68 coupe progress pics - dialup warning!
07-05-2008, 08:53 PM
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68 coupe progress pics - dialup warning!
Since I posted pics of my 68 427 fastback, I thought I'd post some of my 68 coupe. I'm working on both projects at the same time but concentrating more on the coupe right now since it's the easiest to finish. It started as a rust free california car except for surface rust on the roof under the vinyl top. I still have to install the 289 when it's finished and pull the rest of the interior to clean and detail, and then install the rest of the trim. A PO had painted it brittany blue but I wanted to paint it back to the original color diamond blue. I did all the paint myself and since it's just the second overall paint job I've done I'm very pleased with how it turned out.
This is what it looked like when I bought it.
Pics of the paint process
This is what it looked like when I bought it.
Pics of the paint process
07-05-2008, 11:16 PM
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RE: 68 coupe progress pics - dialup warning!
Thanks.
Yeah I work but I work a 24 hour shift and then I'm off for 48 hours so I have quite a bit of time to work on my cars. The fastback has been in progress for about five years or so though and the coupe was started this spring. I hope to have it done next month and then get back on the fastback.
I actually have another project but it's taken a back seat for years, it's a 77 mustang cobra II drag car.
Yeah I work but I work a 24 hour shift and then I'm off for 48 hours so I have quite a bit of time to work on my cars. The fastback has been in progress for about five years or so though and the coupe was started this spring. I hope to have it done next month and then get back on the fastback.
I actually have another project but it's taken a back seat for years, it's a 77 mustang cobra II drag car.
07-07-2008, 09:53 AM
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RE: 68 coupe progress pics - dialup warning!
Thanks everyone for all the nice comments.
I do realize that my setup is great, I built the garage specifically so I'd have the room and equipment to work on my cars. It's a 40'X60' and I figured it would be big enough for anything I wanted to do but now I wish I had made it even bigger.
I do realize that my setup is great, I built the garage specifically so I'd have the room and equipment to work on my cars. It's a 40'X60' and I figured it would be big enough for anything I wanted to do but now I wish I had made it even bigger.
