1969 Torino

[linkstar69]

Impressive to see how well the frame tucks up,under the body.

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[FETorino]

Got out and did some work on the Torino today. I pulled the Fuel cell, steering column and all the factory AC/heater ducting from under the dash and mocked up my Kirkey seat for some test fitting. I also checked out the fit of the modern driveline clutch linkage and hydraulic master to see if it wil work as advertised with my pedals.

The Clutch linkage looks like a go as does the seat. I have around 5.5" of headroom without a helmet to the headliner so with helmet I should fit and be below the top of the cage tubing.

The lowered seating position has me thinking of reworking my pedals to give a more horizontal action to them. For now I'll just move forward with getting the seat mounted and the steering column in and then make a decision on that. It actually has me considering a footwell pedal assembly.

I snapped some crappy pictures to keep GW happy.

[Sieg]

Glad to see you got some quality bonding time in with your "new" car.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Glad to see you got some quality bonding time in with your "new" car.

...... or a camera.

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by linkstar69

Impressive to see how well the frame tucks up,under the body.

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Yea RS really did a nice job on the chassis it is there but unseen.

Originally Posted by Sieg

Glad to see you got some quality bonding time in with your "new" car.

Yea I also mentioned it in the dyno thread that I am going to run the "other" pump fuel E85. I dumped some $$ on an E85 carb build this week and the motor goes back on the dyno the first week of March. It will be interesting to see the comparison. I'm bummed I don't have the time to go and participate in the dyno run this time.

I'm meeting Blair the middle of March in CO to pick the motor up so I'll finally have all the big pieces home.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

...... or a camera.

I'll get a new camera when the Intros arrive.

[GregWeld]

For this build I'm leaning towards some vintage Torque Thrusts...


You could go with bigs and littles -- 16 X 8's on the rear and 15 X 7's in front. And some RWL Tiger Paw wide ovals.

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

For this build I'm leaning towards some vintage Torque Thrusts...


You could go with bigs and littles -- 16 X 8's on the rear and 15 X 7's in front. And some RWL Tiger Paw wide ovals.

But then I'd have the same wheels/tires as your 33

[Flash68]

I love the Kirkey seat especially after seeing what Bret did with one in the Ridetech '33.

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by FETorino

Got out and did some work on the Torino today. I pulled the Fuel cell, steering column and all the factory AC/heater ducting from under the dash and mocked up my Kirkey seat for some test fitting. I also checked out the fit of the modern driveline clutch linkage and hydraulic master to see if it wil work as advertised with my pedals.

The Clutch linkage looks like a go as does the seat. I have around 5.5" of headroom without a helmet to the headliner so with helmet I should fit and be below the top of the cage tubing.

The lowered seating position has me thinking of reworking my pedals to give a more horizontal action to them. For now I'll just move forward with getting the seat mounted and the steering column in and then make a decision on that. It actually has me considering a footwell pedal assembly.

I snapped some crappy pictures to keep GW happy.

I have always thought if you just powder coat an aluminum Kirkey seat a flat black color it would look pretty slick. Just food for thought.

[GregWeld]

Flat black WRINKLE....


Of course IF we could actually SEE said seat in a photo - we'd have a far better chance of being able to help discuss various options....