this is my 1978 Impala wagon, lovingly called the "Big Stick Wagon"
Picked it up a year ago, today actually. Wanted to LS swap something. a Wagon fit the bill of what i wanted as a good driver and usable car. Had intended on building my engine first, then finding a car. Then this Gem popped up on Facebook for $750, and guy instantly offed it to me for $500. too good to pass up. So i went for it.
But here she is. 1978 wagon, 6.0 with small custom cam, 862 heads, 4th gen F body headers and 8.1 injectors on an otherwise stock engine. All backed with a 4th gen F body T56, LS7 clutch, and an 8.5" 10b from a 96 roadmaster wagon stuffed with 4.10's. Not setting the world on fire, but a 13.7 @102 in the big girl is doing alright IMO.
![Big Stick wagon 1978 Impala Ae0XMIerIwwr_nNP2NfBJRTvkvH05HflghqFZwIgfqIdmv3-V-YAYBSIz5zl3nlaKmrtimrYaO4Xms374f5_MtWGiq7TbJEArPMm_9tlSGgjZjgsMsiAD8Cf4jgtMrhN3Lg42IGNGmL09nCbtt1mOhZ6_EaSIWn8BPlFfhqIrmaiHe9jGvybZswU7KMKKK91dX3sINfLSAux4ajTpMJKYxLE2BI4x6xhNiqj2KK5vA8E7NjegKCH7AX57JlaGbqGFnNKJ21xFKZg0c_7QIQLWb_pcJDVwnub3YbThcTn3lMR_prpmEmdvYGWu4u045qEw5NY7IvXGPDcHu_oYse-bb_wcRqIX1F02wkKwnk1FOVNKUZBTvrSB4WNY-J_ALiI5rKzmPOCzGf0Plv5qGEQ2EIC-QuCw5_kusQ_YPW9nG9hmWBFO1lNvrFTJqJA6QbC2xrNsCUfoEXC-yNLUsXIqqAqG9jmzZDnd0kPYeMEjJ8i8LiNsKc7iCzHy0M_Ko7sRSW3VDr5_RPxEb-XkquPMAXz_JGj70lVIi5nZpGoVxRisQQP4ZXMWlHrAkCVexIAjidtz3_vYgjSZdu4zN_Ma00r3w7_wim0cdxmBCfrkYIS-EvgD0qFAz68Alqw0QLRAVnCQReYCpxsdtSUyMwEC184QMHfBBG2fp7B_yAnRPKmc2LL9p4oWfhvWH5vR-60JyBNOqV_VTCTLbRJfa_m9ose=w1183-h666-no](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ae0XMIerIwwr_nNP2NfBJRTvkvH05HflghqFZwIgfqIdmv3-V-YAYBSIz5zl3nlaKmrtimrYaO4Xms374f5_MtWGiq7TbJEArPMm_9tlSGgjZjgsMsiAD8Cf4jgtMrhN3Lg42IGNGmL09nCbtt1mOhZ6_EaSIWn8BPlFfhqIrmaiHe9jGvybZswU7KMKKK91dX3sINfLSAux4ajTpMJKYxLE2BI4x6xhNiqj2KK5vA8E7NjegKCH7AX57JlaGbqGFnNKJ21xFKZg0c_7QIQLWb_pcJDVwnub3YbThcTn3lMR_prpmEmdvYGWu4u045qEw5NY7IvXGPDcHu_oYse-bb_wcRqIX1F02wkKwnk1FOVNKUZBTvrSB4WNY-J_ALiI5rKzmPOCzGf0Plv5qGEQ2EIC-QuCw5_kusQ_YPW9nG9hmWBFO1lNvrFTJqJA6QbC2xrNsCUfoEXC-yNLUsXIqqAqG9jmzZDnd0kPYeMEjJ8i8LiNsKc7iCzHy0M_Ko7sRSW3VDr5_RPxEb-XkquPMAXz_JGj70lVIi5nZpGoVxRisQQP4ZXMWlHrAkCVexIAjidtz3_vYgjSZdu4zN_Ma00r3w7_wim0cdxmBCfrkYIS-EvgD0qFAz68Alqw0QLRAVnCQReYCpxsdtSUyMwEC184QMHfBBG2fp7B_yAnRPKmc2LL9p4oWfhvWH5vR-60JyBNOqV_VTCTLbRJfa_m9ose=w1183-h666-no)
![Big Stick wagon 1978 Impala UTZ0eFTYVBM9by9CRT0ZyrYjLdAqPuSmEkQKqn39dFQ1NU9OXbB1pgUS0kG1ALSKxPgyz7SMCPs2b1a4mFz6GaHJIdtFcFK4-9Pt0-DsFTjogeEQpky90uZI8_K01Yo4W5WLdnicVKJWubFzQwF4huq1DFIDLmY494Hqf1WhEfkReeFTguIuCVz-RYfeU9ckymiOwROOBzrjKhewy_ob9h78N_zIPtHOExmRlI-RblKtePzuun5kn0KQ3lU2w5BrQLTkcbRDTqj4OvAqt2jcDr7yk6LJPC8RRf4oQX7c7hQ_LUIGp3NEZi4fIkXqiOXCk0yTWyih6pvDvB9Xi07WJKGlioWtRa7VIg-dhpSEJpJas-4hTzOvkMcD6-0s1ugRp4MVTn9V0z5udFhJ7vM_CUdWrKmLKpQxEuRNmOu7HiLT4qS3ZHc-NMy39yRKmw5ppcA9UuTtqsyhKObo7Djh-kHK5wZwkDSLhE-uNq9GAhXhomYnbY6U_2HLLF10BZbG3YFuPfg8OOQ7ILlEwMJTyjZi8LootbGSqExGrJ9jT6VMCsiDb7zG6dKvENNdTRJbZE4_TfH6FsJWrCAJ7CM_914oe-KshvgMlzvjd_iS2m4j58odujajtY5Kv896Rb4b6KVpKG7s3tNTHMSguQO8cRaE8scrOS5FlYyKoEtIh0Cn0wtD_6YG3gdLS4oUQenTd2dQuXTPtW1eoMb9e9DtfyFf=w1183-h666-no](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UTZ0eFTYVBM9by9CRT0ZyrYjLdAqPuSmEkQKqn39dFQ1NU9OXbB1pgUS0kG1ALSKxPgyz7SMCPs2b1a4mFz6GaHJIdtFcFK4-9Pt0-DsFTjogeEQpky90uZI8_K01Yo4W5WLdnicVKJWubFzQwF4huq1DFIDLmY494Hqf1WhEfkReeFTguIuCVz-RYfeU9ckymiOwROOBzrjKhewy_ob9h78N_zIPtHOExmRlI-RblKtePzuun5kn0KQ3lU2w5BrQLTkcbRDTqj4OvAqt2jcDr7yk6LJPC8RRf4oQX7c7hQ_LUIGp3NEZi4fIkXqiOXCk0yTWyih6pvDvB9Xi07WJKGlioWtRa7VIg-dhpSEJpJas-4hTzOvkMcD6-0s1ugRp4MVTn9V0z5udFhJ7vM_CUdWrKmLKpQxEuRNmOu7HiLT4qS3ZHc-NMy39yRKmw5ppcA9UuTtqsyhKObo7Djh-kHK5wZwkDSLhE-uNq9GAhXhomYnbY6U_2HLLF10BZbG3YFuPfg8OOQ7ILlEwMJTyjZi8LootbGSqExGrJ9jT6VMCsiDb7zG6dKvENNdTRJbZE4_TfH6FsJWrCAJ7CM_914oe-KshvgMlzvjd_iS2m4j58odujajtY5Kv896Rb4b6KVpKG7s3tNTHMSguQO8cRaE8scrOS5FlYyKoEtIh0Cn0wtD_6YG3gdLS4oUQenTd2dQuXTPtW1eoMb9e9DtfyFf=w1183-h666-no)
