I will try to keep this short. A little background for this story. Bought this car for my Mom back in 2003 as a short-term daily driver. Back then I had a 1978 Malibu with a slightly mod'd and abused 305sbc (thanks to a young me); and a joint project 1967 Chevelle with a 406 stroker sbc. Back then my friend would bring the '67 over after work (we both worked at the same plant) on his way home. Little did I know that my Mom really liked those visits and both cars. She would always find excuses to drive my Malibu to work (yes, I'm thick-headed). So, after college, I sold my Malibu and bought a '92 Ranger. I failed to tell my Mom and she found out when she saw what she thought was a car thief driving my Malibu around town. When I explained that I sold the car to a friend's sister, she hung up on me. What followed was 3 months of talking through my Dad and having to cook my own meals when I visited them. Finally, I made an agreement to mod her car like I did with the '78 Malibu.