1969 Torino

[FETorino]

So a bit of detail on what I've been up to lately.

First Cheryl and I knock over a couple banks to fund the deal. DG I took inspiration from your mauve jacket for the disguise.



A while back I posted the pictures below but without explanation.

When I ordered my wheels Travis Johnson from F43 told me about MSI racing in NC. They make custom wheel studs and lug nuts for all forms of racing including NASCAR.

Their stuff is machined in house to order and then heat treated and teflon coated. I didn't want the 12mm front 1/2" rear stud combo that you are usually stuck with when using a C6 front hub and a Speedway floater. So I ordered a set of 1/2 20 front studs for my C6 hubs from Curtis. I also ordered a matching set of studs for the rear hubs.

Kenny at Speedway was kind enough to swap me my hubs with studs for a fresh set without studs. I have been waiting for the studs for about a month. (I got stuck behind an order for 800 sets of studs).

I finally got the front hubs with the studs already pressed in and took the new rear studs and my hubs over to Bretts to borrow his press.





Then I loaded up my RAD10 Formula43 wheels and Micheline Pilot tires and went to the tire shop.



All mounted up and ready to get the car on the ground. The end result you've seen above.

[GregWeld]

Is that a respirator in the boot there?!?!?!?! What, pray tell, do you need a respirator in the car for??

Oh... never mind.... I don't even want to know....

[Ron in SoCal]

Is that a real project update?

Wait, what??

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Matt.A

Those don't look nearly hellaflush for a man of your refined taste. They do, however, look like a recipe for understeer.

I hear too little castor, excessive scrub and too narrow a rim for a tire can cause problems also.

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Is that a real project update?

Wait, what??

For now.

[INTMD8]

Rob the stance,wheels and tires are bad ass! Nice work

[Ron in SoCal]

By my count this car showed up in no less than 5 threads yesterday, with the build thread being the last.

Maybe we oughta merge the whole site into one Torino blob thread?

...or Rob could give MattO advice on how to market his car

[GregWeld]

I did pick up on the fact that in the one shot -- the car spans TWO houses...


Just sayin'

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by wanman

Isnt this the view the naysayers will see at the track?

Just kidding guys, the Torino looks great Rob!

Been working on mine too lately after a six month hiatus.

Hey everyone called it big and ugly till they saw it on the ground. Maybe they are underestimating how well it will work as much as they underestimated how good it would look.

And Now back to the regular Blue Oval vs Bowtie programming.

Originally Posted by gmtech921

Rob, this ol' girl is looking bad azz! Glad you finally have her together to see what the next phase is. The stance is spot on. Phil is a great guy, I was glad to meet him while out there in July.

Thanks Chris. Remember us guys with the big girls gotta stick together.

Yea Phil, Jeremy and Neal are great people. Anyone who gets to that part of the country must visit that shop. Amazing.

Originally Posted by intocarss

The FURD is lookn kick ass RobO

Originally Posted by INTMD8

Rob the stance,wheels and tires are bad ass! Nice work

JerDog you need to come down and visit one day.
Jim. Thanks. Hope to see you at the Lat G gathering. Do you think Rick will show up?

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

By my count this car showed up in no less than 5 threads yesterday, with the build thread being the last.

Maybe we oughta merge the whole site into one Torino blob thread?

That is a dam good idea Ron.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I did pick up on the fact that in the one shot -- the car spans TWO houses...

Just sayin'

GW you are right it does make a big first impression

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by FETorino

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Those don't look nearly hellaflush for a man of your refined taste. They do, however, look like a recipe for understeer.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Matt.A

Those don't look nearly hellaflush for a man of your refined taste. They do, however, look like a recipe for understeer.

I'm thinking putting the big ones in front would be one way to differentiate oneself from the Rad Rides Torino.