Horse with no name - 1987 Mustang GT

[Scott Liggett]

Big HEI's always look kinda funny sticking up in front of those little 5.0's. Have fun with it.

[Russell]

Get smaller tires, or buy 8" rims cheaper than adding an inch.

[Beagle]

Tire story.

National Tire and Battery 66 dollar T rated tire = 98.00 ... ouch. Well, they can suck sweaty hairy balls, die, and then go out of business. I try to pay with cash, they want drivers license, and VIN for th car. No. Manager - MANAGER says - "we can always just pull the tire off" ... did you just say that to me? Yes, do that. 2.5 hours, they lose a valve stem, balancing, tire disposal fee, 2x labor, and even though I warned him twice, the rest of my life as a customer. I buy a lot of tires... but never again from here. Indonesian tires at that. Only reason I'm not at Discount today (spent 500 there Saturday for Monica's new tires) is it's Sunday and they aren't open. I need car to sit on it's tires and not a tread separated explosing waiting in my face.

Walmart - 66.00 tire H rated, mounted, balanced, tax (8.25 here)... 78.00. 45 minutes, done, "Cash money!" tire sales guy is excited... no DL, no VIN, no getting f*d with, and get this - tire is made in the U.S.A

I'm not a Walmart fan by nature, but that my friends, is hard to argue with. U.S.A , less time, less money, less hassle, and done. Oh - the Walmart guys put the balance weights inside the rim and it balanced up with .75 ounce. The NTB guys, 3.75 ounces, all over both sides.

[Beagle]

Get smaller tires, or buy 8" rims cheaper than adding an inch.

I think they can widen the mullet wheels for less or right at 100.00 a piece, it's worth it to me. Kind of a wash really. 4 x 50.00 plus shipping and Soft 8's are gonna look wrong with white paint vs. Hillbilly x 100 x 2 and I don't cut my hair for six months. Too bad I cut it recently.

If the car wound up primered or flat black / grey, the D's or Soft 8's would be right. With it being white, I don't like that much contrast. okay, really, I have a thing for turbines. haha.

[Beagle]

I need to see about photoshopping this ..

hahahaahahaha.

[1badmonkey]

do you already own the 275-60-15 drag radials?

[Beagle]

Not yet, but I have a couple of 275-60x15 off an old F150 I was going to test fit with. Checked the axle code today, 3.27. Pity they won't stay in there, they'd work good with a big block/c6.

[Beagle]

I gave this some thought and realized I was being too narrow and Tire Rack doesn't carry everything. A 3.73 gear, 27" tire will put me where I want to be from a gearing standpoint and I think a 255-60x15 will work on a 7" rim and still be enough tire.

Discount can order Mickey Thompson's, I'm calling them in a few. Any feedback on these? I think it will mean losing the quad shocks...

MICKEY THOMPSON COMPOUND SELECTION CHART

Medium--------------------------------------------------------Soft
R2

R2 - Special Compound for ET Street Radial.

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Part: MT3756R Size: P255/60R15 Lettering: Serv Desc: Weight: 30 Max Load: Approved Rims: 7.0-9.0 Measuring Rim: 7.5 Sidewall Width: Tread Width: 9 Overall Diameter: 27.1 Suggested Tube: Compound: R2 Circumference: 85 Tread Depth: Size Equivalent: 27 X 10.50R15

[1badmonkey]

^^^^^^

this is the reason i asked ya if you already owned the 275's.... the 255 is the same tire that is going on the Falcon with 7" wheels.

summit has them for 207, but 21 bucks for ship/handle shipped to Denton(thought i read you were semi close to there)

[Beagle]

Thanks, that may have got me thinking about it last night...

I called Discount a few minutes ago, also the transmission folks and followed up in email. The gentleman in Weatherford (Local, about 60 miles from me) is getting me a quote. ClickClickRacing.com (Dan Guilsford) is the other quote request but I just sent it so I didn't expect an immediate answer.

The AOD is going to be my sticking point, if not the title. I'm going by the tax office tomorrow, wish me luck. 25 year old car with no value, I hope it's not a hassle. Here's the fun part -

not a registered owner = hassle for insurance
no insurance = hassle getting registered

yay. This is one reason I like new cars. lol.

In other news, there are a few pinholes in the low spot of the floor, passenger foot area. The frame mounts for control arms in the rear seem okay, mostly surface rust. There are a couple of spots on the body that are pin holed, above the hatch near the hinges. The part of me that says "Make it run" thinks I should spray those areas with conversion paint that turns rust into zinc and worry about fixing the holes later. I've even thought about caulk / silicone on the parts that would let water in the car. I may have jumped the gun on this pile, but I think it will be okay with a bar and subframe connectors.