Project Impulse

[IMPALA MAN]

I didn't want to put up a ton of pics at first. This project is pretty far along so I will post a few pics at a time to get everyone up to speed.

[jmracecars]

Look good

[bonecrrusher]

Nice car... You could look into this lift:

http://www.maxjaxusa.com/

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by IMPALA MAN

I didn't want to put up a ton of pics at first.....

Seriously.....seriously!! You're kidding us right? We love pics around here. Load all of them. I'd love to see the transition it is going thru.

[IMPALA MAN]

I guess we'll get this party started.....
http://s1250.photobucket.com/albums/...&current=2.jpg
Look at those old Mickey's
http://s1250.photobucket.com/albums/...&current=4.jpg
Just an FYI..I first pulled the frame out and then blasted and painted it. Then I set the body back on the frame for storage. Then lifted the body back off to send the body off for stripping. You will see that the frame is painted when removing the body in the photos. Also the windsheilds and trim have been removed. This was the day before going to the stripper Enjoy...

Up and off the frame

Let's slide this frame out!!!

Very slowly....



Slowly..

More to come

[Al Moreno]

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

Seriously.....seriously!! You're kidding us right? We love pics around here. Load all of them. I'd love to see the transition it is going thru.

Word!

[Radlark]

Yeah Buddy....I have one of these sitting in my driveway right now waiting for direction I will be following your thread cause this was the direction I was going to take!!!!!

[IMPALA MAN]

Now that the body is off of the frame preparations can be made to transport the body to the stripper.

The first time the body was off of the frame, I cleaned the entire underneath of the car. Power wash, then hot soapy water and a scrub brush. Then under coat.
FYI, if you are going to use your car as a driver, not a trailer queen, then undercoating works great. It's a great sound deadener and rust preventative. Some use bedliner which is good too. Another tip, if the undercoating has not come off in the past 30 years (as in the case with this car)..don't take it off. As you can see in the next photo, the underneath was dirty, but not rusty. Looks like that leaking rear main seal and transmission tailhousing seal worked in my favor. The coating of oil prevented rust. I'd rather clean off grease than rust!

I am loading some more photos soon to post. Next up I will show you the dolly I built to transport the body.

[GFRDH-04]

Look good

[RicerwannaB]

Nice, can't wait to see more progress!