Thread: traded chopped impala for mint all original 52 chev

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Originally Posted by chopped66impala

well i traded my impala on this chev, everyone thinks ive traded a silk purse for a sows ear but it aint their car and im very very happy, i couldntv got a better tidier rust free one to start a hotrod with. im thinkin of goin in a completely different direction with this build and go cruising instead of chasing power like in the impala, this cars about being lazy, going slow and looking cool doin it. so im after some ideas from you guys (since im just a spring chicken at 24 and all ) of what they done to these things back in the day so i can build more of a traditional leadsled, so far im thinking of keeping the spats, steelies and all the trim and just chopping 5-6" outa the roof and slamming it so its basically stock but on the ground and with a lower roof, paint wise im thinkin that factory 2 tone with that light grey lower and that dark grey roof they came out in. im also after ideas on what was traditional and whatd be cool to do engine wise, im thinkin maybe a 350 with triple 2s but have started thinkin keepin the 216 six and workin that a bit and cutting the exhaust off would be awesome. any suggestion or ideas guys? cheers
i tried putting some pics up but it wont work

Love to see some pics of the 52. Also really like the Holdens down there!
Are you thinking something like this for a chop?