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Beauuuuuuutiful car!!!!!

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Very Nice. :metal: It's looking really good.

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Thanks guys! Its nice to see her coming together!

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Did you keep the stock springs up front?

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Yep, I sure did. Once I get some miles under the belt, I may re-address the stance and remove a coil or so, front and rear.... not sure yet.

Re: My other passion...65' Impala SS
 

Such an epic awsome rig!!! 65-67 full size chev cars are the best. Stick with the 327 theres not to many of those on the road still. I read somewhere that the 65 is one of the best selling cars of all time.

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Thanks you guys! I have done a bunch to the car recently, and will be putting in a quick ratio 12.7-1 steering gearbox this weekend, that gives good road feel. I am looking forward to that upgrade!

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New steering gearbox is in, and let me tell you, this might be the single best upgrade I have done to this car! It handles the road so much better now and the road feel is awesome! I also decided to take a coil out of the rear springs, and I am really happy with the new stance. This car handles great now (I also replaced all bushings in the front to poly). I am not sure what I will do once I finish these next couple things!
What do you think?

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It looks great! I thought of you this weekend when i saw a couple of these at Good Guys. But my favorite one by far was this primered black 66 that had a big cam BBC, and a super hot milf driving it, with her super hot daughter riding shot gun. :lol:

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Now thats what im talking about! We need more women like that in the world. New stance looks dope.

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What kind of coil spring compressor did you use Nicke?Did you have any trouble getting the springs back in?

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Thanks guys... I'm really happy with how it turned out! It feels good to be driving it around after doing everything (myself ;-) )
Didn't use a coil spring compressor. Once the rear end is up, you can just unbolt the lower shock mounts and slowly lower it down. Once the bottom of the springs are unbolted from the perch, they just pop out.

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What a sweet ride. I have always thought that the 65-66 Impalas are one of the most stylish, attractive cars Chevy ever built. They ride great, the interiors are beautiful, and I love that fastback style. When I was a kid, our neighbors had a '66, and whenever I looked out my bedroom window, I was staring at that car. Great looking cars. I want one BAD!

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One step forward and two steps back.... bummer. Hit a deer.
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Awww, no! Sorry to hear the bad news! Gotta say, though, the Impala looks real pissed in that shot.

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Man that sucks! I'm sorry to see that!

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Stupid Bambi!!! That sucks man.

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jeez! i wonder what the deer looks like....
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oooh! that makes me feel sick. Bummer man.

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Thanks guys... yea not good. Just when I was ready to really start driving it... :-(

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Bummer man, at least you picked a high production model. Shouldn't be too tough to find parts. Hate to see such a nice looking car banged up like that.

ps, whats for dinner?

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there is a guy on the Sacramento CL selling sheet metal for this if you can find any up north.

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Thanks guys... Yea, I am going to take a look at some parts today. A guy has 3 impalas and says he has all the front end stuff that I would need.... I'll keep you posted.
Nick

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Stupid Deer!

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:lol: