desert_max
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Mild 383 turbo 350 2800 stall and a 12 bolt with an Eaton posi, Strange axles and 373 gear
Stout! Should be a lot of fun. If you can get it to hook up.
Mild 383 turbo 350 2800 stall and a 12 bolt with an Eaton posi, Strange axles and 373 gear
Surprisingly these little things hook pretty damn good . I run drag radials toStout! Should be a lot of fun. If you can get it to hook up.
Next best ride to a MAX!! HuRaHH!!At the Honda dealership for parts for my S2000, which has the same red line as the later model VMAX 9000 RPM. It has a 6-speed gearbox with a shifter that's like a toggle switch. The car has been sitting and I finally was able to get around to troubleshoot it, fortunately it's a very minor repair to get it back on the road. The VTEC engine is very similar in its feel to vboost!
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Waaaaaaay back when I was young there was a guy named Tom Elder I hung out with from time to time that had a beautiful '67 Impala. (It had a 327 in it.)Started a secret restoration for my dad. This was his favorite car (and we've got a lot of cool cars). He drove this a lot in the 80's and 90's as a regular driver. It's a 1967 SS 427 with rare domed hood (the car itself is rare as only a little over 2000 of 1 million had the 427 option). There are currently only 124 registered SS 427's (I'm sure there are a few others but not many). We don't have the original 427 so we're going to do some "upgrades" to make it more fun for a daily driver. I envision he will use this for most of the running around he does for me since the trunk is large and can carry plenty of stuff lol.
Going to strip it down to the frame (obviously with some body shop assistance).
The 468 is already built with full roller cam and lifters (hydraulic roller).
Going with an overdrive trans (probably 4L80E to hold up to the torque)
Fuel Injection
MAYBE Procharger
Vintage Air
PST complete suspension (larger sway bars, all new front and rear, torque arms in the rear, polygraphite everything, body mounts, ect..)
Not sure on brakes just yet but the stock disc/drum worked well
12 Bolt rear maybe new seals but it's a good rear already
Completely go through the interior. Dynamat, new wiring.
Anything else that someone might consider?
The rear quarters are the worst part of the car. The rest of the metal is good enough to work with as is. It's going back the Factory Marina Blue with White top and Black interior.
We snuck the car out about a week ago and the body shop already has disassembled and cleaned most of it up. There were 4 full 55 gallon trash can loads lol.
Was the '65 Biscayne/Bel-Air/Impala the last year for the separate body on-frame?
Some reinforcement of the chassis/body probably would be in-order. Whatever you can do to modernize the headlamps would greatly-help night-time use. I like a stock appearance, so keeping round headlamps is what I'd do, with LED elements. Older people need all the night vision assistance they can get. Your depth perception and the night-time visual acuity deteriorates.
I really-like the GM "Rally" wheels, and they make-em in larger sizes now. Minimal chrome, a solid one-color body, no vinyl top, and the "Rally" wheels, with their small center hubcaps. A very traditional appearance.
I like that. Did you paint it or use decals?Something a little different.
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