1980 Ex-Carriage roof Coupe build!

[Live Fast]

What size tires are those?




Me, too!

I read WIP threads over and over.

to you!

Feel free to come over and help me with some projects!

Thanks! Tires are 225/60/16's

Be glad to help! Plus its warmer down there! lol

[dburdyshaw]

Thanks! Tires are 225/60/16's

Be glad to help! Plus its warmer down there! lol

Thanks!

I appreciate the response.

Warmer weather and cool beverages.

[Live Fast]

Thanks!

I appreciate the response.

Warmer weather and cool beverages.

Hook, line, and sinker. I'm in! lol

[86 50CPRI]

The difference is the "Carriage Roof" option was a look a like of a convertible but was really just a normal coupe with the convertible vinyl like material. By now it is very hard to find a Carriage Roof car that either still has the material or to find it with the material but in good shape.

Looking back at the pics at the very beginning, I can see now what you mean.Looking past the ratty vinyl, it does look like a 'vert top. I was wondering why your factory lead joints at the roof line weren't finished. I never knew it was a fiberglass shell that fitted over the roof. Thanks for the insight.

[Live Fast]

No problem!

Now that you mentioned "ratty"

Found this guy living in the headliner!


I could not bring my self to kill him even though he destroyed my headliner so I let him go outside.

[jeffcrummel]

I know this might be a stupid question but What is the difference between a carriage coupe and a regular coupe. good find and looking good now. keep up the good work. Was there any reason why you didnt strip out the engine bay of everything and then paint it.

That is not a stupid question at all! Heck I always thought they were convertibles until I took a closer look. That is why we belong to FEP

[jeffcrummel]

No problem!

Now that you mentioned "ratty"

Found this guy living in the headliner!


I could not bring my self to kill him even though he destroyed my headliner so I let him go outside.

Mice eat headliners......but at least this one has good taste! he deserved to live

[Foxkiller]

thanks for the knowlegde. Its aways good to learn.. Oh okay I can now that it really didnt require dropping the motor. I like to drop out everthing when I you my builds so it was just some insight. Well its looking good. keep it up

[Live Fast]

thanks for the knowlegde. Its aways good to learn.. Oh okay I can now that it really didnt require dropping the motor. I like to drop out everthing when I you my builds so it was just some insight. Well its looking good. keep it up

I am mainly trying to clean up the car without doing a whole bunch of work. Eventually that motor will blow and I will pull it, then I will fill all the holes and smooth everything out and repaint it. Thanks!

[Live Fast]

Got to play with this some today. Found a guy on craigslist selling some parts for a 83 So I went and talked to him and ended up buying a Hood, 2 fenders, Front bumper cover, headlight bracket, and back bumper cover for $60 and he threw in a box of trim parts.
Bumper covers are perfect. Hood is straight along with the fenders.

Front cover is not bolted down completely in the pictures. Had to go eat so the gf said I had to shower.

Starting to look like a car again.

Before:


After:









All my craigslist parts:

[tjgtstang]

wow the truck lid was rusty but the rest of the car is rust free wonder how that happened?

[Live Fast]

wow the truck lid was rusty but the rest of the car is rust free wonder how that happened?

There was a blow up kids pool laying on the back of the car when I picked it up, I think that did alot of the damage.

[DRAGTOP89]

Looking good

[homer302]

Confused why you got another 83 bumper when you already had another 83 bumper on there?

That is great progress so far. I used to not even look at cars that rough but I see there is hope for most any of them.

Nice job

[80Notch]

hey is there any chance since you put the 83 front bumper on there your gonna put 83 tails on it...if ya are i want the 80 tails

[Live Fast]

hey is there any chance since you put the 83 front bumper on there your gonna put 83 tails on it...if ya are i want the 80 tails

If you got some 83 tails! haha

Confused why you got another 83 bumper when you already had another 83 bumper on there?

That is great progress so far. I used to not even look at cars that rough but I see there is hope for most any of them.

Nice job

The other 83 cover I had didnt have a headlight bracket. Thanks!

[80Notch]

ive got....dun dun dun AERO tails(worst mistake ever.)

[Durango]

Nice work! Getting me excited to really tear into my Durango. I've got a little (ok a LOT) of work to do on it but those clean inner fenders and underhood pics have me inspired.

Did someone mention A/C brackets? I'm converting to 5.0 EFI so these brackets are of no use to me (original 200 is blown and apart). PM me if you still need some.

[Durango]

Confused why you got another 83 bumper when you already had another 83 bumper on there?

That is great progress so far. I used to not even look at cars that rough but I see there is hope for most any of them.

Nice job

At the price he paid, I would have bought it too, whether I needed it or not.

[Live Fast]

Yeah for $200 I figured something on it was usable.

Thanks guys!

[flyboy60]

Good work

[Live Fast]

Thanks

[davidmorez]

Some news ?

[DRAGTOP89]

X2?progress pics!!

[horsepowerjunkie]

WOW! nice looking project. Looks like its coming along nicly!

Is that a 1958 Chrysler 300D in the background? You don't see many of those any more!