1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 6.0 / 6-Speed Build Thread

[Justin@EntropyRad]

This one should be awesome Kevin!

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

Love the 65 Impala's. One of my favorite big cars.

Originally Posted by Juggernaut

Ohhhh, man. Can't wait to follow this one. Subscribed!

Originally Posted by Angry

Love these impalas. Subscribed

Originally Posted by Justin@EntropyRad

This one should be awesome Kevin!

Thanks guys, this will be a cool car. It's a biggun' allright, but we're on a mission to make it drive a thousand times better than original without losing the look.

[V8TV]

Next, the crew began the rust repairs around the rear window frame. These window channels held water and rusted all the way through. The rusty metal was cut out with a thin 3M cutting disc on an air grinder. A new channel was fabricated using a shrinker/stretcher, welded in, and ground smooth. Gray primer prevented further rust.

[V8TV]

Similar repairs were made to the window channel around the windshield in the areas where the metal had rusted thin.





Next, the rear window filler panel was removed for additional rust repair.

[V8TV]

The rearmost edge of the structure had rusted away.



A new channel was bent in the Mittler Brothers Box Pan Brake and contoured to the correct shape.





Then it was welded in place with an HTP Quickspot II resistance spot welder.

[V8TV]

Next, the middle part of the structure was measured, and a cardboard template was made to assist in fabricating a repair section.

[V8TV]

The upper portion of the repair section was punched with a dimple die on a Mittler Brothers brothers punch in order to replace the original flared holes. These holes provided strength for the panel.



Then, the curved lower section was TIG welded to the upper. Soon, the rusty portions of the structure had been completely replaced.