The Project

Turning a beat-up, 1967 Impala into a running, pristine copy of the Impala used on the TV show, Supernatural.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Cleaning the Front End

                         Hey guys -- quick update on some work on cleaning up the front end.

Harbor Freight had a great deal on a 21 gallon, 2.5 horsepower air compressor for $169.  Runs everything I need, air gun, sander and I can soda blast for about 60 seconds then wait a minute for it to recover.



De-greased and soda blasted intake manifold.




Valve Covers






Front end.  This is a factory A/C car (just like Dean's Impala), I removed all of the A/C set up so I can get to the frame.  I'll probably eventually get the A/C rebuilt but it's not a priority at this point.  Everything that's in primer has been a combination of soda blasted, wire brushed, sanded, and de-greased.  I also took off the inner fender -- it will have to be replaced.  The driver's side inner fender isn't bad at all and I think I'll be able to salvage that one. 



After the front end is cleaned to the best of my ability, we are going to pull the motor, degrease and clean it up.   After it's clean we will install the new camshaft, lifters, timing chain, and pushrods.

Have a great holiday weekend!


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