Owner: Victor Melano Fuentes
Vehicle: '63 Chevrolet Impala
City/State: East Los Angeles, California
Club: Stylistics C.C.-Los Angeles
Engine/Drivetrain: A '90 Chevy 350 5.7-liter with chrome intake, pulleys and headers was built by Victor and Jorge in East L.A. and mated to a Powerglide transmission and chrome dual exhaust.
Body/Paint: Jr. and "Yoya" at J&R in East L.A. did it all, first stripping and blocking the entire body, then applying DuPont mocha brown paint with patterned fadeaways in matching pearls on the roof. "David the Striper" from CA Designs in Norco, California, handled the pinstriping while the top was done by "Tall Frank" in Lynwood, California. The gold plating was carried out by Juan at Golden Plating in Santa Fe Springs, California, while the chrome dipping duties were done by Daniel and Danny at D&G Polishing in Long Beach, California.
Interior: J&R also redid the insides, using the stock pattern.
Sound System: "Negro" and Jorge hooked up an at-home East L.A. installation with a Kenwood head unit, Lanzar 1100 and 2200 amps, Lanzar tweeters and mids, and 12-inch JL Audio W6 subwoofers.
Setup: Tony at Backyard Boogie in L.A. juiced the '63 with a two-pump hydro setup featuring Marzocchi gears, four Italian dumps, aluminum blocks, 8-inch (front) and 12-inch (rear) cylinders, 4-ton (front) and 2-ton (rear) springs, four switches, eight solenoids, eight Trojan batteries and #8 hoses. The entire Canadian X-frame was wrapped, reinforced and molded. Victor and Jorge worked all of the undercarriage mods at home in East L.A.
Tires: P155/80-R13 Hankook
Wheels: 13x7 Icon wires