 1981 in VA. And drove it all the way back ti California. Great car, I wish I still had it. :(

I really enjoy watching your family work together and having fun. Ricky and the other animals round it all out. Thank you all for the fun .

Great content You gotta love how Ralphie fits under the hood That model was used in police vehicles so no roll down window might be a feature

I really enjoyed this video Sleeperdude with the family involved in getting the Malibu running. And then Rocky inspecting the vehicle even before its fully off the trailer. Rocky is such an amazing Goat he really loves to check things out and always seems to be hungry. I look forward to your videos some of the best on You Tube IMO. Best wishes to you and your family, including all the animals. Be safe out there.

Its great seeing you teach your son and daughter help you good job Dad

Nicely saved there I love the way all your kids dig in and help

The Malibu would be a great daily. Sounds great👍I love this channel.

Me and my boys love watching your channel. Thanks for the family friendly content!

You not only got it going you got Ralphie to fly in the air in the car lol. That looked like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.

Growing up, I dug out my grandparents' 76 Chevy Chevette from the pasture and got it running. A decade later, I got their '83 Chevette. Funny story about the Ford Aerostar in the beginning of the video. We had one ('92) for a hot minute in the early 2000's after we got rid of our '93 Taurus wagon. That Aerostar is now a redneck deer stand in the woods. 😂 What a time to be alive. 😂 Thanks for another great video, guys!

Awesome video... excited to see you do more work to this Chevy Malibu.....👍👍

Great video. This was my first car at 16. Mine was a 2 door with the 267 V8.

I remember the 305 had defective cans, the loves used to round. I did many replacements. It just brought back memories. You all did a great job getting it running 🔧👍

The round, black wire is for the oil sending unit just below the distributor on the driver's side, back of the block. The other white plug looks like the windshield wiper drive motor supply with washer and intermittent controller..... but I could be wrong. The lack of rear window regulators was a safety feature for child protection. The "wing windows" was a vent. Many cars limited the level of, or eliminated altogether, the rear windows going down. The 305 Quadra jet carb started at 500 CFM and went up to 600 CFM. (I would pull the numbers off the block to verify the CID) Loving family involvement.... I am a new sub! Thanks for taking me back to the old Chevy's

I had 78 Malibu sedan, 2 tone blue, 305 v8. Great car and it jumped ! Hit a deer when it had 268,000 km - killed the deer - killed the car.

Man i watch u guys.. I get so jealous!! I wish my family was doing stuff like that wen I was a kid... LOVE you guys!! Keep up the good work! Deff one of my favorite channels!!!

Congrats to Ralphie for wearing gloves on the carb. agree Malibu with two doors is better. i'm worry about Rocky being out and running into the car. good cleaning outside/inside, it would be a good car to go to town in. lv ur videos. no puppy cam.

Class! Young Ralph is starting to really enjoy working on the cars bud!! It’s great to see your kids joining in! I tried that with my 2 and they never wanted to know!! Another great video bud!! Loved it! Can’t wait to see it cleaned and detailed!!! Thanks again!!!

The squarer the car the better. Love them.

I had a 79 4 Dr. It had the 305 H O. If the intake is factory aluminum its a H O. Also if you have the ID tag on the core support it will say 305 H O.

I'm going to look into the that simple save security system. Thanks for sharing ☺️.

I just found your channel recently and I love the content. Your kids will remember stuff like this forever.

Love those old Malibus! The "no roll" down rear windows might be part of the police package, some had it. If it says "certified" on the speedometer then it's a police package. Keep up the awesome content!! 👍🏁 New subscriber here! I came over from Hot Rod Hoarder's channel. 😎

My cutlass 4 door I used to have around the same year as your Malibu was the exact same way with the windows that didn't roll down and the little smoker window

The rear windows in the rear don't roll down because there is no room in the door for the glass. The vent windows were put in to "keep the public happy".

Nice will it run video, and the drive way jumps with the kids and Mom filming was priceless.

Old Chevys never let you down They consider for 30 years and start right now

Sleeperdude: ''How many spark plugs have you changed?'' Daughter: ''I've done 3'' hahahaa hilarous and 19:57 Rocky was really interested in how vacuum advance works. 😂Your videos are always awesome and entertaning, thanks for the hard work you up into them!