took a little custom floor work to make it all work how i wanted to and get rid of some rust
![Big Stick wagon 1978 Impala I4P3NSOoh_GcNg5qH9X84z9QZWJaqFncylYJx-IIuQrldyYA1O3BF3Pd_dhe_oAEzGWrZefL3mcSiPK_9VJV_siS2ICp9QcLi-7CH3n5O8QZO-DLzorhIVjpeJEA9MqFKDuijPELU9tEuRScdDlJf3-UD_XPj0pwabWCpl8ijLgdda3LdGlvejny3hoMdkAWcr8aahckeWIKExq5qy2mWgbvcOfdNeJLBaraWKLFTaCe7FIceGXjcmfazmdXjZWR6Hr1uzorzEQ0Ad5XB4ybQQeZtE8P-ym2EbvVXDYDsX_2iDjrv-1AlVja3kEpTS_Cznjtqki8WCmET-knStM9ku_nJZ6FwbcslAPxAmXueo0uamVGgiS-6naq3YGAiLaDWvVlwB1SzDP7h-T5ytw8HqPkURuByXCTep3mSzSHIJ9fCbQuvXbDm3YckSL7eYcF5H_w341uDoNnhfhFAaSXVhaWVOUd7RTMQTk8CNSANO9nu9OUV6_gm-W_Py1NfvbwZCgnReN4c6NAu2sTAoJT0HgzPsVRmsMFR7C3YsFY8sbHlm6csfuQDWv_P9mV-TPfGkpaAVLOvriosxS_vc7xDGA9cDmQWJT39NhV0bitCfZ_Iy6pFGLui6_JgZIdR9WBbFhVssE671QIRRgW9Ly55Wh5yADssowbE3s07BpCwfGYJ_Ieg1vgIzpCaa5Pe2aBTn1paIHb5x9C0Irhl-AHNs_U=w1183-h666-no](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/I4P3NSOoh_GcNg5qH9X84z9QZWJaqFncylYJx-IIuQrldyYA1O3BF3Pd_dhe_oAEzGWrZefL3mcSiPK_9VJV_siS2ICp9QcLi-7CH3n5O8QZO-DLzorhIVjpeJEA9MqFKDuijPELU9tEuRScdDlJf3-UD_XPj0pwabWCpl8ijLgdda3LdGlvejny3hoMdkAWcr8aahckeWIKExq5qy2mWgbvcOfdNeJLBaraWKLFTaCe7FIceGXjcmfazmdXjZWR6Hr1uzorzEQ0Ad5XB4ybQQeZtE8P-ym2EbvVXDYDsX_2iDjrv-1AlVja3kEpTS_Cznjtqki8WCmET-knStM9ku_nJZ6FwbcslAPxAmXueo0uamVGgiS-6naq3YGAiLaDWvVlwB1SzDP7h-T5ytw8HqPkURuByXCTep3mSzSHIJ9fCbQuvXbDm3YckSL7eYcF5H_w341uDoNnhfhFAaSXVhaWVOUd7RTMQTk8CNSANO9nu9OUV6_gm-W_Py1NfvbwZCgnReN4c6NAu2sTAoJT0HgzPsVRmsMFR7C3YsFY8sbHlm6csfuQDWv_P9mV-TPfGkpaAVLOvriosxS_vc7xDGA9cDmQWJT39NhV0bitCfZ_Iy6pFGLui6_JgZIdR9WBbFhVssE671QIRRgW9Ly55Wh5yADssowbE3s07BpCwfGYJ_Ieg1vgIzpCaa5Pe2aBTn1paIHb5x9C0Irhl-AHNs_U=w1183-h666-no)
