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Rowan Replicars 427 Replica
After three years of sweat and blood, I have finally finished my project. This car started out as an unfinished project that arrived as a body, frame and engine and 4 boxes of parts. It was a blind purchase on Ebay but I knew I could transform the car into something really nice. My goal was to make as many parts as possible and use what came with the project.
Specs; - Square tube chassis with mustang 2 front end, tubular control arms - Jaguar POSI rear end, 3.30 ratio (came with drum brakes and a Ford 8") - Wilwood Dynalites in the front, Jaguar inboard rear brakes - Old Ford 352 4V from a T Bird coupled to a T5, runs like a charm. - Paint, Blue Metallic single stage with three coats of clear I built this car in my garage including painting it, all the fabrication can be seen at the below link; https://www.facebook.com/pormgb http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...rmgb/_57_4.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...b/IMG_4185.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...IMG_4184-1.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...IMG_4183-1.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...IMG_4182-1.jpg |
pormgb,
Beautiful! Tom |
That is spectacular... and I love the 352 in it.:D
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You did a fantastic job and have a beautiful car to show for it.congratulations.
Ron |
I like everything except for the chassis, body, paint, engine, numbers. :p
Other than that, it's almost ok. Lol, all of it is very nice, great job ! Plus building and painting it in your garage ! :cool: I've never heard of Rowan, where are the located ? |
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Its actually a rare 1959 high compression 352 from a 1958 T Bird, it was rated at 300hp with 380lb of torque, the motor is all stock and started up after sitting for over 15 years. |
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I would say this car sat a project for over 15 years before the owner gave up. |
Great looking car....and the colour makes it look authentic too.
352 is an early FE, I take it? If so, nice one! Cheers, Glen |
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Specifications; Bore & Stroke: 4.00 x 3.50 Piston Displacement, Cubic Inches: 352 Compression Ratio (Standard): 9.61 Maximum Brake HP @ RPM: 300 @ 4600 Maximum Torque Lbs. Ft. @ RPM: 380 @ 2800 |
Very nice work! Great motivation for me to finish the project sitting in my garage.
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Never heard of Rowan Replicars but the car looks spectacular - great body lines - looks very authentic. Great color choice.
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Looks fantastic!!! Would love to see additional photos.
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Great job, Great car, Great outcome! Love the color, happy motoring, Tom.
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Nice looking car, you did a great job. Three years seems short given that you also painted it.
What is the item sticking out from under the car in the back by the right quick jack? |
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Believe me, I am pretty worn out after that three years, it a miracle I'm still married. The three years included most weekend and evenings as well as vacation days for major tasks. When I look at the finished car, it doesn't seem like it took long but as I look at each part of the car, I remember the hours spent. By far, the paint was the most exhausting part of the project (1 1/2 months’ work), three coats of high build, 5 coats of single stage urethane enamel and three coats of clear. |
Be very proud of your work....it looks amazing
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Very nice work. The car looks great! A unique build. You must turn heads when you go down the road. Enjoy!
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You did very good, thats beautiful
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