67 Impala Fastback

Looks like you are moving right along with the project.  It's looking good.

Well the quarters are done, took a lot of work to get them just right, shot some x-chrome primer surfacer and blocked for a lot of hours. also took off the trunk lid there was some previous damage that needs to be worked on, going back to work on it for the next 3 days.

Man those are some big panels! Your arms sure got a workout. Nice job it looks great.

Things are taking shape! What color is it going to be? Got a name for it? I've always thought "Vlad the Impala" would be cool...

Vlad the Impala I like that. Ermine White is the color it had when it was made and we are going back to that. The only difference will be 2 stage should shine real bright plan on getting some Torque Thrusts with some BF Goodrich Radial TA's kind of retro looking. Got the quarters and trunk lid in primer, the right front fender got massaged and filled the rest of the trim holes filled, not a bad day. Back to it in the morning and hopefully get the hood done, let Jimmy do his magic.

Not alot of pics but bothe front fenders are in primer and the drivers side door has all trim holes filled and is in good shape got primer and ready for paint. Passenger side door and hood is next and should be done soon. I'm on vacation, and off to Vancouver for the World Fire Police games.

Its really starting to come together.  Keep up the good work.

Back from vacation, old man did good Bronze Medal in Greco Roman wrestling, reality hits have to get the car done. Hood is done and in primer, Firewall got painted today, and right side of trunk and brace is done and get to the other side tomorrow. Should be painted within the week if the schedule permits. Hope all is well in Lou Land, got any irons in the fire!!

Suggestion : Look at POR-15 paint for top and bottom of your floorpans and trunk. A bit expensive but well worth it. Just don't put it on areas exposed to direct sunlight as it will fade quickly.

Today we got all the body work done everthing is in primer. Jimmy finished up the last door and shot it some spots on the roof needed some touch-up I painted the front valance. Tommorow we block it and then spray the Monster, PPG basecoat-clearcoat "Ermine White". One other Buddy is going to come and help Jimmy paint it because we want to shoot it all in one shot, I will post the pics when its done.

You are really making great progress , car is gonna look great!

Well today we spent all day in paint mode, blocked the body, 2 coats of white acrylic sealer, 3 coats of basecoat and then finally 3 coats of clear. It will harden overnite and then we will wet sand it in the morning. Looks great, my buddy Jimmy did a great job with the spray.

White is the last color I would put on a car, but that looks fantastic. Not plastic model white. That's going to be very cool. Is the interior going to be black or red?

Man that thing looks great .Painting a Car that big is exhausting, but it really looks cool.

White is the last color I would put on a car, but that looks fantastic. Not plastic model white. That's going to be very cool. Is the interior going to be black or red?

-e-merlin

Oh and please o please dont jack that thing up and put 26's under it.

Monday we spent all day used the DA sander with 1000 grit and then wet sanded with 2000 grit and buffed and polished, then I had to go to work. Jimmy finished up today. The extra money I spent on paint was worth it the gloss is a mile deep, I went with the original color because it is a sort of a resto-mod, and I like white. The interior is Light blue and all original the old women I bought it from had it covered in clear vinyl, some of you older guys remember that, and it is in very good condition. Wheel wise I was going to go with torq-thrust, but I ended up spending more on paint than I planned so so ended up getting some 15x8 rallye wheels with some baby moon caps, sometimes you have to compromise. I have a line of duty funeral tomorrow for a brother who died after a fire last week, so we'll get back on it Thursday. More pics to come.

Glad to hear your not jacking it up and putting 26's under it. Sorry that you have a funeral to go to, they are tough. There is nothing wrong with rallye wheels, i think they look good. For the trunk if you spatter paint it, put a coat of clear on top of it because spatter doesnt seal or hold up well to any type of moisture.

This is as far as we got today, hot as a mother, a 3 t-shirt day. Front end and door put on, a lot of sorting through parts. These are the wheels I'm using though I'm still up in the air whether to paint them white or a silver metallic. Back to it on Monday have to go to work.

I put a set of those on a Camaro once. Not bad. It'll give it that sleeper look. They have some Monte Carlo center caps that look pretty good on those wheels, especially if you put the chrome trim rings on.