72 T-Bird, The Ugly Duckling

I picked this one up last night. What an ugly car. No wonder you never see too many of them. She's ROUGH! When I say rough you know it's bad. It runs and drives though. It will make a good winter beater or flip if someone has to have it. 

I washed off the crud with Comet and Simple Green, tossed on a set of old hubcaps just to beat around in it.


The grille drove me nuts. Where would you ever find one.


After looking at it I thought it was a long shot but gave it a shot at flipping it.



It worked. I just flip it upside down and the broken piece is behind the bumper.

The roof is shot it full of holes from the top that was on it. If it wasn't turning off cold I'd hack the roof off and make a full time roadster out f it.






I don't think this stuff will help. It was in the trunk.  

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When I was going down the road I kept hearing this high speed whistle. It kind of sounded like a wheel bearing going out. It took me about an hour to find out it was air coming through the roof through these rust holes.

Yep, that roof must be like driving a big whistle. That thing one of those 400M's or a 351C?

FalconEddie1964 wrote:Yep, that roof must be like driving a big whistle.  That thing one of those 400M's or a 351C?

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It will smoke the hides until you let go of the right pedal. Well not hide(s) just hide. One wheel deal.

That's pretty cool! You don't see these very often at all. Are you going to fill the holes to keep the whistling and rain/snow drainage to a minimum? Nice idea on the grill! That would have driven me nuts too. And what's with the red hood springs and yellow air cleaner and core support? I'd have to paint that air cleaner the proper blue...I'm too OCD LOL! 

Good deal for sure!

Later,

Lee

That's it...fill the holes and DA sand it down to knock a bit of the rust off. Then paint the area that would have the vinyl roof with Rustoleum black and then clear that. I'd do it in a New York minute, buddy!

Later,

Lee

Not sure what I will do with the roof yet. I have to see if the car grows on me. If I don't feel it I just can't work on it. I've always been like that...

like nanook said fix the roof and paint it flat or satin black but not just the top the whole car, than lower it on some nice wheels. it would look mean then.

I'm not sure what they were thinking when they did their yellow and red paint job under the hood. I'll have to do something about it when time comes. Right now I need exhaust on it before the law stops me. It sounds bad.

A little window screen and some bondo, then cover it with bed liner.

70's flashback....

15x10 slots. I have a set of 7" for the front if I use them. What do you think? too far out there? I have owned these wheels 2 times. I gave them to the club once. These where the wheels that were on the club's Falcon gasser when it was sold. Dog kept them, told me he had them down in Kentucky at his new house and he would sell them to me. It was road trip time.

I wish I had a set of 29 or 30" tall x 10'" wide Mickey's to go on those rims. The wheel opening is huge! This thing is a boat.

Those rims would look a lot better in Florida.

Here ya go Steve.




In case ya wants ta roll wif ya home boyz.

Or maybe go LaBamba

I like the first one.

I see you took my advice...and it really helped with the look! I'd put the chrome spars back on but that is just me...I'm a bit of a trim purist. 

Digging the slots but if this is your winter rig I'd only use them in the summer.

Later,

Lee

Reb Stew wrote:I like the first one.

That the one I liked to, but I'd leave off the white walls.

Not how the fender sit over the edge of the tire on the right side. then look at the left side where it was hit.

This is crude caveman workmanship but it works. A port a power would have been nice but I work with what I have on hand.




Much better.