DJ's 1968 Ford Thunderbird Project Log

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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just a little update...tuned the car up a few weeks ago and set the timing where it needs to be...runs so much better...and scored this at a yard sale yesterday
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got a very important package in the mail today...the correct wheel covers...bought them on fleabay and overall they are in great shape...all i need now are tires and steel wheels

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update time...cleaned the carb up yesterday...it was all gunked up and the secondarys werent working
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update time....got the brakes finished up this weekend(new hard line, rotors and hoses) and got some of the underside under coated

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well i had to replace the carb...the old one took a **** on me


got the carb on this weekend...holy hell it is like a brand new car...cant do any more than 1/2 throttle from a dead stop or the rear tires smoke instantly lol....car starts a lot easier and doesnt load up and stall out and puke fuel
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update time...this weekend was a big one...fixed the battery tray area


Before

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metal cut out

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patching begun

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patching done

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painted

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battery tray installed

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and battery installed

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got the factory correct wheels, wheel covers, and tire size on today...next on the list is ditch the exhaust tips
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update time...put new shocks on all the way around, new end links and sway bar bushings




also painted a few things under the hood



 
those poly bushings should last a lifetime, looks good. Only thing is, your taking all the ocean movement away from the boat now ;)
 
put the new trunk interior in tonight...what a pain in the ass...doesnt fit worth **** either and its not the right design...but its the only one i could get...oh well

 
today i did the cheapest but yet the most visually appealing improvement...i got rid of those gaudy ass tips that the PO had put on...now it looks like it did in 1968



 
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