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This is a 1962 Chevy SS Impala convertible built by myself, and "modelsIVlife".
Our goal was to team up, and build a car that was show-quality, and attend shows on either side of the country with it. (which we did)
I live in Indiana...and he is in California. So we had to ship the car across country several times to complete the build and also to attend the different shows.
modelsIVlife was on paint duty, so first thing I did was ship him the body and all the parts that needed to be color matched(chassis, engine block, etc..etc) he then shipped back the painted parts that i needed to get started. In the meantime he got to work on detailing the body.
Here are the painted parts that i got back.
Before i could begin, i needed some chrome. So i racked up some parts, and sent them out.
I went ahead and chromed the trunk pan at this point...
Also chromed the upper a-arms (they are molded to the chassis pan) If you look close you can see i drilled them out for the custom hydraulic cylinders that i made later on.\
Our goal was to team up, and build a car that was show-quality, and attend shows on either side of the country with it. (which we did)
I live in Indiana...and he is in California. So we had to ship the car across country several times to complete the build and also to attend the different shows.
modelsIVlife was on paint duty, so first thing I did was ship him the body and all the parts that needed to be color matched(chassis, engine block, etc..etc) he then shipped back the painted parts that i needed to get started. In the meantime he got to work on detailing the body.
Here are the painted parts that i got back.


Before i could begin, i needed some chrome. So i racked up some parts, and sent them out.

I went ahead and chromed the trunk pan at this point...


Also chromed the upper a-arms (they are molded to the chassis pan) If you look close you can see i drilled them out for the custom hydraulic cylinders that i made later on.\
