'71 Impala 4 door... what should I do with it?

[Greg]

Fuel injection, clearcoat, clean it up and drive it around. I think it would be bad ass.

Yep, you get it! 😍

 

[Greg]

If this is what you enjoy, then go for it. I totally get doing something you enjoy regardless of the financial implications of it.

My main/initial comment was more about, you have so many other projects already going on.....and that given those, the less desirable nature of this car makes it seem like you are spreading your resources too thin. Now, if you have enough room to store it until you can get to it, then by all means go for it. My wife would MURDER me if I brought home so many projects, even if I had the room....but yours seems pretty dam understanding.

We have 2 acres and understanding neighborhoods, there are currently 6 vehicles stored out back... some are for sale, some run, some don't, but I have room for more. I have more time at home these days and enjoy wrenching on old junk.

My wife loves the idea of driving an old car, taking her girlfriends out on the weekend visiting the winerys... she gets it too. 😉

 

[TRD270]

Giant blower, and a stockpile of rear tires

 

[Hickey]

Whatever you do, I think you should make it about me and my needs and preferences. 😂

 

[J-mobzz]

If it doesn’t need quarters floors and rockers it would be fun. But it 100% needs to be on bags.

 

[NYCEGUY01]

I agree, old rusty 4 door cars are lame... Oh wait.....

 

[Gravy]

I've got a chain we can weld to it.
It would be funny to make a boat into a boat ⚓.

 

[NYCEGUY01]

Heres some relevant reading materials for that car......

This 1983 Cadillac DeVille Has an LS Swap, Coilovers, and Even a Stick Shift

Matt Graves built a one-of-a-kind pro touring Cadillac—no, make that pro luxury.

www.motortrend.com

 

[STAG]

The beetle in the background looks like a more fun project to me 😂

 

[TurboMinivan]

And I relate to Derek from VGG, I love getting an old car back up and running, then on the road. I've had several projects that I've breathed new life back into, getting an old car running again is one of the most favorite things I enjoy these days, TBH.

Then you definitely need to get this car.

 

[Greg]

The beetle in the background looks like a more fun project to me 😂

It's a '66 and will be available to buy in the near future. I'd rather have the car with a 400 ft/lb engine. 😉

 

[STAG]

It's a '66 and will be available to buy in the near future. I'd rather have the car with a 400 ft/lb engine. 😉

Power to weight my friend! 😁 so obviously the air cooled 1600 (assuming) would have to go bye-bye.

 

[Greg]

This is looking more & more like it's going to happen, which makes me happy.

I think my plan will be pretty basic, starting with deep cleaning & then work on the mechanicals.... get it running and driving reliably being the biggest hurdles. After that, wheels & tires... probably going to do some classis 15x8 slotted mags and quality tires. After that, I want to put this thing on air bags.

Anyone on here ever messed with air bags? I know they can be a bit finicky, lines need to be equal length to the F & R so bags work together. I'm looking for a complete kit with shocks & relocation brackets, this one looks pretty complete. - https://www.jegs.com/i/EZ-Air-Ride/373/CPBBD/10002/-1

 

[STAG]

I had a car on bags once, loved it. I can’t give much feedback on the equal length lines because I’ve never heard that, but I was running the Airlift performance system (it’s the same system I bought for the Hawaii Ranger, and still have it sitting in storage waiting for a project to go on) and absolutely loved that system. It’s all separated however you plumb it. My car had all 4 corners plumbed with their own line, so I could technically do side leans or Carolina squats or stink bugs. They also have presets that you can set as “ride height”, “all dropped”, “towing” “full inflate” etc.

 

[STAG]

The beetle in the background looks like a more fun project to me 😂

RB25 swapped Beetle

 

[Greg]

We've made arrangements to get the Beetle, but it's going to be my wife's stock DD. Guess I'll have to learn about air cooled VW's and figure out freakin' German engineering.

 

[STAG]

We've made arrangements to get the Beetle, but it's going to be my wife's stock DD. Guess I'll have to learn about air cooled VW's and figure out freakin' German engineering.

Airbag it!

 

[1969honda]

My 15 yr old really wants a rwd LS super beetle.

 

[UNSTUCK]

I highly recommend you not EV swap it.

 

[Gravy]

I've had lots of VeeDub stuff. I just got rid of my last one about 2 years ago.

Peterson's did a "Reader's Rides" featurette on me and Jonny's "Mountain bug" like 17 years ago, supposedly we were the first 2wd up potatoe salad hill.

He might even have a dual Weber setup hanging around. At one point we even had a supercharger.