Vintage Thunderbird Club International

Well they look okay. At least not some silly multi holes. But special washers? Like spacers?

15" Cragar's on my car with Mickey Thompson P225/70/R15 tires. Get a purpose fit wheel and dump the unilug. The look ugly with all the extra holes and it seems like it could be a weak point as well.

In the last picture the middle four pieces are the only pieces that go into the rear brake drums. One is the spreader bar that pushes the shoes apart when the parking brake is applied and the other is the lever that is connected to the parking brake cable itself. Also unilug wheels are crap. Replace...

Honestly it doesn't look like anything I could foresee as something needed. I just did the rear brakes on my 1969 and I'd imagine they are pretty much the exact same as yours.

I had a 69 Tudor that I bought new . I loved that car so after 15 years I was going to have it painted and a mechanic friend had it on his lift and noticed the frame was crushing in the back where the lift pad was positioned. Also he looked further and the firewall was badly rusted below the heater...

So yeah... 5 months of hard work and about 6k in parts/labor (most of which) and my 1969 Thunderbird which I had to trailer home due to a myriad of mechanical problems due slipping transmission, brakes, suspension, exhaust etc... is now a car I can safely drive. Though now I am at a cross road. Down...

http://www.classiquecars.com/thunderbirdparts.htm

Have you guys ever tried this place for your 67-70 tbird parts? He's got a decent selection of stuff. Some of it NOS parts as well.

I managed to get the piece out and was able to get a plug into the hole and tapped it in with a tiny children's hammer.

stove wrote: ↑Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:39 am Exhaust leak. Likely coming from the choke heat tube flange gasket on the intake manifold.

It's coming from the thermactor manifold on the back of the head. There is a crack or hole in it. I can put my finger over it and stop the popping noise.

simmobe wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:55 am My guess would be a lifter is failing.

Yeah, I am guessing lifters or valve tap myself. Going to pull the covers off when the rain stops and see what's underneath.

Okay so I finally got my new exhaust put on and now I can properly hear the engine. So now what could this noise be? Valve tap? Pinging? or maybe a vacuum leak?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGlauB6 ... e=youtu.be

Old. I think i found a junkyard that has the trailing arms and control arm for $75 a piece. With stock measurements i can probably build a panhard bar. I could just give you my old bar if you wanted it. Probably savable if you cleaned it off. Though the bushings are pretty much shot. Pretty expensi...

Old one or new?

What is causing the issue getting the dash bulbs out? Steering wheel getting in the way?

I still recommend getting those replacements. Especially since you are building it for a racecar.