1964 Chevy Impala SS Frame off build.

[HooWybrow]

Nicotine, as in the same Nicotine from JDMR? This car is insane dude. You've hired some of the best guys I know of in the GTA. I can't say that I know the Majestics guys, but Kevin at AAC has always treated me awesome and is a great guy.

This build is amazing, keep it up. I hope to see it out this summer.

[Chasen88]

Nice

[cobrawannabe]

The amount of talent and attention to detail that shop is displaying on your beautiful car deserves major commendations. You've found the local gem of a hot rod shop, they are clearly top-notch.

[Nicotine]

The amount of talent and attention to detail that shop is displaying on your beautiful car deserves major commendations. You've found the local gem of a hot rod shop, they are clearly top-notch.

yah, the work ended up far better than i had hoped. zero corners cut. I knew it would be good, but every step blew my mind.

Nicotine, as in the same Nicotine from JDMR? This car is insane dude. You've hired some of the best guys I know of in the GTA. I can't say that I know the Majestics guys, but Kevin at AAC has always treated me awesome and is a great guy.

This build is amazing, keep it up. I hope to see it out this summer.

yep..tis me, the one and only

i've been dealing with kevin for years.

[HooWybrow]

yah, the work ended up far better than i had hoped. zero corners cut. I knew it would be good, but every step blew my mind.

yep..tis me, the one and only

i've been dealing with kevin for years.

Haha, I don't know if you'll remember me or not, I was "lowakkord" on JDMR. Had that primered 4th gen accord, shaved bay and H22. Blah blah. This thing is rad, dude.

[Nicotine]

thanks! it will be a long term project. a good bulk of it done this year, then small details from here on out.

[Nicotine]

So, it's been a while since the update. more to come soon!

they finished it at AirAssisted today (altered altitudes).

they added in 2 pumps that feed into an air distribution block (less lines going to the tank, so 2 feed lines from 4 pumps).

added in 2 new check valves for the air line feeds (the viair check valves tend to seize)

added in 2 more viair 444 pumps!

so they let it sit at pressure for 3 days. not one pound of air loss at full system pressure.

tomorrow it gets picked up and taken to the body shop. so expect lots of updates from that!








here is more pics from today. It's at the paint shop!

[Nicotine]

we went over the car today to address body gap concerns/body problems, ideas, paint colours.

more pics soon

[CrackerTeg]

Eagerly waiting for more.

[uvebeenrobd]

HOLY BIG BALLS!!! Because that's the kind required to take a mint car like this; basically strip it down & start over. Great fab work & great vision.

[mrg7243]

Uhmph, Though fix that exhaust!

[Nicotine]

Today in the paint shop.....



laying frame in the shop:







urethane stuff behind the trims...water seal?











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we took off all the trims on the doors and under the rear window - which required removing the interior....GOD that was horrible to do. LOL

Tomorrow we clean the body, look over it for areas we know will need work, start sanding/prepping!



under the chrome trims. %100 original trims too, original metal! not rotten one bit.



the holes in the doors for the trims. not one inch of rust at all...



she got so filthy on the flat bed home, but - it will always look worse before it looks better.



The rear seats had to come out, so we could get out the lower portion of the head liner... behind the lower headliner is little nuts that hold on the chrome trim at the base/side of the rear window... So much work for 2 nuts per side.....



this is why the car is so solid...inside of the door shot. NO rust or holes at the bottom of the door. the previous owner loved this car and sprayed it religiously - which is why I snapped it up right when I saw it.





%100 original rear seats. Original vinyl, original foam.





and we finished off the day with 1 beer :P

[Nicotine]

did a 230 psi test for the bags today.

I think it's time for dual port bags.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04JPsPdYLiQ

in addition to that, allllll trims and clips off, did crazy degreasing...SO much krown grease. washed the car, and looked it over to address known issues.

monday the sanding and work starts!

[Nicotine]

today we started sanding the outside, fixing small issues/imperfections.

next up, the doors come off, jambs get done, under the fenders, front rad support off and prepped, trunk and hood refinished.

[keenan]

im surprised you didnt take pictures of your dogs nicotine lol. and they build is coming along nice. i didnt know this thing laid frame.