This photo was taken at the body shop. The front fender has been stripped and etch primed. The door is off to have some rust welded up, and the hood will eventually be replaced with one from a parts car.
There was a fair amount of rust on the driver side quarter panel. The passenger side wasn't as bad, but both sides were cut out and replaced with patch panels from the wheel opening forward. The above photo also shows the several layers of paint that were on the car.
November 1999 -The Impala was painted with Dupont ChromaBase in its original color of Ermine White.
December 1999 -About a week after the car came back from the body shop, we started putting it back together.
We used re-chromed bumpers (from Bumper Boyz), a nice used grille, an NOS hood lip molding and fender trim to complete the front end. The hood emblem and fender spears are excellent Trim Parts reproductions.
We also added an original power brake booster.
Next, we installed new door and roof rail weatherstripping. We also put in some of the new interior parts (package tray and dash pad) before taking the car to an upholstery shop for the rest.