Finally got off my butt and took some pics of the 428 'Bird with the Bullitt wheels- gotta love 5-spokes

......with the old wheels on 'er, LOL, Rod.

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That is a nice 'Bird, Meangene. Love it.

what's done to it? i like those wheels i was thinking about putting the american racing hopsters on my bird

I just love '66's, just look like they're ready to swoop down and tear something a new one LOL
It's all stock 428 car at this point, except the Bullitt wheels, still have to fine tune the front a bit, with the 1" spacers to clear the ball joints, the left front- but not the right- just touches the fender trim on bumps- a little alignment work or maybe turning a little off the spacers should do it. I have another one, a 390 car, that I was going to do, that's the one I wanted to put the Bullitt wheels on as it's dark metallic green, mild stroker 427, maybe with EFI, would be sweet- still might work up the 390 car, very nice body- but too many other projects right now

did the bullit wheels (what size are they) clear the t-bird discs??????

Bullitt wheels have lots of caliper clearance, they came on cars with 13" brakes. Besides Gene says he used 1" spacers so i'm sure there's room to put your hand between the caliper and wheel spokes. Wait till he's stopped first!

I've been thinking about one of those to add to my collection of 66' fords. Mike

who's future is undecided at this time LOL. Very straight and solid CA 390 car, electrics and all are actually better than the 428 car.
The Bullitt's are 17x8, calipers aren't the problem, that goofy ball joint with the adjuster nut on it is- the Bullitts are very inset, and hit the nut without a spacer- 1/2" wasn't enough, 1" is more than enough. Gotta tinker with it a little more to get it "right"
EFI stroker 427 with an AOD would probably get me to Reno and back in sportin' fashion hehehe- maybe pull the nice seats out of the LSC and redo them in black leather...

I have a black 62 Bird with Torque thrusts that looks killer,wish I knew how to do pics.

i will put it on here for you. i would like to see your bird.

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1963 thunderbird 416 tri power c6 3.89
1979 f150 466 mostly stock' my grandpa's old truck
1992 lincoln t-car
2003 dodge ram 1500

I tried but kept getting errors-my pc skills are lacking.

I gotta say I like the look!

where do you live? i have never seen a house like that ever in my life.

Sorry, couldn't resist. It's typical Santa Fe (New Mexico) style. Flat roof to ensure leaks, passive solar (almost never have to run the heaters). Partially adobe and partially concrete block. 2/3s of the houses around here are in this style.

sucks about the leaks though

I also have a 62 tbird, same color, red interior, bought from estate in CA with 46k miles, 95% restored with 95% left to do.

I put a set of 15" chromie rims on it, because I was thinking about putting disc brakes on it. Grown tired of the chromies and was thinking about a set of tt rims. I do like the look of yours.

What size rims did you put on? Manufacturer? Any problem with setback?
Thanks

Rich Bailey
Tucson, AZ
62 tbird, 90% done with 90% left to do
66 tbird convt w/428 (stored since 1982)

unfortunately the wheels have been on the car since I bought it (recently), I haven't had them off and haven't checked back spacing. Tires are 225 55 17, and the wheels look like they're 8" wide.