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04-15-2012, 04:31 PM
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DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
well figured id start a project log for my tbird...ill start with some basic info of the car
68 Tudor Landau
429cid ThunderJet V8 rated at 360 HP and 480 ft. lbs of torque
95K miles
original interior
9 inch rear with 2.80:1 gears open diff
Air conditioning
AM only radio with 8 track player
Power bench seat
true dual exhaust system with Flowmaster super 40s
wheels are off a lincoln town car but will be swapped out for the correct steel wheels with wheel covers
this is what it looked like when i got it home
first thing i did was detailed it because it was pretty dirty cleaned up real nice
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04-15-2012, 04:40 PM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
Love the old T-Birds myself! That looks pretty solid.
While I have always owned Buick Rivieras, I would like to pick up a '61-'63 T-Bird for my next car.
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04-15-2012, 04:46 PM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
it is very solid
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04-15-2012, 04:55 PM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
looks good!
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04-15-2012, 05:04 PM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
thanks morgan
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couple things actually fixed themselves today...the blower motor and horn both started working again...they both didnt work yesterday
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04-15-2012, 05:08 PM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
whats it got for a trans, a 3 spd...?
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04-15-2012, 05:09 PM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
yep a C6 auto
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04-26-2012, 02:30 PM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
first thing i fixed was the sequential signals...the inside light would stay on and only the outer 2 would flash...so i replaced the original mechanical sequencer with this electronic one from cougars unlimited...they now flash like they should
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04-29-2012, 03:13 PM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
just did a minor thing today...organized the truck...the jack, jack base, and lug wrench were just thrown in there...so i put everything where it belongs...I'm hoping to have a new interior in there by June
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05-21-2012, 07:46 AM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
Very nice car. I had no idea that some of them had sequential signals. The engine will look a lot better once those valve covers and intake are repainted. You'll just have to figure out a way to preserve that 429 sticker.
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05-21-2012, 07:50 AM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
eh im not too worried about that...you can get replacement ones...and all 64-71 birds had sequential signals
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08-05-2012, 08:47 AM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
didnt do much to the car until today...painted the air cleaner housing and put the new decal on...looks awesome!
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08-05-2012, 09:23 AM
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Man. I'm inlove with that car. Its in excellent condition too.
Nice work man. Don't touch the interior ;-)
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08-05-2012, 09:25 AM
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Re: DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird
im gonna fix the seat and headliner and thats gonna be it
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