96 Impala SS | lowering the daily

[SuperSport]

Is your lug pattern 5x4.75/120.7 like every other rwd gm car, or 5x5 like the c1500's of that vintage, I can't get a straight answer and have a line on a few B-bodies. I have a set of wheels sitting at my parents house in Boston and don't want to waste the money shipping them. But I understand if you don't want me to steal your thunder as the only Impala on here

5x5 lug pattern sir

i love this car! bbodyftw!

thanks!

[brandonford]

magic eraser sponges do wonders on leather. just use simple green and the eraser pad and they will come out looking "new"

[SuperSport]

thanks man i appreciate the advice on that. Leather is something i've not dealt with yet

[SuperSport]

Ok guys this is a late night update, but i got a lot done today so here we go!

First off, I got a new seat Yonaka Ronin Cloth racing seat. Very comfortable, and keeps you held in place really well. I have a butt-gasm everytime i sit in it.

Old seat.


New seat.




I wanted to utilize the original power adjusting brackets, so i had to fashion some adapters.

^That's not me, it's my father. I'm not married. Ladies HOLLA. Actually i'm taken, sorry. lol


^Adapters are complete! Now to install them on the race seat.
And here it is. Simple, yet with a lack of sleep, surprisingly complicated...



Here's a picture of the original power brackets. Very heavy, not cool GM!

Needed to drill out the original holes to a bigger size:


Brackets on adapters on the seat!

Time to install into the SS!

Aaaaaand:

Vuaalaaa!


Here's a video i did earlier tonight, it's worth looking at if you like my updates. I quoted the price wrong for the seat, it's $600 for two not one. Woops.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW_C-V6NUOc"]A Few Updates... [1] - YouTube[/ame]

[SuperSport]

It's been awhile since my last update, finals and everything made time short but now that those are done i'm back into the updates again!

So i painted the rest of my interior panels I had pulled out:



The only things left for the interior are the door panels, center console, steering wheel, and cleaning the carpet. Gonna try hot shot first, if that doesn't work then i'll head over to menards and rent the rug doctor. Center console and door panels will be painted stock again. The steering wheel is still up for debate. I might just replace the original wrap, costing me ~$60. But I'd really like to replace it with a quick release hub and a custom wheel. Just depends on money and whether or not I really wanna delete the air bag like that.



Just a pic of the car pulled out of the garage. One thing that drives me insane is the large gap in the width of the fenders and the wheel. I was thinking spacers but i'm really looking into new wheels. Most likely going for a 17x9 knock aluminum wheel styled after the Cragar soft 8, in black.

This is a pic of them on another SS:

I wouldn't be running the chrome centers, most likely be sticking with all black

[Rob&co]

looks so good so far! love it!

[rsingh3g]

I like this car, btw your picture of the other SS isn't showing up

[milano_red]

Looks good man!

[SuperSport]

looks so good so far! love it!

Looks good man!

thanks!

I like this car, btw your picture of the other SS isn't showing up

Changed the photo to a different link, hopefully you can see it now

[rsingh3g]

It looks ok, but I think some fat five spoke wide wheels would look better. Just my .02 cents

[scweet14]

damn dude, this build is awesome!

love these impalas when theyre lowered, very clean man, good job!

[rice4life]

Since you are going with a cage just keep the stock steering wheel until the cage is in, then tie the harness to the cage, and the harness through the seat. Then do a quick release with a custom wheel because your head wont hit the steering wheel with a harness.

[SuperSport]

It looks ok, but I think some fat five spoke wide wheels would look better. Just my .02 cents

There are many wheels i'd rather have, but for under $400 for a new set that fits right away... It's hard to find any that look this good.

damn dude, this build is awesome!

love these impalas when theyre lowered, very clean man, good job!

Thanks man! Doing my best, just give me a year or so and see how naSSty this thing will be

Since you are going with a cage just keep the stock steering wheel until the cage is in, then tie the harness to the cage, and the harness through the seat. Then do a quick release with a custom wheel because your head wont hit the steering wheel with a harness.

Definitely planning the cage, but that wont be for a LONG time, which is a problem because this February the Hoosier Impala & Caprice club will be attending World of Wheels in indy, and i'd like my car's interior to be in perfect shape... There's a 15-25 age category that would be perfect for me. There is a set of 5 point safety harnesses for sale that i could use without a cage, but it eliminates my rear driver's side seat:

http://impala-ss.com/harness.html

[SuperSport]

Found what looks to be a good deal on c6 grand sport rims, bare metal which means i can paint/powdercoat them any color I want. After Christmas I'll be sending a message to the seller to see if they're still available. So here's the question guys.... what color???? I was thinking gloss black, white, or silver (possibly chrome, although i'm not a grandpa...)

[SuperSport]

Wheels are no longer available so i decided to comfort myself by ordering a new front sway bar and a MOMO steering wheel hub adapter. Now i'm going to be looking into quick release systems as well as steering wheels!

Has anyone ever used the SPARCO quick release systems before?
They are much cheaper than NRG's otherwise i'd look there first.