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    62 vent window

    I'm attempting to disassemble and rechrome the vent windows on my 62. Does anyone have any advice on how to do this. When you drill out the rivets do you replace them with nuts and bolts or can you put new rivets in them?
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    62 and 63 409 blocks

    Thanks for all the input, I bought these blocks from a guy in rural coal country Ohio, about an hour out of southwestern PA. I bought a set of high horse heads from him and he sold me the blocks for like $200 knowing that they may not work out. I paid $1200 for the heads and both the blocks. The...
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    62 and 63 409 blocks

    About a month ago I took both of these blocks to the engine builder. He told me that both of them would need all cylinders and lifters sleeved Additionally tons of machaine work and the block still maybe no good. He was concerned that the pitting was so deep in the block that it maybe to weak...
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    New Member, 62 Impala SS 409

    Hello everybody, I'm from Pittsburgh PA. I have 62 Impala SS that is currently undergoing a complete restoration. Trying to find one of these cars in this region of the United States that isn't a pile of rust held to gather by paint is next to impossible. I purchased mine out of Texas in 2013...
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