Damn i feel crappy, everyone has bad *** cars and i have a 95 Impala SS and an 82 Cadilac Elegante.

 

If I lived closer, I'd love to give you a helping hand. That's the era of my interest.
For now I'll settle with the older blazers and a '99 Sonoma

 

99 Sonoma, Me to. 2.2?

 

Sweet project. My brother is currently working on his 71 Chevelle.

 

Dont feel that bad. I only have a Blazer But Im also debt free!!!

Looks like it should be a good project. Are the plans to restore it to original conditon or change it some? How long do you think it will take?

 

Mostly stick to original for now. Plans are to do it a cheap as possible but make sure that everything that is done is going to last for a very long time.

So the frame will be removed and sand blasted & smoothed. Stainless brake/fuel lines, rebuild the suspension with poly-graphite bushings in stock components. Convert the front from the drums it is now to factory disk to keep the cost down, but help it stop better.

The engine will just get a refresh. I will be finding a 700R4 to rebuild and use as I already need a new driveshaft. I'm going to stick with the stock 10 bolt diff in the rear but fill it with an E-locker and swap out the 3.08 gears for some 3.73s. I'm still undecided as to if I'm keeping the stock control arms for the rear axle. With the ladder bars that I have on the car already, the control arms really don't play as big a roll. The ladder bars really help this car to hook, but I'm not sure if I can keep them and install a rear sway bar.

Interior will basically be going back to stock. I'd love to find a set of early '90's Taurus SHO seats to put in the front simply because they are the most comfortable seats I have ever sat in. One large problem is that these seats would not allow for proper access to the rear seat. For right now I'll probably just get factory buckets for the front and do it up in reproduction vinyl again. Again, in an effort to keep it as cheap as possible to get back to new or like-new components.

My ultimate goal is to have a fuel injected 350 running twin turbos just to be different. At that point, I'll need to revise the whole drivetrain to be able to handle the mill. I'll be looking for HP in the 600-700 range with torque above 600ftlbs out of a lowly smallblock!!

*EDIT* - UPDATE!!
Well, it is simply amazing what a wash will do. Most of the pics still have water on the surfaces, but with some polish and wax, the finish would come right back. This is a single stage paint that has been sitting for 10 years!



10 more pictures added to the album. Tomorrow will have even more! I hope to have the front clip, doors, and trunk all off tomorrow!!

 

me too!! seriously!! I tell ya I'm a great wet sander!!! it looks like a fun project...I really enjoyed retoring our 76 gmc pick up...and fire bird, red bird...good times!! the wash job makes it look sweet!

 

Awesome, I bet your so excited to be playing with it again.

 

So we got a lot done today, but found some more rot...

I added the photos to the album.

 

heh, getting through it pretty quickly aren't you?