1968 Restomod Coupe

GPR · November 26th, 2011, 11:07 AM

I took this in trade toward some labor on a 68 Shelby we painted. It had a 302 with a C4. I started out wanting to build it with the Trans Am Racing look. I had to replace the floor pans, torque boxes, trunk floors and a few other patches. I flared the fenders and quarters a little and bonded in the Shelby end caps. I went with the Rod & Custom Mustang II front suspension and have decided to run a 4.6 engine and trans out of my Dad's wrecked 1995 T-bird. This will be a long term project since it is my car and I have a lot of customer cars that come first. It will take a little time to get you updated.

Here are a couple of pictures showing how I flared the fenders and quarters. I cut the fenders leaving them attached at the bottom and than added about 1 1/2 to the flare.

The rears were a lot harder because you have the inner rear wheel well to flare also.

Rod & Custom Motorsports front and rear suspension.

The engine compartment is ready for paint.

Mock up of rear suspension

Bottom of body epoxy primed and than sprayed with SPI bedliner

I thought I would give you an update with the Rod & Custom coil over front suspension installed.

GPR · November 26th, 2011, 03:06 PM

Rod & Custom coil over rear suspension in my Coupe. The rear center section is not installed yet. This is the first time I have installed everything on the car with a 9" rear end out of a 1963 Galaxie.

I changed my mind on the taillights. I was going to put a deluxe ribbed taillight panel in and I had cut out the original taillights. Now I have decided to french them in instead. I had put a reproduction taillight panel in our Eleanor project and cut out the original taillight mounting area.

The reproduction taillight mounting area was about 1/4" to big so Brian cut it down and welded studs on it.

Brian welded it back in and now has to grind the welds.

ajzride · November 26th, 2011, 05:16 PM

Any chance you could post some details on frenching the tail lights? I've been looking for a kit to do this and can't find one, so I guess I'll have to roll my own.

MustangOne · November 26th, 2011, 09:07 PM

I love the little details you have show here. I love the flairs and the tail lights and the trunk opening.

Good Job, Very nice work....

V8POWA! · November 26th, 2011, 10:59 PM

very cool project, keep it going!

GPR · November 27th, 2011, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by ajzride

Any chance you could post some details on frenching the tail lights? I've been looking for a kit to do this and can't find one, so I guess I'll have to roll my own.

Use an old gasket and taillight and bolt on 1/4" studs than weld the studs to your taillight panel. Grind the welds and than use a little filler.

The only reason we used a piece from another taillight panel is because I had ruined mine and had to replace that section

After the welds were ground

GPR · November 27th, 2011, 09:15 AM

The cowl vents were filled in along with the heater holes in the firewall

I removed the drip rails

Bodywork on the flares

Black SPI epoxy primer and than sprayed 2 costs of gray Slick Sand polyester primer

BlueDevil · November 27th, 2011, 09:49 AM

very cool!

OkBrent · November 27th, 2011, 10:55 AM

Hey GPR, where did you get the inner fender panels to replace the shock towers, they look great, Brent

GPR · November 27th, 2011, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by OkBrent

Hey GPR, where did you get the inner fender panels to replace the shock towers, they look great, Brent

They came with the Rod & Custom kit but the last one we did on a 66 Mustang were flat

jessemachone · November 27th, 2011, 11:24 AM

<--- must not fap!

very cool ride man!

mrtleavitt · November 27th, 2011, 01:05 PM

Very impressive!

BA Mustang · November 27th, 2011, 09:21 PM

I love those fender flares, wish that was done on mine.

Blue67coupe · December 1st, 2011, 01:27 AM

I love those frenched tail lights, I would be afraid to try it on my own and a shop would probably charge alot for it. Definitly on my list of what I want now.

looks amazing.

Viva Terlingua · December 16th, 2011, 07:32 AM

Man that is some quality work.

Thats gonna be a nice looking car when its all said and done.

Cant wait to check it out as it comes along.

TheUNZippee! · December 16th, 2011, 10:53 AM

moar!

Blue67coupe · December 18th, 2011, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by TheUNZippee!

moar!

^This, and maybe a photo or two of that Sierra XR4i. Kinda curious whats going on with that as well. I love those flared fenders though

that is one more thing you added on my list of wants. Along with those frenched tail lights.

GPR · December 21st, 2011, 09:01 AM

I also did away with the turn signals in the hood. I bonded them on and blended them into the hood.

GPR · December 21st, 2011, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by Blue67coupe

^This, and maybe a photo or two of that Sierra XR4i. Kinda curious whats going on with that as well. I love those flared fenders though that is one more thing you added on my list of wants. Along with those frenched tail lights.

We have stopped working on the Cosworth powered Merkur

GPR · December 21st, 2011, 09:13 AM

I did not like all the gaps on the fiberglass rear bumper so I narrowed it and extended the ends to meet the end caps.

