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18-09-2013, 11:09 PM
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18-09-2013, 11:31 PM
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It is stuffed .. It's a rust bucket... look around the front and rear windscreen openings, on the roof above the rear C section, near the A pillar, then the drivers door.
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19-09-2013, 09:22 AM
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What a waste of a Classic Coupe.
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19-09-2013, 01:51 PM
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love how the back end is screwed / riveted on hahaha
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19-09-2013, 01:57 PM
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I certainly take my hat off to the guy regarding the amount of work he's done but Noooooooooo
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19-09-2013, 02:01 PM
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19-09-2013, 02:07 PM
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19-09-2013, 02:19 PM
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As much as it appears as though it may have destroyed part of a coupe, the concept is interesting.
I reckon with a fair bit more thought and lots of trial and error, it may just work. I'm a firm believer in marrying old panels to new floor pans and firewalls so the new running gear fits easily. |
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19-09-2013, 05:35 PM
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I like the idea. the amount of effort that's gone into is amazing!! I hope someone buys it with intention of finishing it. be good to see something different for a change
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19-09-2013, 07:16 PM
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I'll probably be drawn & quartered for saying this, but...
I think the X-coupe lines do not suit the B-series, the AU would've been a better candidate in terms of what is trying to be done here. |
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19-09-2013, 07:27 PM
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If he goes all the way with IRS and interior it may look sorta ok
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19-09-2013, 07:46 PM
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Close to nimbin ya say ?.
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19-09-2013, 08:52 PM
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19-09-2013, 09:17 PM
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looks better than a lot of attempts to turn BA/BFs into coupes
they need to do something about the front and rear bumpers being lower than the sills though as far as "waste of a coupe" goes it's no different to all the mad max replicas out there at least this guy has some imagination |
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20-09-2013, 02:47 AM
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SEDAN TO COUPE CONVERSION?
I've visited a few Ford Forums overseas most specially in U.S. and there are few restoration companies that converts Ford Mustang Coupe into a Fastback by just chopping the Coupe's roof and replaced it with a Fastback from a donor car. I've learned that it is allowed in the U.S. but you can only register the converted car ( correct me if I'm wrong ) as a Ford Mustang Coupe and not to a Ford Mustang Fastback. Back here at home, is it allowed or legal to do the same thing, I mean converting for example, a Falcon or Fairmont XA Sedan into an XA Coupe with some few modifications? Can it be registered as well? I've approached one automotive engineer thru email about this matter before starting my project but he didn't say "yes" or "no" instead he told me that it gonna be a long consultation and it should be done personally in his office for A$ 90 plus GST per hour. Since I am a newbie on this forum, I need some advice from you guys before spending my  "hard earned money."Last night, I came across this "project car" on Ebay , is says an "XA coupe BF GT FPV Cobra project". http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/XA-coupe-...item2a318827df No comment about this project  Just wondering how come its on auction now  .Looking forward hearing from you guys  ,Thanks, Last edited by nikviz; 20-09-2013 at 03:11 AM. |
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20-09-2013, 07:25 AM
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Two door conversions and roof replacements are perfectly legal in most states...but if your are prepared to sit down with a engineer to discuss it.
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20-09-2013, 07:43 AM
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Hard to say what it would ultimately look like in that state but it does have potential. Would like to see the finished body painted .
yes I know these cars are getting rare and some purists will cringe but most of what is there is not out of character with the tough image of a falcon 2 door
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20-09-2013, 09:06 AM
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20-09-2013, 09:33 AM
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20-09-2013, 09:52 AM
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Pottery Beige beat me to it....
But imagine what everyone was thinking when they were building the Mad Max Interceptor?? Think of that as a bare shell with mismatched panels and bits and pieces all over it... With the Arcadipane nosecone and all... If that car had never been in the movie and was a backyard job - do you think anyone would have liked it?? Sure it's no show winner in the form that it's in... hence the 'unfinished project' and reason for selling.... But a Boss V8, 6spd box, and all the good bits from a BF R-Spec in it... Paint it white with blue stripes - it just might work? I'm not 100% sold on the lines... Not sure they are aesthetically suited - with the hardtop being so curvy and the BF with some sharper edges than normal... But I'll make 2 statements that I am 100% on... 1) It will end up in a magazine when it is finished... 2) It will look better than the AU custom Coupe/Ute/Thing with the Chrysler 300c grille...
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20-09-2013, 12:15 PM
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So that's what you do when your coupes rust out, replace with plastic parts. No more rust ******* genius. Good on him for having a go but he should finish what he started, as only he knows what his vision was.
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20-09-2013, 03:22 PM
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20-09-2013, 04:08 PM
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To think it could of looked like an XA GT in red pepper with blackouts on the bonnet.
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20-09-2013, 04:34 PM
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20-09-2013, 05:17 PM
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i hope someone buys it instead of the lot ending up at some recycling center.
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I saw that coupe after it was sandblasted and told the owner to sell it as he could not afford to repair it. Told him to put it on ebay. It WAS ROTTEN everywhere. Original colour Wild Violet. This guy bought it and saved it in my opinion. Other wise the shell would have been sent to sims for recycling. Nobody wanted it. Quote:
It was on ebay for sale for a few weeks and all you people crying what a waste of a coupe never bought it..... probably because it was to far gone for you.  Quote:
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He used that BF model because he did not like the 4 door Cobras that Ford produced. He wanted to build a BF 2 door cobra. Good on him for having a go!! |
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20-09-2013, 06:47 PM
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Well good luck with it all. Two dead cars morphed into a new lease of life. The guy obviously has some talent and it should look good in Cobra spec. But plz promise me this: If it does end up looking awesome/popular, try and get the rights to a kit-car or woteva it is. That way people going through a mid life crisis ( couldnt bang the secretary) wont have to settle on destroying half decent coupes that barely exist as it is.
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It's along the same lines broccoli flavoured ice cream or 18 year old chivas regal with diet coke; or a vajazzle on Dame Judi Dench........ Woff.
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