G'Day everyone,
I thought I'd create this post as much for me to keep me going, as for fellow Impala lovers to follow.
As stated in my welcome post, I purchased this car last November. It was imported into Australia in 2017 by a fellow with his own panel shop. When we could travel (those were the days weren't they?), he used to go over to the States every now and then and purchase a few cars. He'd import them to Australia, fix them and sell them off. This one however, he was going to keep and drive it himself. Until I came along and said that I'd buy it. Everyone has their price, but after nearly 9 months of research, I'm pretty happy with the price I paid.
Anyway these are the details:
'66 Impala SS
California car
Last registered in 1979
Looks like it has never been resprayed
All rust repairs completed
Items removed prior to purchase: windscreens, some mouldings, rear seats, door cards, rear arm rests.....basically most of the interior.
No brakes
Motor runs
Most parts there but of course its always hard to tell since the previous owner started the dismantle process. Not an issue though since parts for these seem pretty easy to come by.
Anyway here's some photos of the process so far....
Tucked away in its new home:
Interior:
And after a number of hours coaxing old bolts and screws, this is what I'm up to:
I'm taking off the front end first and then will remove the motor and transmission.
For my benefit to see how much I get done: I'm aiming to have the frame off and chassis painted by the end of the year. Maybe some suspension work completed but that would be a bonus. Lets see if I can get that done.
Thanks to everyone who reads this and lets see how this goes.
Just for inspiration, this is the look that I'm aiming for (although I think the pic is of a '65 but you get the idea):
cheers
Keith
I thought I'd create this post as much for me to keep me going, as for fellow Impala lovers to follow.
As stated in my welcome post, I purchased this car last November. It was imported into Australia in 2017 by a fellow with his own panel shop. When we could travel (those were the days weren't they?), he used to go over to the States every now and then and purchase a few cars. He'd import them to Australia, fix them and sell them off. This one however, he was going to keep and drive it himself. Until I came along and said that I'd buy it. Everyone has their price, but after nearly 9 months of research, I'm pretty happy with the price I paid.
Anyway these are the details:
'66 Impala SS
California car
Last registered in 1979
Looks like it has never been resprayed
All rust repairs completed
Items removed prior to purchase: windscreens, some mouldings, rear seats, door cards, rear arm rests.....basically most of the interior.
No brakes
Motor runs
Most parts there but of course its always hard to tell since the previous owner started the dismantle process. Not an issue though since parts for these seem pretty easy to come by.
Anyway here's some photos of the process so far....
Tucked away in its new home:
Interior:
And after a number of hours coaxing old bolts and screws, this is what I'm up to:
I'm taking off the front end first and then will remove the motor and transmission.
For my benefit to see how much I get done: I'm aiming to have the frame off and chassis painted by the end of the year. Maybe some suspension work completed but that would be a bonus. Lets see if I can get that done.
Thanks to everyone who reads this and lets see how this goes.
Just for inspiration, this is the look that I'm aiming for (although I think the pic is of a '65 but you get the idea):
cheers
Keith