A restoration blog and information resource
It was time to start doing some filler work on the doors. I began with the passenger rear door, which is overall pretty straight since I put that good door skin on it back in September, but still its not perfect, especially down low. After shooting the door with some PPG DPLF epoxy primer and… Continue reading Passenger Rear Door Bodywork
Finally, I have available for anyone who needs them, cage-nut repair panels for those rusted out body mounts on these old Impalas! If you recall from a Sept 29, 2007 blog entry, this is an item that has not been available to the restoration hobby. They are direct replacements for the body mount cage nuts… Continue reading Body Mount Repair Panels
After many hours of work on that pesky drivers side quarter panel, it was FINALLY ready to apply some high-build primer to the rest of the body. High quality Evercoat (Rage Gold and Rage Extreme) fillers have been used for all the filler work and were blocked out with a combination of different Durablocks and… Continue reading Priming the Body!
After a lot of hard work, the new 60impala.com website has been launched! This blog is a sub-set of the new site, which focuses on all 1960 Chevrolet full size passenger cars. The goal of the new website is to offer as much technical and historical information as is possible to enthusiasts of these cars.… Continue reading New 60impala.com Launched!