There was a police version of this model in 1979 after the Nova police was cancelled. 350 small block, upgraded brakes and suspension and front buckets. They served us well

Dad bought my mom a used '79 Malibu Classic Coupe 267 cid V8 around 1983, Pale yellow with caramel interior, pleather bucket seats & console. Became mine in 1985, parents drove it out to CA from TX that summer. A couple of years later dad drove it to NJ for my niece. Great car, good looking, smooth & quiet.

Good deal dude! Love seeing these revivals. The' only thing that would have been better is if it was a wagon 👍

The reason why they didn’t roll down in the back is because it was a “cost saving measure” that didn’t go over to well with customers. I was told the vent windows in the back were added just a few years after customer complaints about ventilation on hot summer days if the A/C broke. The vent window didn’t go over to well either. So then they began to add rolling windows in the economy version again to satisfy GM’s customers. I don’t know for a fact but that is what i was told bu someone who knows those 80s cars.

Good video for showing younger kids the ins & outs about older cars. Most kids these days don't know anything about non-fuel injected engines. They are more interested in video games & that stuff. It's real good to get all the family in the video, even the grandad. Looks like It was real fun driving that old car again!!

I used to have a Ford Escort Panel van used to get 10 seconds of air over a railway crossing out of Narracoort ,South Australia ,and used to jump our TORANA, and HZ station wagon, all the best to you all

I read that GM screwed up the design for the 80's version. There is no room in the door for the glass and the regulator to go. That is why the put the push out visor windows in the back.

That was awesome!

Glad to see you got it back running and driving! Can't wait to see the cleanup video!

Really love the videos.keep up the good work.i can't wait until my grandson is big enough to work on vehicles with me.thank you for the videos.

GM designed rear windows to not roll down as an cost cutting measure.

First start now that’s a Chevy small block for ya there. This would be a good flip for resale or keep. For a moment there it sounded like it had aftermarket camshaft but that’s probably the carburetor. Do the brakes delete the catalyst converter and run a nice sounding muffler. Those 305 have nice torque up to 4500 rpm and decent power. This would make a nice sleeper here. Shhhhhhh. Stuff the big block in here and a ford 9inch diff.

Best part of the video was you and your son going over the hump. Those are great fun memories. Good fix. Can’t wait to see the progress.

I woke up not feeling good then watched your video and putted a smile on my face.

The reason they did the wing windows on the back doors is those cars the back windows would not roll down

I love the Malibu👍🇺🇸

"We have zero brakes!" - "It was worse last time." Your doing that Gator McClusky thing quite nice.

This video was absolutely amazing takes me back to when I was a kid helping my dad and uncle… keep the videos coming 👍🏾👍🏾

Could the rear windows not rolling down be the start of safety feature? After that they went to only role down half way. Not sure though.

410 Mercury FE don't see them anymore.

You were having way too much fun at the end there. Of all things, the radio dials took me back to the one I put in my first car which was a '68 Holden.

I'm not sure if this was mentioned in the comments but these Malibu Classic's, as they were called, were used by many local Police Departments as their cruisers. They were equipped with the 305 or the 350 small block, 4bbl carburetors, posi traction rear ends and heavier suspensions. They were a formidable vehicle and for the most part were hard to out run with the HP to weight ratio it had. I did a few ride alongs with my local PD back in the 80's and these were the vehicles they had at the time. I would love to get my hand on one now but they are really cost prohibitive now days., even in that shape it will still cost more than usual because people now know what they have.

Glad you saved this Malibu. Growing up one my neighbors had Malibu station wagon.

MAKING MEMORIES WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY!!!!!! AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME it’s not very often u see the WIFE & CHILDREN that’s so involved with old cars... Ur a VERY RITCH MAN JOSH. ❤️GOD BLESS U & UR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY❤️

This just popped up on my timeline and I’m glad it did….love the content from the beginning to the very end!!! It wasn’t even necessarily the car but the bond he has with his family even had pops out there wow!! Miss those days with my dad 💯💯💯🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

Like the videos, love the way you spend your time with your children! They grow up fast my friend, cherish the moments, and you children will cherish the memories 😍

I love the idea that the kids are getting involved in working on the malibu...have one myself a 79 .

Malibu's are my favorite g body. They are getting rare both 2 door and 4 door. That 4 door needs a nice little 406 sbc with a powerglide. Perfect sleeper car. Good find on that one.

Ram head exhaust manifolds cool no need for headers love the car and a real man includes his family in the project ... great job Dad!