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When I started to remove the original headliner, this interesting piece of paper fell out. Apparently it is some sort of instruction or ID tag used at the factory. One side shows the Impala Sport Sedan along with an illustration of the dash panel. The other side shows the 4-door station wagon along with the… Continue reading Interesting paper found inside the headliner
Stripping the paint off the car will be a lot of work. It ALL has to come off. It is all original paint, and very thin in areas which resulted in surface rust in a few spots, not to mention that every scratch or ding the car received is now a rust pit. All evidence… Continue reading Stripped some paint off
Since most of the car is pretty solid and straight, we figured we wouldn’t need to replace very much of the quarter panels. The rust is limited to only the lower rear portion. We may attempt to fabricate the patches ourselves to avoid buying a costly reproduction panel. However we won’t compromise quality… so if… Continue reading Dismantling and rust repair continues
The first thing we decided to do was to get a head start on repairing rust in the floors. It looks very ugly and depressing, so the sooner we can make it go away the better! The car is rusty in the floor pans on the drivers side, but not on the passenger. This is… Continue reading Beginning rust repair