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Jan 24, 2007 21:05:40 GMT
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Heres my new little beauty...  Started ripping out the inside and converting it to pillar-box red and various bits of fake fur. Gonna go for satin black with a white side-strip, lakepipes and fat old white-walls Any ideas |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 24, 2007 21:08:33 GMT
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piccy no worky
I love these, my folks had two, both maroon. One with a prototype two tone leather interior. They might even have some bits still, ill ask. I know they used to have alot of trim and MINT NOS enamel badges. We did have a brand new engine, never run, used on the ford motor show stand when they were new but that got sold a few years back.
I keep getting tempted into a mk2 consul or a mk3 zephyr (sp)
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Jan 24, 2007 21:11:59 GMT
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yeh...gotta get used to the forum version of html.
Pic now worky lol
Theres alot of work to be done...the pics decieving...theres rot all in the arches and bottom sills...nothing a bit of cutting, welding and grinding cant fix tho!!
Also considering welding up the back doors....2dr ALLways seems to look better
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 24, 2007 21:16:00 GMT
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Nice! I'm into these, everytime i see an old street machine with a red and white pro street style one, i always decide i need one just like that!  cant find a pic right now though. unsure about welding doors up, i think this one did, not sure yours should though...  |
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Jan 24, 2007 21:22:06 GMT
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its a tough decision on the doors. clean lines are almost a must but would be alot of (irreversible) work!
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 24, 2007 21:48:40 GMT
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a mate of a mate ha one of these, its rather rotten too.
what are your plans?
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madmart
Part of things
love is: valvebounce in top gear
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nice consul, why not just de handle the rears? will look like a 2dr but is reversable fairly easily plus you can still get your mates in the back
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Looks really nice,.. Welcome to the forum.
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Jan 25, 2007 10:51:08 GMT
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i wouldnt 2 door it unless you stretch the front doors, always looks odd because the front doors are too short.
Nice car though, is that a fibergalss visor? One of my folks had a metal one, but i seem to remember it fitting better than that.
Has it still got vacuum wipers ;D
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Jan 25, 2007 18:45:42 GMT
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I don't think this is the exact one I had in mind (that i'd seen and lusted after in an old street machine), but as close as i'm gonna get without rummaging through these boxes! Closest thing to it. I really need to build summat like this in my lifetime, its still a 4 door too! are these (old consuls) costy to get hold of these days? and is rust a major issue like usual old fords?   |
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Jan 25, 2007 19:04:21 GMT
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there not as expensive as zephyrs or zodiacs for some reason, but they are going up in price.
The second one we had had been stood in a garage for 20 years, but started with fresh fuel/bat and never had welding and didnt need any. It was £175, but that was about 8 years ago now.
Both the ones we had had no rot issues at all, maybe we were lucky. They are made from thicker steel than later fords but I'm sure they usually rot.
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Jan 25, 2007 20:08:43 GMT
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I wouldnt 2 door it unless you stretch the front doors, always looks odd because the front doors are too short. Nice car though, is that a fibergalss visor? One of my folks had a metal one, but I seem to remember it fitting better than that. Has it still got vacuum wipers ;D i see what youre saying about the doors. maybe the other suggestion of just de-handling them to clean the line sup. Yeh it is a fiberglass visor...came with it tbh. it does fit pretty tight though. and yes they're still vacuum wipers! |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 25, 2007 20:10:33 GMT
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I don't think this is the exact one I had in mind (that i'd seen and lusted after in an old street machine), but as close as i'm gonna get without rummaging through these boxes! Closest thing to it. I really need to build summat like this in my lifetime, its still a 4 door too! are these (old consuls) costy to get hold of these days? and is rust a major issue like usual old fords? that one looks sweet! i just bought this one for a grand...but they normally go for around 1400-1600 in good driveable condition. Rust wise is just the usual traps...but as with most old fords, everythings pretty accesible and new 'old' parts are readily avaliable...even fiberglass panels!! |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 25, 2007 20:34:24 GMT
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W00, fantastic. i really would like one of these as a long termer fast cruiser project. pretty much the value i expected. it will fit into the master plan somewhere. I had a bit of a 4 door phobia, but stuff like these look fine IMO  Ooooofff! I'm hooked on getting one now!  |
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Feb 11, 2007 23:37:07 GMT
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Heres the first stage of my pimping of a MkII Consul...      hahah, makes me laugh everytime I get in it!! |
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I still say that the floating bar grille is teh sechs!! And that interiour makes me chuckle everytime i see it ;D Of course, longer "fur" would be even more hilarious ;D
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Mar 17, 2007 16:50:23 GMT
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Mar 17, 2007 17:57:57 GMT
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Bleddy hell you get on with it quick! I need to get my finger out with mine  Love that fur. |
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cant find a pic right now though. unsure about welding doors up, i think this one did, not sure yours should though... 
