My coupe is up and running again! *pictures!

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Here it is, finally got it back together and threw some new wheels on it, the stripe on the drivers side is something i am thinking about doing when i paint the car instead of putting the moulding back on, opinions welcome.

 

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grey5.0beast

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Needs paint desperately but it seems like that is in the works, any specs on the engine??

 

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plans for paint yes, but its not getting any glossier than that. engine is a stock 5.0 i just couldnt find a 5.0 lid for that dual snorkel

 

grey5.0beast

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lol I thought it was but when I saw 5.8 I had to ask,lol

I was hopin for some badass ballsto the wall 408 stroker that looked stock.... guess it just IS stock

 

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grey5.0beast said:

lol I thought it was but when I saw 5.8 I had to ask,lol

I was hopin for some badass ballsto the wall 408 stroker that looked stock.... guess it just IS stock

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well i guess not stock, its got longtubes, blowmasters, 4.10's, performer 289 intake and a holley 650. plus the deleted stuff of course

 

blackened88lx

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I think it looks pretty cool. What are your plans for paint?

 

FrankenStang

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Primered four eyed Notches ftw.

Paint it black. I will love you long time.

 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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This guy seems to know the way to my heart

Hmmmm car looks pretty familiar....lol

Ditch the side molding...you won't regret it

 

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the belt looks to be installed on top of the tensioner instead of underneath

 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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the belt looks to be installed on top of the tensioner instead of underneath

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No power steering

 

795.0pacecar

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Keep the side mouldings, it will look like crap up close without them.

 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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795.0pacecar said:

Keep the side mouldings, it will look like crap up close without them.

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Are you serious? That might be true on the '85+ cars, but on the '79-82 cars the actual body line is the same design as the molding, so if you ditch the molding on the doors and fenders it looks the same. With a good paint job and bodywork it looks much cleaner than with...but to each his own

 

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the driver side moulding is painted on btw. thanks for the comments, the color of the car is actually factory med. met. grey

 

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That car is dead sexy the way it sits! I say you keep it looking like that and throw a bad ass motor in that thing!

Jacob

 

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I would just leave it as is and make a sleeper out of, slap a turbo on it and be done with it

 

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85_SS_302_Coupe said:

Are you serious? That might be true on the '85+ cars, but on the '79-82 cars the actual body line is the same design as the molding, so if you ditch the molding on the doors and fenders it looks the same. With a good paint job and bodywork it looks much cleaner than with...but to each his own

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The bumper moldings will stick out a good half inch or so and it looks like crap, how can that way look cleaner than nice straight moldings that flow with the bumpers?

 

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make it a sleeper! man you guys are hilarious thanks for the comments, its going to get painted the original color with a special clear on it that makes it matte, the side mouldings are going to get painted on and hand pinstriped to match the front and rears. and i am not 100% on the wheels yet, might go back to a 17" wheel.

 

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795.0pacecar said:

The bumper moldings will stick out a good half inch or so and it looks like crap, how can that way look cleaner than nice straight moldings that flow with the bumpers?

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should absolutely keep the moldings in front of the front wheel and behind the rear wheel to eliminate that spacing

the rest can go, though IMO

though if it was my car, id keep all the moldings

 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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795.0pacecar said:

The bumper moldings will stick out a good half inch or so and it looks like crap, how can that way look cleaner than nice straight moldings that flow with the bumpers?

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Because you only take off the molding along the doors and beginnings of the front/rear fender. The thing is, i would run side molding if i had it....the problem is just that...having it. If you find it, it's usually curled up or has a bunch of drywall screws in it where some hilljack tried to keep it from pealing off

 

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sleepercoupe said:

make it a sleeper! man you guys are hilarious thanks for the comments, its going to get painted the original color with a special clear on it that makes it matte, the side mouldings are going to get painted on and hand pinstriped to match the front and rears. and i am not 100% on the wheels yet, might go back to a 17" wheel.

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Sounds like a great plan. Just for the record, those wheels look sick on there, I wouldn't change them.