Recent content by ehernan3

Da'yum! Hell of a wagon @64chevydude

Thanks, @64chevydude , I found a cool article on Howell, related to June 10 https://www.milandragway.com/detroit-dragway-news-june-10th/. I may be there. I've actually raced at Detroit Dragway, also, not too long before they shut down. What will you be racing, in case I can make it?

Thanks, good to know.

Thanks for all the feedback, guys. * @DaveN I went to CarsInc, and I think I found the imported '63 hood, but no picture. Good to know you had good experience with them. * I also see the $2500 Aluminum hood, @63 dream'n . Man, that's tempting, but I can think of so many other effective uses...

Assuming you mean Milan, MI, when are you going there? I used to race there a lot, and I was aware they finally reopened last year.

Hello all, I'm in need of a hood for my 63 Impala SS. I'm considering reproductions, but I also wish to avoid having to massage the hood in anyway to make it fit properly. I say this, because I'm aware that when folks purchase, say, reproduction quarter panels, massaging is needed to get them...

Sticking with the theme of badass things in my imagination...

@Hoyt99 , yeah, no kidding! I made the mistake of unbending it first in my excitement, then had to figure out how to store it in the garage before I got the opportunity to install it :facepalmI had to hang it from the rafters. But now it's installed. Here's a video where I give a short tour of...

Researching a bit more, I found the reference pictures I was looking for, showing all three: fuel supply, fuel return, and brake lines, from (gasp) another forum: https://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/224893/ These match what I find in the assembly manual for '63, but I find...

ok, the frame is coming together quickly in the last couple months. I was getting ready to mount the rear shocks, and I can't find the original rear upper shock mounting bolts :facepalm . I tried looking them up on ShowCars, to no avail. Anyone know what size they are supposed to be, or have a...

I'm finally assembling the brake lines to the rear end. I ordered the rear brake hose from Show Cars, and it sure seems to me like it's very long, making a nearly perfect deep U shape before entering the frame. I know it needs to be able to handle all axle positions, from full rebound to full...

What are the torque specs for the nuts that attach the axle retainer plates to the axle housing? I have the original service manuals('61 and '63), but they don't specify this one. In the same section, they do specify the 3rd-member-to-housing torque as 34-45 lbs-ft, and these seems to be...

Oh, I don't doubt Cecil's chart. Just frustrated that ShowCars has it wrong. I had ordered their 3.36 tag, and it's the wrong tag :facepalm

That implies ShowCars has it wrong: This is their 3.36: https://show-cars.com/product/5933 This is their 3.55: https://show-cars.com/product/5934