Andy's Impala

This Impala was a lot of work ! Unfortunately it had quite a bit of rust throughout the car ,both quarters had to be replaced,some patches in the floors, fenders and doors were completed. Then the hardest parts were the inner fender wells and the window frame areas rear and front! There were no patch panels for these areas and they were made by hand .

While the frame was off the body all the bushings ball joints and front end parts got replaced,as did the brakes ,brake lines and fuel lines. POR-15 coated the frame and under body as well as the rear end and all components. I am very proud of how good the car appears underneath.The new fuel tank,lines and new 2 1/2 inch aluminized exhaust system with Flowmasters really stand out against the semi gloss finish.

The interior was all painted in rust preventive Valspar paint and inside all the door and window areas received Por-15. After that we installed a material similar to dynamat to insulate and quieten down the noise through out the floors ,doors and trunk areas.Hot Rod Air supplied a nice heat and air conditioning system that was all contained with in the car .This enabled us to clean up the firewall and smooth it out , man it really helps the appearance of the motor box! Andy found a console from a 66' Impala and got the bucket seats too! We made it all work, and had the original controls for the air customized by Hot Rod Air to retain the stock look on the dash.Black on black interior with pleats give this car a classy hot rod look.Thanks to Pleasant view upholstry for installing the headliner and fixing many problems concerning the door panels,heck he did the top also.Andy took most of the bright work to have it chrome plated at Advance Plateing in Nashville, pricey but looks great. All the paint related prouducts are from Sherwin Williams Automotive , and I'd like to personally thank the whole staff at the Mount Moriah store for their professionalism and all the fun ! The color is a chevy truck metallic with simple understated ghost stripes to give it that SS look ,Nice Huh! I sincerely hope Andy and his wonderful famliy enjoy this car for years.