1965 Impala BBC Stocker Update

[66 BELAIR]

Is that a brace in that location? If so, how dose the panhard bar attach,and work? I had to modify one just to clear that type of cover.Thanks.

[impstocker]

Yes, that is a brace from the cover. I just made a extension around 4 inches long from the bracket on the housing to the panhard bar connection. Worked fine. The real problem are the shocks, you might have to extend those mounting points out a little too. I maxed out what i could as far as strength for this 12 bolt rear, ran it with a stick at 4100 lbs. My friend Pat Heneberry told me years ago when he race his 68 Camaro in C/SM Modified Eliminator he would bend the 12 Bolt rear. Finally just swapped to a DANA 60 fixed that! He still races that car in NETO today with the old paint job and C/SM parts except with a Jerico and a stock 327 block ( I swear cast piston!) ran 11.0's!

Will

[impstocker]

April 1, the cover came off the car- welding roll bar in now with the frame attached with my homemade body mounts.

OK , not that this build is a "dime rocket" but i have a question. I am converting to a manual (obviosly not power assisted) disc brake setup up front instead of the drum brakes. I got the kit to convert using the stock spindles, without telling me to "just get a Wildwood" or some other crazy $200 master cylinder, do I just use a master cylinder for a original drum brake application or a master cylinder for a power disc brakes.? I know I need a proportioning valve, i will get that Jegs adjustable one. I will be replacing with a later model dual resevoir as the 65 Impalas had the single! Any help would be appreciated.

Another question, I never drag raced an automatic tranny, i had a Jerico in my last Impala. I would just put the Jerico in neutral in the shut down area, I heard you can't do this with a Turbo 350 . If anybody can shed more light on this i would appreciate this. Thanks!

Will Lamprecht Div 1 I/SA 65 Imp n progress

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by impstocker

April 1, the cover came off the car- welding roll bar in now with the frame attached with my homemade body mounts.

OK , not that this build is a "dime rocket" but i have a question. I am converting to a manual (obviosly not power assisted) disc brake setup up front instead of the drum brakes. I got the kit to convert using the stock spindles, without telling me to "just get a Wildwood" or some other crazy $200 master cylinder, do I just use a master cylinder for a original drum brake application or a master cylinder for a power disc brakes.? I know I need a proportioning valve, i will get that Jegs adjustable one. I will be replacing with a later model dual resevoir as the 65 Impalas had the single! Any help would be appreciated.

Another question, I never drag raced an automatic tranny, i had a Jerico in my last Impala. I would just put the Jerico in neutral in the shut down area, I heard you can't do this with a Turbo 350 . If anybody can shed more light on this i would appreciate this. Thanks!

Will Lamprecht Div 1 I/SA 65 Imp n progress

Will - I just converted the Camaro using Aerospace 4-pistons on the rear and 2-pistons on the front. Used a $99 Strange 1.032 master cylinder, no proportioning valve and a 2 pound residual valve in the rear line. I have yet to have the car creep no matter the stall speed. I also used a Bickel master cylinder pushrod kit (http://www.jerrybickel.com/brake-kit...-jbrc1064.html), but you can fabricate something cheaper.

As for shifting out of gear at the end of a run I don't personally do it...heard to many differing accounts to trust it. We use a metric 200.

[kellintrans]

Great looking car. Excellent body work.