![]() In this case the mufflers were far enough forward so they could stay but the tailpipes had to go. Once the bed is removed anything preventing removal of the old rear end or install of the IRS needs to come out. The start of the install is to remove the bed from the truck. First a couple pics of the ousted rear end! The '64-'66 just go down straight and the '67-'72 bumper actually follows the upper shape all the way around. The sectioned in piece is from a '64-'66 truck which happens to be the same bumper with exception of the ends. '67-'72 bumpers are hard to come by around here. I will have to take a close look at it all. ![]() It curves tightly around the outside of the doors. The other thing that somewhat bothers me about narrowing it is if you look at the end of the bumper in relation to the headlight doors. My thoughts are it wouldn't look correct covering that body line on the ends but following it all the way across the front. If you take a look at yours you will see what I mean. The other option would be to custom build the stone guard. If I covered the body line in the stone guard by moving the bumper back then it would look ok to me if I covered that same body line on the ends by narrowing. Clipping the horns taking the bumper closer to the grille area lends itself to narrowing the bumper. Checking the "look" before making the next move. Sinking the tail lights 1" along with some other subtle body mods. I am raising the hump in the hood 3/4" for a very subtle cowl induction. After that I think most of the rest that needs done I can do myself. Need custom mounts (yep welding) built but hopefully I can sneak that in before spring. I know I will be one happy camper when it's in. I only have two guys I know that I trust to do it for me so I wait until one of them can do it. I can not be around welding now so I am at the mercy of others. The main problem is I had a bad heart attack back in Jan of this year and they put a defibrillator in me. ![]() ![]() I do like the look without the plate recess or bolt heads. Until it goes in for chrome you never know what I might do with it. I had not thought about clipping the horns and moving in tighter to the body. Using that as a roughing in spot for the lights. Kinda thinking following roughly a 60 degree angle from the lights to the mirrors. I am putting rectangular driving lights in the bumper as well. I took a look at the stone guard and it followed the lines pretty well in stock width. The auction started by seller svx007 is scheduled to end in 6 days.I have thought about narrowing it. The bidding is currently underway, and the top offer barely exceeds $800. The price isn’t by means surprising, given the general condition of the vehicle. Parked for years, the engine could still be saved by a good mechanic, but the best way to figure this out is to head over to Arizona and inspect it in person. Again, this is something to be expected, given the car spent decades sitting under the clear sky in Arizona, so be ready for some serious restoration work if you want to take home the car.Īs for what’s under the hood, the T-Bird still flexes the original 390, but the engine no longer starts. The interior, for example, is also unrestored, and the plastic and rubber parts are pretty much compromised. The condition of this T-Bird isn’t by any means a surprise, and it needs substantial fixes in almost every department. ![]() And anyone can easily figure out what this means for the paint on the car. In other words, it’s a survivor in all regards, especially as it spent over 40 years in direct Arizona sunlight. This Thunderbird should theoretically provide Ford fans with a pretty good look at the original 1961 model, pretty much because the car is still unrestored and comes with everything in the factory condition. The output then dropped to the lowest volume for this generation, with only 63,000 Thunderbirds getting to see the daylight in 1963. Available as a 2-door hardtop coupe and convertible, the third-generation T-Bird was fitted with a 390 (6.4-liter) V8 paired with a 3-speed automatic transmission.įord manufactured a little over 73,000 units for the 1961 model year, with the production then increasing to over 78,000 units in 1962. ![]()
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