Out of the Past pt7 - Shortened FB Coupe

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:46 pm

Built in 1966, registered until 1973, then put into storage.
The Coupe run a 179 Red Motor & 3speed manual with floorshift.

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:50 pm

I'm thinking we need some old mag articles, time to check the stash....

BTW good idea Thommo.

(AUST)Mod · Post by **(AUST)Mod** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:13 pm

would kill for that steering wheel

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:34 pm

(AUST)Mod wrote:would kill for that steering wheel

Its for sale

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:10 pm

look on the roof of the van in the background in the first picture a foam matress

me and FB crusin should try and find out more as it was built and owned up untill this money grubbing knuckle head got his hands on it local to us
we are of the understanding he got it for free

i'm sure it should pop up somewhere in an old mag as i'm sure i've seen it in one there couldn't be 2 of them

TAYZ 58 · Post by **TAYZ 58** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:12 pm

Ok, definately wouldnt crush it

I used to live in WA at Scarborough and just north was an industrial estate. There was a motor wreckers there and they had an EJ done exactlty the same as this one (shortened)

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:19 pm

there was a VK commodore done like this aswell at the summernats this year

and we think the FB looks bad what a waste of mig wire re: the VK that is

EK JAY · Post by **EK JAY** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:21 pm

G

O

GGO

NO

NOT THE DART

fb cruzn · Post by **fb cruzn** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:13 am

ratbox, if you ever run into a man called lance george ask him bout it, he and terry (auto parts) told me bout it.
lance has a real nice fb

westy

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:41 pm

I could just imagine this FB coupe as a 60's style Gasser

Straight tube front axle mounted to leaf springs
Sky high stance
Big & little Halibrands
Blown injected hemi
Just like the old American Willy's Gassers

Could anyone Photoshop that?

Like this

or this

TAYZ 58 · Post by **TAYZ 58** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:37 pm

Gotta agree with you Thommo, it would look good done gasser style, never really seen an old holden done that way apart from an EK for sale on ebay that was in cruziin but it wasnt really gasser though. Did anyone end up buying it? (the FB coupe) I have quite a few old kustom articles from aussie hotrod books but have no bloody idea how to get them on here

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:18 pm

TAYZ 58 wrote:I have quite a few old kustom articles from aussie hotrod books but have no bloody idea how to get them on here

I've copied my old articles with a flatbed scanner, Works a treat.

smooth · Post by **smooth** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:01 am

TAYZ 58 wrote:I have quite a few old kustom articles from aussie hotrod books but have no bloody idea how to get them on here

Scan 'em and read this thread
If you can't follow the simple instructions ASK and someone will walk you through it.

Regards, Smooth

element5au · Post by **element5au** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:11 pm

Hiya guys,

waas playing with the images in Photoshop and heres what I came up with..... Hope ya like

smooth · Post by **smooth** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:43 pm

Sweet!

Regards, Smooth