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http://62impala.blogspot.com/

The restoration of a 1962 Impala SS

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  • My shop

    Posted on Wednesday May 13th, 2009 at 09:15 in car restoration, Shop, 62 impala

    My work bench & view from the rear of the shopSo I was thinking last weekend as I worked on my car that I would like a bigger shop, now I built my garage with a specific shop space to work on my car. It is about 12 feet wide by 35 feet long. Now ...

  • Milestone Reached

    Posted on Wednesday May 13th, 2009 at 08:54 in restoration, 62 impala, frame off

    Well I made it to a milestone this last weekend. I have everything out of the car (except for the Windshields) and I am am ready to get it blasted and start the restoration and putting parts back on. The plan is to remove the windows this weekend and...

  • Spring Progress

    Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 09:10 in engine, car restoration, 62 impala, 409 engine

    I finally made progress on the car this weekend with a number of smaller projects. I first had to get the garage reorganized if you are going to undertake a restoration then be sure you have the space to store everything. Here is a shot of the garage...

  • Froward movement

    Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 14:12 in disassembly, 62 impala, t10 borg warner

    Well it has been awhile and the temperature is warming up where I can work in the garage again. So last night I started working on the Impala again. I am close to finishing the dissemble and then its steamed cleaning, and media blasting, and primer t...

  • Decoding

    Posted on Wednesday January 28th, 2009 at 16:41 in 62 impala, cowl tag, chevy codes

    Since it is cold here in Idaho, and I am working on creating additional storage for all the parts from my car, and I am still just taking seats out and trim off so there are not a lot of great pictures to post, I have been working on decoding my car ...

  • Project Budget

    Posted on Tuesday January 13th, 2009 at 12:10 in budget, car restoration, financing, project planning

    How to build a project car on a budget that is a hard thing to answer. As most of you know anything to do with car restoration cost money. The tools needed, the parts, farming out the work, the amounts add up quickly. So what is the process? Here is ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

spoilerii

4 stars Richard Fleener

Justin, just visited your blog and like it a lot. I will keep checking back to see how the project is going. The Mustang may take a little more time since I just added the AMX to the garage. I see you are a architect. I started down that path many years ago but was more into the big picture stuff and less into the details so I ended up being a city planning consultant. Check out my other site. www.fleenerassociates.com

Posted: December 30th, 2008 | More Reviews From spoilerii | Report This Comment

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