1966 L72 Impala In UK

[mssl72]

Dan,
I contacted the current owner (who did the restoration) with your questions. Here's his reply:

"No need to strip the paint. The process does that for you. The body needs to have everything removed so that it's just the shell. I did remove the trim tag otherwise it would have been destroyed."

I don't know if that answers the first part of your questions completely, "Can you explain the chemical dipping/stripping process?". I know that the methods of stripping a car has been discussed on this board a few times and it seems there is a side that doesn't like chemical stripping. I've heard stories of the stripper leaching out years later. I haven't personally done chemical stripping, but I've heard if done properly (using a neutralizer) that aren't any issues.

[mssl72]

An interesting thing about the engine being dyno'ed:

"... it cranked 438 HP (with headers and no air cleaner), With a dual snorkel air cleaner, it cranked 429 HP, so pretty close to 425. That’s with all NOS internals (cam, rods, crank, lifters, etc.) except pistons, which are .010 over."

[Xplantdad]

Beautiful!!

[Damien]

Great story and a beautiful car. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]