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The right front fender that I have done bodywork on, and planned on using just isn’t the best part to use. It was so wadded up (see the post titled Right Front Fender …. Savable?). With some advice from a friend, and lots of experimentation and effort, the fender was actually looking real good. Saved… Continue reading Fender Swap
The hood I’ll be using came from the silver Biscayne, it’s a reasonably decent hood, no rust issues at all but it does have a bent area at the lower drivers side front leading edge, and a low spot on the passenger side body line. If I had a better hood available to me, I’d… Continue reading Fixing the Hood
The opportunity came up to purchase most of the parts necessary to upgrade the Impala to power windows. Chevytalk member Steven Pasztor had recently parted out a ’59 flat-top 4 door and gave me a good deal on the parts. The only problem… the passenger front door was missing, so I need a regulator and… Continue reading Power Windows!
Wow, it has been a FULL YEAR almost to the DAY since I last worked on the Flat-Top Impala project! I feel pretty guilty, but such is life. Other projects got in the way unfortunately. Last December I posted about the purchase of a ’60 Buick Invicta Convertible. This was a huge distraction! The Buick… Continue reading Back on Track!