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General => Lounge => Topic started by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on June 09, 2007, 11:20:10 AM

Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on June 09, 2007, 11:20:10 AM
Well, I finially got the 460 TC registered and put the TRXs on for a road test. Everything went well. 

Wheel vibration was not an issue.

Project successful....now for shorter front A-arms and rear axles.

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/ElliotwTRX6.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/ElliotwTRX2.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/ElliotwTRX1.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/ElliotwTRX8.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/ElliotwTRX5.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/ElliotwTRX4.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/ElliotwTRX3.jpg)
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on June 09, 2007, 11:29:12 AM
Here is the link to the original thread on this project for those that may have missed it earlier this year:
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=11867
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on June 09, 2007, 12:08:21 PM
looks good
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: P71 on June 09, 2007, 12:33:37 PM
Man that car makes me jealous. Looks great!
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: Chooglin on June 09, 2007, 01:05:40 PM
wow,very nice..................no tire rub in the rear?
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: yellow86coogr on June 09, 2007, 01:15:45 PM
Bird looks great!
Quote
I Love Them All!!
I can understand. I noticed you have 2 birds w/460's in em'. SWEET!
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: cougrrr302 on June 09, 2007, 02:22:20 PM
 that looks good. Those are some big meats on the back.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: Quietleaf on June 09, 2007, 02:51:10 PM
Man, how do you insure all those vehicles?
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: kingcars on June 09, 2007, 03:04:55 PM
Quote from: Quietleaf;152924
Man, how do you insure all those vehicles?


He must be rich.

So yeah...can I have in too?  In your drug empire, I mean ;) .
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: DakotaEpic on June 09, 2007, 06:09:44 PM
Looks pissed.  Great stance.  Glad everything worked out.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: Cad-T-Bird 500 on June 09, 2007, 06:17:12 PM
Quote from: 83-88T-Bird Guy;152868

Project successful....now for shorter front A-arms and rear axles.

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What are you going to do for rear axles?  I used a set for a Mustang on the rear from superior (31 spline), did away with the ABS and moved the calipers in.  Works great.

Wheels look great.

TED
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 5.0willgo on June 09, 2007, 06:25:44 PM
Wow, they turned out beautifully. I'd love to do that to the original set I have from the '86.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on June 10, 2007, 12:35:21 PM
Quote from: Quietleaf;152924
Man, how do you insure all those vehicles?


Only 4 are insured. The other 3 are in storage awaiting engine swaps ......460 ????
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on June 10, 2007, 12:39:37 PM
Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;152952
What are you going to do for rear axles?  I used a set for a Mustang on the rear from superior (31 spline), did away with the ABS and moved the calipers in.  Works great.

Wheels look great.

TED


Mustang Fox axles for sure. Should bring the rear in 3/4 in. and then use a 5/16 spacer to put it dead on.

I do get a hair of tire rub when I hit a bump when going too fast. moving the wheel back in 5/16 in. should cure that and let me lower it down a bit.
Title: Disc Brakes
Post by: Cad-T-Bird 500 on June 10, 2007, 12:46:35 PM
To get the disc brakes to line up you can remount the brackets on the back side by cutting out a piece and removing the stock brace.  Then use washers between the housing and bracket to get it to line up right.  I think I just used the original washers that were on there.

The center picture is the original mounting and shows the angle bracket.  The third picture shows the chunk I removed.

This was in Jan of 2004, seems like yesterday.

TED
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on June 10, 2007, 05:05:43 PM
Interesting...thanks for the photos.  These are the first pics I have seen of how to do this.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on June 10, 2007, 05:14:49 PM
Quote from: kingcars;152926
He must be rich.

So yeah...can I have in too?  In your drug empire, I mean ;) .


Funny.....actually all 5 of the T-Birds I have were bought with bad engines.  That is my favorite way to get something cheap.

The 83 Heritage was my 1st with a running (but ticking) 302 in 1992.

I have bought 23 Fox T-birds since.:D :D

Only the Lightning and the Mark VII (was given to my daughter) were  running perfectly when I bought them.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: Thunder Chicken on June 10, 2007, 08:18:33 PM
Those TRX wheels are hotness. They'd look like shag on a black '84 XR-7...
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: DVP on June 10, 2007, 09:19:58 PM
i HATED my TRX when i bought my car. but after they sat there for a while i like'd them more an more. then i went to get new tires, HA! no thanks. I love the polish and i would love to do that if i had the time/money and an extra set of TRX ( like to keep all my original parts)
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: thunderjet302 on June 11, 2007, 12:52:47 AM
Cool. I wish someone would make those in a 15" size.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on October 28, 2007, 01:09:58 PM
More photos of the finished project with M&H 325-45-17 Drag Radials on the rear and 225-50-16 tires on the front.

