lay it down, prep it drafting pencil, eraser, angle ruler and curve stencils frisket paper iwata eclipse airbrush compressor mask the tank and draw out the designs and cut with razor used pic off my cell phone, all freehand not done tho, tomorrow along the top im airbrushing in gold "Mi Gusto Es" and along the side either 3 silver skirt stars or "Shes so fine, my 59" in script. my lettering and designs i airbrush and come out pretty good, its portraits im still working on. but put that down as another thing i did to this car on my own. check in tomorrow to see the script on the tank. im done for the day, partying it up tonite
forgot it was fathers day, so didnt get much done because we bbqd. got trunk weatherstrip on ok on the headliner on the sides you staple it too, it wasnt holding it was so old it was brittle and crumbled when id staple the headliner on from it being stapled so much in the past so what i did was pull that motherfucker out. i thought i was going to have to make more out of wood till i realized, the back is fine so what you do is you put the right side on the left, and the left on the right and push the tabs back up will go right in, same shape just switch one side to the other then its like brand new. finished here today, took it easy today ill get back on thursday. i plan to run the brake and gas lines and put the tank in on thurs, friday get the side glass in, and sat polish some of the last trims i need to redo, and sunday put in brake master cylinder and heavy duty carrier bearing for my driveshaft and connect my driveshaft. i put what i plan to do so when the day comes i feel its what needs to be done instead of stand there infront of it wondering what to do now
was doing some work today, and was being filmed. just a few pics, youll have to see the film when hes done to see the rest. thats going to be one bad ass documentary just the previews are bad ass! good job bro you have talent
had a very very nice bday yesterday, i was very happy didnt get anything done, today either just picked this up so now my drivetrain is set to pop in and done here it is when i dropped it off got this off ebay for it, heavy duty wont bust like og one then i picked up today, 150 bucks that includes cleaning it up, new u joints and assembly. 3 day labor and pick up airbags or hydralulics, car is layed car goes up telescoping driveshaft, no stress on tranny or differential thats it for today, goin out tonite in a bit. maybe more tomorrow but dont think so im going to be busy all weekend
was hung over this morning so i sat in the shade and busted these out, not alot but its something. leaving in about 2 hours so its all for today. again thanks guys, im trying 4 slow hours later and riveted new felts on it again popped in new felts, theyre the trims that go along the bottom of side windows tomorrow id LIKE to get the side glass in now, since i had to have these done and put in before i can get the glass in, BUT i got company coming. cant complain, but would really like to get going on this car, im soo close now. i know 4th of july is this week coming up, but im still going to get alot done im not taking it off like i did this week
spent whole day on this, love my sundays when i have them to myself. 8 hours of daylight i had to work, heres what i got took a look inside my doors, i didnt like what i saw inside where the quarter window goes too so i finished up this bucket, all gone now its rust treated from inside ok. now on glass, if your rollers are broken, drill them out get new ones use a punch will widen them a bit use a bigger punch and flatten the ends out and you got new rollers like new take these back where you got the new ones and say you didnt need them afterall and get your money back grab our old rails, and lightly file off the grime along the track and all the shit off it use lithium grease or dry graphite grease to lube that shit up, the tracks and the crank
then before you know it your shit has glass worked till the sun was long gone, no problem im loving every minuite of it and i had someone give me a battery for it for my bday, that was nice of her =) isnt this loud anymore its quiet actually after i lubed it all up [youtube]Q20r-gdPORs[/youtube] my car is starting to look like a car next week not slacking off cause its 4th of july week. thurs i put door glass in and headliner finally, friday brake and gas lines, saturday day redoing the rear brakes
woke up hung over so started late. todays work new brake and gas lines that need to go in get the sending unit in connect the fuel hose and ground wire take the fuel gauge wire and set it thru the center gasket itll hang out from under like this and it connects here other end of ground wire goes grounded here hook them all up, thats it for the sending unit and with clamps clamp the gas hose from the sending unit to the gas line, hook it to the clamp on the body gas line is run to the front now its run to the front and ready to be connected to the fuel pump. gas section of the car is done need to find out where this bolts to to make it sturdy this motherfucker came out the frame. never seen some around here before so im guessing it came along for the ride from arizona doesnt seem like much, but it took a long ass time and was a hassle to run that gas line with the body on the frame. it wraps around the frame a bit when its run and its not that flexible. and i had to retap one of the holes on the sending unit bolts because it got gummed up with tank sealer and that shit dry is like jb weld. but now gas work on the car is done, tomorrow brake lines
ok this track goes on the inside of the door, it guides the glass up and down. supposed to have felt stuff so it doesnt just grind on the metal so i just riveted some marine vinyl, worked fine vaccum the floors drop in carpet tuxedo loop (salt and pepper) few hours degreasing and cleaning off the gears, then getting the levers and mechanism in and you see why i dropped the carpet in tomorrow, im either going to finally finish installing the headliner, running the brake lines, or put these in saturday nite, goin out. tomorrow ill get more done
for those of you that thought i fell asleep on the car now since i been getting out, here you go and its STILL missing some more chrome thats going on tomorrow =) o yea and i got filmed some more got this, do it once do it right. now itll steer and drive like a new car and this to wrap up my brakes since the front is done and to light up my car throw them in glovebox for now till i get headliner in and this for my door panels, and the mirrors few minuites ago put it away for the night, tomorrow ill get back to work
