'77 Impala

[Impala Matt]

Wellholy;
The pedals are a mix of 3 diff pedals.
The brake pedal is a hydroboost specific brake pedal
top half and the bottom is from a 96 Z/28. This steps the pedal over to the right and gives more clearence for the clutch pedal.
the clutch pedal is the original brake pedal trimmed and mounted right next to where it used to hang. I had pedals from a mid 80s S10 and also stick pedals from a '76 camaro but none of these fit the floor-to-dash
angle quite right. The fuse panel is somewhat close under the dash but there is room.

[The Stickman]

BTW do you plan on keeping the 15x10's with the 295/50-15's? The reason I ask is I have that same size on my Fiero and It wallows around in the back due to the huge sidewall.

[Impala Matt]

Here are some quick shots I grabbed the other day.

A couple of the Carbon Fiber heater/AC block off and one of the bumper. The bumper shot isn't the greatest but it is hard to get a good shot in the garage.

[shortrack]

cool car.....you know they used to run those in Cup.

[73supreme455]

Awesome car ! Thats beautiful work on the bumper fab.

[ed1le]

This is an awesome, unique build, lovin' it!

[wellholy]

What did you use for your tranny cross member? Are you using the reverse lock out solenoid?

[Impala Matt]

Wellholy:

the T-56 fit this
car very well. I had a custom cross member built so i could run the exhaust as tight as possible. But I used the stock length driveshaft from a '91 cop car.
Its very likely the 700r4 crossmember would have would work. I have been
told '93-'96 cross members are not quite the same. After talking with Tremec I decided not to wire in the reverse lock-out. It takes a little more effort to put it in reverse but the solenoid is easily overcome manually.

[shortrack]

bad!

[BMF Machine]

Man that is clean! I had a 78 (I think) caprice in high school. Someone had laid sheetmetal inserts in the floor boards. It was great for dropping beer cans. haha

I had a 68 PontiaC AmbulancE in HigH SchooL. Just like the GhostBusteR car. We would use the IV hooks To hold our BeeR BongS! And the storage under the rear would hold about 8 cases!lolol Plus it had a 428; man that thing would RolL down the highway?lolol

Sorry back to the thread; LovE the led SleD!

[wellholy]

I have a 80 impala that i put a t56 into. Is the reverse lock out solenoid still on your tranny I noticed that on mine it was hitiing the tunnel and do you still have the rubber bump stop on the top or the tranny. Are you going to put aftermarket gauges in for like the speedo or are you going to get the cable x ?

[wellholy]

this is mine

[Impala Matt]

Wellholy:
wow, I thought I was the only one!
as far as the solinoid hitting the floor, it is very tight a little work on the floor with a hammer should take care of it. My tranny still has it on. I used an autometer electric speedo and it was very easy to hook up. I got the factory plug for the tranny and only had to run 2 wires.There are people out there who offer tailhousings for the t-56 to run a cable
drive speedo but for me it was easier to hook up the electric one. Send more of yours Iwould like to see how it was done. One last thing the driveshaft loop that bolts to the floor did not fit once the t-56 was in.

[wellholy]

So what are your plans with the car, race, road race, or street and strip? Were in wisconsin do you live? I live in **** rapids mn. Iam trying to make my impala a sleeper I have the oil,water,volt set up from a 9c1 so it looks stock and I have a radio delete cover I could belive I found and a/c delete so I have heat at night driving around so the wife doesnt get mad about being cold. Andy

[Impala Matt]

Wellholy:
I'm in the Madison area of WI.
Major plans are to drive the car as much as I can. Once the snow is gone I'm in this car everyday. My brother has an 04 GTO and I wanted something that was just as fun but on the cheap. I have a heater only HVAC system also but that will go into my winter car (also a 77 2 door) that one is almost stock but will get a 350/4 speed in the spring.
Future plans for the Impala will be taking it on the HOT ROD Power tour this June. It starts in Madison this year.

[mikem]

Here are some pictures I snapped at Matt's today. We test fitted the 295/50's and he is going to need a new set of wheels with a bit more backspacing and probably still have to roll the fender lip.

I also snapped a couple pictures of his winter car.

He will be along probably tomorrow to post more about them both.

[68Formula]

Awesome project. This is my favorite as my parents bought one brand new. I like the angled rear window better than the later years. Unfortunately the engine and trans bit the dust after 150k miles and sadly they sent it to the junkyard. No rust except for the doors.

[Impala Matt]

Havent posted in a while so I thought i would share some pics of one of my other rides. This car isnt really pro-touring yet but I use it to answer the question of what to drive while the "real" car is in hybernation.The blue one is a Caprice and currently a 305/2bbl auto. The only mods are Heddman hedders and dual exhaust with Flowmasters. It has the large factory front sway bar and a rear bar.
Beecause it sees winter I'm not going to clean it up only upgrade it.
It has an 8.5 rear co I plan on swaping 2.41 open for a 3.08 posi. Up front will get '87 wagon spindles with 12" brakes. And of course it will be lowered 3"
For the driveline I have a 350/4speed from my first B body stick conversion also the pedals I made. This one has a Howe racing throw out bearing. The 4 speed is a super T10 with a 2.88 first.
Most of this stuff is leftovers from other projects and will be more fun to drive than take up space in the garage.
The Imp got its inner fenders back and is getting a steering pump upgrade with A/N lines and a remote tank

[ProTouring442]

Got me thinking...

Nice Impala or Olds 88, add a wrecked Chevy Trailblazer, set the whole thing at a nice ride height, Fill the inside with leather, voila; a nice AWD BMW beater!

Cool looking Impala!!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[Impala Matt]

The blue Caprice is a winter car and if I had a dime for everytime someone asked me "hows that do in the snow?' I would be rich. Doesn't anyone remember to change their tire in Oct. Next year with the posi I'll drive through anything. V-8
rwd is the way God intended cars to be set up.