Jake Dykstra's 1962 409/409 Impala!

[RPOLS3]

Brake lines and related showed up yesterday, got some paint on the hubs last night so they don't rust up.

Thanks to e-bay I was able to track down a pair of original brake shoe anchor pins that I needed (picture of a single that came with one of the drums I bought). Those are being shipped.

Will stop by my local NAPA store to pick up the bearing kits - as they stock them evidently.

[RPOLS3]

Working through vendors and getting close to sending out the aluminum trim - probably go out next week. Went down and took some underside pictures of the car this weekend for reference and also took for a quick drive. It appears that when they did the disc brake conversion they used the original spindles - so that makes things easier - I think. Good thing as I also found out the replacement spindles I acquired are not correct - the mounting boss for the backing plate is too short, not sure what they are from/for now - but they are restored lol.

[Tenney]

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[RPOLS3]

Originally Posted by Tenney

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From the Carl Bolander era.........will look similar when I am done less the hubpcaps/rings.

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by RPOLS3

From the Carl Bolander era.........will look similar when I am done less the hubpcaps/rings.

What's the Bolander connection ? I sub-contracted work with him in the mid to late 80's.

[dykstra]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

What's the Bolander connection ? I sub-contracted work with him in the mid to late 80's.

He owned the car for awhile.

[Mr70]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

What's the Bolander connection ? I sub-contracted work with him in the mid to late 80's.

Originally Posted by dykstra

He owned the car for awhile.

Mitch,Carls' been an sYc member since 2007 & goes by COPO 70 RS/Z28. > https://www.yenko.net/forum/member.php?u=44804

[Mr70]

This is Carl.. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-bolander-06ba949

[Too Many Projects]

Could be a relative, but I don't see any link to St Paul, MN. He would have been in college at the time I worked for the local company.

[RPOLS3]

Little bit of progress this weekend.

I got the exterior aluminum trim pieces (along with the bench seat trim) packaged up and sent out this morning to be restored - made a special shipping tube out of 4" PVC at work for the exterior trim - the tube had to be 8' long to fit the rear 1/4 panel trim pieces in. Had the Regal at work Friday when the shipping tube was done being made up and decided to stuff them in the car to get them home for the weekend rather than wait (or take a truck home). Dad would have done the same thing lol......

Anyways - trim is shipped out today and should be back in a month or so, Thanks Bill S. for the lead on the trim guy. Probably would have been cheaper to take you and Jan up on your offer to drop them off and visit but no time right now.

Other minor item I did was clean up the hardware for the wheel studs and spindle bolts.

When doing the Chevelle underhood clean up a few years back I bought a small Eastwood tumbler. I threw everything in with the media and let it run a few hours on the patio - just need a final clean and detail now.