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Maintenance / Re: 14" tires are hard to find these days
« on: June 11, 2016, 12:51:37 AM »
I'll get some pictures the next time it comes out of the garage.
Mike.
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Maintenance / Re: 14" tires are hard to find these days
« on: June 08, 2016, 11:44:59 AM »My 14" Goodyear GTII's are over 15 years old now and I'm just nervous about driving them on the highway for any amount of time. So,I just bought a set of 17" rally's and mounted them with my derby caps. These are Firestone Firehawk Indy 500. Now I'm debating weather to paint the letters on the sidewalls.My 14" Goodyear GTII's are over 15 years old now and I'm just nervous about driving them on the highway for any amount of time. So,I just bought a set of 17" rally's and mounted them with my derby caps. These are Firestone Firehawk Indy 500. Now I'm debating weather to paint the letters on the sidewalls.
I'll now be able to use the Goodyears exclusively for shows.
I'll now be able to use the Goodyears exclusively for shows.
Those are beautiful wheels! Not correct but they sure look nice. Very nice car too.
Mike.
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Maintenance / Re: 14" tires are hard to find these days
« on: June 08, 2016, 11:42:21 AM »
My first set of Radial T/A's was on my 1976 Chevy Blazer. When I think of them I think of Monte Carlos and Trans AM, definitely a lot of them around in the 70's but then again there were still a lot of 68 Camaros around in the seventies. They're not incorrect on a sixties car but just not what's in my mind's eye when I think about 60's muscle cars. When I think back to the 60's I picture big ole G60 or H60 bias ply on the back and skinny tires on the front.
I was very close to buying a set of F70 wide ovals RWL but the Goodrich radial cost $100/tire less and is a great tire. If I was showing the car I would have gone with a set of F-70 bias ply, maybe even whitewalls as the car is a convertible cruiser more than a muscle car.
Mike.
I was very close to buying a set of F70 wide ovals RWL but the Goodrich radial cost $100/tire less and is a great tire. If I was showing the car I would have gone with a set of F-70 bias ply, maybe even whitewalls as the car is a convertible cruiser more than a muscle car.
Mike.
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Maintenance / Re: 14" tires are hard to find these days
« on: June 08, 2016, 12:23:47 AM »They still sell BFG RAdial TAs in many sizes for one reason; they are VERY popular as most of us think there's not better 'era relevant' tire to run on a muscle car..I like my new Cooper Cobras. I think they have the right "look."I've always loved Cooper Tires. They perform excellently and they are reasonably priced. They'll be on it tonight finally.
They still sell BFG RAdial TAs in many sizes for one reason; they are VERY popular as most of us think there's not better 'era relevant' tire to run on a muscle car..
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I like the look of the Goodrich radial T/A but don't agree that it is correct for the era. As I recall there were a lot of Firestone and Goodyear tires around in 1968. I think that the Goodrich T/A's became popular a little later.
Mike.
Mike.
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Maintenance / Re: 14" tires are hard to find these days
« on: June 08, 2016, 12:17:00 AM »
Thanks for all the input, I put a set of 225/70 Radial T/A's on today. They do rub just slightly at full turn as jeff68 said earlier and that doesn't bother me. They ride much nicer than the tires that I removed and fill the wheel well better. They look good. I couldn't justify the cost of the repro replica tires because I don't take the car to shows and cruises often, it's a driver.
Mike.
Mike.
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Restoration / Re: 1968 standard horns
« on: June 03, 2016, 03:07:08 PM »
I went with D&R Classic's repro horns and they sound loud and clear. I can't say if they are the same notes as original but at least I have horns now. I may have the OEM horns restored down the road if the mood strikes me but I'm pretty happy with the repros.
Mike.
Mike.
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Maintenance / Re: 14" tires are hard to find these days
« on: June 03, 2016, 03:04:44 PM »
I have the same xg code rims.
How does the car drive with the bias ply tires compared to the Goodrich radials? I would go with the Goodyears or Firestone wide ovals but I don't think that I will like the bias ply squealing around all the turns.
