Impala SS 1996 Pro Street 4 seater

[Mattilacken]

I believe the hood is done. Some sanding on the trunk and I hope to go to primer tomorrow! Fingers crossed! 

I wanted the hood to look almost like an Stock hood but with more attitude kind of a performance version I think I nailed it with stacking an other as hood on top of the other one ?

[Mattilacken]

Base coat!

Edited November 7, 2024 by Mattilacken

[Mattilacken]

Detailing progress, seats are taking shape. And so are the plumbing.. you might not want the fuel lines that close to the driveshaft but i thought of that after ?

[Mattilacken]

While working on the plumbing the water pump broke as well as the steering pump. So I had to replace them with remans 😉 my rad and IC had to come out so you can see the wires going to the fans. 
 

[Mattilacken]

Paint it black! First paint is on. 

[David G.]

I'm not sure how I missed this one but now that I've found it and I'm all caught up, all I can say is... 

Wow Anton! 

You have some amazing mods going on with this! More than just mods, it's a complete overhaul, like a 1:1 Pro Street.

Excellent work so far, great looking pant too.

David G.

[Mattilacken]

39 minutes ago, David G. said:

I'm not sure how I missed this one but now that I've found it and I'm all caught up, all I can say is... 

Wow Anton! 

You have some amazing mods going on with this! More than just mods, it's a complete overhaul, like a 1:1 Pro Street.

Excellent work so far, great looking pant too.

David G.

Thanks allot David! Yes its a complete overhaul! I did a quick sum up of stock Impala parts used and it ended up with: Glass, Body, hood, lights, door cards, dash and rear seat. and thats it!

I am now wetsanding the paint since i got a bunch of pin holes in the paint.

 

[Mattilacken]

Got my decals printed after getting the ink cleaned and some new cartridges installed. The Epson printer does well and it’s still 10+ years old, just the ink getting expensive due to corporate bull. 🐂 

installed some of the smaller ones, my warning sign, much like what the Blackout SS had except for the message. Also installed my seat belt decals, I like the small ones I printed for the lap belts, wish I printed more of those. 

[Moparman18064]

On 12/13/2024 at 7:54 PM, Mattilacken said:

While working on the plumbing the water pump broke as well as the steering pump. So I had to replace them with remans 😉 my rad and IC had to come out so you can see the wires going to the fans. 
 

Reman units? I hope not Cardone😁 it looks awesome in the black! Your warning decal is hilarious.

[David G.]

The interior bits are looking great!

Love the warning label too.  

David G.

[Mattilacken]

Paint is progressing, hand painted the bow tie after several failed attempts with decals. I am trying to decide if I should put the impala emblem on the d pillar, it’s a home made decal.

[David G.]

A keen eye and steady hand!

It looks great!

David G.

[CG63]

I like where you're going with this one. I'm a big prostreet fan. This one won me a trophy at the 2013 Mid Atlantic NNL's.

[Mattilacken]

On 1/8/2025 at 2:08 PM, David G. said:

A keen eye and steady hand!

It looks great!

David G.

Thanks David, yes and when reviewing the pictures i see that I can touch it up on the Right hand side

 

On 1/11/2025 at 2:17 AM, CG63 said:

I like where you're going with this one. I'm a big prostreet fan. This one won me a trophy at the 2013 Mid Atlantic NNL's.

 

Thanks! That truck is realy cool saw it in your other thread. And gongrats on the trophy!

[Steve H]

Looking baaaaaaddddd in black! Sinister…. I like it. That dash board decal is awesome, love it!! 

[Mattilacken]

3 hours ago, Steve H said:

Looking baaaaaaddddd in black! Sinister…. I like it. That dash board decal is awesome, love it!! 

Thanks mate!! Hehe yes it’s a cool addition;-)

 

made some work on the paintjob, not as perfect as my red Porsche but it’s black so I think I am ok with it. Ran out of polish so I have to order more to get a better result. I could not resist so I started to put the mesh in.

[Mattilacken]

After another pass with the finishing compound and a layer of wax afterwards the paint look 9/10 in my opinion.

Edited January 18 by Mattilacken

[BK9300]

Beautiful polishing job - finish looks great!

[David G.]

The paint looks great Anton!

I like the grille too.

David G.

[Mattilacken]

After some comments here on the board i decided to bring this one in the shop again. So was messing about with the new Garage backdropp and got to re familirize with the build:) and i decided to try to ad chrome with Bare metal foil instead of spraying Revell chrome. will see how that goes to night. Hers one of the pics. 

 

 

[David G.]

It's nice to see this one back in play.

What part did you use the BMF on?

David G.

[Mattilacken]

3 minutes ago, David G. said:

It's nice to see this one back in play.

What part did you use the BMF on?

David G.

I will start puttin it on the window trim, not sure i want to do the emblem in the back though. high probobility to damage the paint i belive.. I have don close to no BMF yet.

[Zippi]

That Impala Pro Street is looking good man.  Love the Diorama. 

[Mattilacken]

Managed to put some BMF on the window trim. First time working with it and it went ok. 

[David G.]

That looks like a great first attempt Anton!

With practice and patience you'll ger even better.

David G.