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  1. BIG-MAC

    68 Coupe Just Finished

    Green....General Motors Polo Green to be exact. It is obviously real dark and without the right light it is very hard to tell it is not black.
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    68 Coupe Just Finished

    nothing too special...just a .030 over 289 with approximately 11:1 compression, Crower solid "street" roller cam (.540 lift and 244 @ .05 duration), out-of-the-box Edelbrock RPM heads, Victor jr Intake, Quick Fuel 650 carb, JBA shorty headers, ZEX perimeter plate nitrous system.
  3. BIG-MAC

    68 Coupe Just Finished

    Your vote on the rocker moulding is duly noted...thanks. The wheels are replicas of the Ford Racing "FR500" wheel.
  4. BIG-MAC

    68 Coupe Just Finished

    Thanks so much for the compliments! Any opinions on whether or not I should intall the rocker panel moulding?
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    68 Coupe Just Finished

    Thanks...It is an original Ford steel hood with the glass scoop bonded to it.
  6. BIG-MAC

    68 Coupe Just Finished

    Still have a few minor details to attend to...but it is pretty much finished...
  7. BIG-MAC

    Check out this VIDEO "56k warning"

    "...the Mexicans brought the smoking materials..." he cracks me up I was cringing when he was doing donuts in the gravel...I couldn't help but think about the lower q-panel paint being completely destroyed...
  8. BIG-MAC

    Almost done

    Thanks for all the compliments... As far as I can tell there is no rubbing...but I have yet to drive the car outside of my immediate neighborhood.
  9. BIG-MAC

    So bummed about paintjob :(

    No experience but I hear that some of the better painters are going to single stage paint for dark non-metallic colors. The problem with clear over black for example is that every scratch in the clear coat shows up as white. But a scratch in single stage black paint is still black.
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    lowering rear of car w/o blocks (long)

    I used blocks to mock-up how much drop I wanted and then had the springs dearched the same amount at a spring shop.
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    Almost done

    purple 1/2" spacer The air cleaner contacts the hood when it closes so I am changing the 1" carb spacer to this 1/2" one
  12. BIG-MAC

    Almost done

    Hi Jeff...didn't you recently sell your late model to buy some certain 67/68 coupe? You did the photochop of my car with the later model Ford anniversary wheels that were on your late model. Good point on the buffing wheel...and a good thing he is done! I am going to pick up the car...
  13. BIG-MAC

    help finding an oil pan

    Canton Oil pans You should consider the Canton pans for FE's here http://www.cantonracingproducts.com/pans/road_race/fe.html
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    Almost done

    This is the look I was going for In the vid the rear tire is a 295/35-18 that I ran on a 10" wheels. They rubbed a little at my ride height so I changed to the 275/40 18x9 combo shown in the buff pics. The fronts are 18x8 with 245/40's. The supsension is Global West upper and lower control...
  15. BIG-MAC

    Almost done

    Thanks....here is a vid taken shortly after I got the engine running. More later after the car is back. http://videos.streetfire.net/player.aspx?fileid=C338881A-9C93-48F4-81C9-8E98EDA54D95
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    Almost done

    In the buff
  17. BIG-MAC

    DB Performance Engineering

    edit: The link I posted was incorrect
  18. BIG-MAC

    OMG WTF HAPPEND HERE!!!!

    Yup, IMO that is the most amazing aspect of this car...He literally built it in his driveway somewhere in the upper northwest.
  19. BIG-MAC

    67 Gauge cluster removal

    OK...so you removed the three upper screws as well as the 2 lower ones on the bottom of the large bezels? There is also a stud on the right side that also secures the left side of the center vent or filler panel. The easiest way to get to this is to remove the radio. You also need to remove the...
  20. BIG-MAC

    A Goat coming to eat your lunch...

    This has to be the definition of a show only car...anybody else notice the wheel stands...they are roots blower housings!