Back In Black

"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii) 10/11/2016 at 15:04 • Filed to: Impala SS

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A decent bath will do wonders for the complexion. It’s back to being black as opposed to dark navy-yellow.

crowmolly > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 15:11

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I want to buy one of these and T56 swap it so badly. I’ve almost bought one twice already but I don’t need any more projects.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 15:13

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y no wagon?

Snuze: Needs another Swede > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 15:17

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My dad had one of these. Kept it 10 years, sold it with like 5,500 miles on it, most of them were courtesy of me. God, I miss that car. It was so much fun!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 15:34

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I didn’t know you had an Impala SS.

AfromanGTO > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 15:36

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I love this big boys cars! You can fit 5 huge guys in one comfortably. I fell asleep in my friends tealish color one, while at a car show, and was out for 3 hours. I missed most of the show. They are so comfortable though.

LongbowMkII > crowmolly 10/11/2016 at 15:44

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A manual doesn’t fit the character of it. She’s a lazy brute.

LongbowMkII > Snuze: Needs another Swede 10/11/2016 at 15:46

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Next job is re soldering the odometer so it shows up again. I’m expecting 3xx,xxx

LongbowMkII > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 10/11/2016 at 15:47

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It’s my mom’s but has essentially been the 3rd car for the past year.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 15:50

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Haha, nice. You’ll have to let us know how many miles are on it. The great thing was that LT1/4L65E-HD combo was practically unstoppable. I love these cars so much.

LongbowMkII > Snuze: Needs another Swede 10/11/2016 at 16:00

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These have the 4L60-E transmission, but yeah, aside from the rear end* and occasional WP/Optispark I don’t see much trouble.

*my dad ‘upgraded’ the rear end when replacing it while I was at college. Maybe the gears are shorter, but most noticeable is the consistent whine. Not sure if it’s an aggressive cut or something is wearing, in either case it has been a decade...

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 16:01

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Holy shit this is beautiful. The Impala SS is a long time favorite car if mine. Only a handful of them made their way to Germany and I couldn’t believe it when one popped up for sale in my town.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 16:03

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Oh okay, for somereason I thought they had the -65, but either way, unless you’re making like 600+HP the 4L60 is a beast. And yeah, the old Optispark issue, I’d almost forgotten about that, thanks for reminding me.

It’s probably not shimmed right, so the pinion and ring are slightly off. I’ve never set a rear up, but I hear it is somewhat difficult to get it just right. Also, I think GM uses a coating on their gears to help with noise, if they are aftermarket they may not have it.

gmctavish needs more space > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 16:38

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Mmm I wish these were cheaper. The Impala SS is my favourite final B-body

shop-teacher > LongbowMkII 10/11/2016 at 22:15

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Looking good!

The Roadmaster is mad at me for putting it up for sale. It’s got a bizzare intermittent scraping noise somewhere up front.