1962 Impala Show Winning build....start to finish.

this is a 62' impala lowrider that myself and a friend from Califonia built together as a team.(I live in Indiana!) I'm a member of Wicked Fantasies MCC, and he's a member of Custom Builders MCC, so it was a nice collaboration of two clubs coming together opposite sides of the country.

We built this car as a sort of "charity" build, in which we will auction it off later this season to benefit our modeling forum http://www.mad-modeler.com. So whatever profit is made will be donated. (Auction date will be posted later)

So without further ado, here is the buildup of this car from start to show. enjoy!!!

The paintscheme is OG...light blue for the exterior, and the interior will be two-tone blue vinyl.
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We are using a resin/billet distributor, and a battery kit from ModelCarGarage (if it'll fit!)
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Wheels are the new 5.20's from pegasus with chrome disk brakes/calipers.
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The rest of the parts were chrome plated.(grey parts are the 62 parts)
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here's the start of the chassis,
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You can really see the mettalic of the paint in the last pic

the upper a-arms are molded to the chassis, so i had to chrome them also as well as polish them with simichrome.

(pic is a little less detailed-no flash)
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dash detailing

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The Flocking is a light blue with some white mixed in. because back then the carpet had white threads in it!

Here is the chrome after coming back from the plater's...

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Just mocking it up now...

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Here are the hydro cylinders for the front, they will be plumbed when the engine goes in (hardlined).
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The front end is ready to go together...I have some braided lines for the brakes, as well as hardlines to go from the frame up.
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frontend is assembled. The wheels also have positionable steering because i didn't glue the spindles on.

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the rear end is finished, got the coil over's mounted, the shocks mounted, brake line ran. and this will be the final stance of the car as well.

if your wondering why the cups are gold, my instant set for my glue took the chrome paint off..i'll have to touch it up again.

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the interior is painted, i'll let it sit for awhile before i baptize it in the CSC...to take off the sheen and the major part of the gloss.


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The seat's got the chrome treatment also

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got the seats glued in..as well as the center console. Floor shifter has been tossed out too...being moved to the column.

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Passenger door panel is finished being detailed...all the chrome was done with Bare Metal Foil. And the small buttons were painted by hand.
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both door panels are finished
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built the switch panel...has 4 switches. panel was made from aluminum

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billet aluminum steering column is being put in...

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Sort of a large jump now...my partner in the build did the engine and body(he didn't take pics till he was at the show! lol)

This was at modelfest 05' out in california..we took first place lowrider cars (59 & NEWER). A few details were missing but they got added in later.

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After he shipped it back across the country to me..i took some close up detail pics after the missing items were put on(mirrors, arial, radiator hose..etc..)

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I took it to the IPMS Roscoe Turner show in Indianapolis, Indiana..didn't win anything due to some judging asses..but had a good time none the less!!

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Looks sweet, I love all the detail, great job on it. Really looks real.

You need :sunglasse for this model! What i like about this model is that there is no overdone murals( those paintjob tend to scream" Look at me!!"),just a plain metallic. :thumbsup:

Looks really good, nice and well built, don´t like all the plated parts, tell your buddy he did a great job on that engine! P.S why not post all in one post?

Thats hella clean, good job.

Looks really good, nice and well built, don´t like all the plated parts, tell your buddy he did a great job on that engine! P.S why not post all in one post?
You must not be into lowriders very much if your don't like a lot of chrome, lmao.

and it's too many pics for one post...so i posted it up just like when we built it. in the proper order.

You must not be into lowriders very much if your don't like a lot of chrome, lmao.

and it's too many pics for one post...so i posted it up just like when we built it. in the proper order.
Ok I see. Please don´t get me wrong, the chrome looks fantastic, but I just felt that a chromed radiator was a bit too much for my taste...Well I guess we all have likes and dislikes.

Here's a few more random pics i found...

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man im glad this is done if anybody else wonders where they've heard about this fund raiser before its from me the blue rx-7 i built is for this same fund raiser i had no partner tho and i still have to send mine out to be sold i am also a part of Wicked Fantasies M.C.C this is why im in the fund raiser :)

thanks barry...

should have some more pics from the latest show..and results if we won!

Nicely done!

I don't understand the CSC bath to kill the gloss though...
Can you explain how you do that?
:p

Nicely done!

I don't understand the CSC bath to kill the gloss though...
Can you explain how you do that?
:p
well..i had originally painted it a darker blue, and had to strip it off to repaint it. it was too dark and too glossy. So i dunked it in the csc for about 10-15 min. took it out and it was considerably duller. sort of took the sheen off. So after i resprayed them the color they are now, i dunked them again to take of some of the sheen and get a more natural looked. it worked quite well.

Fantastic!

Really like that color. Lowriders are :sunglasse

Awesome build! I like it alot! Nice distributor, i just love it! Keep it up!

:grinyes: :grinyes: That's a sweet build, needs more chrome. :wink:

sweet man... is there a good how-to for making those cylinders on here or on mad modeler? I'm working on a '48 Chevy, and i think I'll have to build some... or does any aftermarket compant sell assembled ones?

Yess,very nice.Congrads.

sweet man... is there a good how-to for making those cylinders on here or on mad modeler? I'm working on a '48 Chevy, and i think I'll have to build some... or does any aftermarket compant sell assembled ones?
there is a how-to on mad modeler for those...look in the tech section under the topic called "misc. how-to's" lot of diagrams of stuff like that.

this car is up for grabs on ebay!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6020090563&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

im not really into lowriders but i can sure appreciate such a well built model, beautifully done. excellent blow by blow also and i love your miniature shop. super job for sure and your friend did just as well on the engine. keep up the excellent work!