#1960 thunderbird used parts how to
It's a whole new exciting world and I am just beginning to catch up! Unfortunately I still can't figure out how to find performance suspension parts.Īs indicated above, unless your going road racing, heavy swaybars, good shocks (dual adjustables may make for bragging rights, but in the real world won't make any appreciable difference on these cars) and new stock front end components in conjuction with droped spindles and rear springs will make a huge difference.
I really don't know that much about all this, my friends and I used to Hot Rod cars in High School and everything has changed since then. Anyone else out there, please add info about where to find performance suspension parts or any info about what other fords had same suspension and geometry for cross refference. Hop up that old T-Bird, she was meant to fly not sail. I really don't mean to offend rather I think you are selling your T-Birds short and I just want to open your mind to a more exciting world of T-Bird than the one you apparently subscribe to. These cars were most definitely intended for more than luxery liners by many many people including the designers. He didn't do that for Luxery driving, etc. Also remember the tri-power 390s, remember Bob Taska of Taska Ford(largest Ford Dealer in America)? He snuck a 427 power train onto the production line and had a 1965 or 1966 Factory T-bird with a 427 (Fords greatest race engine), Nobody noticed because it bolted right in. Remember the 1963 Thunderbird Sport roadster? The word "Sport" is in the car manufacturers name so I think they did have more than luxery in mind 50 years ago and the funky cover for the rear seat was intended to make it a two seater sports car by the manufacturer. It was a 352 with solid lifters better cam intake etc and cast iron headers of all things! The 1968-1970 legendary 428 Cobrajet was only rated at 365 hp a decade later. There was a 350 horsepower 352 V8 Interceptor option for the 1960 T-Bird.
Thanks Guys! I really appreciate your advice! However, I am serious about the sport thing like a heart attack and not to nit pick because I respect your opinions but just a few tidbits. I'm sure with a little help this thing could drive and corner with the best of them, even modern muscle cars. What gives? The 1960 Thunderbird was the original "sport" touring automobile. The only thing I can think of next is to contact manufacturers like TCP, Hellweg, RideTech, Magnum Force Racing, Hotchkis, Chassisworks, Detroit Speed, etc, etc add nauseum, directly and see if they could come up with something which I'm sure they could but would be Yahoo expensive. I have spent many frustrating hours on the internet looking for parts. Rear Suspension - Performance Leaf springs, super duper adjustable shocks, cantilever style traction bars, Hellweg adjustable super antisway bar, performance rear end, 11-13" disc brakes, etc.Īt least that's my fantasy. What I "want" to do is: Front Suspension - Tubular Upper & Lower A-Arms, 2" drop spindles, performance variable rate springs, super duper adjustable shocks, 11-13" disc brakes, adjustible rate performance antisway bar, heavy duty ball joints, tie rods etc. Having much trouble finding "any" performance suspension parts. I have a 1960 Thunderbird convertible with the plain jane 352.
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