the pendejo: 67 impala

[boynton6spd]

silver

[cantcatchmitch]

finally something good to report!!!

i blocked the whole car down hard, started with 80, back up to 320 and reprimed. blocked it with 180, 320 and reprimed. blocked it 500, 800 this time wet and got her ready to shoot.

picked a color out of the book called sterling gray metallic, a ford color. i was actually looking for something more pewter, (like this looked in the book) but im happy now. just reshot her tonight and im thrilled with the results. the temperature was perfect, the color layed amazing, its clean and the clear layed flat enough to read text in a magazine off the reflection.

enough jibber jabber. sorry the photos arent the best just yet.

[waynieZ]

Glad to see you picked a color and had good luck with it.

[tones2SS]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Glad to see you picked a color and had good luck with it.

^^What Wayne said. Love the metallic.

[cantcatchmitch]

now we're getting somewhere.... got the front end together and put her on the ground!
all the fasteners for the sheetmetal and some of the others are stainless and polished before being put on the car. blacked out the front of the rad support so i would have a cleaner silhouette behind the all polished grille( when i get done with that.) all the trim on the car is original stuff that i stripped the anodizing off with acid, sanded and polished back out.

















let me know what you think guys!

[waynieZ]

I think it looks great. Nice progress.

[BaddestBuick]

Nice firewall, car looks killer

[tones2SS]

Very nice. Good to see that you are making progress.
Is that ride height? Looks good.

[cantcatchmitch]

Originally Posted by tones2SS

Very nice. Good to see that you are making progress.
Is that ride height? Looks good.

oh man i wish that was ride height, maybe if i had the money for a morrison chassis or something of the like. thats actually as low as it goes for now(its laying headers) till i get my buddy with his tig over to make some stainless headers. then hopefully i can get her down another inch or two and drive with it a little lower.

ride height just untucks the front wheel, gives decent header clearance and i can actually turn without the wheels hitting the fenders.

[67ChevILL]

Car looks better then ever!
cant wait to see all the trim on.