the pendejo: 67 impala

[cantcatchmitch]

well she thundered to life last week. did alot of stuff that nobody will see or notice lately, with tuning and making hoses and polishing every piece of aluminum on the thing. decided to paint the dash body color also.

gotta bleed the brakes, bleed the hydroboost/powersteering, and line the front end up a bit better, pop the windshield in and ill be able to drive it. lots of interior stuff im changing around, with the a/c and everything so thats still going, but im gunna be driving her this summer even if i dont have any damn door panels.

[waynieZ]

I really like that third picture close up infront of the garage. It looks great. Glad to see it coming together. Very Nice.

[56pickup]

Looks killer mitch! I really like the color! Let me know what you think of the hydroboost. Im thinking of going that route

[Lenie]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

I really like that third picture close up infront of the garage. It looks great. Glad to see it coming together. Very Nice.

I'm w/you Wayne, that pic does it for me. I like the no trim look.

[kadettcqp]

Incredible car! I always loved these big Impala's. You really nailed the look and stance!

[tones2SS]

Great updates Mitch. That car is looking sick!
Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

[cantcatchmitch]

well its been far far too long since my last update. ive been kinda treading water on it for a little bit, but im started to near the end. i had a couple "oops" deals when wetsanding and buffing so i had to touch them up and put on an additional three coats of clear to make sure it wouldnt happen again. finall got the car all buffed out and cleaned up. im pretty impressed with my garage paintjob. theres a few imperfections but in the sun it looks great. i started finishing up the hood and decided that a molded cowl would function and finish better then my homemade version, so i knocked that out( hood is currently in primer.) its a 3.5" harwood scoop. it looks big in the pictures being unfinished but in primer it kinda gets swallowed up by the cars massiveness. i finished the air cleaner assembly, it just needs buffed and striped. decided to add a little high tech to my rather old school car with some painted on carbon fiber look.( i just wanted to see if i could do it, havent decided if i should keep it or not). also got the wheelwells sprayed in bedliner, for protection and to have a nice backdrop for the wheels.












and a vid of it idling. i have since pulled the race bullets off and put some flowmaster 40s on it. they had such an awful drone and for some reason they sounded like a tractor on this video. my camera didnt pick up any of the low tones. i also fixed that ticking exhaust leak since then.


sorry for the book but ive been needing to update and i hope you guys like what you see.

[Leadfoot1]

Wow! MY hat is off to you friend....More paint problems and you are still giving into it!! Way high the hat!!! I have done bodywork before (and hate it) and am a pro at spray can painting (lol!) and even tough i'm pretty well equipped i have never shot a whole car cause i'm too scared of messing up... So, seeing you get at, mess it up and going back and back is making me start to think i should get off my crybaby ass and try my hand.....

Very nice work. Keep it up and keep us up to date too!

Lead.

[cantcatchmitch]

still at it. i have my own little sema thrash going to have the car done( or driveable and inspected) for my wedding on november 12. Im getting kinda frustrated with it lately, i look back at things i shouldve done and wanna change down the road, and im not even finished the first time.

what do you guys do in that situation? change it now, later, or just let it go? it always interests me how others go through build plans compared to me. id like to see how the pros do it, and the homebuilders who also turn out top notch stuff.

i got the hood done and on the car, needs a quick buff and some more time on the gaps. pretty much all i have to do before the wedding is get as much interior in as i can and get it running well.

lots of pictures now that its out and about a bit more:

[98ssnova]

Congrats the hood looks amazing i cant even tell you put that thing on congrats. drive it for awhile and enjoy it then make a list of stuff you want to do and dont comprise till you have everything you want then take the care back down and redo it.