Bluekoops Coupe

[Pearly]

Damn, it looked hot back then too!

Thanks for posting those, I love seeing old car photos

[BlueKoop]

Thanks mate, really got used to driving a matte Gold Coupe as my daily, even back then it used to get alot of attention.

[74xbkoop]

Sweet ride. The new wheels look great. Wasnt much wrong with the old ones though. Looking at your build photos who did your chrome on the rear bumper looks as though it came up great.

Anthony

[BlueKoop]

I got exchange bumpers from

http://www.chromeworld.net.au/6800/Services/

I went through 3 till they gave me a straight one I was happy with. I still have a spare slightly bent one they didnt want back with brand new chrome.

I had had the simmons for a good 8-9 years.... was time to move on.

[74xbkoop]

They came up great. I had the rear qtr window mould done by them very happy with the job and was thinking of sending the bumpers to them. By the look of the finish you got they will get the job. Thanks for the quick reply. Did you have it at wagga all ford day a couple of years back.

Anthony

[BlueKoop]

I had it there about 4 years ago I think. I had the rest of the chome work done by Electro Plating Technology in Queanbeyan. Very very very good work, but took forever.

Is there any pics of your coupe on here?

[74xbkoop]

I thought it was yours. I fell in love with it then and it still looks great you have done a fantastic job on it. Havn't posted any shots up yet waiting to get it a little more complete.Trying to get it ready for Echuca 2011

Anthony

[BlueKoop]

Cheers mate, its alot better than it was 4 years ago, even the paint has been redone since then. Look forward to seeing some pics of yours when they are up.

[King Neptune]

Only just found this thread.
Wow.....Nice.
Well done.
Cheers Rob.

[BlueKoop]

Thanks Rob

Radiator is back in after getting the mounting point of the thermo switch built up, also gave the radiator a good polish with some metal polish and a scotch pad





And the cleaning/poishing continues

[BlueKoop]

Well, inlet manifold is off now, split the drivers side intake gasket on the way back from the coast. Got home, but not without fouling up a plug and drinking lots of oil. Now the fun task of cleaning the gaskets off and putting on some quality replacements.

Good news is that the coupe won the Sponsors Choice trophy (Shannons) at the South coast nationals.

[XA_GT351]

good work with the trophey mate, i was up in canberra a few weeks back, was hoping to see it getting around, bad luck with the gaskets, at least there a simple fix apart from getting them off as you said, razorblade works well.

[BlueKoop]

Originally Posted by XA_GT351

good work with the trophey mate, i was up in canberra a few weeks back, was hoping to see it getting around, bad luck with the gaskets, at least there a simple fix apart from getting them off as you said, razorblade works well.

Cheers mate, now the weather has come good the coupe will get out alot more than the past few months. I have a pack of fresh razorblades sitting in the garage waiting for this weekend.

[74xbkoop]

Congrats on the trophy, Well deserved. Shame about the engine problems on the way home. Hope not too much to fix.

[BlueKoop]

Originally Posted by 74xbkoop

Congrats on the trophy, Well deserved. Shame about the engine problems on the way home. Hope not too much to fix.

Could have been alot worse..... was expecting something really bad but was happy when I discovered it was just the inlet gasket. Worst case scenario I will have to get the inlet manifold machined down some more (already machined 40thou) on the mounting faces to make room for thicker gaskets. To be honest the inlet gaskets we used were pretty thin and crap.

[74xbkoop]

Nice photo in Street Machine!! Good to see a few ( Familiar) ones in there this month. They should do a special just on coupes.

[BlueKoop]

Cheers mate, The latest issue of Street Machine looks like a FordForums Special Edition!

[Geez Louise]

Originally Posted by BlueKoop

Cheers mate, The latest issue of Street Machine looks like a FordForums Special Edition!

Well they only print Quality

[BlueKoop]

A couple pics from today. I have plans to redo the dash insert and delete the stereo, mounting it in the center console or hidden somewhere else.





Here is the dash as it is now. Planning on a new layout as the speedo and Tach aren't centered infront of the wheel prefectly. Also want to run all four guages in the dash.



Also here is a pic of my coil and ignition setup in the glovebox, something I havn't shared yet.



Mick

[Uncle Raggy]

Love this car Mick, similar to the colour I've chosen for my build too

[BlueKoop]

Originally Posted by Uncle Raggy

Love this car Mick, similar to the colour I've chosen for my build too

Thanks mate, can't go too wrong with blue, a very safe colour that wont age badly.

[EasyD]

Love the coupe mate really looks great. I have a car in a resto shop at the moment and when they asked what i wanted to do with the dash i sent them a picture of yours to work off (hope you don't mind) with some changes which match your intended alterations almost exactly. No stereo, speedo and tach centered in behind wheel (didn't notice that yours wasn't) and 2x2 gauges to the left! This was two days ago, thought it worthy of a mention. Again, top looking rig you have, stance, wheels, colour its all good!

[BlueKoop]

not a worry mate if you need any measurements or pics send me a pm.

[ratman]

Lookin Good Mick

[tippy]

Looking really good , your attention to detail is obvoius .

Cheers Mal.

[MINTXY]

stunning car love what you've done to it! progress pics are so entertaining

[BlueKoop]

Originally Posted by MINTXY

stunning car love what you've done to it! progress pics are so entertaining

Thanks heaps everyones for the comments.

Got a stance question, I was thinking of dropping the back end down a little more. Here is a quick photoshop comparison.

Now


After


Worth doing?

[gossy]

Definitely, but that's my opinion.

[tippy]

Yep for sure , i think that if you can the rim just under the lip of the guard it makes for a very mean look !

Mal.

[EasyD]

Yes, even better!