'63 Chevrolet Impala Pro Street

[W-409]

I started this about five months ago. My First idea was that i build a tubeframe to '56 Chevy. But then i got better idea. I had AMT's '63 Impala. The plan was to make a gasser from it, but chassis and interior were so bad that i started to think about building tubeframe to Impala. First i made a drawing and then i started building. The frame is made from brasstube. I welded them together. My dad helped me fitting tubes before welds and measure them. I did everything else myself. Engine will be Lamar Walden's and World Products new 609''. I must do the firewall because AMT kit doesn't include it. Tires will be Mickey Thompson Sportmans. They are street legal ones. This gonna be Pro Street.

It fits nicely!

Then i continued... I made front frame tubes from the same brasstube as the frame. I made engine front mounting plate from aluminium.

Thanks for lookin'

[jedimastergary]

Looks cool and it is a Ipmpala not done as a lowrider

that is cool and it looks grerat so far will watch this

build to see how it turns out

[modelhut]

W-409, this is going to be a great model! Please continue to post pictures, as I will be following this one

[Smart-Resins]

Great job so far. I like the brass frame. almost wants me to get back onto my 53 belair brass frame! Jody

[Wagoneer81]

Very nice! Wonderful work on the frame, I'm looking forward to seeing more!

[Guest old man]

NICE BUILDING ON THE FRAME WHERE DID YOU GET THE REAR TIRES ?

[AMT Pacemakers]

What equipment do you use for your solder work?

CCSS

[W-409]

Rear tires are aftermarket stuff, made of resin. For soldering i use liquid gas to heat up the soldering paste (?).

[W-409]

I continued working with this. I made a tunnelram manifold from 100% scratch. First I made that plate on the top of the crankcase chamber. I flamed it, because after that it was more flexible. Then I made those intake pipes from the same brasstube as the frame. I rolled it because then it's bit more square. I soldered them to the place. For last, I made a plate on the top of the intake tubes. I test fitted everything to the place and it looked like this.

Not so happy it's not so good but i have to fix the worst problems and then it's ok.

I resized the pics, any better...?

[Terror]

Looks like she'll heat up some tar.Nice work so far,please,carry on.

[W-409]

Thanks Terror! I'm trying to keep this going but now I need parts for front suspension, one tie rod is coming, but more parts needing... Have to look what parts I'll really need and have to try swap them... Or then I make them from 100% scrathc as I will do with the rear suspension's four links. Next have to build all the brackets and then paint the frame and after that I'll make the floor...

[speedy5963]

great start here, really looking forward to seeing how this comes along