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Project 66 page 3
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15" X 5" front wheels with 205/75R15
B.F. Goodrich Control T/A's
15" X 7" rear wheels custom-made by Stockton Wheel, with 275/60R15
B.F. Goodrich Drag Radial T/A's
I have N.O.S. factory "dogdish" caps to install when car is finished. |
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Tail light lenses w/o back up lights
I was told that these lenses were standard on only the base model Fairlanes produced early in the '66 model year. Back-up lights were standard equipment on all other Fairlane 500 and GT models. Apparently after a couple months of production, back-up lights were made standard on all models and owners of the early units were offered a no-charge upgrade to back-up lights. When these lenses show up as N.O.S., they seldom are in their original packages. Most likely these are new take-offs which the dealers placed back on their shelves after the conversions.
If you have information to back this up or something contrary to it, I would enjoy hearing from you. |
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Ready for installation
3/1/03
*Shown in this picture is a 7 qt T pan from Coast High Performance. This pan does NOT fit. It would require notching the crossmember. |
*Dash pad was restored by Just Dashes.
*Link Upholstery recovered the seat using N.O.S. fabric that I was able to locate.
*Horn button is N.O.S. and uniqiue to early production base models.
*Tach is 60's vintage Sun converted to solid state electronics and Stewart-Warner oil pressure and temperature gauges.
*Instrument cluster bezel restored by CV Platers.
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DONE!
7/12/03 First trip to the drag strip. It ran 12.50 @ 109 mph. Severe wheel spin with BFG Drag Radials hurt 60 ft times.
8/10/03 Second time out I adjusted Cal Trac bars and launched with no wheel spin and went 12.20 @ 110 mph and put daylight under the front tires! It has since gone 12.07 @ 111 mph on M/T drag slicks. |
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*427 Pent roof valve covers using adapter plates. *Note 427 fuel filter canister and lines.
* Extensive modifications were made to the air cleaner base to mate it to the hood plenum.
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