My 87 T-Bird (It's back! New pics pg. 7)

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My 87 T-Bird (It's back! New pics pg. 7)

Reply #30 – August 06, 2007, 03:37:54 PM

Are you going to be selling the Turbines?

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Reply #31 – August 06, 2007, 03:57:36 PM

Quote from: kingcars;166443

Are you going to be selling the Turbines?

Almost certainly but I want to wait until the snowflakes are on the car before I commit to selling them.

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Reply #32 – August 06, 2007, 04:19:14 PM

Nice t-bird looking awesome with turbines on there

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Reply #33 – August 06, 2007, 04:36:49 PM

Quote from: Sick88Tbird;166365

Can't wait to see it all painted up again with a nice set of snowflakes...are you going to get them powdercoated? or just natural with clear?

Not sure. Can you explain the difference to me? I don't know anything about refinishing wheels.

I stopped by the paint shop and we agreed on starting it as soon as we hit October (as there's a tiny chance I might need the car before then). There's a shop near the airport that does rims for him that he'll hook me up with when I'm ready.

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Reply #34 – August 06, 2007, 05:18:00 PM

natural finish is just taking the peeling clear off, and having them re cleared. Powder coating is a very durable finish, and you can have them done in a wide veriaty of colors

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Reply #35 – August 06, 2007, 06:31:15 PM

Did you ever get the center cap? I never heard back from you?
Jim

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Reply #36 – August 06, 2007, 07:24:28 PM

Quote from: Quietleaf;166448

Almost certainly but I want to wait until the snowflakes are on the car before I commit to selling them.

Alright, drop me a PM if/when you are selling them (I dont need the rubber either).

Yeah...I've been debating between 10 holes and Turbines, and now I've chosen the Turbines after seeing them on your car. My Uncle has tires I can use too (275s hehe).

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Reply #37 – August 06, 2007, 08:42:54 PM

Quote from: thundr306;166511

Did you ever get the center cap? I never heard back from you?
Jim

For the wheel I bought from you? Yup, I picked one up at Carlisle.

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Reply #38 – August 06, 2007, 08:44:13 PM

Quote from: kingcars;166537

Alright, drop me a PM if/when you are selling them (I dont need the rubber either).

Yeah...I've been debating between 10 holes and Turbines, and now I've chosen the Turbines after seeing them on your car. My Uncle has tires I can use too (275s hehe).

Whoa, everyone hold your horses. I haven't even hooked up with the shop that will be refinishing the snowflakes. And then, once the rims are done, I have to order tires and get them mounted. I haven't even decided if I'd even be willing to ship the rims, but most likely not.

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Reply #39 – August 06, 2007, 08:46:35 PM

Ok, good.

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Reply #40 – August 14, 2007, 07:16:31 PM

Hey man, I think you need a shift kit and trans-cooler installed in that monster of your...hmmm...I seem to have both that I can install for cheap...pro-long the life of your trans...interested?

give me a ring and let me know...other wise i will probably just sell to whoever wants it.

-Don

Fun with LED's

Reply #41 – August 24, 2007, 10:20:46 PM

For the longest time I've been having voltage issues. I already have a 130A Ford Racing alternator (at least that's what I had told the mechanic to put in all those years ago), and yet when I have the lights and AC/Heater on I have a hard time staying above 12V while driving. The fog lamps are really what kill me: two 55W bulbs up front. So I decided to try out LED lights to see if I can reclaim some wattage. I got some lights from http://www.autolumination.com and put them in:

- 2 small 194-type replacements around the license plate, 2 on the inner tail lights, 4 illuminating the instrument cluster, and 2 illuminating the speedo
- 4 larger lights for the brake lights (but one was bad/burned out so I have a normal bulb in there)

I took some pics. Around the license plate they're really bright, which looks kinda cool. Around the instrument cluster they're about normal illumination, maybe just a touch brighter, but a cleaner bluish white. A side-effect is that the normal deep green is now a bit more aqua and is a lot closer to the tripminder color. I find that I really like it, as it takes some of the edge off that green. I snapped some pics to show the results.

The downside? They're expensive. The upside? 0.4-0.5V improvement.

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Reply #42 – August 24, 2007, 10:24:56 PM

Almost like it gives off a more "true" color doesn't it? Sweet!

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Reply #43 – August 24, 2007, 10:26:58 PM

Quote from: atariman;171818

Almost like it gives off a more "true" color doesn't it? Sweet!

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Reply #44 – August 24, 2007, 10:27:45 PM

The 194 ones I got are the ones with the full metallic heatsink, btw...

The instrument cluster pic is a little brighter than it really looks. The camera is a little more sensitive than the mark one eyeball, but it's not far off.