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1961 Chevy Impala
by hotrodmax Sun 03 Jul 2016, 10:46 pm
I started on this one now that the Camaro is finished. I started with the Lindberg 1961 Chevy Impala as as the base. I painted the body Duplicolor Gunmetal gray. The interior will be red. I finished up the bare metal foil work today, That's always been a weakness with me. Never been any good at it. My stock is a bit old too, but will use it until it's gone. I'm cheap that way. lol. I'm not sure what I will do with the interior, as this will be another restomod. The wheels in the pics are just one of the options I was thinking about.
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Re: 1961 Chevy Impala
by KatsZenJammer Mon 04 Jul 2016, 12:34 am
Nice! The BMF really pops out the contrast between the body and the stripe. 
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Re: 1961 Chevy Impala
by Shelby Mon 04 Jul 2016, 5:07 am
The colour is perfect for it and as Kats mentioned it makes the BMF pop. I'm liking those wheels too.
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Re: 1961 Chevy Impala
by Geezerman Tue 05 Jul 2016, 11:18 am
Looking sweet, Max ! Really like that year Chev body style !
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Re: 1961 Chevy Impala
by harron68 Tue 05 Jul 2016, 12:51 pm
Side view is that it looks better than many of the land yachts of the era. Congrats on a sleek machine!
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Re: 1961 Chevy Impala
by hotrodmax Tue 05 Jul 2016, 11:51 pm
Interior done, I went stock on it. Just a little foil work to spice is up.
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Re: 1961 Chevy Impala
by hotrodmax Wed 06 Jul 2016, 7:36 pm
When you are building a 1961 Impala Restomod and the stock 409 just won't do. What do you do? Shoehorn in a fresh LS3 and six speed transmission!
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Re: 1961 Chevy Impala
by Skid Wed 06 Jul 2016, 10:41 pm
I like it Max and the wheels look good too.
Call me old school but I'd rather see the 409 in there.
Call me old school but I'd rather see the 409 in there.
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Re: 1961 Chevy Impala
by webby Thu 07 Jul 2016, 6:50 am
The Gunmetal didn't impress. Until I saw it, works really, really well with the red interior & side flash.
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Re: 1961 Chevy Impala
by hotrodmax Sat 09 Jul 2016, 12:43 pm
Thanks guys! Buttoned this one up, more pics can be found in the NMA
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