1964 Chevy Impala SS Frame off build.

[AlpineE39]

DAT LOWRIDER LIFE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8pxmMyBaWM

[CrackerTeg]

I completely admire the work being put into this and how you're sticking with an OEM+ theme. I love lowriders especially the ones that are driven. The over the top ones that need to be trailered everywhere just don't do it for me. Keep up the fantastic work on this impeccable machine!

[AlpineE39]

Wow! Amazing buld thread. This thread is probably one of the best on SW. I love Impalas. Good work on yours too. BTW, that red is 61 Impala belongs to Terrence Keeby of NYC....Rotten Apple. It was featured in Lowrider Mag a few months ago. Beautiful ride too.

[BHCsean]

Love this. Looking forward to the progress!

[Nicotine]

That frame is beast!!! Car will probably way in at 6ton but well worth the re-inforcements and fun to be had.
With how much snow/salt Ontario gets, it's amazing how clean it is inside and out.
Hope you keep it that way

Yah. It will be fully winter stored. Krowned. Etc. I plan on having it for a very very long time. My 5 yr old nephew says it's his when he gets his license tho. Lol

Looks good Ron, just out of curiosity - since I'm sure you know the answer, how much weight is that frame wrapping adding?
- Chris aka efsedan from jdmr.

Actually it's not too bad. It's just thin strips welded on. Don't know exactly. I'll ask.

The car is slow as is. So weight isn't a major concern. Lol.

[TeckniX]

That frame is beast!!! Car will probably way in at 6ton but well worth the re-inforcements and fun to be had.
With how much snow/salt Ontario gets, it's amazing how clean it is inside and out.
Hope you keep it that way

[C.Johnston]

Looks good Ron, just out of curiosity - since I'm sure you know the answer, how much weight is that frame wrapping adding?
- Chris aka efsedan from jdmr.

[244Brick]

The thing that urks me are purists! If i bought a FORD GT40 1964 numbers matching and wanted to plasti-dip it and put vossens (which is crazy) on it, so be it. It's mine, not your's! so WHO gives 2 F's about your opinion on how to spend my money?

Augh Damn purists.. works my damn nerves LOL

RANT ^^^

OP i love what you are doing man! the amount of work and detail you've put into this is amazing. I'm going to pass this thread to my uncle who's restoring a 66 Deville vert

[Dave_The_BMXER]

airbags wont make your car hop up and down...

This is false, airbags can make things hop, it's just less commonly used.

Also I follow this build in too many places.

[Aitch]

yep!!!!

I should have more pics up soon. welding was happening today, so if that gets done in a day or 2, it then hits the powdercoating.

as for what needs all this enforcement?

x-frames are solid, but they bend fairly easily.

plus, i'd like the car to last. hence why we are also coating the frame.

once all that's finished and it's assembled, it is heading off to paint. the good thing, the body is so solid. zero rust. it will basically be a sanding, touch up some small things, repaint.

i'm not going as crazy chrome and detail/pinstriping like most do. I'd like to call it "OEM+". Still keep it simple/clean looking, but freshened up...

I could throw springs back in it, and sell it as a restored 64.... more broad of a market for a cleaner/simple car than something over the top - that's if I was to ever sell it (which I have 0 plans on doing).

plus, my 5yr old nephew has already laid claim to it. he said it's his when he can drive. LOL. (he's already a big car nut)

This is my kind of classic lowrider build. I can appreciate the work that goes into a car like the Chilango, but it's too over the top for me personally. I really like your philosophy with this car.

[Oxer]

frame wrapping is usually meant for cars that hop a few feet in the air... or at least bounce in the front and the back... the wrapping makes them stronger so they can take the landing

Although I can see where you are coming from, and part of me dislikes the fact that a matching numbers car that was 100% original and immaculate is now being fucked with, im not going to discourage the guy.

Wrapping a frame makes it stronger for more then "taking the landing".

Only a small part is sad, the rest of me is glad to see on original lowrider build on Stanceworks. OP keep doing what you're doing, Love it.

[benz88]

finding a mint original frame for a 64 impala will be difficult, it just irks me to see such a beautiful all original car get its frame wrapped... theres no logical reason to do it... airbags wont make your car hop up and down... and if you're gonna be putting 300 PSI through an air bag, you're gonna have to be changing bags every few months..

frame wrapping is usually meant for cars that hop a few feet in the air... or at least bounce in the front and the back... the wrapping makes them stronger so they can take the landing

at this point you're just killing gas mileage for "protections" sake... waste of money in my mind if you're not making her into a full fledge hopping up and down lowrider.

Xframes are easy as hell to find. The Canadian Frames are the hard ones. If you cant find an Xframe forsale within 5 minutes on the internet theres something wrong

[Nicotine]

as i said..... i posted a video earlier. we upped the pressure from that point. and we will be upping it further.

plus, slam specialties bags - 600psi rating

and at $120ish a bag, who cares?

xframes arn't exactly the strongest frame around. wrapping it won't hurt. and it's not getting moulded/painted/pin striped/etc..... it's just a wrap for longevity. is it over kill? yep. but i'd rather do it, have the car last me a life time.

i appreciate your opinion though. that's exactly why I bought the car in the first place. it was insanely hard to find something that wasn't tacky or destroyed/rotten.

[fromthelbc]

i dont see how boxing a frame (frames are cheap, can get a new one?), powdercoating it for longevity, and bags are "chopped up"?...

bags can be undone in an afternoon. the enforced frame will last a lifetime.

finding a mint original frame for a 64 impala will be difficult, it just irks me to see such a beautiful all original car get its frame wrapped... theres no logical reason to do it... airbags wont make your car hop up and down... and if you're gonna be putting 300 PSI through an air bag, you're gonna have to be changing bags every few months..

frame wrapping is usually meant for cars that hop a few feet in the air... or at least bounce in the front and the back... the wrapping makes them stronger so they can take the landing

at this point you're just killing gas mileage for "protections" sake... waste of money in my mind if you're not making her into a full fledge hopping up and down lowrider.

[Skraight.]

i dont see how boxing a frame (frames are cheap, can get a new one?), powdercoating it for longevity, and bags are "chopped up"?...

bags can be undone in an afternoon. the enforced frame will last a lifetime.

Agreed, people that say I ruined my low mileage SS by adding bags don't realize you could remove the bags and have it back to stock in a day.

Albeit my car isn't an all original '64.