Recent content by bronkimpala

Hey all, I managed to get the body off the frame on my "62 Impala project, and found that the rear body mounts on the body, (behind the rear wheels) are both bad. Does anyone reproduce these? Thanks in advance for you responses.

I'm thinking of using the Powergen alternator ( that looks like a generator) on my '62 409 build. I realize I won't fool the experts, but I like the "look" of originality that it offers. Has anyone used this on their cars? Pros and cons? Does it fit stock GM generator brackets? Thanks in...

Thanks for all the nice comments and encouragement. We ran the engine a couple of weeks ago, so I'd have to dig up the dyno pulls to verify torque and horsepower. Going from memory, I thought we calculated about 365 horsepower at 5000 RPM. Not a pro-stocker by any means, but I'm building this...

Seat ID One has the chrome band around the seat, one does not. Did all '65 seats have the band?

Pics 20 and 21: Assembled engine. Pic 22 On the dyno! Setting timing. Pic 23 and 24 Fine tuning. Ready to take home!

Pics 15 and 16: Counterbore cut - installing hardened seats for unleaded fuel. Pic 17: Blued seat - 3 angled. Pic 18: Finished head - assembled. Pic 19: Upgrade springs and retainers OEM seat pressure 45 lbs, new springs 80 lbs.

Pics 10 and 11: CC chambers and check compression Pic 12: Cut new guides for seals. Pics 13 and 14: Three angle valve seats.

Pic 6: Installing crank with studs. Pic 7: Piston install. Pic 8: Last Piston! Pic 9: Degreeing the cam.

Hey all, As some you may know, I'm building a '62 Impala. Although I've owned lots of small-block cars, this is my first 409. It's a '65 truck block that I had built at Bay Speed Center in DePere, Wisconsin. Mike and his staff were kind enough to take a few pictures during the build, and I...

Hi all, I have some seats that I am unsure of the year of. They all look to be full size seats, but based on previous discussion, they are not '62 seats. Both sets of these fold straight forward, not at an angle. Here's some pics:

seat bracket measurements That would be great, thanks! Could you also get the shifter hump measurements?

Does anyone have pics or measurements where the bucket seat brackets need to be?

Thanks, it appears that one of the seats that came with the car is a '65-up seat.

Hey all, disassembling my '62 hardtop and have a few questions. Any help greatly appreciated, pics will be coming soon! 1. How does the trim below the driprail, above the window come apart? Any tips for removal? 2. I have two bucket seats that came with the car, one with the chrome band...

1962 Paint codes - PPG formulas anyone? Does anyone have access to the base/clear formulas by PPG, specifically hondouras maroon? I'm thinking I may spray a test card with the original color so that I don't stray too far from the original. Thanks!