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Post by: fordguy545 on January 31, 2009, 05:32:47 PM
I'm about to puke:mad:
Quote from: "Phil"
wow, thats's a lot of AN fittings

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/Siggy1265/tbirdmotor.jpg)

ahh, my eyes!!!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/Siggy1265/TBIRD.jpg)
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: Cougar5.0 on January 31, 2009, 05:35:08 PM
I don't CARE how cheaply you can do those lines, I have $3000 dollars and I want BLING it!

:rollin:
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: fordguy545 on January 31, 2009, 05:46:12 PM
yes, but there is such a thing as going too far.  It just doesnt look tasteful.  I think mine turned out pretty good, and I'm sure it was at least a hundred bux cheaper
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/Fordguy545/78%20Ford%20F150/SNV30442.jpg)
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: blu84302 on January 31, 2009, 06:07:28 PM
I like it.  The mechanics look good to me.  Not the best color but I love the hood scoop.
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: V8Demon on January 31, 2009, 06:34:27 PM
More fittings means more future potential leak locations.....

You HAVE to give us a link.... :hick:
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: Kitz Kat on January 31, 2009, 07:41:06 PM
What's a matter with it?
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: jncocowboyx on January 31, 2009, 08:10:53 PM
it's not the color that's so bad honestly, but that engine bay has a lot going on at once. :/
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Post by: vinnietbird on January 31, 2009, 08:45:12 PM
Quote from: Kitz Kat;254680
What's a matter with it?


X2.I actually kind of like it.I'd replace some hoses,but I could live with it.It's a good color considering what the car is meant for.Not bad at all.
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: V8Demon on January 31, 2009, 08:45:56 PM
I DO like the hood....
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Post by: yellow86coogr on January 31, 2009, 08:47:36 PM
Oh yea! Love the color, but yes, engine bay does look a bit busy.
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: fordguy545 on January 31, 2009, 09:01:57 PM
THAT color just doesnt belong on a bird, NO MATTER WHAT ITS FOR.  I can deal with the engine bay, if it was mine, it would have all that fuel stuff redone.  The rest of it isnt bad.  I just dont know what goes through peoples heads when they paint stuff that color
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Post by: FLSTCI71 on January 31, 2009, 09:38:31 PM
When you look at an engine, you're supposed to say, "Wow!!", not "Whoa!!" It looks like he did a nice job, it's just too busy. Also, color is subjective and I have never been a fan of bright colors like that. I do like the hood. I'd like to see the back side to see how he used the factory scoops in it.
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: fordguy545 on January 31, 2009, 09:58:55 PM
I do really like the hood.  I do like my original hood too though, but I think that car would be badass if it was a dark blue or red or something
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Post by: jcassity on January 31, 2009, 11:13:36 PM
whats going on with those aluminum plates going out on each side of the motor ?  they couldnt possibly be attached to the frame could they?
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: fordguy545 on January 31, 2009, 11:35:59 PM
looks like a motor plate to me.  It probably has another one sandwiched between the block and the trans too.
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Post by: V8Demon on February 01, 2009, 01:49:56 AM
Quote from: jcassity;254724
whats going on with those aluminum plates going out on each side of the motor ?  they couldnt possibly be attached to the frame could they?


Yes.  Yes they are ;)
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: jcassity on February 01, 2009, 02:13:56 AM
what do i know,,, :hick:
seems to me if you gotta go that far, then why not brace the engine bay as well.
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Post by: V8Demon on February 01, 2009, 02:30:23 AM
In most cases it is.  ;)
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Post by: Innes on February 01, 2009, 08:26:55 AM
1 carb and 5 fuel lines coming out of the valve, that’s a lot going on. But I like it I take my hat off to anyone willing to hotrod our fox’s excluding stangs. And it looks good, he did it right as long as he’s happy, its his car.
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Post by: shame302 on February 01, 2009, 09:30:15 AM
i actually really dig that color. its awesome. the detail work in the engine bay is obviously a touch silly
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Post by: 86Tbuzzard on February 01, 2009, 10:38:30 AM
personally i like the color, needs some satin black here and there to break it up. The engine bay is more confusing than my stock '83 cfi setup was.
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Post by: V8Demon on February 01, 2009, 11:13:47 AM
I could do without the color, but like I said, I like the hood.  Would look killer on my car after I painted it to match (in black!) IMHO, LOL!

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1 carb and 5 fuel lines coming out of the valve, that’s a lot going on
  On top of the junctions every 4 inches as well.

It has a GREAT stance too.
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: Cougar5.0 on February 01, 2009, 11:19:03 AM
Excessive fittings aside (& does he really have the power to need an engine plate?), it does make me want to pull my engine and paint the engine bay black. When I show the car I'm always dissapointed at the "blah" look of the faded cabernet red in the engine compartment.
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Post by: 5.0 tbird on February 01, 2009, 12:13:58 PM
I don't really care for the color, hood, or the schizofrenic plumbing job, but I do like the BBF under the hood.
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Post by: oldraven on February 02, 2009, 06:29:24 AM
Those fittings look pretty functional to me. The only place it gets a little cluttered is where there's a filter in the line.:dunno:

Lime green.... well, it's not my car.

I have never been a fan of cowl hoods.
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on February 02, 2009, 08:01:06 AM
Seriously, it doesn't look too bad. It does need some black in it to break it up a bit. I would have changed the colors in the engine to match the body better, adding black there too.

The owner will definitely get some oohs and ahhs at shows. Maybe not from serious car enthusiasts, but from the general public, I'm sure there are those out there who will like it.

And, as was mentioned, it's not any of our cars...so, if the owner likes it, who cares?
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Post by: kendoo130 on February 02, 2009, 09:04:39 AM
Does that car belong to someone on here? I wanna see some interior pics.
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Post by: Bob on February 02, 2009, 09:17:04 AM
I like it. Hell its a fox tbird that someone spent alot of time and money on modding the  out of.. how could you not like it? Too bad we missed out on the building of that car.
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: fordguy545 on February 02, 2009, 05:41:49 PM
http://460ford.com/viewtopic.php?t=34320&highlight=green
Title: Do you really need ...
Post by: t3skidoo on February 02, 2009, 08:50:10 PM
CC plates on a .25 mile racer?
or
NACA ducts on a cowl induction bulge?
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: HAVI on February 02, 2009, 09:19:01 PM
Quote from: t3skidoo;255008
CC plates on a .25 mile racer?
or
NACA ducts on a cowl induction bulge?


Is this a trick question?, lol
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: t3skidoo on February 03, 2009, 04:44:07 PM
Quote from: HAVI;255013
Is this a trick question?, lol


Well, I guess he could swap out wheels/tires and go autox'ing.
Title: This got posted on my local forum
Post by: HAVI on February 03, 2009, 04:58:19 PM
Guy I bought my headers from had CC's on his 1/4 miler drag car. (88 Tbird)  But he also had a tube welded from the front to the back of the engine compartment like a pair of parallel bars, motor plates, and maybe another brace welded in or two.  I suppose the CC's allowed him to adjust for the heavier motor, and all the welding stress or something.
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Post by: V8Demon on February 03, 2009, 05:37:15 PM
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NACA ducts on a cowl induction bulge?


With a little assertiveness, I think he could make both function well....I can actually picture a couple of different ideas in my head.  I'd LOVE to see the underside of it.