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/TCwtrxLongShot.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/RearshotTRXPark.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/DSCF0584.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/RightfrontshotPark.jpg)

With Centerline skinnies:

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/tccltrx2.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/tccltrx7.jpg)
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: Beau on October 28, 2007, 04:55:28 PM
Quote from: 83-88T-Bird Guy;185049
More photos of the finished project with M&H 325-45-17 Drag Radials on the rear and 225-50-16 tires on the front


Are the 225/50/16 tires on the TRX wheels? (I thought TRX wheels were roughly 16.5"..)
Or am I getting pictures confused?
Either way, that looks wicked, I really like the way they look polished.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: SSX on October 28, 2007, 06:56:51 PM
Quote from: FordTruckFreeek;185070
Are the 225/50/16 tires on the TRX wheels? (I thought TRX wheels were roughly 16.5"..)
Or am I getting pictures confused?
Either way, that looks wicked, I really like the way they look polished.

TRX ~ 15.3"
Read this:
Quote from: 83-88T-Bird Guy;152872
Here is the link to the original thread on this project for those that may have missed it earlier this year:
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=11867
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: daboss351 on October 28, 2007, 07:47:53 PM
Wanna adopt me........
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: Beau on October 28, 2007, 08:10:54 PM
Quote from: SSX;185089
TRX ~ 15.3"
Read this:

Read, and wow...makes that set of TRX's on my storage look all the more enticing...hmmm.

yeah, after looking a LOT closer at the pics, I can see it straight off.
Kudos, those ARE bad-ass. :bowdown:
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: mjbtbrd on October 28, 2007, 08:33:48 PM
very very nice
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on October 29, 2007, 06:21:06 AM
Thanks everyone for the compliments.

The TC ran the same with these wheels at the track as it did with the factory 16 x 7 TC wheels.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: Ether947 on October 29, 2007, 07:35:27 AM
Mind if I steal a couple of these pics for the calendar cover page?
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: tc² on October 29, 2007, 08:07:49 AM
Wow... I've never seen TRX's look that good.  How 'bout some engine shots, I can't recall ever seeing it before.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: DVP on October 29, 2007, 11:28:40 AM
dont know if anyone has asked but how heavy are they?
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on October 30, 2007, 05:55:25 AM
Quote from: Ether947;185177
Mind if I steal a couple of these pics for the calendar cover page?


Go for it!

I will try to post some more I shot the same day.

Alan
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on October 30, 2007, 06:00:11 AM
Quote from: cougar86_89;185198
dont know if anyone has asked but how heavy are they?


Funny you should ask....I weighed both sets ( factory 16 in TC and the TRX combos...the total weight of each set were the same, so that is why the car ran the same at the dragstrip.

Alan
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Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on October 30, 2007, 06:11:51 AM
More TRX shots and 3 engine shots (these are shots of the "old worn out engine")
Next year the plans are to have the new engine on the stand in the car.
The headers were designed to be reversable for rear exit and when the times comes, I will turn them around and mount a single  or twin turbos up inside the front bumper.

Alan


(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/Elliottopofengineshot.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/FrontofTCwhoodup.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/Elliotw4602.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/460Reversedheaders.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/460reversedheaders2.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/DSCF0573.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/83-88T-BirdGuy/ElliotRF.jpg)
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Post by: tc² on October 30, 2007, 08:03:22 AM
Wow... Awesome car, I can't believe how well the 460 fits in there.  Nice photography too!
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: screaming306 on October 30, 2007, 09:02:28 AM
Now that's what i am talking about....HELL YEAH !!!!! All them cubes under the stock hood............ooohhh boy what a surprise for some dumbass kid who ends up messing with you.  You need a camera crew to follow you around and catch the looks on their faces.    SURPRISE. wew, I can smell the FORD power from here.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: Carpimp1987 on October 30, 2007, 11:41:01 AM
One of the nicest TC's around and the 460 must be nice.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: tc² on October 31, 2007, 11:11:49 AM
What motor mounts did you use?  And did you need a different oil pan to make it fit?
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: *MAYHEM* on October 31, 2007, 04:20:27 PM
Hory Jeebus! Those wheels look fantastic on there.
Title: TRX wheel project completed !!
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on October 31, 2007, 07:02:11 PM
Quote from: tc²;185578
What motor mounts did you use?  And did you need a different oil pan to make it fit?


The motor mounts are solid customs I made myself to fit the unique 87-88 Bird/Cougar k-frame.

They allowed me to lower the engine 1 inch lower than the FRPP mounts in our 83 460 Bird.

When the 514 goes in, I want to use the same mounts, but I think those giant 2 1/8th Kooks headers may hit tho. If they do I have an engine plate ready to go.

Oil Pan is a stock 83-97 F-250/F350 truck pan (same as FRPP swap pan.)

The 514 will have a Canton.
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