ANGRY BIRD, THE TRI 5 T-BIRD HOT ROD...

there's something about the front of these cars, kinda a like a girl with natural DD's... I have to take a good long look..sexxy to say the least

 

she got that steering wheel with the car... it was in the trunk.. that was the rush to put the smaller tires... she drives it fine with the little wheel though , she stays a tad under 110 lbs..I'm a little over 200.... I feel like a bear try'n to get in and out of a chicken coupe with the top up

 

anyway, back to bird in hand...wheels are gonna be tough.....the rear end has me head scratching....I'm thinking someone put a mustang rear in this car...but, I don't know by looking,... and I think a Bird rear is more narrow...and thats why they put the positive off set wheels... and had to use spacers on the front to get the wheel out and match the rear??????????? if those in the know can post how wide a stock 55 bird rear is that would be great...I'm gonna have to research it more...I have a comet rear in my junk pile... it's 56''....

 

Man it seems that a lot of times you just enjoy stirring up the pot and then say hold my beer and watch this. My first thought was that those wheels don’t look quite right on that car but I always try and keep my mouth shut. I say to myself, self it’s his car and I’m happy for him if he’s happy with it. It’s all good in the end no need to take being moved so personal.

 

can we just move on??? I won't post anywhere but here... will that work???...

 

probably because people like you over post nonsense.

you've hinted at thinking the rear end has been changed like 3 or 4 times in this thread (judging by how ROUND it is??) but haven't posted any pictures of it, or even noting WHY it matters if it has.

It seems to me you like to hear yourself talk.

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lol...

 

I would like to have all my threads moved here...that would be great...

 

and you post this??? why??? do you know what a 55 bird rear looks like??? do you know how wide one is??? and i did post why it maters.... no normal wheels will fit...sometimes people will post a pic of a 55 rear .... so nothing in your post has to do with my question... echo....

 

well. bye...

 

dude, you posting 4 times since I posted is exactly what i'm talking about.

IF you actually want to know if the rearend has been changed POST A PICTURE AND ASK.

and what are "normal wheels?" ones that are round?

be clear, be concise, ask questions respectfully, and the knowledge of the Hamb is here to help.

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like saaid..... with all the cars I get , I find the weird stuff...looking at the car.... I personal never liked drag star wheels the first time I seen them.... then when I seen the ones on this car... easy fix... change the wheels and tires... not so..when the fronts came off... rear head scratcher...they 're 8'' wide...??? and have 2'' spacers... i figured they did that to match the rear wheels??? I REMEMBER PUTTING 8'' WHEEL ON THE REAR.. SOME 40 YRS AGO..
but they were not positive off set and had to trim the wheel opening lip to not rub... whiile on the lift.... there's a 1'' lowering block just on the right side....drag race set up??? car sets pretty flat... which makes me think that the rear has been swapped....it has a mustang motor and trans, which makes me think that they put the rear out of the doner car??? but again... don't know how to tell. and don't know how wide a 55 bird rear is..


next... not sure on the wheels yet... or what will fit.... and like said, I have a comet V8 rear that looks to be 4'' narrower than whats in thereso proble have to do a rear swap.... wife is out driving the car right now... she likes the wheels.. and it works fine...

besides a hot dinner and a piece of****.... this is what I got in trade...

 

read this thread... still don't know what rear it came with or what I got...

1955 ford rear end compared to 57-59 | Page 2 | The H.A.M.B.

 

so just to hear my self talk... does any one know how wide a stock 55 t bird rear end is???

 

well, even with out removing the wheels, I know it's not 68''

 

57.25 is listed pretty often as rear end width at wheel mounting surface for the t-bird, the comet rear should be 56.75

 

I can't verify the numbers but I do know that many people get in trouble with their width callouts because they never understood that establishing the "wheel mount surface to wheel mount surface" dimension is the standard way of moving forward on a project.
Swap meets are full of NEW wheels because people have commited to a certain rearend and wheel (style) without knowing what is available from any given mfg.

 

handi cap... can't get the wheels off... can'get the nuts loose... and then couldn't put it all back.. hate to have to go to the shop to get my nuts off...

 

thank for replying
thats what I was thinking,.. but close as I can tell the rear end is closer to 60, which is why they had to go to those wheels to get that much positive off set...

and again... I should have measured while the front wheel was off... but i'm guessing there is a 5.5 back space

 

thanks for the reply,... i'm guessing, but like said... some one did exact what you said... took a mustang donor , got the motor/trans/ and rear end and put it in the bird... then found out no wheels fit it... so the ones they bought went on market place or to the swap meet..

 

Post on vintage Thunderbird club. Scroll down till you get to wheel mounting surface measurements. It’ll be a Dana 44 series. You can look up the cover bolt pattern.

https://www.vintagethunderbirdclub.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=6226

 

Note to self. Get wheel locks before heading to Vegas next week.

 

what do the wheels look like??

 

speaking of.... got no idea what wheels to get...guess I need to see some I like and copy..

 

so question... speedo cable is making noise... can the cable come out the bottom... looked under the dash... bird nest of wires//

 

Nope it comes out from the top, speedometer end.