![Big Stick wagon 1978 Impala MNrkj46Vxwi5DzNQOefsLTtcZ4VWnop-QQq2ID4Kwp0JUUJzQzWNzLAhegebsCh37jAsdrfE1TNYcHe2hnprNWXa-BmT31qfIyifeIiqpWI0f1EeND03YUMdDooKdZLH8aEzZLHMcDrbV-ji3TDo1wUElx--Yg02lRJKj7IXNJoPPsIEQg1m_FfQWaQA6kcq7brn3VfHbat0Dt9tBvDoF6ldJvgq8QhNHATUVjSjI4_uaCFO6z7I6JUbpoSUZG9I93nYYmFfzrIw9K6v6M6HwHz1UTVadX7Q-TCHNOXnOW3EI784LNNNPqLwXKfdzBmoFjWSA249L6FrVFzsxdYrbnv8m7KjYtS7V5o6iNxJS4VtgtJIs02B86GnRVFicvmETj-NtmT-V1T8bg9FvqMb_eRo3akia6l_HhKr24oTqhPlyHqH-Y1TvsdFkx7CBQloVLR0WJwcIlHcuIHFuS0DeZ1rkc8xOjj7LAjmFYmXwelF1Lk90WHM9Zx6Kup2ZqVnjr_D2n9WLNHvEI9o4_AborIMQUIMq0XwDBm0dM7OPHb_shEmpybzDsEzhTfOI51QGiB1Zrcm_QR5k0eB6wPsOc6dJSnYRLwV8kS1RdJgFHgn3dXukVqDYhytvrzHMN-0uVf8_warXA2Zg30MMuGbXoKMapQn5rDfAdtTVrTv9f8W_ML0KS5dK3sPgLuS2v9O_7Y9eZcHArSTedmr_HnAP4Mt=w1183-h666-no](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MNrkj46Vxwi5DzNQOefsLTtcZ4VWnop-QQq2ID4Kwp0JUUJzQzWNzLAhegebsCh37jAsdrfE1TNYcHe2hnprNWXa-BmT31qfIyifeIiqpWI0f1EeND03YUMdDooKdZLH8aEzZLHMcDrbV-ji3TDo1wUElx--Yg02lRJKj7IXNJoPPsIEQg1m_FfQWaQA6kcq7brn3VfHbat0Dt9tBvDoF6ldJvgq8QhNHATUVjSjI4_uaCFO6z7I6JUbpoSUZG9I93nYYmFfzrIw9K6v6M6HwHz1UTVadX7Q-TCHNOXnOW3EI784LNNNPqLwXKfdzBmoFjWSA249L6FrVFzsxdYrbnv8m7KjYtS7V5o6iNxJS4VtgtJIs02B86GnRVFicvmETj-NtmT-V1T8bg9FvqMb_eRo3akia6l_HhKr24oTqhPlyHqH-Y1TvsdFkx7CBQloVLR0WJwcIlHcuIHFuS0DeZ1rkc8xOjj7LAjmFYmXwelF1Lk90WHM9Zx6Kup2ZqVnjr_D2n9WLNHvEI9o4_AborIMQUIMq0XwDBm0dM7OPHb_shEmpybzDsEzhTfOI51QGiB1Zrcm_QR5k0eB6wPsOc6dJSnYRLwV8kS1RdJgFHgn3dXukVqDYhytvrzHMN-0uVf8_warXA2Zg30MMuGbXoKMapQn5rDfAdtTVrTv9f8W_ML0KS5dK3sPgLuS2v9O_7Y9eZcHArSTedmr_HnAP4Mt=w1183-h666-no)
![Big Stick wagon 1978 Impala 3FvMorfOdIlGHLdCjdD3hzmALlQwR7o2X3npLPBDprw8qJroIXaC_Xk1NQiNXSihNwUs3WlMAjVk9mWzO7_7pLGKoU6V2FzuyHbE2SWrX_6vw2fEaksuOEN4aVvuoX6R_BUgVws0SHMFWhWQM3HwrzHweP0SXssrLcaVBDqP68oaE4YbcwkBTBtZhcO2V72Yt6OnJgy5CNRP0vc8oo5DEnmTpptY8rJ3uZSahCOgW-BxbjAe4ss7zEaVXdTnmbVg439FeOMJ3m9v65CNs5qDxHDwuO23nORNEt7FCWaubQeBu3-k8x2u1q1ngWpyydprnSqbcX-eCXoj8s17HblANIOM9_eExlzw4_FJYcgpM1hkBjwCK4RqAj9k-zdFPF4eF4st5_2DgAVAP7tYWFRldI8SMaF366