Hello,
Just registered after viewing for about 2 years. Live in Forest, VA.
Got the 409 bug a few years ago and had 409 QA built by Lamar Walden Automotive in Doraville, GA, dyno'd up to 520+ HP. Not in my '64 Impala SS. Need to restore car. Car was built in Doraville, GA! Rotted frame but original SS 409 with bucket seats. Appears to have been painted three times. Original Black with black interior. Had tilt wheel!
Struggling to figure what rear end setup to go with: Pontiac/Olds, 12-bolt Chevy, Ford 9" (boo!), or a quick change setup Franklin, etc.????
Also, could use a good body guy. I don't mind doing all the mechanical stuff but not a body guy or painter (yet).
Any help appreciated.
When a kid I had 63 Chevy with small block engines (3-283,292,327) and never 409. This time around I got the 409 bug and always wanted a '64 Impala!
Pictures of my old '63 attached. Crazy kid, I ran a gasser as a street car!! Straight axle, tunnel ram, 15x10 Keystone, etc. But gas was <25 cents a gallon back then!!
And the craziest part was I took a tri-five frame and cut it to make a modified frame retaining the "weak" 10 bolt just thinking the leaf spring suspension would prevent rear end breakage! Needless to say it did not work, twisted axles, blown rear ends continued.
Knowing what I know now I would have got a Ponitac-Olds rear end under that thing!!
Just registered after viewing for about 2 years. Live in Forest, VA.
Got the 409 bug a few years ago and had 409 QA built by Lamar Walden Automotive in Doraville, GA, dyno'd up to 520+ HP. Not in my '64 Impala SS. Need to restore car. Car was built in Doraville, GA! Rotted frame but original SS 409 with bucket seats. Appears to have been painted three times. Original Black with black interior. Had tilt wheel!
Struggling to figure what rear end setup to go with: Pontiac/Olds, 12-bolt Chevy, Ford 9" (boo!), or a quick change setup Franklin, etc.????
Also, could use a good body guy. I don't mind doing all the mechanical stuff but not a body guy or painter (yet).
Any help appreciated.
When a kid I had 63 Chevy with small block engines (3-283,292,327) and never 409. This time around I got the 409 bug and always wanted a '64 Impala!
Pictures of my old '63 attached. Crazy kid, I ran a gasser as a street car!! Straight axle, tunnel ram, 15x10 Keystone, etc. But gas was <25 cents a gallon back then!!
And the craziest part was I took a tri-five frame and cut it to make a modified frame retaining the "weak" 10 bolt just thinking the leaf spring suspension would prevent rear end breakage! Needless to say it did not work, twisted axles, blown rear ends continued.
Knowing what I know now I would have got a Ponitac-Olds rear end under that thing!!