Another new project

[jeff s]

It's a one owner 1967 Ford Custom 500, 289, stick shift, radio delete, 9" Posi. Came from New Mexico.
Should we put 17" vintiques steelies with the dog dish hubcaps, or gray spoke 17" Bullet wheels with the deep lip?
Thanks
Jeff

[youthpastor]

depends on the budget- low buck shop beater- steelies.:thumbsup:

anything else- fat lips would work- but the huge wheel openings beg for at least 19".
17' would probably be lost in there-chris

[jeff s]

It's gonna get a complete resto, not much is available as far as parts go.
Stock two tone aqua interior, most will be cleaned and re-used. Only windshield glass is available, so that'll get re-used as well. Probably a dark jade blue/geen exterior. The wheel wells are not that big on this, it's got 14" on it now. Room for 12" of tire in the back.
They don't make drag radials in 19's.
Thanks

[J2SpeedandCustom]

Cool ride Jeff! I think either wheel would look great. What's going in it for motor, tranny, rear?

[XcYZ]

That should be pretty cool. Keep us posted. :thumbsup:

[jeff s]

What's going in it for motor, tranny, rear?
It's got a 9" posi in it stock and a stick shift.
I was leaning towards a sleeper look with widened steelies but with,
twin turbos, efi on the 289, with a main and valley girdle of course and TKO 600 or Viper 6 speed. I'm gonna leave the radio delete, manual steering brakes (but with discs).
Did anyone see that beige Torino at the CC Nats with the 17" steelies? It was in CC a couple issues back.

[J2SpeedandCustom]

It's got a 9" posi in it stock and a stick shift.
I was leaning towards a sleeper look with widened steelies but with,
twin turbos, efi on the 289, with a main and valley girdle of course and TKO 600 or Viper 6 speed. I'm gonna leave the radio delete, manual steering brakes (but with discs).
Did anyone see that beige Torino at the CC Nats with the 17" steelies? It was in CC a couple issues back.

That will be sweet!

[cometose]

One vote for black steelies and dog dishes, sleepurrr all the way!:cool:
Nice catch Jeff

[wiedemab]

How about the Wheel Vintiques Billet solid or gennie wheel. I'm not sure what the weight difference would be between the steel 17" and the aluminum 18". You can get them up to 18x9.5" and if you powdercoated the whole wheel they would look like a stock style steel wheel. Most of the caps that they make for them look a little too old for a '67 model, but the ones below might work.

I wanted to use these on my '52 Chevy pickup, but they don't make any Chevy caps that will fit these wheels :(

http://www.wiedos.com/Pics/Billet_Gennie.gif

http://www.wiedos.com/Pics/l_16.gif

You sure you don't need a '62 Falcon too! - J/K

Later,

Brandon

[jeff s]

I was thinking about the Vintiques series 64, OEM Ford GM they say. I've got the stock dog dish hub caps and bought 3 more on ebay.
I'm gonna do the wheels body color. I'd like to do 17x10 rear and 17x9 front.
The rendering should be done soon

[slownova]

It's got a 9" posi in it stock and a stick shift.
I was leaning towards a sleeper look with widened steelies but with,
twin turbos, efi on the 289, with a main and valley girdle of course and TKO 600 or Viper 6 speed. I'm gonna leave the radio delete, manual steering brakes (but with discs).
Did anyone see that beige Torino at the CC Nats with the 17" steelies? It was in CC a couple issues back.

this car jeff?
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL637/2499133/4951300/224874027.jpg

[fakesnake.com]

Nice to see another Ford guy here on the site. :)

[jeff s]

That's the car I was talking about!
I want those 17" wheels with my stock dog dish hubcaps.
10" wide rears and 8 or 9" fronts. I'm not really a Ford guy, I've been accused of being a Caddy guy, I'm just a different guy.

[1970cuda]

I'm not really a Ford guy, I've been accused of being a Caddy guy, I'm just a different guy.

