1968 Torino GT

[rustomatic]

Hey Jarhead,

I don't mean to hijack your thread, but all the talk of steel wheels here gets me excited. I'm a steel wheel guy. I just got a new set of Wheel Vintiques Mopar steelies for my Falcon in 15x8--yeah, I'm also committed to 15-inch wheels for some reason. I know the Mopar wheels are somewhat wrong (but look so good!), but they do use the same bolt pattern, and you can't see my brake rotors/calipers behind them (cool!). I wish I had a picture, as they're made for dog-dish/poverty caps, but I'm just going to run them plain, like the caps fell off or something...

Continue the cool stuff with the Torino--you'll love the difference the new goodies make!

Originally Posted by FETorino

I love the look of poverty caps. For a long time I considered doing the same thing but in 18". 18" gives you a better selection of tires with some height to fill up the rear.

A 285 fits out back with leaf springs and no tubs I did a 285 17 on teh rear of mine for the first time around. I think a 275 40 18 for the rear and a 255 35/40 18 for the front on 18x10s. That's 25"/26" tall front and 26.5" tall rear. They will fill the wheel wells up. I had a 245 on a 8.5" wheel up front with my shock tower suspension so I'm sure you can fit the 255 as long as the car isn't super slammed. I still have my custom arched leafs that Dever Spring made for me hanging around (about 2" lower ride height). If you get out this way I'd give them to you.

[jarhead]

Originally Posted by rustomatic

Hey Jarhead,

I don't mean to hijack your thread, but all the talk of steel wheels here gets me excited. I'm a steel wheel guy. I just got a new set of Wheel Vintiques Mopar steelies for my Falcon in 15x8--yeah, I'm also committed to 15-inch wheels for some reason. I know the Mopar wheels are somewhat wrong (but look so good!), but they do use the same bolt pattern, and you can't see my brake rotors/calipers behind them (cool!). I wish I had a picture, as they're made for dog-dish/poverty caps, but I'm just going to run them plain, like the caps fell off or something...

Continue the cool stuff with the Torino--you'll love the difference the new goodies make!

Let me know how you like them. I just checked, you dont have a build thread for your Falcon?

I had a 64, and a 65 when I was younger...

Joe

[jarhead]

I have been ordering parts and prepping the underside to receive the QuickPerfomance 9". I bought a Eaton trutrac with 31 spines and new axles. I also bought a new gas tank, mine leaked and had more patches than Joseph's coat of many colors.

My neighbor TIG'd in the new Moser fill bung and the Currie drain bung, after i cleaned up the housing that appears to have been submerged in the Titanic.

I need to do a quick sand job on the inside of the trunk and spray it while I spray the underside of the car.





I think Dr Frankenstein hacked the old perches off with a smoke stick and moved them over a tad, I cleaned up the mess. I will fix it when I 4-link it.

[jarhead]

got the ugly old housing cleaned up and back in, easier to fill and drain now. Aslo found and original Cyclone scoop.

[jarhead]

Hey Rob…

http://vid144.photobucket.com/albums...psb3b8151b.mp4

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by jarhead

Hey Rob…

http://vid144.photobucket.com/albums...psb3b8151b.mp4

Joe

You're taunting me. I like it

Now I'm waiting for the first test drive video.

[LowNfast]

this is turning out awesome!