The deck lid sticks out to far on the bottom

I added fiberglass to the back and sanded the front to match the end caps

November 26th, 2011, 11:07 AM	#1
GPR Newbie 1969 428 CJ 10.75 @ 123.86 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Port Richey Fl Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 reviews	1968 Restomod Coupe I took this in trade toward some labor on a 68 Shelby we painted. It had a 302 with a C4. I started out wanting to build it with the Trans Am Racing look. I had to replace the floor pans, torque boxes, trunk floors and a few other patches. I flared the fenders and quarters a little and bonded in the Shelby end caps. I went with the Rod & Custom Mustang II front suspension and have decided to run a 4.6 engine and trans out of my Dad's wrecked 1995 T-bird. This will be a long term project since it is my car and I have a lot of customer cars that come first. It will take a little time to get you updated. Here are a couple of pictures showing how I flared the fenders and quarters. I cut the fenders leaving them attached at the bottom and than added about 1 1/2 to the flare. The rears were a lot harder because you have the inner rear wheel well to flare also. Rod & Custom Motorsports front and rear suspension. The engine compartment is ready for paint. Mock up of rear suspension Bottom of body epoxy primed and than sprayed with SPI bedliner I thought I would give you an update with the Rod & Custom coil over front suspension installed. __________________ Rusty Gillis Former SS/FA & SS/GA NHRA National Record Holder Gillis Performance Restorations www.gillisrestorations.com

November 26th, 2011, 03:06 PM	#2
GPR Newbie 1969 428 CJ 10.75 @ 123.86 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Port Richey Fl Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 reviews	Rod & Custom coil over rear suspension in my Coupe. The rear center section is not installed yet. This is the first time I have installed everything on the car with a 9" rear end out of a 1963 Galaxie. I changed my mind on the taillights. I was going to put a deluxe ribbed taillight panel in and I had cut out the original taillights. Now I have decided to french them in instead. I had put a reproduction taillight panel in our Eleanor project and cut out the original taillight mounting area. The reproduction taillight mounting area was about 1/4" to big so Brian cut it down and welded studs on it. Brian welded it back in and now has to grind the welds. __________________ Rusty Gillis Former SS/FA & SS/GA NHRA National Record Holder Gillis Performance Restorations www.gillisrestorations.com

November 26th, 2011, 09:07 PM	#4
MustangOne Lost in the 60's 1968 GT 500 Super Snake 12.6 @ 114.3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sapulpa Oklahoma Posts: 2,053 iTrader: 0 reviews	I love the little details you have show here. I love the flairs and the tail lights and the trunk opening. Good Job, Very nice work.... __________________ MustangOne's Car's How to post Photos in Your Thread. Vote for your Favorite Ride of the month, Every Month Modded Mustangs Facebook

November 26th, 2011, 10:59 PM	#5
V8POWA! POWA! 24/7 fukkers 1996 Mustang GT 1 @ 1 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cali 805 Posts: 4,824 iTrader: 1 reviews	very cool project, keep it going! __________________ Check Out My Build Thread!

November 27th, 2011, 09:15 AM	#7
GPR Newbie 1969 428 CJ 10.75 @ 123.86 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Port Richey Fl Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 reviews	The cowl vents were filled in along with the heater holes in the firewall I removed the drip rails Bodywork on the flares Black SPI epoxy primer and than sprayed 2 costs of gray Slick Sand polyester primer __________________ Rusty Gillis Former SS/FA & SS/GA NHRA National Record Holder Gillis Performance Restorations www.gillisrestorations.com

November 26th, 2011, 05:16 PM	#3
ajzride Regular 1965 Mustang Coupe Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 483 iTrader: 0 reviews	Any chance you could post some details on frenching the tail lights? I've been looking for a kit to do this and can't find one, so I guess I'll have to roll my own.

November 27th, 2011, 09:49 AM	#8
BlueDevil back to the grind... 2006 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: ATX Posts: 1,591 iTrader: 0 reviews	very cool! __________________ \| MGW \| 4.10 \| UMI \| CHE \| Steeda \| Eibach \| SCT \| VMP \| Pypes \| EBC \| Stop Tech \| Prothane \| Comp SPR \| CMDP \| Shelby \|

November 27th, 2011, 10:55 AM	#9
OkBrent Newbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hey GPR, where did you get the inner fender panels to replace the shock towers, they look great, Brent

November 27th, 2011, 01:05 PM	#12
mrtleavitt Regular 1967 Coupe 20 @ 80mph? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Overton, NV Posts: 81 iTrader: 0 reviews	Very impressive!

November 27th, 2011, 09:21 PM	#13
BA Mustang Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 GT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 1,892 iTrader: 0 reviews	I love those fender flares, wish that was done on mine. __________________

December 1st, 2011, 01:27 AM	#14
Blue67coupe Hardcore Enthusiast 1967 Mustang 2003 Roush Stage 2 #8576 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,895 iTrader: 0 reviews	I love those frenched tail lights, I would be afraid to try it on my own and a shop would probably charge alot for it. Definitly on my list of what I want now. looks amazing.

December 16th, 2011, 07:32 AM	#15
Viva Terlingua Newbie 1967 Terlingua Trans-Am Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: McDonough, GA Posts: 49 iTrader: 0 reviews	Man that is some quality work. Thats gonna be a nice looking car when its all said and done. Cant wait to check it out as it comes along.

December 21st, 2011, 09:01 AM	#18
GPR Newbie 1969 428 CJ 10.75 @ 123.86 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Port Richey Fl Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 reviews	I also did away with the turn signals in the hood. I bonded them on and blended them into the hood. __________________ Rusty Gillis Former SS/FA & SS/GA NHRA National Record Holder Gillis Performance Restorations www.gillisrestorations.com

December 21st, 2011, 09:13 AM	#20
GPR Newbie 1969 428 CJ 10.75 @ 123.86 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Port Richey Fl Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 reviews	I did not like all the gaps on the fiberglass rear bumper so I narrowed it and extended the ends to meet the end caps. The deck lid sticks out to far on the bottom I added fiberglass to the back and sanded the front to match the end caps __________________ Rusty Gillis Former SS/FA & SS/GA NHRA National Record Holder Gillis Performance Restorations www.gillisrestorations.com

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