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Looks nice. I like how you did the mounting plate for the filters and pump. Mounting it on rubber vibration isolators is a nice touch :) -Al

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Nice Build, everything looks great.

Thanks for the idea on clear coating the trunk paint. Your right with that water base stuff comes off to easy.

Looks like your going for a 2016 debut too. I will be racing my 65 Impala this year.
What motor and class are you going to run. ? If you are building a 396 oval post I have some bare 290 castings which are Corvette 427/390 heads., best for that engine.

Will Lamprecht 65 Impala I/SA 2016 debut

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Thanks for the compliment. Sitting on that $8 piece of aluminum is my mortgage payment, figured I would like to make those parts last as long as possible. :)

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Thanks for the kinds words Will. For the next 2 years or so I will only be running Pro at local tracks here in Michigan. (Milan, Stanton & 131) Got married Sept 14, had to buy a new daily driver this past weekend, and buying a new house in the summer. Ya know, life getting in the way of my racing obsession.

When we do go out on the circuit, I bet we will race the car in H or I, but would be interested in going C too, eventually.


Can't wait to see your car out there hit the strip too.

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Sent parts out to powdercoat. Martin Powdercoating in Perry, MI. I fully recommend them. During my just over 10 yrs with Baker Drivetrain (Harley & Custom bike transmissions, parts, etc) we only used 2 P-coaters that were worth mentioning, Martin and Elite Electro Coaters in Lansing, MI. Martin has onsite media blasting as well. They do a great job at a reasonable price. I have used Elite for multiple personal projects and I would recommend them as well.

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Ended up going with Hoosiers. We have good luck with the set of circle track tires we ran on the rear of this car when we used to hit the cruise nights and woodward. 30 x 9.0 rear D05 compound and 26 x 4.5 front. Mounted them at home, and took the fronts to Belle Tire for balancing as they are too light for our bubble balancer. They did it for free and they have ALWAYS taken care of us. I played amateur hockey for Belle Tire and they spoiled us with the best equipment and gear. Rears we did on our bubble balancer. Drew up a rim screw template in Autocad to attempt to evenly space them out, then poked the holes on the mill.

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Andy, you never tried making a pass with the stockcar tires did you? That was the first "slick" I got when I was a kid with a dual quad 302 in a 83 mustang. Sidestep the clutch at 6500 and roast them through 1-3rd. LOL, what a dumbass I was back then, had a lot of fun and told everybody the motor was so strong it would roast slicks! LOL!

Ahh to be 20 and single again with a good pay check to blow on cars...

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I just stumbled upon this. Great build. I love those GM A-bodys. Good luck and hope to see you at the track in the future.

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Well, I like most of us motorheads have done enough one wheel peel burnouts to kill all the mosquitoes in the county with my first car, a 77 silverado. This Chevelle was fun when it was just mufflers, synchros and M/T pro street tires from being a full race car. Would spin through 2nd on the street, into 3rd and sometimes try tonchanhe lanes going into 4th too. The monster Cam, spool and 40 lb flywheel made it an adventure to say the least.

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Thanks Jim. This car and it's story turned me into an A-body junky.