My Baby

Karatecarrot · September 15th, 2008, 01:56 PM

Here is my baby a '67 coupe. I drug it home out of a friends yard where it had sat for years for 400 bucks. I just got her painted all up and am working on smoothing out all the paint (got some orange peel when painting in my barn but all in all not bad.) and putting the interior back into it. I have a 351W to put into it that was supposedly rebuilt and kept bagged 6 months before I bought the car. Hope you guys like it and I'll probably be asking alot of questions of ya since this is my first project car.

Thanks in advance for all your help,
Michael

Kobra Killer · September 15th, 2008, 09:22 PM

Pretty good for $400.
Hit the paint with rubbing compound (or wet sand first) then polishing compound & buff it out.
Should look good

Karatecarrot · April 29th, 2009, 01:34 PM

Here she is now just did the headliner install and am working on getting the engine in.

Spiderz · April 30th, 2009, 05:08 AM

I love my 65, but I just have to say I have always liked the tail lights on the 67's and 68's

chubs001 · May 3rd, 2009, 04:09 PM

Good project car.

steus · May 17th, 2009, 08:04 PM

Looks good so far.

Pingar · May 29th, 2009, 11:15 PM

Looks pretty good. I've been looking for a 67-68 coupe to replace the 65 coupe I sold a few years ago.

Mustangshar · May 29th, 2009, 11:26 PM

That is fantastic!!!!!! What a find and you are having a great time restoring her! It is a great looking model....good luck and look forward to watching the progress!! WOW it will be amazing. : )

Karatecarrot · June 2nd, 2009, 08:16 PM

So I now put some new wheels on it (American Racing outlaw II) and a whole new grill. I'll get pictures up later. I've also found that our barn paint booth didn't work as well as we had hoped. So for anyone that is thinking of doing it in their own shop make sure you have good air flow and sufficient space and lighting. Our issue was spraying down low and getting even coats because our lighting was horrible.

Karatecarrot · June 3rd, 2009, 06:53 PM

So here are the pics as promised.

Karatecarrot · May 21st, 2010, 07:42 PM

Finally put a battery in the car and tested my wiring job. Got nothing at first and then quickly found that the negative cable couldn't attach to the block since I had no grounding strap hooked to the rest of the car. after grounding to the frame everything came on super excited to hook up the engine and get her fired up soon now.

The American auto wire harness was super easy to install and I now have power connections for if I ever want power windows or locks already in the harness and fused. Also the fogl ights connected directly into the new harness. It was well worth the money and time to put it in.

September 15th, 2008, 01:56 PM	#1
Karatecarrot Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 reviews	My Baby Here is my baby a '67 coupe. I drug it home out of a friends yard where it had sat for years for 400 bucks. I just got her painted all up and am working on smoothing out all the paint (got some orange peel when painting in my barn but all in all not bad.) and putting the interior back into it. I have a 351W to put into it that was supposedly rebuilt and kept bagged 6 months before I bought the car. Hope you guys like it and I'll probably be asking alot of questions of ya since this is my first project car. Thanks in advance for all your help, Michael Attached Thumbnails

September 15th, 2008, 09:22 PM	#2
Kobra Killer Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 123 iTrader: 0 reviews	Pretty good for $400. Hit the paint with rubbing compound (or wet sand first) then polishing compound & buff it out. Should look good __________________ Clevelands Rule https://home.comcast.net/~jimmiephil...er_project.htm

April 29th, 2009, 01:34 PM	#3
Karatecarrot Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 reviews	Here she is now just did the headliner install and am working on getting the engine in. Attached Thumbnails

April 30th, 2009, 05:08 AM	#4
Spiderz Regular 1965 Coupe, 351w Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sedalia Missouri Posts: 176 iTrader: 0 reviews	I love my 65, but I just have to say I have always liked the tail lights on the 67's and 68's __________________

May 29th, 2009, 11:26 PM	#8
Mustangshar Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Mustang GT Vert Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 2,153 iTrader: 0 reviews	That is fantastic!!!!!! What a find and you are having a great time restoring her! It is a great looking model....good luck and look forward to watching the progress!! WOW it will be amazing. : ) __________________ Sharon Don't go there....... 06 GT: MM & FF 12/07 Ladies Edition issue: will never be done

May 3rd, 2009, 04:09 PM	#5
chubs001 Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	Good project car.

May 17th, 2009, 08:04 PM	#6
steus Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 reviews	Looks good so far.

May 29th, 2009, 11:15 PM	#7
Pingar Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: chesapeake,va Posts: 271 iTrader: 1 reviews	Looks pretty good. I've been looking for a 67-68 coupe to replace the 65 coupe I sold a few years ago.

June 2nd, 2009, 08:16 PM	#9
Karatecarrot Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 reviews	So I now put some new wheels on it (American Racing outlaw II) and a whole new grill. I'll get pictures up later. I've also found that our barn paint booth didn't work as well as we had hoped. So for anyone that is thinking of doing it in their own shop make sure you have good air flow and sufficient space and lighting. Our issue was spraying down low and getting even coats because our lighting was horrible.

June 3rd, 2009, 06:53 PM	#10
Karatecarrot Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 reviews	So here are the pics as promised.

May 21st, 2010, 07:42 PM	#11
Karatecarrot Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 reviews	Finally put a battery in the car and tested my wiring job. Got nothing at first and then quickly found that the negative cable couldn't attach to the block since I had no grounding strap hooked to the rest of the car. after grounding to the frame everything came on super excited to hook up the engine and get her fired up soon now. The American auto wire harness was super easy to install and I now have power connections for if I ever want power windows or locks already in the harness and fused. Also the fogl ights connected directly into the new harness. It was well worth the money and time to put it in.

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