1964 CHEVROLET IMPALA

This 1964 Chevrolet Impala came to Black Wolf for a full restoration after sitting for a while during its off season.

Black Wolf gave the Impala a thorough, high-end restoration.

Here’s how we restored it:

  • Replaced valve cover gaskets 
  • Replaced vacuum modulator 
  • Fabricated patch panels for floor & rockers 
  • Installed new floor 
  • Repaired rocker panel 
  • Installed brake booster/master cylinder & fabricated brake lines
  • Reinstalled steering column & components  
  • Replaced heater core & seals
  • Reinstalled engine & transmission 
  • Built & installed power steering hoses 
  • Installed front shocks & sway bar links 
  • Installed starter wiring 
  • Installed fuel tank 
  • Installed shifter & center console 
  • Fabricated & installed shifter rod 
  • Replaced wiring harness 
  • Installed exhaust system 
  • Installed new intake manifold & covers 
  • Modified spark plug wires & installed valve covers 
  • Fabricated fuel line to carburetor 
  • Installed valve cover gaskets
  • Fabricated PCV system
  • Installed gas pedal
  • Installed wiring harness   
  •  Repaired & installed heater controls 
  • Installed radio repair plate 
  • Installed radio & amplifier 
  • Installed neutral safety switch 
  • Completed dash assembly 
  • Wired in accessory gauges 
  • Clocked alternator in correct position & make positive cables 
  • Run provisional stereo wiring to trunk 
  • Installed center console & wiring for lights 
  • Installed steering wheel 
  • Installed E-brake 
  • Brazed repaired trunk lip 
  • De-trimmed, stripped, & painted firewall 
  • Sandblasted & reinstalled oil pan and timing cover 
  • Painted engine 
  • Paint chassis 
  • Painted rear differential & suspension components 
  • Painted wheel housings & core support 
  • Rust repair on wheel housings 
  • Repaired chassis & painted components 
  • Repaired cracks & holes in core support 
  • Painted rear axle 
  • Painted chassis & components 
  • Cut transmission shifter hole in floorboard 
  • Welded seat brackets to floor pan 
  • Painted firewall 
  • Painted undercarriage 
  • Painted wheel wells 
  • Stripped heater box
  • Installed door panels & weatherstripping 
  • Painted heater box 
  • Installed metal floor plugs in cabin & trunk 
  • Installed front grill & headlights 
  • Installed front clip 
  • Aligned front clip 
  • Painted & installed lower steering column 
  • Sandblasted & repainted both horns 
  • Installed carpet 
  • Painted & reinstalled fan shroud 
  • Cleaned & painted hood hinges 
  • Fabricated seat brackets 
  • Reinstalled interior 
  • Sandblasted & painted rear seat brackets 
  • Painted intake manifold 
  • Installed front end & adjusted body panels
  • Fabricated & welded in patch panels to rear of floor pan 
  • Seam sealed floor pan 
  • Cut out trunk pan 
  • Cut out rear filler panel 
  • Fabricated rear body mounts 
  • Fabricated & welded in new filler panels 
  • Welded in new body mounts 
  • Welded in new trunk pan 
  • Seam sealed trunk pan
  • Disassembled interior 
  • Removed body from frame 
  • Cut out rusted section of floor pan & rockers