New Shoes April 23, 2009, 11:17:09 PM So I replaced the stock "8 hole" wheels and 215/70/14 Uniroyal Tiger Paw tires with TC Snowflakes and 225/55/16 Firestone Firehawk GT tires. What do ya think? Also I took some shots under the hood since I went back to the stock air box and restored the foam stuff on the A/C lines. Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #2 – April 23, 2009, 11:29:49 PM Very nice. Those are some clean snowflakes too. Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #3 – April 23, 2009, 11:51:04 PM That air box looks good in there. Almost makes me want to put mine back in. Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #4 – April 24, 2009, 01:00:20 AM Quote from: mjbtbrd;268883Very nice. Those are some clean snowflakes too.X2. Cleanest I ever remember seeing. Look good. I have always hated them but lately I have been liking them more and more. Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #5 – April 24, 2009, 08:48:48 AM WOW...... your car looks fake!!!!! superclean!!!!!!!!! Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #7 – April 24, 2009, 09:18:36 AM looks really nice w/the new wheels. youve got one sharpride!--irvthe wheels give it a whole new look Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #8 – April 24, 2009, 10:12:06 AM Looks great, I don't usually like snowflakes, but they look good on there. I guess because they're so clean. Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #9 – April 24, 2009, 10:19:06 AM I'm not a huge snowflake fan, but I'm less of a fan of 14" wheels on these cars.That bit aside, it looks super clean. Hell, I barely have time to keep my cars washed and vacuumed out, much less THAT detailed. Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #10 – April 24, 2009, 11:53:58 AM Wow, that car is very clean!! Nice work Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #11 – April 24, 2009, 12:50:04 PM Love the wheels man! I'm a snowflake fan too...check out my sig. I like the snowflakes b/c they were only available on T-birds for 2 years and aren't as common as most other wheels. Plus they are 16in wheels, which were some of the biggest back in the day on American cars. Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #13 – April 24, 2009, 02:19:40 PM Thanks for the compliments. I like the Snowflakes and went with them over 10 holes or Pony wheels (which I was also considering) because they are a unique Thunderbird wheel, instead of being something used on Mustangs. I think the car looks 1000% better than it did with the 14" 8 holes.As for how clean the Snowflakes are they weren't like that when I bought them. I got them from FLSTCI71 last October and they were in good shape (straight, not bent, good center caps with out dings ect) but the clear coat was all chipped and crazed to hell and in some spots the aluminium was stained. To make the wheels look as good as they do required the following:Aircraft Stripper80, 120, 180, 220, 300, 400, 500, and 800 grit sand paperMother's Aluminium polishI stripped all the clear coat off of each wheel then sanded the wheel with each one of the grits of sandpaper. It took all of the machiene marks out (the lines that make the wheel look like a vinyl record) and sanded out all the scratches. Then I polished the wheels to a bright but not chrome like apperance. Total time per wheel: a very long 3-4 hours (I did all the sanding by hand )Yes the car is real and that clean. It's that clean because it only gets driven 2-3 times a week, in the warm months (April-Oct), and only when there is no rain or water on the ground. Plus after every drive it gets dusted off, the engine bay is wipped down, and the floor mats are shaken out to keep dirt off of them. It's a PITA but it looks good doesn't it? :D Quote Selected
New Shoes Reply #14 – April 24, 2009, 02:26:04 PM I can tell you really take car of your ride man! The snowflakes are a nice touch that keeps it looking original. Your car is unique enough with the two tone...you don't see that very often! Quote Selected
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