A NEWWWW CAR, COME ON DOWN

[JimNolan]

Fordnut,
    I've been waiting on you. What is the backspacing on the 275/60/15 that you are using in the rear. This is the exact size tire and 8 inch rim I figured I would need. As far as the wrong forum, we've paid our dues. I was hoping to get advice from John on what to put on the car. He has probably had all kinds of experience trying everything there is to try on a heavy car. I'm only going to be putting out about 350 hp at the flywheel so it's not like I'm going to needing wheelie bars anyway. But, I still need you guys to point me in the right direction. Thanks, Jim

[JPotter57]

15s are good enough for back then, good enough for now.  Nice choice of rollers, Jim...

[FORDNUT]

Jim, sorry about the delay, but I got back in town last night and I have been wading through the email. Some of these deals from our friends overseas are tough to turn down. It might help their cause if they could write/speak our language. The backspace on the rears is 4 1/4. Nice part of the tire wheel combo is that you jack it up by the frame as high as you can and the tire/wheel slides on.  No need to drop a shock or twist the tire out from under the fender. And it looks great.

[JimNolan]

FordNut,
    Thanks for the information. Hopefully the car will get here soon. I've installed the Griffin Radiator in my 57 ( Beautiful ). I also started up the new 390 I built on the test stand ( seems to run well w/18 inches manifold pressure at idle ). Now, I'm ready to start playing with the 63 when it gets here. I need to call Paul Johnson ( if he's speaking to me ) and get him to come down and get the transmission he wanted to buy from me. I backed out of the deal in hopes I'd find another 57 I might use it in. Well, that ain't going to happen. I wouldn't blame him if he told me where to stick it. Anyway, need something to work on besides the 57 for awhile. Jim