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[drcoupe]

G'Day Whingey

Fantastic looking original coupe mate, how long have you had it?

DR

[whingey]

Originally Posted by drcoupe

G'Day Whingey

Fantastic looking original coupe mate, how long have you had it?

DR

3 years and counting, it has 171,000 original kms.

[whingey]

This is a nice shot

[neptune blue]

Originally Posted by Tony xa

I have just seen this theard and theres some nice coupes in here great work everyone everyone is different and well presented .

Heres mine
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And after what was meant to be a quick clean up

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Hi tony great looking coupe I'm looking to upgrade my wheels and tyers from the old Skool look and I really like look of your wheel and tyre size combo may I ask what width and diameter you are using

Many thanks

[351gtw]

I should have posted the pics a year ago. Here are some for your enjoyment evryone.

[351gtw]

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[351gtw]

I have carried out a few mods from a year ago when i got snop happy. I have more too come. Ps i love all the coupe out there please post more pics.

[whingey]

Onyx black? Looks amazing!

[Phil B]

Here is my XB coupe I bought a few months ago. 500 with GS options, original 302, 4 speed sigle rail, scooped bonnet, driving light grill and interior. Bought drivable, currently registered and driven while undergoing a fix up. Getting twin exhausts at the moment





really need to get some good pics of it, though I've been to busy driving it and I love to drive it!

[Trev74XB]

Hi guys,

Here's a quick snap of my coupe at the Shannon's Flemmington show several years ago. It's been in the shed for a while due to financial and family commitments, and so I've started pulling it apart. I'll start a build thread soon, once I get more pics...


Specs:
JG67 351Cleveland, C4 T-bar auto, 2.72(?)BW single spinner drums diff. Was originally 6cyl sandstone beige XB with parchment trim, will be reverted back to an XB and repainted. Got some rust in the boot to fix but not too bad. I expect it to be up for some summer cruising with my little girl in the back seat!

Oh, and it runs 4-into-1 pacemaker headers and twin 2.5 inch exhausts. I had a neighbour move in and about a month after he did I started it up and I think it took him less than two seconds to 'just happen' to wander past and say G'day. Gotta love the sound of a Cleveland!

[gtxb67]

welcome to the forums trev

[CoupeTragic]

Hi everyone

New to this forum, thought I'd say hi.

Used to own a Red Pepper XB coupe (hopefully there is a picture attached!), GT look-a-like, 351, top loader, black interior.

Hoping one day to get back into one - finances willing!

Into all XAs and XBs, especially ones with two doors (don't get me wrong, I love the sedans too!).

Some great cars on here, thanks for sharing.

cheers

Sean

[1FAT4D]

Damn that coupe looks tough with that cobra spoiler. Love the 12 sloters! Pure muscle .

[Phil B]

Chucking a proper pic of my coupe up here!

[melon466]

A lot of you would have seen mine in the project section, but as it is basically finished, i guess i can put it in here.

When i first started on it:



And now:

[coupecouple04]

Love your car .excellent job.

[sbfpvcob]

Car looks awesome. I guess those rims are American Racing Torque Thrust II's? what size are the rear rims? Cheers.

[FDCOOP]

Love that car melon466 got a great stance...l

[melon466]

Originally Posted by sbfpvcob

Car looks awesome. I guess those rims are American Racing Torque Thrust II's? what size are the rear rims? Cheers.

Thanks mate.

Correct, they are torque thrust II's. 17 x 11 on the back with 315/35 tyres, 17 x 8 on the front with 234/45 tyres.

[alchamy81]

simply, wow on the colour choice !!
Cant wait to re-colour my coupe to a orange of some sort.

Fantastic job

[alchamy81]

A more recent picture of my fairmont on a budget.
Have ditched the painted bumpers in favour of original chrome ones.
Some Autodrag rims. Few nice chromey bits in the engine bay and some XA taillights.

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[JetBlack]

I own the Ford this picture makes for a nice profile comparison with a Coupe from Holdens golden years.




My Coupe is tagged 4 1974 XB
The body number says it's a GS JG67 (?) its not a GT JG66 (?)
Engine T
Trans L
Paint ? (Metallic Blue)

Whoever bought it new , got them self a sweet looking & running Coupe.
Over the years "Ferris" seems to have gone thru a _LOT_ of changes , this is how it looked when I bought it in 1996.
I paid ~$8500 for from a caryard along the infamous Parramatta Rd.
The Pro Street cold air intake was not there just to look stupid , it had a function. The 351 Cleveland had a semi precision home brewed intake manifold with a 1:1 driven GM 4/71 Blower & 750 CFM Holley on top of it.

I think the car was owned by a drug dealer at one time in it's life , I found a lot more spare change & tools than you would normally expect when buying a second hand car from a used car dealer...

Ferris now has XC sheet metal on the front & a Cobra style bonnet scoop to cover the much improved 4/71 supercharger setup now.

JB

[JetBlack]

Sorry about including a Holden in the previous photo. How about this self portrait of Ferris , T & me , taken in 1998 still sporting the XA front end , plenty of improvements had been made under the bonnet , C6 tranny & B&M shifter acquired , The Mechanic kindly helped me fit a ~12 liter oil sump along with a 1/4 inch thick checker plate sump guard that doubles as a frame/chassis strengthener.




Ferris was still showing all sorts of smart & incredibly stupid modifications made by the previous owners over the years that needed to be fixed or re engineered to increase performance & maintain reliability.

[JetBlack]

To melon466 I really like what you have done with the rear seating in your XA. Carrying 5 people in any XABC Coupe with standard to even GXL trim seats makes for cramped uncomfortable transport & it gets even worse with 5 people going out for as cruise.

As far as setting up the back seating in your Coupe for 2 passengers, is it worth the effort ? Can you drive your car around with 2 adult passengers in the rear without them bitching & complaining about no leg room , can't see anything etc etc & completely spoiling the drive for the Pilot & Shotgun up front ?

In NSW if you want to change the seating capacity of a car like you have you need to get an engineer's certificate , to state that the car now is only allowed to carry 4 passengers instead of the 5 passengers stamped on the cars compliance plate. I just re did the engineering certificate for my Targa Topped RX4 Coupe there's no rear seats & or belts , it's seating capacity has been dropped from 5 to 2 people. I was planning to drop the seating capacity of my coupe from 5 down to 2 as well & use the extra space in the rear for something more useful , but if the Ford Coupe can be changed into a comfortable 4 seater I'd re consider my plans.
I believe that everyone at some time in their life should be able to get taken for a ride in a car that can go from a rolling start to 100MHP in ~10 seconds , something any well sorted GM blown small block powered car , like mine is able to do.

thanks

JB

[melon466]

hey mate, the rear seats are out of a landau, and short of drilling a few holes, they bolt straight in. I got it engineered as a 4 seater, so that is all i can legally carry now. No one has been lucky enough to ride in the back yet, except my 2 nieces that are both under 10, so there were no issues with leg room etc.

[Starlightblue]

Do you class this as a coupe?

[gossy]

^^^^^ Tudor^^^^^^^^^^^

Very nice Escort mate, need more details and pics though.

[Starlightblue]

Thanks Gossy

Its a alloy headed solid roller cleveland powered street registered and engineered south aust car. Running a reverse pattern c4 with trans brake and 4,500 stall,9 inch 3.55 gears moser axles strange center mini spool etc.
ran a 10.46 at 128mph
Good fun little bus. not so easy to change plugs on and dont have much foot room but its all worth it.

[Starlightblue]

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