1965 ford thunderbird disc brakes1/12/2024 ![]() I heard this from the people who built the car - uh, tooting my own horn, they sent me the radio for conversion. They only made one car this way, unlike most movies which utilize a handful of cars. Why? Because of the body - they were able to make it into a four-wheel-drive, so they could put it on a lift and film it with all four wheels turning. This is the Budd railroad car company, which might help explain why these things are built like a railroad car - almost 5,000 pounds and so solid that they could beat up everything else in a demolition derby.īut that also explains why the front wheel wells are so huge you could throw a party back there, but the engine compartment has no room - barely enough for a 390 big block.Īnother tidbit - they used a 1963 Thunderbird to film the movie Flubber. But I understand Ford didn't want to try unibody on their own, and had the Budd Company make the bodies for the 1961 Thunderbirds. Not a show car but a great driver.I don't know if the front-drive would have been a good or bad thing. I need to somehow cut a piece of new metal and weld it in place.Įverything you are doing is what I want to do. The metal flat area where the battery sits is rotted through. I also need to replace the window seals.Īnother big issues is the battery compartment. I would love recommendations on wire & plugs that you mentioned. I will take some photos and show you what I have. I built an over so i can do my own powder coating. I am going to sandblast it then powder coat them before I install. I saw a pair of used ones on ebay I got for 80 bucks for the pair. I have a worn out rivet on the driver side hood hinge. In the past, he owned every year of t-birds up to 66. ![]() I learned a lot from my Dad but not enough due to his passing. I haven't installed any new wires yet but I plan to go through the whole deal. Post a picture of your ride when you can, we'd all love to see it! By the time I finish the suspension, it'll probably be time to replace the shocks again. I think the control arm bushings will need to be replaced eventually, and then there's the heavy duty front sway bar I want to install. When those are bad, it can cause squeaking and clunking, but also can affect wheel caster alignment if they're really bad. Next I'm going to tackle the strut rod bushings. After, all those noises are gone and the car tracks much better than it did. Before, I had rattling and clanking noises. These revolutionary brake pads provide advanced stopping power for your vehicle without triggering your ABS. I just replaced front and rear shocks with extra heavy duty ones from Bird Nest. 120.89 Hawk High Performance Street 5.0 Compound Front Brake Pads 0 1849919587 Ford Thunderbird 1965, High Performance Street 5.0 Compound Front Brake Pads by Hawk. How is the carb on your car? A lot of runability issues result from worn or mis-adjusted carbs. Had to have the car towed twice before I figured that one out. When I got my '64, the fuel pump was getting flakey, working sometimes and other times not. There is a fuel filter in the fuel pump but having a second one in the fuel line can only help keep crud out of the carb. Maybe that way you can avoid cleaning out the fuel tank. Re: the fuel system, I'd consider putting an inline fuel filter upstream of the carb. It'll require replacing brake lines so it's not a trivial job. I'm still running the single master myself but have the dual master and plan to install it. ![]() Your car has a single master which functions OK but there is no redundancy if a brake line breaks, so you could prioritize installing a dual master in the future. And certainly making sure the brakes are up to snuff and the master cylinder and the booster are working is a critical safety issue. Some guys report corroded brake lines that need to be replaced. With these heavy old birds, making sure the brakes are up to snuff is a high priority. I did all of these things and the idle speed increased by 500 rpms, the engine was running so much better. Another good move is to add a spark box so you're getting multiple sparks per power stroke for each piston. 0003-.0005 inches? Also consider MSD (or equivalent) spark plug wires if you haven't done that already, much more juice will get to the plugs that way. Did you know you can increase your spark plug gap by. ![]() Putting the Pertronix ignition on is a great move. ![]()
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