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

Doors!

It's been awhile but I finally got up to the body shop to check on the impala.  I didn't have time to stay very long but I snapped a few pictures.  She's coming a long nicely, all of the doors are off, taken down to bare metal and in primer.  Hopefully I'll have more updates soon!

And she's gone......to the body shop!

Hey Everyone,

I got a surprise call this morning from my friend who is going to finish the body work and paint the impala.  He was returning a car to my area and was able to take the impala back to his shop today!  I took vacation time this week and hope to go down and help him as much as possible (and also take pictures of the progress)

Look empty!

First Engine Start!

Hey Everyone!

After some adjustments to the distributor we got the 396 big block to start for the first time today since the engine work was completed.  Check out the video below :)

Next step is to break in the new camshaft then I'll be able to move it to the body shop.