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  1. ARPM

    WHAT'S NEEDED FOR COUPE TO FASTBACK CONVERSION?

    Looking around this past weekend found this at the south of the island. It's a 66 2+2 with a 302 and C4. Has not been registered in the past 15 years (not running). Doors are 1/2" bondo thick, glass has age spots all around, interior parts missing, suspension completly shot,rear right torque...
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    WHAT'S NEEDED FOR COUPE TO FASTBACK CONVERSION?

    The $1,200 is for the shipping from New Jersey pier to a pier in Puerto Rico. I have to haul it or drive it to Pennsauken N.J. Also it covers tire recycling fee and towing to and from the ship. Cars are not allowed to travel with gas in their tanks.
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    WHAT'S NEEDED FOR COUPE TO FASTBACK CONVERSION?

    It's not a matter of getting and investment back, is not about value either. It's about doing it and having the fun. One thing I don't agree is on the frame weakening. As a retired engineer I have looked at that possibility and don't see a way it may happen if done correctly. Changing...
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    WHAT'S NEEDED FOR COUPE TO FASTBACK CONVERSION?

    To begin I already have a 66 GT coupe fully restored. I have gone a few times to the states looking for a nice shape fastback and after finding a few of them below 10K the local tax laws and the shipping cost make it not affordable to bring it here. To give you an example of this law back in...
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    WHAT'S NEEDED FOR COUPE TO FASTBACK CONVERSION?

    Yeah!, But come to my place and try to get one in decent shape to resto it and you are in for a BIG SURPRIZE!(Over 10K if you find it). Besides for a guy like me retired, with all the time in the world a project like this will fullfill all my expectations of a cool retirement.
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    WHAT'S NEEDED FOR COUPE TO FASTBACK CONVERSION?

    Thanks Bullit, Im taking notes
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    WHAT'S NEEDED FOR COUPE TO FASTBACK CONVERSION?

    With the event of new replacements for body sheet metal available I was thinking in converting my spare parts 66 GT coupe in to a fastback. I already have a Shelby style deck lid bumpers, tail lights ect. I have seen all the outside sheet metal available for the conversion but have some doubts...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    Thanks, bnickel
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    Here is some preliminary stuff i did for the set i built.
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    MAKE YOUR OWN RON MORRIS "ETI COILOVER" SETUP Ok guy's, I just came back from Orlando, FL and a package was delivered by UPS and guess what? ,The Ron Morris ETI Coilover setup was sent to me even do i had canceled it. They gave me the $125.00 discount so the came out to be $750.00 + Ship. I...
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    PHOTOS OF THIS WEEKEND ANUAL CAR SHOW

    This is the link to V8PR.com that covered last weekend anual car show. I Took the first 3 awards. Best of Show,Car of the day and Best in it's category. Photos were taken early in the morning so only a few hunderd cars were there. There was a total of 1,254 classics,antiques,and modifieds and...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    PARTS LIST FOR BOLT ON COILOVER 64-66 Below is a parts list for the coilover setup i just installed. This is just for the coilovers the UCA are not included and either is the shipping. Prices are from Autofab Race Cars, Summit and jegs are higher. This is a bolt-on application and springs are...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    One more thing. The final system will be chrome plate using a new process called "GREEN CHROME" it's actually and environmental friendly chrome process from Europe that actually seals the steel preventing rust from coming from the inside out thru the plating of the chrome, it's 1.5 times harder...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    No so quick guys. Here is the sketch for the UCA see the tabs and the 3/4" cuts in to the tubes? they reinforce that plate quite well. Why not all the way across the tube? Because the angle of the plate will not allow a cut to be in the center of the tube and it will not have any meat on the...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    Those are ready made tabs from chassis works. They are 4140 chromoly steel and have reinforcement at the bottom(see bottom view pic below). They are not bended that's just the angle of the picture. If you look at another photo of the suspension before the coilover you can see they are straight...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    It's amazing the way she drives!, I live up in the country, we have maybe 60-75 curves before i reach my property entrance and at least 10 of those curves are either 90 degrees or close to it. I was able to keep 35-40 mph without any body roll. I adjusted the shocks to the 9th position to...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    Here are a few pcs
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    DHL delivered today all but the 5" "T" bar, I ordered it from JEGS cuz AutoFab didn't have it but Jegs failed to ship it yesterday. It will be delivered tomorrow. Just to test I machined the old shaft from the original perches to 3/4" and everything looks good. The top "T" bar it's perfect...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    I get you!, I was going to buy the global west complete tubular coilover setup but had the wheel flairs hitting the tire at 108" wheelbase, so I decided to offset the UCA and the LCA to change the wheelbase to 107" then the coilovers was all I needed. I had seen global west coilovers on a 66...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    OH MAN!!! Just a tiny bit late. At 1:30pm today i ordered the 2 QA1 Shocks single adjustable DR4955P, the 2 QA1 coil springs10GBF550 , the 2 bottom "T" Bars HAL-BAR500K , the 2 Top "T" bars HAL-BAR350K , QA1 Spanner Wrench and Thrust Bearing Kit 7888-110 for the coil over and DHL Next Day. With...
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