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Old 07-23-2017, 10:03 AM
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Many have asked, the mirror base is wedge-shaped to pitch the mirror properly.



The Impala originally had large, flat-topped rib starting on the header panel and running up the hood. We are building a custom hood for this car, and the customer didn’t want that flattened rib, so we reshaped the header to come to a peak to match the new hood design.





After some cutting and reshaping, the header now has the pointy peak.

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Nice job. It will be one of those changes most will miss but the guy into these cars will pick up and appreciate it.
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Very cool. I love subtle changes more than the over the top ones. Excellent work.
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Love seeing the metal fab.
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Nice job. It will be one of those changes most will miss but the guy into these cars will pick up and appreciate it.
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Very cool. I love subtle changes more than the over the top ones. Excellent work.
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Allright, it was time to address some of the Impala’s wobbly chassis issues. This car had a bit of rust that needed repairing, and we took some time to install some .120” wall tubing to brace up the chassis.


First up was the custom transmission cross member.





The pin-bolt design is strong and also allows for a quick removal if needed.



MagnaFlow exhaust will have to make it’s way around the bottom of the car.



These cars are tricky with the multi-link rear suspension, and we wanted to run full-length exhaust all the way to the back, so everything needed to be built with all the pieces in mind.

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Clearance issue on the panhard (track) bar and the preload caps on the 12-bolt rear end cover…





Solution: Extend the panhard mount, but make sure the geometry is correct and that it is strong enough.



There you go!



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It looks pretty strong to me!
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Finishing up the transmission crossmember



These holes are good for ˝ second faster times in the quarter mile.



Some additional bracing was added from the transmission cross member to the frame.



Big mounting feet for bolt-in installation.

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