The Rodding Roundtable
Motorhead Message Central => Members Rides => Topic started 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
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bought some ttq 16"and 17"
its tide but it fits ,offcourse the rear is't lowered yet
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Looks good! The wheel change definitely helps. :D
I think you are on the right track.
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
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
Finally the ordered lights came in ,i took a day of and changed the look of the rear, i'm happy :D
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one more
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The back looks a lot smoother now.
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.
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
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
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
started vryday with the front managed to get it almost done
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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?
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hehehehe your right
View My Video (http://tinypic.com/r/wsn0xk/7)
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cool way to crush cans
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: brewer's droop :wink:
lol, just need some loweringblocks at the rear ,looks like a vacuumcleaner now
blocks installed
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sorry for the bad pics
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finally got the donor engine 1993 t-bird
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any info for troubleshooting welcome :D
Your car is looking better all the time,nice going.
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
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nice work.
Ya, I really like that. :D
ready for transplant
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cleaning the firewall of 36 holes
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whats left is the wiring
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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
You are transforming the whole car.
: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
I really like your car. I owned one of these for 21 years.
Tom
thx Tom
i must say its a real pleasure to drive it ,on the highway its a real headturner :D
found my car on the www
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Quote from: "art.flame"found my car on the www
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too bad it has that late model in it on the left, otherwise that would have been an even cooler shot
later jim
Love the progress your making with your coupe.
Groovin' with that stance you gave it.