and when there used up im going to use them to mock up the t-bird and see if it needs minitubbed:D 325/50/15's:flame:
Heres a few pics for those who care. Im going to try to mock them up on the bird in the next few weeks and ill snag pics:D
I am a Ford guy, but that is one bad car to say the least!! I just met soem guy that just bought a silver T-type. He liked my 88 :D Looks good, should do the trick. Anywho, any times yet ;)
Frank M.
The best it ran so far was an 8.32 1/8 th mile on hard street tires and 13 psi.
Going back tonight to try these m/t radials out:locked:
What that car really, REALLY needs is a sequential turn signal kit:D (yes, they work in Regals). It'll make the arse of the car look that much better to the Mustang guys, seeing as that's the only part of the car they'll ever get to look at :p
Shameless plug aside, I love that car. I had those same rims on my dearly departed '88 Cougar (though obvioulsly not quite so wide)
What kind of wheels?
The ones I had on my Cougar were like the ones on the rear of that Buick. old-school "Aluminum slot" rims that were popular in the 60's and 70's on anything from Impalas and Galaxies to VW beetles and dune buggies. These ones were originally off an early 70's Nissan Fairlady Z (240Z). I had a machine shop drill holes for the Fox lug pattern (the Nissan pattern was much bigger) and they made me some "hub-centric" rings as well. The total cost of machine shop work plus the rims was $180 - well worth it for a set of rims that nobody else had on a Fox Cougar :D I did my patented "Fox Thundercats Wheel Restoration (http://"http://www.foxthundercats.com/tech/wheelrestoration.htm")" on them and painted the centers black. Looked fine with chrome lug nuts :D
Here's how the car looked with the rims:
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/gallery/samscougar1.jpg)
And a close-up of the rim after I wrecked the car:
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/gallery/smashedcatlr.jpg)
They are Ansen Sprints in a 15x9 with a 3.0 backspace.
i usually run a 15x8 weld prostar with a 3.5 backspace to match the front wheels:D
On a side note there has to be something im not doing right with this car.
best tonight was a 8.19 @87 mph 1.90 60 ft :( 13 psi
borrowed a "race" chip from a buddy out of his car but didnt get to make any passes
! Can that thing pull the front tires up? It just looks like it could. What does that time translate into for the 1/4mi?
It trys . it really needs a looser converter so it dont drop boost at launch. low 13's high 12's in the 1/4 is about what it converts to.
It has some running issues that i belive is in the chip, i swapped in another tonight but didnt get to make any passes with it in.
Ill probly hit you up on some after i get the performance issues worked out id like to do a few cosmetic things later on;)
and thanks :D