Drove over an hour to check out a 2004 Impala SS "Indy Edition" for sale. Only 200 were sold in Canada. Looked good in the photo and seller said there were "no issues". He was asking 3k and I thought with the supercharged 3800 it might be a fun summer driver.
Photos from seller:
These were obviously older photos. The car was ROTTEN. Fenders, doors and fist sized holes in the subframes.
Raw fuel smell, bald tires, big cut in the drivers seat. Seller is moving to Ontario and needed to sell fast. He said "Give me 2500". I said "I wouldn't give you a grand for it". He said "Give me 2000" lol
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
I borrowed a homemade knife this morning from a friend. It was a hard pull but it worked good. I think I sweated off about 2 pounds cutting the bottom corners and across the bottom.
Congrats Buddy that's a bugger of a job. That is actually going to be a nice car again!
One side welded in, ready for pinchweld primer. Other side just welded in, some prep needed before the primer.
Mark my words, I will NEVER do this job again, I'll farm it out if I ever have another car that needs it. If I could have found someone to do it this time I wouldn't have tackled it. I hate the job every bit as much as I feared, and more...
Seems like the window was out forever but my friend who helps me with glass was away, we've been doing a bunch of Christmas gatherings, one thing after another. Anyway, finally it went back in yesterday afternoon. Just waiting for urethane to cure then I can get things cleaned up, put the mouldings and trunk lid back on. Then full speed ahead on the Muncie conversion.
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Another tool in the shop. Finally built a press ! Had the material, porta power, 20 ton bottle jack and paint.....total cost $20.00 Also built a multi tool holder. Will make it so I can anchor to floor.
that looks better then the princess auto one i bought, great tool to have for when Dougie comes to crush those beer cans that pile up
thats what my buddy called it.....the can crusher.. Just pumping aluminum...not iron. Dang sideways pics! Could fixem on my old computer.....haven't figured this one out yet!
-- Edited by hawkeye5766 on Monday 22nd of January 2024 03:26:24 AM
I find as I get older I'm always looking for ways to make hard labour easier. I prefer to think of it as working smart vs being lazy...
Anyway, I've had the odd time where I need to roll a "dead duck" onto my 4 post hoist and I can't do it alone. My wife has serious physical limitations so she can't help me push and I don't think here electric mobility chair would have enough power to pull a car up that short ramp! I've always had to use a Come-Along which is tedious work. Thanks to a generous Christmas present in the form of a Canadian Tire gift card I went to purchase a 3000 lb winch today. I spent a couple of hours this evening making up a mount for it to fasten to my hoist at the far end so I can pull vehicles on. No opportunity to try it yet but it seems like it should be mounted very solid and I made it so it's quite easy to remove if it's in the way to work on a car. The remote rocker switch has enough cord that I can check both sides of the car as I'm pulling. No paint work yet to make it look pretty but this will give you an idea what I did. Criticism welcome as always in case there is something you see you don't like. I used an existing hole in the hoist crossbar to mount it. I didn't want to drill any new holes in the hoist in case I compromised the structure.
Looks like a nice tidy job and another handy tool for us old guys.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Not in my garage, but in a fabrication shop which happens to have winter storage. As my garage is packed full with stuff from my moms house(estate). We sold the 1652 sq ft 5 bedroom house which was full of memories.
Any ways , had the shop install a Global West anti-bump steer kit on my 64 Parisienne. It was unsettling at 115 mph at the end of the 1/4 mile track. A former landing strip with a diagonal bump at the end.
-- Edited by pontiax on Wednesday 31st of January 2024 05:12:01 AM
I had an interesting afternoon. A car-nut friend stopped by. He told me that pretty much on his 60th birthday he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. They told him that treatments might give a bit of extra time to live. He is in the middle of a 69 Camaro build project and because so far he still feels pretty good other than some minor pain he wants to push hard to finish the car and take it for a long road trip while he still can. He was describing what it's like to basically be given a departure date from this world. The conversation with him certainly was a wakeup call to make sure to decide what is important in life and what isn't.
On more of a happy note, he told me about the North American Snap-On Tools 2024 calendar. Does anyone happen to have one? His Nova is on it. One of only 2 Canadian cars on the calendar. I have to see if I can find a copy somewhere.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
On more of a happy note, he told me about the North American Snap-On Tools 2024 calendar. Does anyone happen to have one? His Nova is on it. One of only 2 Canadian cars on the calendar. I have to see if I can find a copy somewhere.
On more of a happy note, he told me about the North American Snap-On Tools 2024 calendar. Does anyone happen to have one? His Nova is on it. One of only 2 Canadian cars on the calendar. I have to see if I can find a copy somewhere.
This is when he came to visit in October 2021. I never told the "Paul Harvey, rest of the story" to this picture. When he went to leave that day there was a massive coolant puddle under his car. We weren't sure what it was so I loaded the car on my trailer and took him home ( 35 miles west of here). Turned out it was just a loose hose clamp on the lower rad hose at the water pump!
Soooooo many times that I've looked at. I feel your pain...
Also built a multi tool holder. Will make it so I can anchor to floor.
