Custom FB/EK coupe ute concept

Brown Bear · Post by **Brown Bear** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:23 pm

This ones been in the back of my mind for some time now, so I thought I'd put pencil to paper and put the idea out - maybe it's been built before or perhaps someone could photoshop up a more accurate version?

Probably alot harder than it looks - the rear half of a sedan roof and upper rear doors onto a ute body - but I'm sure it'd be something else if it were done!

camstuart52 · Post by **camstuart52** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:46 am

Certainly different!!!

Nothing wrong with customisation..........goodluck with it if you decide to try!!! I`ll certainly be interested to see the end result!!!

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:45 pm

still a better drawing than i could do

but it looks like the shortened FB 2 door that was on ebay forever, except it has a ute rear

strogger · Post by **strogger** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:16 pm

Perhaps a roof chop to balance the look?

i think it would look better than the poor FB on Ebay as the longer rear ute body may balance it a bit. IMO.

Would be certainly something different to see, perhaps if a photo-shop guru could give us a teaser it would certainly be cool to see. Even trying sedan lights on the ute too.

Brown Bear · Post by **Brown Bear** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:43 pm

The ebay coupe? ha ha!, I was waiting for someone to say that...

A photoshop example might do it better justice, or perhaps Sputzwagon could improve on my kid's club sketch?...

Sedan tail fins on a ute just don't seem to work for me, as they seem to create a sharp unbalanced end.

Anyways, I doubt very much that this creation will get beyond the crayons - at least in my hands!

thropzed · Post by **thropzed** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:31 pm

There's one being built here in Qld at the moment but its a crewman ute using a wagon body and ute tub. The roof is using the ute back window don't think its having a chop though.
Cheers Theo Z................

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:59 pm

it's also simular to an orange FE/FC ute that's around sydney, i think it's associated with the grimas

stinky · Post by **stinky** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:34 pm

I can't find any pics at the moment, but someone made a sort-of ute out of a sedan. Got rid of the rear doors and stretched the boot lid/quarter panels forward. It looked pretty good too, but I think it needed ute doors to really pull it off.

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:58 pm

The square top of the sedan doors clashed with the curve of the roof and the sedan rear window.

Someone put in a lot of work on this custom, and achieved some thing very individual

Have only seen a couple of photos of it.

Anyone got some they can post

Brown Bear · Post by **Brown Bear** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:56 pm

Playing with paint and an the 2005 nationals photo CD produces a little something like this...

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:16 pm

not sure if its my tast or not but I do now it will be verry slow and rough with that squre edge on the back tire

LYNCHPIN · Post by **LYNCHPIN** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:55 am

With the slope of the roof, it looks like there maybe a headroom issue when in the driving position. Looks a little bubbly.

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:38 am

Yep,roof looks like the roof on that FB Coupe that Bob and Evelyn were trying to sell and pay their house off with the proceeds ( Remember the "Bob and Evelyn Show" on Evilbay a few months back ).

I'm sure Harko would be able to do something with the roof conversion.

Terry.

Brown Bear · Post by **Brown Bear** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:03 am

I think this works a little better....

Recessed rear quarter window would take some effort, but at least you could run with the original front flipper windows, as well as leaving a bit more head room

...and it doesn't look like that coupe anymore!

camstuart52 · Post by **camstuart52** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:11 am

Yeah that looks a heap better!!!

Right who`s going to do it???