Mike.
How does the car drive with the bias ply tires compared to the Goodrich radials? I would go with the Goodyears or Firestone wide ovals but I don't think that I will like the bias ply squealing around all the turns.
Mike.
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Maintenance / Re: 14" tires are hard to find these days
« on: June 02, 2016, 01:08:04 PM »
Has anyone tried 225/70r14 TA's? Do they rub?
Mike.
Mike.
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Maintenance / 14" tires are hard to find these days
« on: June 01, 2016, 01:46:57 PM »
I've been searching for a set of raised white letter tires for my 14x6 rally wheels and I'm not having much luck. It looks like all roads lead to BF Goodrich T/A radials. I found that Cooper makes a tire in this size and that's about it.
So does anyone here know of any other 14" rwl tires that I can look at?
TIA, Mike.
So does anyone here know of any other 14" rwl tires that I can look at?
TIA, Mike.
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Maintenance / Re: Q-Jet help
« on: May 24, 2016, 12:34:18 PM »
I would remove the base from the carb and soak it in a can of Gunk carb parts cleaner.
Mike.
Mike.
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Restoration / Re: 1968 standard horns
« on: May 22, 2016, 02:29:06 PM »
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Not inexpensive but I do appreciate the time and skill that it takes to do a good job.
I just grew up in the 60's and 70's and live a little in the past. I have a hard time spending a couple of hundred dollars on horns. My car is not a concours restoration and has a donor engine and it is just hard for me to justify so much for something that doesn't even show. On the other hand I appreciate saving a part that has survived for almost 50 years.
I also just sent a set of rally wheels out to be powder coated and have to spring for new tires so my mood is a little tighter than usual.
Mike.
I just grew up in the 60's and 70's and live a little in the past. I have a hard time spending a couple of hundred dollars on horns. My car is not a concours restoration and has a donor engine and it is just hard for me to justify so much for something that doesn't even show. On the other hand I appreciate saving a part that has survived for almost 50 years.
I also just sent a set of rally wheels out to be powder coated and have to spring for new tires so my mood is a little tighter than usual.
Mike.
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Restoration / Re: 1968 standard horns
« on: May 20, 2016, 10:43:58 PM »
Thanks
I have a 214 7k1 that has a very nice cabinet where the numbers are all easy to read but doesn't work and two 477 horns that I can read only the 77 in the part iumber and pretty much nothing of the date cods except that one starts with an 8. So now I know that I have a good oem pair I'll sleep on it and decide if I'm going to send them out for rebuild.
I have a 214 7k1 that has a very nice cabinet where the numbers are all easy to read but doesn't work and two 477 horns that I can read only the 77 in the part iumber and pretty much nothing of the date cods except that one starts with an 8. So now I know that I have a good oem pair I'll sleep on it and decide if I'm going to send them out for rebuild.
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Restoration / Re: 1968 standard horns
« on: May 20, 2016, 05:04:14 PM »
Paul
Could you tell me how to read the date codes on the horns? I can't really be sure that they are original being that the car was 20 years old when I bought it.
Mike.
Could you tell me how to read the date codes on the horns? I can't really be sure that they are original being that the car was 20 years old when I bought it.
Mike.
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Restoration / Re: 1968 standard horns
« on: May 19, 2016, 07:50:13 PM »Thanks I'll check it out.
Mike,
Have you considered sending your original horns to The Horn Works?
http://www.carhornrestoration.com/
"At The Horn Works, each car horn is blueprinted and truly restored inside and out. Many hours are spent on each
horn to improve life and achieve the best possible sound and appearance."
Paul
I'm hesitant to send the horns out for rebuild because I fear that it may lead to complications. I don't want to spend shipping money and time only to find out a week or two later that the cores are no good and that I still need to buy new horns. It would be nice to just bolt on a new set.
Mike.
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Restoration / Re: 1968 standard horns
« on: May 19, 2016, 07:40:31 PM »
Thanks I'll check it out.