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Old 09-22-2012, 08:35 PM
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Default Here is my 61 Bubbletop protour someday....I

I am kinda new to the site. I am intruducing you to my money pit. We don't know what her name is,as of yet. Maybe you can help?

Here is my vision. My car was purchased 2 years ago. It is a really nice car. All original panels. And I mean ALL of them. The car is very straight. My vision is to go pro touring. Ls2 automatic. Ford 9", leather interior A/C Kore 3 with Z06 brakes.

Here is what I have done so far. I have completely disassembled and mounted on my rotissorie. Converted the bench seat mounts to buckets. Painted the underside and the floors. Then we also cut the roof off and replaced it. The previous owner put a sunroof in it.

I will update you as I go on. I am in the process of sorting through my digital pictures and posting them. I will post the link if you are interested in following along.

If you have any comments or ideas please let me know.

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Tom
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Old 09-22-2012, 09:40 PM
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Welcome. Sounds like a good plan to me. Will you be putting all the side moldings back on or what do you have in mind so far in regards to paint?
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Old 09-22-2012, 09:55 PM
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When I purchased my car. Included was all the chrome (NEW in packages) including California one peice bumpers.

Here is my goal. I talked to the guy who owned this red one in the picture. I really like the red insert. They normally have white or silver sometimes even black. I like it in the red.

My car will be BLACK, with black leather interior. Also using Dakotas new gauge set up. The VHX series.



Heres a picture of the red impala. Picture this in black.

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Old 09-22-2012, 11:38 PM
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Tom, great project. Glad you posted it up!
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Old 09-23-2012, 01:02 AM
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thats a handsome looking bubble top cant wait to see it finished im a GM B-body fanatic haha
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Old 09-23-2012, 07:46 AM
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Casey

Thanks,I can't wait to get it done. I have been looking for this car for almost 15 years (in the condition it is) I wantedsomething willall original panels. I ended up with this one. And very happy.

I cant wait til she's done.

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Solid black will look great. Did they make a black with red inlay? Maybe that would be a good selection? I've seen cars from the 50s and 60s that instead of having all the chrome trim on them, painted the car as if the trim was there and then used a pinstripe in the same manner as the trim. To me, that's a fantastic way to keep the original type paint but update it to custom. Regardless, the more this build style grows, the more I like seeing the original lines and styling of the cars preserved but everything else being updated. In this case, a modern 61 Impala. I dig it.
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As far as I know they made a blackwith red inlay. I figured I would start out with the all black look. I f I find I don't like it I can have it painted.

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hey heres my impala im working on in my opinion 58-70 were the best after 70 it all went downhill i look forward to updates
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