Just a few before and after shots -
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
More progress
9/3/2015 - Engine Installed!
9/10/2015 - Dang there are a lot of little parts to go back on!
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| The completed grill assembly |
9/10/2015 - Dang there are a lot of little parts to go back on!
Monday, August 31, 2015
Final Paint!
Took the car in on Friday August 28th for paint and it was done on Saturday! Thanks to Rob and Bob at American Way Collision Center. Awesome work and great guys. Have to give my brother a huge amount of credit for all the time and effort he put into the body work. Also need to thank my friend Tom who manages the Professional Finishes Store, he never got tired of all our questions.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Oh the fun we will have....
This is how it looked when the patch panels were removed from the floor. Not even enough left to weld patch panels to! Good thing they make full floor pans and toe kicks!
Time to start removing the bad stuff....
Adding the new stuff and patch panels.....
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| Front floor |
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| Rear floor and under seat pan |
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| Front half of the floor and tow kick removed |
Where to start...
In January of 2014 I ran across a Craigslist posting for a 1959
Impala 4 door Sport Sedan that looked just like the car my Dad had
purchased new after graduating from college.
I
had always wanted to find a similar car and here it was. My brother and
I contacted the owner of the car and arranged to purchase it based on
his description and photos he sent. We drove from Spokane, WA to Lincoln
City, OR, rented a trailer and brought our purchase home.
Here is a link to our first drive in the car. Once we figured out that the timing was off by a good 30 degrees, we were able to take her for a spin before tearing her apart.
Our first drive
Now, like they say, things always look better in the pictures and this was no exception. Prior to picking up the car we knew that the trunk was rusted out and that the floor had some patch panels installed. When we got the car home we actually found out the extent of the rust. The trunk and floor pans were patched with a mix of different items. Just screwed in with no sealing at all. The carpet was soaked from our 8 hour trip home so I removed the seats and took the carpet out to find this -
Not only was the floor rotten, so was the tow kick below the firewall and portions of the rockers. In addition the trunk weatherstrip channel was toast. Fiberglass mat and resin was the preferred method to repair the weatherstrip channel and it was a joy to remove.
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| Dad and his 1959 Impala |
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| Finally home |
Here is a link to our first drive in the car. Once we figured out that the timing was off by a good 30 degrees, we were able to take her for a spin before tearing her apart.
Our first drive
Now, like they say, things always look better in the pictures and this was no exception. Prior to picking up the car we knew that the trunk was rusted out and that the floor had some patch panels installed. When we got the car home we actually found out the extent of the rust. The trunk and floor pans were patched with a mix of different items. Just screwed in with no sealing at all. The carpet was soaked from our 8 hour trip home so I removed the seats and took the carpet out to find this -
Not only was the floor rotten, so was the tow kick below the firewall and portions of the rockers. In addition the trunk weatherstrip channel was toast. Fiberglass mat and resin was the preferred method to repair the weatherstrip channel and it was a joy to remove.
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| Nothing like fiberglass! |
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| This was under that fiberglass - nothing! |
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| What remained of the trunk floor |
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