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Here we are, it’s 2014 already. A lot has changed since this project began back in 2006. It’s hard to believe this much time has passed. I’m now married and have moved to another town. I’m in a new shop of almost equal size to the last. The Impala is finally back in my new… Continue reading State of the Restoration – 2014
I only have two complete front bumper assemblies, and neither one is in very good shape. Both have been hit on the passenger side, bending the main full length support beam. After a few hours and bleeding knuckles, both bumper assemblies were blown apart so I could clean up the best pieces. I put the… Continue reading Front Bumper Disassembly
So I had two rear bumpers… the one originally from the impala left things to be desired, it was pretty beat up with some bend braces, but savable if a guy had no other options. The other bumper was pretty nice, and it came from the silver Biscayne parts car. But still I didn’t have… Continue reading Rear Bumper Issues
After having finally removed all valuable parts, I finally cut up that old silver Biscayne 4-door sedan. I borrowed my dads plasma-cutter to do the job. I was able to remove the quarter panels after much effort to save them in case I, or someone else needs them in the future. I had planned to… Continue reading 1960 Biscayne Cut-Up for Scrap