There is the understatement of the year and I know that the year has just started:lolhit:

[slownova]

That's the car I was talking about!
I want those 17" wheels with my stock dog dish hubcaps.
10" wide rears and 8 or 9" fronts. I'm not really a Ford guy, I've been accused of being a Caddy guy, I'm just a different guy.
yea thats a good friend of mines car. he was doing the dog dish hub caps last i heard, and a 5.4 and a 6 speed. haha.

[jeff s]

Here's a couple versions of the rendering

[V8TV]

That's a cool project, Jeff. I dig both versions, actually. Good thing wheels and tires are easy to change based on your mood!

Like we talked about, there are lots of oddball Fords out there that would make killer projects.

Like these '67 Mercurys -

http://www.allamericanclassics.com/pics/L04349-67mercury.jpg

Or these '67 Galaxies -

http://www.galaxieclub.com/internationalcarshow/memcarpix/67/Mem1342-67.jpg

Or for something really bizarre and cool, try these old '60 Mercs -

http://www.stordahl.com/60merc/60hel_side.jpg

[radrambler]

wow

could start a whole new trend with those....
i tell you what though..take one full power tour trip and realize how much difference the extra space makes ...
love to see "different" rides come together

radrambler

[cometose]

The muted color looks great! Both wheel combos work well, I'm just partial to the sleeper-ness of the dog dishes:unibrow:

[jeff s]

That's a cool project, Jeff. I dig both versions, actually. Good thing wheels and tires are easy to change based on your mood!

Like we talked about, there are lots of oddball Fords out there that would make killer projects.


Yea, I couldn't believe that 67 Merc vert in CA you showed me on ebay. Couldn't get a single bid of $500.

[jeff s]

Here's the finals. I'm gonna have both sets of wheels.

[wiedemab]

Awesome - if you can't decide, get both! I can't wait to see the progress.

Brandon

[deuce_454]

i think its absolutely awesome, like the torq-trust style wheels eons better then the steelies, but thats me.. and if it were mine id sneak some ghost graphics on to it...

but please... more pictures as it progresses... also of the turbo build, please.. it will be nice to see somthing that is well-engineered and built from stock components, and not some bolt-on wonder-250.000$ dream car.. the caddy was a personal favorite of mine btw

;) :P :cheers:

[J2SpeedandCustom]

That's going to be a sweet ride! I'm really diggin the color what is that from?

[jeff s]

1992-1996 Ford Caymen Pearl

[waynieZ]

My vote is for the torque thrust style, but I like both will be nice ride WAyne

[frankenstang]

I am looking forward to seeing this one come together! You guys have no idea how bad I wanna work for Jeff. I think I would end up divorced and renting the loft in the shop if I did! Hey Jeff, save one of those LS7's for this one and join the Ford powered by Chevy crowd!

[jeff s]

I could use some help again, evenings and weekends.

[Streetking]

Cool car Jeff. My dad had a '67 Galaxy 500 with a 427 4spd back in the day.

SW

[jeff s]

Yea, my step dad had a 67 LTD 2dr hardtop with a 390. Seems like everybody had these back then, 700,000 production but only 18,000 post coupes and a handfull of 427s.
Here's the wheels i just got.

[jeff s]

I weighed it today in stock, pre-build form, 3420 lbs. Turbos and intercooler will add weight, but aluminum heads and intake should make it a wash. Balance is 54% front 46% rear, but there's room to shove the engine back 5".

[J2SpeedandCustom]

3420 dang I thought it would be heavier than that...I really like the wheels and paint color Jeff can't wait to see it all together!!! :thumbsup:

[caper150]

Jeff,love the renderings and the car,it is a combination of the two I have my 65 4 door is the same color and my 66 is a 2 door post and I want them bith to look as good as yours.:bow:

[G-Body]

You have to go with the olds school wheels and dog dishes way cooler and talk about sleeper let the detail speak volumes.
I say do whats behind door number 2!!!

[jeff s]

I'm gonna have two set of wheels. The steel ones will cost me more than the aluminum did.

[jeff s]

I got the original seat material, seats are out for upholstery, also recieved wheels and tires. Found some NOS parts on ebay, turn signal lenses, hood latch, etc.