Author Topic: She's home.... (Read 9882 times)

mert · « **on:** October 01, 2015, 02:34:36 pm »

20 years of dreaming, 10 planning and sourcing, 3 doing (and $pending!)... she's home.

Spin around the block in the full rego fun-mobile... hard to keep the rubber on the road with the OEM tires and torqe-y 390/445 stroker!

A few more final setup/config issues to sort out now that the engine oiling issues are sorted and she's a runner. Alignment, some brake tweaks and some minor interior/trim and electrical gremlins (oil light is always on in the tach, but pressure is 70 psi....).

But home and driveable!

mojocoops · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2015, 02:56:44 pm »

Beautiful!

66 Hertz · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2015, 05:06:44 pm »

well done.......

Macka · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2015, 05:39:51 pm »

Straight to the pool room eh Mert...

USA066 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2015, 06:09:12 pm »

Niiiicce!

littlejohn · « **Reply #5 on:** October 01, 2015, 07:21:48 pm »

well done Mert, congrats maan

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lookin forward to seeing pics of it out in the open and in sunshine

teacherspet · « **Reply #6 on:** October 01, 2015, 07:41:16 pm »

Nice one Richard. Now for a cruise out in the country.

sea67n · « **Reply #7 on:** October 01, 2015, 07:59:56 pm »

very very nice, congrats that's a dream car for sure

mwizz · « **Reply #8 on:** October 01, 2015, 08:32:26 pm »

looks sensational congratulations

Scott66 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 02, 2015, 09:28:02 am »

Fantastic - now comes the really fun part - driving!

Alen · « **Reply #10 on:** October 02, 2015, 10:21:15 am »

Enjoy it ... 20 years waiting I would have cried

Ruggie · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2015, 10:40:46 am »

Looks good mate.congrats

68Coupe · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2015, 07:22:07 pm »

Congratulations Richard, a sensational build. Really admire your attention to detail and the desire to go to extra lengths to get it right. Maybe the ultimate '68 coupe? Would love to see some more detailed pics if you ever get the time.

Cheers, Andrew

mert · « **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2015, 05:11:58 pm »

Some happy snaps from post cleaning/waxing today... high sun and a crap camera made it hard to get good pics, but a few close ups to show some of the details... need to have a photographer friend arrange something once I get all the little issues sorted (like the hanging ignition switch, custom!!!

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staddy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2015, 11:28:32 am »

That's real nice ,

Mattstang · « **Reply #15 on:** October 06, 2015, 07:00:06 pm »

Hey Mert, Absolutely beautiful

littlejohn · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2015, 09:27:28 pm »

Mert, tell the truth.... you really wanted to paint it yellow, didnt you?? LOL's

ps. looks awsome

68Coupe · « **Reply #17 on:** October 07, 2015, 12:43:52 pm »

Love it!

mert · « **Reply #18 on:** October 10, 2015, 10:31:12 pm »

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Mert, tell the truth.... you really wanted to paint it yellow, didnt you?? LOL's

It kind of is... in the right light. A ton of fine gold metalflake in the custom green really pops in the right light!

R_Beckhaus · « **Reply #19 on:** October 11, 2015, 08:00:35 pm »

Mert, Was the original EXP aka the Green Hornet?

mert · « **Reply #20 on:** January 16, 2016, 09:09:56 pm »

Ron, sorry for the delay... this one slipped past... yes the EXP500 is the Green Hornet.

This is my repli-bute to the car.

Lots of period correct parts, but no IRS as hand fabrication of one would have blown the already ree-diculous budget out even further... maybe some day down the track, but for now a standard 9" with 3.00 Tru-Trac (which was the original ratio in the car, or one of them as it morphed a bit as a experimental car!)

R_Beckhaus · « **Reply #21 on:** January 17, 2016, 12:20:14 am »

Beautifully recreated, Mert. She's a real credit to your determination. What happened to the original?

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