Vintage Thunderbird Club International

EWWWW!

Smoked-in cars are gross. I refuse to ride in 'em.

Waldron Exhaust makes a complete dual system for '63's in either aluminized or stainless steel. They have mufflers only, no resonators. Using this option, you would not have to change your exhaust manifolds. http://waldronexhaust.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=61_40_89&produ...

Manifold vacuum actually drops during heavy acceleration. And trans fluid being burned produces white smoke, not black.

I see the part is now listed as sold....was that you, Nick?

I checked the websites of The Bird Nest, and Classic Sheet Metal (who probably supplies repair panels to Bird Nest) and they do not sell the panel you are looking for. And chances of finding an NOS panel are probably remote. So you're probably left with finding a donor panel off a car that's being w...

Yes, that's the way the dimmer switch has operated on every old car I've owned. And usually if you turn the knob all the way left you hit a detent; turn a little further and your interior lights come on.

Sorry I don't have any additional info about the Firestone or Maxxis tires other than they don't seem to have the whitewall width I am looking for. I currently have Goodyear Polysteel Radials P215/75R/15 tires with a 1.3" WW on my 64 HT that I really like and have had a lot of good comments on...

Pontiac called their 3X2 setup "Tripower", 6-Pack was strictly a Mopar thang.

If you look down near the bottom of the main forum page there is a section titled "for sale thunderbirds and thunderbird parts"

The hose you spotted is the rear axle vent hose.

Wally I believe in T-Birds the engine was actually installed tilted forward a few degrees. Hence the need for the carb spacer to be thicker at the front to allow the carb to sit level.

The wheels originally fitted to the car were 15 X 5.5"

A modern tire size of 215/75 X 15 works well with this wheel.

It looks like they have reshaped the pipes that go from the resonators to the mufflers; these were the ones that gave my installer the most trouble. And it also looks like the wrinkles are gone from the muffler outlets.

Great work on our behalf from the two Jim's!

=D>

Yes, when I called Waldron's and told them I had incurred extra labour charges due to the installers having to re-bend some of their piping they apologized and refunded me $150, even though I had not asked for a refund!

I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least.