First Paint! :)

All four doors are now in black paint and look great!  Pictures below:

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Lots of Updates!! Wheels / Body / Dash

Hey everyone!  I have a lot of new updates to share so here we go :)

A big thank you to Jason Waller for thinking about other supernatural impala builders and selling me, at a reasonable price, a crack free a/c dash pad.  There is a small hole on the underside that you really can't see anyway, but shouldn't be hard to fix.   I love that all of the people who are working on the supernatural impala look out for everyone else, whether it be with parts or just some friendly advice.

Next are rear wheels and tires!  Mounted and ready to go.

I would give you ebay links but Rick Blevins has made a super awesome part guide that you can view here:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=736492406421002&id=658385080898402

It's been over a year since the impala made it to the body shop and we're starting to see some real progress!  Check out these pics:

Rear Quarter Looking Good.  Patch Panel in, primed and looking straight!  As we took this car apart it became apparent that this car was hit on this quarter sometime in the past.  Matt has done a great job with the body work.

Front window channel looking great.

And the rear channel

Brand new cowl piece is in.  You can also see my old cracked dash pad that will be replaced.

That's all for now!  If you haven't seen it already please check out the video I made for the blog on youtube:  The Restoration So Far Video!

Inner Fenders

I have a pair of solid inner fenders I'm taking to the garage today.  Hopefully I have more pictures to post later this evening!

A Little Primer

Quick update on super bowl Sunday.

She's got some more body work done & a first coat of primer. 

Next step is finishing the body work (little bit to the cowl and a few other areas) then another coat of primer.

More updates hopefully coming soon!!!  Have a great super bowl Sunday.

Body Shop Updates

Got to visit her today and some great progress has been made.  She's completely stripped down to bare metal and a good chunk of the body work is done.  The front fenders and doors have already been stripped down and are in primer.

By next weekend she may be completely in epoxy primer and just about ready for paint!

Front Wheels!

One piece at a time right?!?! (cue Johnny Cash)

To avoid needing to buy everything for the impala at the end, I'm trying to stockpile parts so they're ready to go.

It's also really nice to touch and see something that's going to be on the final build of your car.
Thanks again always to Rick Blevins for providing all the info for the correct supernatural build.  I'll add links to Ebay for each part I get in case anyone else is building the Impala.

Front Wheels (Rear wheels are a different size)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/U-S-Wheel-26-Series-Chrome-Blade-Wheel-15-x7-5x4-75-BC-Set-of-2-/390952825608?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Wheels&hash=item5b069ab308&vxp=mtr

New Parts!

I had the pleasure of meeting a 1967 impala enthusiast on a Facebook group.   A BIG THANK YOU goes out to him. He came to a nearby swap meet and I was able to get some key parts to finish my baby.  Really excited to find all of these parts!!!!!

What I got today:

Straight and Rust Free Hood -- really great shape
Radiator Support, perfect, has already been media blasted (not pictured)
Cornering Lights!  Complete except for mounting brackets
Eyebrow Molding
Full Set of 4 Door Side Molding
NOS Trunk Emblem!!
Complete Grille with Upper and Lower Valence Panels
Cowl Panel
Various Window Trim Pieces