96 Impala SS | lowering the daily

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Love unique things. This is awesome! keep it up!

[black_89gt]

There are places to get carpet for these. My mom's Impala had carpet that was about the same as yours and we got some black carpet to replace it. I did a quick google search and found a couple for around $150

[SuperSport]

The car's frame is definitely a wet noodle lol, chevy's boxed frame is only 3/4 boxed, with one side open. The chassis acts like a frame stiffener, being bolted directly onto it. Frame to body bushings will eventually be upgraded to help stiffen it a little. I can't utilize strut tower braces just because it simply doesn't have any, but on the subframe note... I will be doing some frame reinforcement down the road. It won't really be needed until I modify the rear suspension from the 4 link to 5 link. Roll cage is definitely in the plan book. Also, thanks for the video on the carpet! I might do this for a temporary solution. If there wasn't a known hole in the carpet, i'd be all for it.

[rice4life]

If the car is such a wet noodle, get some strut tower bars and some subframe braces, if thats not enough, get a half cage(wrap it in leather to keep it low key?)


Steam clean the stock carpet when it's out of the car and dye it.
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[BurNs760]

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thanks! does he have any videos?[/QUOTE]

oddly enough he doesnt even have a picture of it haha,lets just say the good ole 3800 is making 350ft/lbs and the skid is .96g on stock 225/60 tires lol he has alot of custom work on chassis and suspesnion

[SuperSport]

Decided kind of randomly that it was time to strip down my interior and "restore" what I can. Replace floor carpet and rear decklid carpet, repaint all plastic panels, and redo leather on interior seats. I also plan on adding a little custom flare with some gauges just below the dash for trans temp and power steering temperature for the track next season.

First step was to take out the bottom of the rear seats:


Next the top of the rear seats as well as the rear decklid carpet, panels, and noise reduction materials:



Found an old french fry in the back under a plastic panel... god only knows how long this has been there!


Looks like I'm not the only one that has ridden in this car before....


I got a little side tracked when my friend showed up with his 9c1 caprice. We were doing a little exhaust modification


Random shot from the garage:


Passenger seat out... nasty looking carpet, anyone know a good place to order from?


Got my friend's exhaust cut, sounds beefy!


So far i'm making money on this interior project!


More to come soon!

[SuperSport]

haha thanks for the thought!

[StanceRasta]

Yes, that's pretty much why I never started the project haha. I wish you the best of luck and if I were out that way I'd help haha.


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[SuperSport]

This will be sick! I've thought about slamming one and swapping the auto for a manual.


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Haha that's the goal!

Swapping out the auto 4l60e for a manual t56 is considered the best mod you can do to these cars. I will be doing this, eventually. Funds and difficulty are huge factors in this particular mod that are holding me back. Not only do you have to custom fab the firewall, you also have to completely relocate the brake master cylinder for the new clutch setup. It's a PITA but it can and will eventually be done.

[StanceRasta]

This will be sick! I've thought about slamming one and swapping the auto for a manual.


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[SuperSport]

Actually if you're in the Motorsports Engineering, you might know some of the guys including Austin, whose car that is. Do you know Shahab, curly haired guy?

Come on down to Walesboro on Sunday if you want, last autox fun event of the year.

Walesboro is about two hours from where I'm at right now (i commute down to indy) but if I can get sunday off work I'll try and head that direction. I wanna test out these new tires too

sick car dude,i have a buddy that has a regal that he takes to the track

thanks! does he have any videos?

[BurNs760]

sick car dude,i have a buddy that has a regal that he takes to the track

[brum]

Actually if you're in the Motorsports Engineering, you might know some of the guys including Austin, whose car that is. Do you know Shahab, curly haired guy?

Come on down to Walesboro on Sunday if you want, last autox fun event of the year.

[SuperSport]

I clicked on this thread expecting to see 3" of lift and 24's, I'm so relieved. These are one of my favorite cars, you're going in the perfect direction with it too. I'm hoping to flip my Volvo and have one for the spring, I'm trying to do a VIP build.

hahaha trust me I can understand your concern. There are too many of these cars being turned into the "donk" style, which is definitely not my thing. I appreciate the compliment! I'm doing my best to match form with function, turning into a time attach 4 door beaSSt!

[troopah]

I clicked on this thread expecting to see 3" of lift and 24's, I'm so relieved. These are one of my favorite cars, you're going in the perfect direction with it too. I'm hoping to flip my Volvo and have one for the spring, I'm trying to do a VIP build.