Satin's 58 Impala so far.................

How ya been holmes??....Sorry i didnt respond to the last pm...just been distant here a little bit. You already know i love this car & what you are doing with it... but you should post up the pics of the chassis you sent me. The car is going to be incredible when its done & cant wait to see it get there...As for mine, I did however order a bunch of stuff it needed & its heading out to get the trunk channel fixed tentively next week. I'll start the build thread once it gets back. I'm still laughing at the Radars man esp cause you know i have the 14x7 rev for mine. Killer wheel combo!! I wanted something different wich we talked about but until i rechrome them i'm putting chrome steels with goldline tires on for the time being. I'll call you this weekend to square up man!! Looking good & keep up the work...I'll be checkin it for added inspiration!!

 

HI Dat, Wondered where you went. Yea I'll have to search for those pics, my computer took a dump a whole back so I lost some stuff.

 

Ya know i saved them....let me get them for you & i'll post them up plus forward them back to you holmes!! Again, keep up the great work!!!

 

cool

 

Sweet car! But how the heck do you have only 10k in it withwhat you have now? Where did you get your suspension stuff for cheap?

 

That the first thing that came to mind when I saw it! Looks killer.

Buzz Bomb

 

Oh its about 10k not including buying the car and I need add some duckets for a few parts I bought from Brandy. So maybe 13k now. But bucks don't matterwhen its your dream car. But I do take my time and always look for a deal rather then just open a catalog and start spending. Friend of mine does that and had 16k into a 71 el camino, turned around and sold it for 9k.........................

 

I agree with Master of None. Good luck with the project.

 

I feel 58 always has to have all the chrome, that what makes a 58. BUT my plan is to remove the trunk shield and V emblems, the front fender ornaments and the front fender louver trim. Any input on that?

Well 68 redlines had clear and blue windows, but I never saw one with blue interior, they were either white or black. Then again no 67/68 redline hot wheel was black, but Im not gonna take it to that extreme

 

Bitchin'!!!!
Grey, any grey, or silver, will look like ASS.....every new car on the freeway is some bland, boring grey color....haha!
That fucker DESERVES a candy job......

 

You mean like that bright ass rat fink green.........

 

Sorry...a bit off subject, but I just thought this was a masterpiece. It was at a car show that I entered this Past Saturday. '57 front, '60 rear and '58 doors.

 

Was a thread on that already, some like it, many hate it

 

Wow...it must really get around. I saw it at Luckenbach ... pop. 3.

 

No a company converts corvettes into them, called a 789
http://www.hotrodsandclassics.net/Temp/Chevy789.htm
I'LL STICK WITH MY 58

 

Gun metal grey is not silver, not black and has just as much candy like quality as you like. Guys are so primary: red, yellow, blue, black.....

Need I say more? Subtle is the key, not over done and gaudy.

 

Gun metal grey is soooo overdone.....open up ANY automotive magazine (hotrod/mini trucks, Vw...Motortrend...doesn't matter) in the within past 10 years.....or drive by any new car dealership....zzzzzzzzzzz....
A "proper" candy paint job isn't gaudy.....
But WTF do I know....I'd personnally paint the fucker pink metalflake with purple panels....haha

 

Ahhh...thanks for educating me. BTW, yours is gonna be killer!!

 

Subtle is the word.
For instance, the basic difference between "medium metallic gray" and Corvette Nassau Blue is some, well, a lot of added blue and some red pigment, (plus a few other pigment quantity adjustments.)

 

Blah blah blah, pink, purple, corvettes.....actually I know a vette like that.

I'll fire up the laptop and post the color I'm after. Vdub, thing, it, my mothers avalanche....book, mag, news paper, toilet roll.....still not common on a 58 chevy.

 

nice work so far my friend is building his 58 hasn't picked out a new paint job yet so he's going to ride it like this for awhile we are still collecting the trim to put back on it

 

Is that a hole in the roof of that Chevy?

Pink, purple, my little ponies and cotton candy:

 

Uhhhh.........y e a h...........

That color sucks ass..........sooooooo boring.....no depth...
Greys are good for daily driver's, they hide all the dirt since they look dirty even when clean........haha....

Oh wait! That's just nail polish from the mall........

Now, where'd I park my Lexus????

 

Well you know what they say PUT UP OR SHUT UP. Words don't color a car, so start throwing some options up instead of letting your alligator mouth overload your jay bird ass.

I'm sure you're capable of doing that from your smart phone whilst sitting in your Lexus.

 

Hey, are those Keystone wheels? Look good whatever they are.

 

Rare set of 1965 Rader one piece mags

 

the car is looking cool.

 

Thanks Royal, seems some debate on color. Don't get me wrong I love black, my issue is going to a show and there's another one. Like I said 58 usually black, red, or white. Kinda why I love primer, keeps people guessing and you never have to commit. Maybe someone could Photoshop some different stuff

 

How 'bout an Aztec Gold?
Or an Alligator Green....maybe a blue? Jaybirds are blue aren't they???




Put up or shut up???? Really????

Pssttt....I custom paint shit....

Satin.....any color will be bitchin' (well, except a grey hue)....ya just don't see many '58 Impala's in the 1st place....so just paint 'er what YOU want....the wheels and tires will set 'er off from the others IF ya come across another in the same color....

 

flat tangerine metallic with faded parts of root beer color around wheel openings and top of the fenders.. creme colored pearl top with thin and long tangerine colored scallops.

Should be ok....