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So, I've been here for a couple years and just recently posted my first "Under Glass" a few weeks ago with a Lime Ice and Appliance white 62 Impala. This will be my first "in progress" build to be posted here. I didn't have any white paper on hand and just have an iPod for pics so, excuse the crummy photos. As you can tell, it's gonna lay frame...no fancy bags or anything here. Just gonna keep it simple on this one...as I usually do. I relocated the kit's lowered control arms which gave me the frame laying stance on these die cast wheels from an old Astro Van. Not sure yet what I am going to do in the back. And for those wandering, yes, wheels do clear the hood and barely touch under the tops of the fenders...close enough to a "layed out" bagged truck. I have started working on body dropping the bed. I body dropped it to clear the rear wheels and will be putting the equivillent of a four wheel drive body lift under it to make the bed line up with the cab. In plain English, I'm just raising the bed floor for clearance...just like my 1:1 S10. And if you were wandering, yes, those bedsides are discarded credit cards. When you can't just run across town and get some Evergreen, you improvise. This is the grille I have been working on. I semi-wrecklessly sanded most of the grille out with a dremel and when I got close, I hand sanded and picked out chrome flakes with a toothpick. It still needs some cleanup and a painted bowtie...maybe some driving lights. I wanted to make sure I did the chrome bumper with the factory trim because I haven't seen anyone on here do that yet. Everyone either strips and paints or leaves it all chrome save for maybe some blackwash and the bowtie.