new brake lines ran, new cylinders, new shoes and new brake hoses. my brakes are all done just need to put in master cylinder and bleed it and its all done =D
not much done today, started day late but swapped out the old studs and put new ones in to put new studs on, you bang the old ones out with a hammer it takes a couple of good hits but theyll pop out. take the new ones and put them on thru the back and get a lug nut thats open end and with an impact wrench or by hand tighten the lug nut till it pulls the new stud into place. thats it, really easy. more work tomorrow
see this nasty shit, its got to go nerve wracking work, i had the body off the frame a few inches to do this the whole time i was rushed to get it back down i was worried about the stress on the body. but now i got new body mounts all around front by firewall rear under trunk ontop of the arches feel better now, my car is riding on all new body mounts, it was sitting on this tomorrow i work, but sat to next thursday im on it im going to put in some work
yesterday i went out and thought ok what next. so i said fuck it, whole front end. i got the complete rebuild kit already so here i go this shits got to go ripped out steering linkages old and new comparison used this to get the arm from the steering box off was hot, drank 2 of these since i started
big thing guys, always check your rag joints. heres the one off my 59 so i took it off to change it, and it fell apart on my hands as i bent it alittle. i didnt use pliers they came apart by hand. if this happens when youre driving youll lose control of your car back to the front end. castle nut off, hit it with hammer and it pops down stripped clean, nothing left new ball joints, ive busted some driving, not fun. so all new ball joints fuck this shit getting the old a arm bushings is a motherfucker, took me 2 hours to do it. you need to drill out the rubber, then pop out the outer housing with a ball joint press. then just go pay to get the new ones pressed, you can really mess up your a arms if you put them in crooked or try to bang them in and bend the ears. this saved me tearing the front end up, do yourself a favor and use this tomorrow drop off the a arms to get the bushings pressed and pick them up, then put the front end back together. ill be done quick and the front end will be better than new
shit i wish i saw that post earlier, i got them back already. had to stop here, i busted my finger really bad i thought i broke it but i didnt so ill wrap it up tomorrow. got this far
had fun this weekend, found a pic on my cell phone i guess i took while i was drunk on the beach, saw it today when i was going thru my phone. its moments like that that make me happy and i live for went to truck and car shop today, pull up and the fucken place was closed. so i went a few min down the freeway to this place where they took care of me had a very nice display room, never been here before. sitting in the main showroom was a $100G + camaro what i like about this place, theres computers on the side where you can look up parts instead of just looking at catalogs they had center columns on the wall i just needed a few things today, mainly the rag joint/steering coupler kit so i can steer my car. ended up getting a few things. yes more chrome ok with this, for some reason you can only find 65+ impala rag joints easy, 64 and back you wont. but what you can get is this universal rag joint repair kit. on the right is new kit, on left is my original rag joint with the rubber broken off. ill work on this today in a bit, ill show you guys how to fix your old rag joints, and kit is only 12 bucks
ok, now i really want my 59 on the road, so im not exactly cutting corners. just taking a small shortcut for now, yes these pieces i am going to chrome but for now this will do just to get it on the road. again cause of the motor, im still going to chrome these to make the motor stand out grinded down wheel wells too
And im having trouble finding the sway bar bushings to wrap up the front, but here are pics of the front, completely new front end with polyurethane bushings on everything including a arms and new links and ball joints
o and new polyurethane motor mounts. going stainless hard lines on motor so i cant have it busting and moving on me
its really hard to find the right steering coupler/rag joint for 58 to 64 impala, only 65 66 comes up. but doesnt mean youre fucked. the 11 dollar universal kit will work and costs less than the $90+ ones you see on ebay that might or might not work since theyre listed as general gm not specifically impala. got it at classic industries, OER brand so its good part number first thing is break loose the braces from the studs. get some pliers and twist side to side now these will replace the studs on the main frame of the coupler joint from back here, drill out right in the middle with a drill bit just a bit smaller than the replacement studs when you get in a bit past half ways, use a hammer and hammer the other side and itll pop off these replace it these are extra, since this is a universal kit it is used on other cars, just check yours before you take it apart to see if you use them bolt it together and youre done. new rag joint/coupler. as good as new and you dont have to worry about it tearing or having and old ass one on it. 11 bucks for it. now if youre missing the whole rag joint or missing pieces of it and cant fix it, when i get mine next week ill show you how to put an aftermarket shaft and u joint link instead of this. im upgrading to that so i wont even use this but wanted to show how its done
loving every minuite of this. Oil in my hair, rust in my eye, grease to my elbows and bleeding all over my shit I'm still putting in work with just a worklamp lighting me up. This is what makes me happy
done for the night, cant use my right hand now. got this far, notice something different? its got oil, water and gas, you know what time it is right
for now this is something i got out of the way today, replaced the filter and gasket on my tranny and bolted it to the crossmember couldnt find degreaser so i cleaned the bolts and pan with this stuff
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