Jake Dykstra's 1962 409/409 Impala!

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I was able to spend a few hours in the garage last night and made some more progress...

Got the new front to rear brake line installed, it intermingles with the fuel line and uses the same bracketry so it took some patience and creativity to make that all work without cutting anything, having the body on the frame, and doing this on my back with the car on jack stands.......but it's done and it fits. I also removed the front crossmember line and installed the master cylinder to frame line.

I dug a little deeper into the project and took the radiator shroud and radiator out. I will have the shroud re-painted and I think I'm going to have the radiator re-cored as it has several spots were the fins are bashed in pretty well over the years.

I ordered a few more small parts yesterday and also installed a new set of valve cover decals and re-installed the opti-kleen decal that had come off.

One of the frustrating things I am finding the deeper I dig into this car is the previous restorer used a lot of generic hardware store fasteners - so I am trying to source and replace those with assembly line pieces as I come across them which is a whole other project in itself.

Last week I picked up the hub assemblies and now those are ready to bolt on.

Tonight I will install the new front crossmember brake line, distribution blocks, and hoses which should wrap up that portion of the project. Then I can get the front drum and hub assemblies installed and get brake fluid back in the system and bled.