The Time Machine

[dablack00]

Looks sharp for sure. Throw up a pic of the hub caps if you can. I have a set of large hub caps and I want the wheels to show more. My truck will have a white cab top so my wheels will be white too. If my truck was going to be a solid color I would for sure go with body color wheels. Very nice.

[td]

69tm,

wheels look i'm looking forward to seeing them on the truck.

[427blackpearl]

that is a very good looking wheel of corse i am a little bias to steel wheels

[69timemachine]

Thanks guys!

dablack00- Sorry, I don't have a pic of the dog dishes handy, but they are just the '70's "FORD MOTOR COMPANY" steel ones used on F100's. They're just like the brushed aluminum ones used on Mustangs and Mavericks, but deeper, steel, and factory-painted gray. They should look sweet because they'll sit deep in the rims and be surrounded by alot of Lunar Green. I can't wait to see them installed either!

[dablack00]

I think I know which ones your talking about. I think I have one or two on my garage wall. It is going to look cool for sure.

[Joshpow]

Lookin good. I like that truck. The stance is great, and it'll look good with steels and dog dishes.

[69timemachine]

Thanks!

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that I finished getting my TopLoader ready. I bought the DKT tailhousing, installed new gaskets and seals, cleaned and painted it, filled it with fresh oil, mounted the shifter in the Fairlane position, shortened all three shift rods by 3-5/8" and painted them, and installed a shiny new white shift knob. Now if I just had the funds to start the Cleveland freshening early! I'm hoping to start doing that in the spring.

I also took a pic of the new Dennis Carpenter fender liner. To be continued........

[dablack00]

That looks very shaft for sure.

You should be getting yours done about the time I get mine done, then we will have to meet up at Houston Raceway Park! We will see if you know how to shift that thing!

Also, what rear gears are you going with?

Austin

[69timemachine]

Going by the tag, it has the stock 3.70's right now. If the ring & pinion look fine when I inspect them, then I'll install a PowerTrax locker and that will be it for the rear end.

[dablack00]

EWWWW. You are going to have better traction than me. I'm going to have to go shopping for a limited slip if we are going to race. Are we talking street tires or slicks?

[69timemachine]

Just bought the two new 275/60/15 BFG Radial T/A's for the rear last week. We'll see how they hook when the Cleveland and PowerTrax is installed. I can always step up to some DOT slicks if it smokes them too easily.

[69timemachine]

Woohoo! Some progress to report. I finally got around to painting the new custom 15X9" rear wheels that my friend made. If that wasn't enough, I also got the tires mounted and put them on the truck too! I'm posting only a teaser pic for right now because the new front 15X8"s are not finished yet. But I know for sure that they'll look as awesome as the rear ones do once they're installed. Now if only the truck were as powerful as it looks.........

[ezernut9mm]

oh, man, those look sooo killer. thanks for the tease. .

[427blackpearl]

that is not right to only give a tease but if the front looks as good as the back it will look killer. good job man

[td]

that look great, i know you've got to be happy with those!! great choice in tires also, ive always loved the bfg's.