Twin Turbo 69 R/t Coronet

[Sieg]

Exceptional! :thumbsup:

[R.A.D]

looks fantastic i did one of those a few years ago

[tones2SS]

That is BADASS.

You said it. Looks killer.

[eric36]

Best looking Impala Ive seen!

[Al Moreno]

Any Updates:_paranoid

[76orangewagon]

Any Updates:_paranoid


X2.......... this was a over the top build, would love to see some updates.

[Macbuick]

Another one thats just starting to get good enough to show off,its a 69 dodge R/T Coronet, one of Tom Nelsons twin turbo injected 572 all alloy engines,XV motorsports suspension,some pretty trick sheetmetal work is assured in the engine bay etc etc,I fly out to Cal on wed to watch the engine dynoed at Nelsons then on to sema ,hopefully by the time Im home in Aus It should be there.
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I love the fact that these renderings keep the spirit of the car, it looks like a factory color and the body mods are so subtle that it seems to be stock.
More and more builders are modifying the body lines, adding body kits and painting the cars Porsche or Mercedes gray :rolleyes: ....
I think these old cars lost their original spirit when they are too modified.

Have you tried a rendering with the door handle ??
This coronet is mental, its a badass sleeper !:thumbsup:

BTW: I prefer the one without the vinyl top.

[76orangewagon]

I hate to keep bringing this up but ......any updates ?

[Leadfoot1]

I hate to keep bringing this up but ......any updates ?

I'll sedond you here man ....such an awesome project.

What up!!??

[Radlark]

Maybe someone can answer this for me, did they cut a hole in the dash and then build a bucket and then tack welded the bucket to the depth they wanted and then trimmed the excess and then tig welded it and grind it down?

A bit of progress in the last couple of weeks,fabbed up the dash and consol and cage and started on the engine bay, enjoy.
Shane.
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[lilcraigford]

Maybe someone can answer this for me, did they cut a hole in the dash and then build a bucket and then tack welded the bucket to the depth they wanted and then trimmed the excess and then tig welded it and grind it down?

That, or they mocked it up in the dash to trace the contours (of the dash) to trim it before final installation/welding.

[Ralphlovs72chev]

This is one of my favorite treads. I would really like to see this one finished...

[Al Moreno]

Updates?

[Southrod]

Updates?
Well, Im back,been well over a year since I made a post,things have been real slow the last 12 months with our economy taking a big dive and customers having a hard time financially especially those with business' add to the fact that my health has'nt been the best,but hopefully now an election has been called we will get some movement again in the economy and some confidence from the business community to start investing again especially in cars (hint hint)we've still had plenty to do, just the bigger doller builds had slowed a heap,still its allowed us to put out a finish up a few cars that had been hanging around too long.So here the last 12 months catch up on the R/T its in the body dept now and should be in Paint in the next few weeks.
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[Southrod]

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[glassman]

wow! that is just beautiful!

[Southrod]

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[Southrod]

Most of these are from Street Machine Magazine photo shoot

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[DOOM]

WOW!!!! Incredible:king: Glad to see you back!

[mrgm]

I am sooooo glad this build is back!

[GregWeld]

Glad to see ya back on track!

[SuperB70]

Shane, nice to heard from you.

Finance "tsunamy" hited also down under. Same thing in Europe.

Coronet looks awesom, workmanship is mind blowing as usually from you. :hail:

The fender louvers, you have some cooler down front there, or for exhaust?

[groovyjay]

Man, this is going to be spectacular when finished! :bow:

[Southrod]

Shane, nice to heard from you.

Finance "tsunamy" hited also down under. Same thing in Europe.

Coronet looks awesom, workmanship is mind blowing as usually from you. :hail:

The fender louvers, you have some cooler down front there, or for exhaust?

The grilles are for the water to air condensors for the intercoolers,Ill post some pics up of the intercoolers they are a work of art made in Australia by PWR.

[Rick D]

Glad to hear things are looking better!

And very glad to see an update on this one:bow: :hail:

Beautiful as usual!!!

[Leadfoot1]

Man.... Not only is the car killer, i cant get over the shop's cleanliness!!! Thats how i like it! It makes you wonder if any work gets done there lol!!!!

Kidding apart, i think that the shop reflects a lot of the builders personality and his way of doing thing.

You seem to be VERY well equipped!!!

Do you have customers that are on here with other projects? Id like to see more of your work!!! There seems to be quite a few nice rides under the knife over there!!

Thanks for the pics, AWESOME work!!!!!

Lead.

Oh, and, was choice of color mentionned or if its still under guard?

[tones2SS]

Outstanding build. Keep us posted on this one.
How about some info on those cars in the background? I saw a 'cuda and a Fastback in the background. :thumbsup:

[Sieg]

Shane - Hope your health issues are under control. :thumbsup:

Southrod's craftsmanship is off the chart. :cheers:

[76orangewagon]

Man I absolutley love this build, the craftsmanship is second to none this car is a big inspiration to my build...glad to see updates.

[Nelson Racing]

Awesome good job Shane

[WSSix]

Fantastic build! The louvers look great. The fact they are functional just makes them that much more awesome.

[Southrod]

Outstanding build. Keep us posted on this one.
How about some info on those cars in the background? I saw a 'cuda and a Fastback in the background. :thumbsup:
Cuda's along term project,I have a build thread on here somewhere,same with the Fastback it belongs to the guy we done the Firebird convert for should be a thread as well on this one in fact i must do sme updates on both as they are both in the paint shop.

[R.A.D]

ahhhhh... what a relief. glad your back!!!:headspin:

[214Chevy]

WOW!!!! Incredible:king: Glad to see you back!

I am sooooo glad this build is back!


I'm glad too!! Love the fender mods on this thing.

[67ragtp]

did this build get completed? If anyone knows where I can see some pics.

Rich

[R.A.D]

did this build get completed? If anyone knows where I can see some pics.

Rich

check here..... http://www.southernrodcustom.com/



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