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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:20 pm 
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Has anyone ever done a EL coupe I have seen Scorcher (EB Coupe?) but has anyone one attempted it on the EF/EL? What would be the realistic cost in doing this?

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:29 pm 
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did the Hilliers do one? i cant remember

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:00 pm 
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i thought i red an article on the ba "blue print coupe".. was something like $30,000-$40,000 ontop of the donor vehicle for the 2 door conversion... the ba looked awesome though.. and looked just as good as if it was done by ford themselves.. 8-)
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:43 pm 
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i carnt say ive ever seen one, but i would look cool and i dont think it would come cheap!

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:45 pm 
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friends of ours 1/2 own sprintex superchargers - they've got an AU 2-door coupe w. 300+ rwkw :P

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:17 pm 
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the thought of it and the ambition to do it is here but the time and funds doesn't allow it , other wise i would have done it month's ago

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:06 pm 
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im sure hilliers did em and they were reasonably cheap...i read it in a mag...i did see on drive thru maitland many years ago....if i remember it was red...bloody nice...i near ran off the road lookin at it..

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:35 pm 
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I'm sure someone will have done it, they did an EB, and AU and a BA, unlikely EF/EL wouldn't have had a go
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:12 pm 
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does anyone have the original documents on Scorcher?
eg what steps they took in the project?
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:37 pm 
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Don't know about EL, but this BA was at the motor show a couple of years ago.

This must be the one your talking about 'fordfreak ef'.
I quite like it....

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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:56 pm 
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For me, it's all about the C pillar and window line.

That BA looks like a 4 door. Sorry. It doesn't interest me.

The Hillers did an AU coupe, which Ford later negotiated to wack a 4.6 litre supercharged V8 in, put it on show and never sell it!!! :cry:

As for an EF/EL 2 door. Dunno, can't imagine it lookin any good. Would have to see one though. Isn't there a bloke on FM that does wicked photoshops? Get him to do one :)

My point on C pillars and window lines:
Take a look at an XA-XC coupe. Gorgeous, magnificant vehiles.
2 reasons for this (in my opinion) The C pillar is part of the body (no clumsy looking weld joint i.e Commodores.) and THAT window line looks HOT!!!!!!!
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:40 am 
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If they are gonna build a coupe, they may as well let people know its a coupe...back in the XA-XB-XC days, the coupes looked alot different to the sedans...that BA looks like a four door sedan...

The XA to XC coupes had different tail lights, a more distinct back and had that tough look...

I'm not bagging this BA out since I know it would cost alot to re engineer the structure of the car to give it a mustang like appearance...

Anyone for scissor doors, lambo doors, gull wing doors etc? I saw a BA ute with gull wings, worked very well

 

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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:48 am 
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:01 pm 
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Not a fan of the bottom one, and the top one is sitting a little too close to the ground, but that can be fixed. 2 door falcons! Check my sig

 

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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:28 pm 
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your tail light looks smashed in the pics

 

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