ugqvhw_IUiRGgL3iwDT_NWFphormqXEUQGHCJF1u4ALcfocmIs6Rr2b1rerbXtPurXkTkyIVuJ6xP-x1HGX6wi7ob2s1lFNXt0qXDQNKaqAr1exMLZaisuDd0yLTWyX1xe6qGPTzDUQRUZJQ9X1P8Vx7EQUVb9tZ9o-SWcFx-H3TxMKVsx1VMz0P0RgLEoO7CXV_tCGvs3kN5FyNmkOSjzLDNNd4iW4lnuHbr-TUbg4lSbP2ZBt3-dWsbaoFJ5vYluNtyd8GDLNc4KBDCPLRv6pCMp7nCWxloP9IDeV62KtAvxY92hfNCSghnd=w1183-h665-no](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3FvMorfOdIlGHLdCjdD3hzmALlQwR7o2X3npLPBDprw8qJroIXaC_Xk1NQiNXSihNwUs3WlMAjVk9mWzO7_7pLGKoU6V2FzuyHbE2SWrX_6vw2fEaksuOEN4aVvuoX6R_BUgVws0SHMFWhWQM3HwrzHweP0SXssrLcaVBDqP68oaE4YbcwkBTBtZhcO2V72Yt6OnJgy5CNRP0vc8oo5DEnmTpptY8rJ3uZSahCOgW-BxbjAe4ss7zEaVXdTnmbVg439FeOMJ3m9v65CNs5qDxHDwuO23nORNEt7FCWaubQeBu3-k8x2u1q1ngWpyydprnSqbcX-eCXoj8s17HblANIOM9_eExlzw4_FJYcgpM1hkBjwCK4RqAj9k-zdFPF4eF4st5_2DgAVAP7tYWFRldI8SMaF366ugqvhw_IUiRGgL3iwDT_NWFphormqXEUQGHCJF1u4ALcfocmIs6Rr2b1rerbXtPurXkTkyIVuJ6xP-x1HGX6wi7ob2s1lFNXt0qXDQNKaqAr1exMLZaisuDd0yLTWyX1xe6qGPTzDUQRUZJQ9X1P8Vx7EQUVb9tZ9o-SWcFx-H3TxMKVsx1VMz0P0RgLEoO7CXV_tCGvs3kN5FyNmkOSjzLDNNd4iW4lnuHbr-TUbg4lSbP2ZBt3-dWsbaoFJ5vYluNtyd8GDLNc4KBDCPLRv6pCMp7nCWxloP9IDeV62KtAvxY92hfNCSghnd=w1183-h665-no)
Picked it up a year ago, today actually. Wanted to LS swap something. a Wagon fit the bill of what i wanted as a good driver and usable car. Had intended on building my engine first, then finding a car. Then this Gem popped up on Facebook for $750, and guy instantly offed it to me for $500. too good to pass up. So i went for it.
But here she is. 1978 wagon, 6.0 with small custom cam, 862 heads, 4th gen F body headers and 8.1 injectors on an otherwise stock engine. All backed with a 4th gen F body T56, LS7 clutch, and an 8.5" 10b from a 96 roadmaster wagon stuffed with 4.10's. Not setting the world on fire, but a 13.7 @102 in the big girl is doing alright IMO.
took a little custom floor work to make it all work how i wanted to and get rid of some rust