The Rodding Roundtable

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on March 07, 2011, 12:52:13 PM

i sold my 62 T-bird and bought a 48 coupe i fell in love with years ago but was'nt for sale then
it still has the original front i beam but with a disk conversion
the rear is a 8" mustang so is the 302  and c4
there are some custom features as a louvered hood and frenched license plate ,
Thats all gona be changed
i made a start with the license plate
(http://i54.tinypic.com/11uhibr.jpg)
(http://oi56.tinypic.com/2nkig0i.jpg)
(http://i53.tinypic.com/mlikz.jpg)
(http://i55.tinypic.com/v4tgeb.jpg)

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on March 07, 2011, 01:24:09 PM

bought some ttq 16"and 17"
its tide but it fits ,offcourse the rear is't lowered yet
(http://i53.tinypic.com/2q2l16a.jpg)

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: Boyd Who on March 07, 2011, 02:32:15 PM

Looks good! The wheel change definitely helps.  :D

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: enjenjo on March 07, 2011, 05:30:54 PM

I think you are on the right track.

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: Crosley.In.AZ on March 08, 2011, 10:57:09 PM

the wheels sure change the look.

the frenched in plate area... if done differently would have looked good.

I like the hideaway license plates too.  Not sure if they are legal in most states or not

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on March 09, 2011, 11:39:25 AM

gonna change the frog rearlights too ,i have to steal the idea from 4T64RD
67 corvette turned a 1/4, gives a smooth look

thx all

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on April 13, 2011, 07:10:55 AM

Finally the ordered lights came in ,i took a day of and changed the look of the rear, i'm happy :D
(http://i51.tinypic.com/28iuhoz.jpg)
(http://i52.tinypic.com/qst7o0.jpg)
(http://i53.tinypic.com/2urmetg.jpg)

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on April 13, 2011, 07:35:52 AM

one more
(http://i55.tinypic.com/izn8jl.jpg)

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: enjenjo on April 13, 2011, 10:51:21 AM

The back looks a lot smoother now.

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: chimp koose on May 06, 2011, 01:48:52 AM

Just a suggestion... picture how the back of the car would look if you rounded the bottom corners of the trunk lid to match the radius of the new tail lights.Then everything in the back view including the back window would be rounded. What you have done with the tail lights is a nice improvement regardless.

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on May 08, 2011, 11:36:52 AM

i see what you mean chimp. it's sure something to take in mind
feel free to comment things you wanted to change i'll collect them all and see what to use

Art

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: rog on May 11, 2011, 06:58:52 AM

Hi Art, looks great  :D

i think chimp nailed it with his suggestion, can i offer 2 more?
if i owned something that good, i would tuck the rear bumper up to the body & add a couple of overriders..
& i actually liked the number plate recess, i just would have rounded out the corners for it.
( but seeing as you removed it i guess you dont want to put it back  :lol:  :lol: )
Either way, it's still a sweet ride  :D

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on May 11, 2011, 11:33:22 AM

thx Rog, bumpers were on the list and will be done ,overriders, they are hard to find but i sure would like to try some to see how it looks

Art

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on May 14, 2011, 01:57:22 PM

started vryday with the front managed to get it almost done

(http://i51.tinypic.com/mii1af.jpg)

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: phat rat on May 15, 2011, 12:46:42 PM

Boy I don't know but it looks as though the front end is a bit high. Couldn't you get it a bit lower?
:lol:  :lol:

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on May 15, 2011, 03:41:54 PM

hehehehe your right
View My Video (http://tinypic.com/r/wsn0xk/7)

(http://i53.tinypic.com/fy0n0l.jpg)

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: chris spokes on May 15, 2011, 05:40:48 PM

cool way to crush cans

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: rog on May 16, 2011, 10:13:09 AM

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  brewer's droop  :wink:

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on May 16, 2011, 01:07:08 PM

lol, just need some loweringblocks at the rear ,looks like a vacuumcleaner now

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on May 29, 2011, 06:49:02 AM

blocks installed
(http://i51.tinypic.com/315k32d.jpg)
sorry for the bad pics
(http://i52.tinypic.com/2vhsrhi.jpg)

finally got the donor engine 1993 t-bird
(http://i52.tinypic.com/xoedqp.jpg)

any info for troubleshooting welcome :D

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: chimp koose on May 31, 2011, 12:19:51 AM

Your car is looking better all the time,nice going.

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on June 19, 2011, 08:11:12 AM

thx all
an engine update , found use for the 60 tbird valve covers i had lying on the shelve , i cut them up and welded them in de 5.0 covers
(http://i54.tinypic.com/2h30ciq.jpg)

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: chimp koose on June 19, 2011, 07:54:37 PM

nice work.

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: parklane on June 20, 2011, 10:12:04 PM

Ya, I really like that.  :D

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on November 10, 2011, 03:17:31 PM

ready for transplant
(http://i43.tinypic.com/zjjma0.jpg)
cleaning the firewall of 36 holes
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2dhuyxj.jpg)
whats left is the wiring
(http://i42.tinypic.com/120m3j4.jpg)

pics where taken a week ago ,its now up and running had some minor eec codes , solved those and its realy a nice cruiser 70mph @2000rpm
:D

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: enjenjo on November 10, 2011, 08:24:06 PM

You are transforming the whole car.

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on November 11, 2011, 03:08:42 AM

:D look at it as an old car witch drives like a new one , still lots to do ,
climatcontrol is next

If somebody has an AC engine bracket for a 93 t-bird pleas let me know

thx Art

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: 39deluxe on November 24, 2011, 10:49:24 PM

I really like your car. I owned one of these for 21 years.

Tom

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on November 29, 2011, 12:24:28 PM

thx Tom

i must say its a real pleasure to drive it ,on the highway its a real headturner :D

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: art.flame on July 16, 2012, 04:09:43 PM

found my car on the www
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8002/7172793849_ac8ce1b6e4_b.jpg)

Title: 48 ford coupe
Post by: river1 on July 16, 2012, 07:44:49 PM

Quote from: "art.flame"found my car on the www
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8002/7172793849_ac8ce1b6e4_b.jpg)

too bad it has that late model in it on the left, otherwise that would have been an even cooler shot

later jim

Title: Your Fat Fender Coupe
Post by: 2many projects on November 30, 2014, 05:37:27 PM

Love the progress your making with your coupe.
Groovin' with that stance you gave it.