Impala SS 1996 Pro Street 4 seater

[Rattlecan Dan]

Wow. You're getting really serious here. Great so far!

[Mattilacken]

16 hours ago, Steve H said:

Wicked, cool, and excellent! Great job Anton, that is a beast of an engine! The whole car is really starting to come together. 

Thanks Steve! I could not agree more, this engine setup looks meaty for an! Thanks again mate! 

 

4 hours ago, dust collectors said:

This thing is really shaping up! A lot of really impressive work, looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Jeff! First time taking this sort of time and effort on making many parts of the build.

[Mattilacken]

4 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

Wow. You're getting really serious here. Great so far!

Thanks Donato! It never ment to be but i am taking my time not rushing it since this build have been on going for already at least some 20 years! Also why most original kit parts gone missing when i was a teenager?!

[Mattilacken]

Engine is in and I started the chassi plumbing. Front suspension is also sorted. Rear axle seems to be done and driveshaft in CF Is in place.

Will pause this for a while so i can make a Porsche 911 Turbo for my friend that hav his 40 birthday in april.

 

[Mattilacken]

8 months later and the Impala is back on the table. The Porsche is done as so is a Jordan F1 car, super productive year so far, and I have also made progress on my c5R and C5R race truck. 
 

made my first cost of primer and have corrected allot of old mistakes and I also removed the door handles since they felt so 1980’s. So I will put some others in there from the PB. 
 

I have also started to put the interior in place, and started to see how much interference I do have with the cage and seats… will be needing some mods as it seems..

[Steve H]

Love it!! This beast is really coming together Anton. I assume you printed those fantastic rear tires? Very nice ? The interior is really well detailed. 

[Mattilacken]

3 hours ago, Steve H said:

Love it!! This beast is really coming together Anton. I assume you printed those fantastic rear tires? Very nice ? The interior is really well detailed. 

Thanks Steve! Great to hear from you, as you said in your thread, it’s been a while, but that’s summer right! Yes the rear tires are printed and designed by me, but I realize that they look so naked without any tire text engraved so I might need to put some stickers there.. might have to buy Hoosier or some other nice ones instead of the traditional good year. What’s your 2 cents, tire decals or not?

[Mattilacken]

[Zippi]

This is really starting to come together.  Great work so far and I love the Pro Street look.  

[BK9300]

Wicked looking Impala, Anton.  My boss back in the day had a 1996 Impala - similar (same?) body lines as your build, but that would be where the similarity ends!

[slusher]

Wow, looking outstanding!

[Mattilacken]

23 hours ago, Zippi said:

This is really starting to come together.  Great work so far and I love the Pro Street look.  

Thank you! 

 

11 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Wicked looking Impala, Anton.  My boss back in the day had a 1996 Impala - similar (same?) body lines as your build, but that would be where the similarity ends!

Thanks! It was probably mor or less as this one yes  I have done some changes to resemble an Impala here in Sweden that had the world record at 402m with a caravan behind. ? he had replaced his front and rear bumper with what I have modeled here and mine also have a custom spoiler but other than that they should have been a like except for everything else as you pointed out ? haha

4 hours ago, slusher said:

Wow, looking outstanding!

Thanks Slusher!

[Mattilacken]

Made some progress, got some brakes and other engine parts prepped and ready for paint but not much to show. But I did some minor additions to the interior added the switch board to the left of the steering wheel

. And just a better shot of the engine with a better camera.

[BK9300]

Geez, where did you find (or how did you make!) the switches??

[Mattilacken]

8 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Geez, where did you find (or how did you make!) the switches??

I printed it, it even got the switch in it, it was hard to paint it. I got the basse model at grabbad but modified it to be able to print it, I have the file if you would like to have it. 

[BK9300]

1 minute ago, Mattilacken said:

I printed it, it even got the switch in it, it was hard to paint it. I got the basse model at grabbad but modified it to be able to print it, I have the file if you would like to have it. 

Haven’t made the leap to a printer yet, so I’ll pass for know, but good to know - switches are a nice detail!

[Mattilacken]

3 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Haven’t made the leap to a printer yet, so I’ll pass for know, but good to know - switches are a nice detail!

I could print you a couple and send them on the mail. Just hope they manage the shipping ?

[BK9300]

Anton, let me check on something and I will PM you tomorrow

[Mattilacken]

I made some progress on this bad beast, the lights and lenses have bugged me since the start but I have been pushing it forward.. I made one set where I made a normal reflector but then I tried to use the reflector as it came and just sand the glass so it’s “clear” looks better I think.

only test fitted of course.

Edited October 13, 2024 by Mattilacken

[Mattilacken]

Spent this evening on making the grill. Some adjustments to the figment is needed but looks ok to me.

[Mattilacken]

Madde some progress. Got the brake parts for the front along with my new seats painted. Installed the front brakes and wheels. I also installed the fans with cables and then installed the radiator and Intercooler permanently. I also painted the battery and installed it.

Edited October 28, 2024 by Mattilacken

[Mattilacken]

Put a complete evening on sorting the AC system that this beast have so all five can ride in comfort! It was fidley.. but will be worth it. Not done yet by far but here is a first attempt.

[Mattilacken]

I have made progress over the last week but not much to show. But both hood and trunk are now secured with magnets. I also made a structural brace based on the 1:1 underneath the hood. And after almost destroying the hood since it’s so thin I decided that I needed a power bouldge on the hood so here is my first take on that. Lot of finishing needed. 
 

comments are most welcome

[BK9300]

Looking really badass, Anton!  A lot of work to get here, with more to come!

[Mattilacken]

9 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Looking really badass, Anton!  A lot of work to get here, with more to come!

Thanks mate! For sure, it’s been a long ride and still ton left. I will try to get the good done so I can paint the body. And when my latest supply purchase arrives I can finally finish the wiering.