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The rears are 26x12x15, rear rims are 11.5 Fronts are 26x10x15, front rims are 8.5

Thank You Brian, and no adoptions LOL. This car will not be staying with me. My dad has not been in the best of health so my brother and myself are going to finish the car for him to drive, kinda a giving back thing. We are looking forward to having the 3 cars together at the local shows this...

This is the car I got the keys to today. This car has been sitting since the late 80's. This is a contemporary cobra kit, we will be bringing it to my shop next week. This car has a 427 side oiler with a 4 speed. The car has 0 miles on it and needs to be finished.

So today starts a new adventure. My dad had given me and my brother a car each to enjoy and restore, per my posts I have achieved that. Today I was handed the keys to the car that makes the set of Fords complete..........

I spent all day driving the car around, 80 degree day and found no temperature issues. I had a blast! I do have a few electrical issues, the white lights on the bottom do not work, the horn does not work. The tires are awesome hooks up hard, noticed it is eating up large amounts of fuel lol, I...

The tires are great, however they are for the street. I see most cars are being built for track time here and my car will be staying on the street. The speed rating is for 130mph not a vr tire. the grip is awesome and the look is just to my liking, I call it the cool factor. Car stuck like glue...

I just spent 2 hours running around and I have to tell you, the adrenaline rush just doesn't go away. What an awesome ride! No issues at all. Trans was a little tight in the beginning but it woke up within a few miles. This car is a beast, throttle response off the hook. I got out at one point...

Suffolk County, Islip area.

I am just in love with these tires. I could not get the avon tires, they just weren't in my budget. I bought these instead. They are Mickey Thomson s/r radials. The car looks so much better now to me. This was the last thing I needed to hit the streets. Tomorrow I plan to do some driving / testing.

Been a couple of weeks but big updates. Finished polishing all aluminum panels and finally have new tires. I am now able to enjoy the car for the first time.

I run the drill pretty fast going for a high polish. You are correct with them going black fast and once they go black they go in the garbage. Because they are not that expensive I bought a few kits to do the job. I think about what kind of car I have the pleasure of working on and the result...

Looks great, a lot of work into that exhaust. I have to ask, I see you have put time and thought into it but why is it much more complicated than the exhaust on my car. Are you going for correct tuned backpressure? My exhaust just pretty much just goes straight back. I am new on here and am just...

Wow Nick, I get it for about $15 USD here. Another thing I bought off of ebay is an aluminum polishing kit. The kit comes with about 14pcs. of polishing cones / wheels that go on a drill motor. Included in the kit are 3 different polishing rouge sticks that also bring back the finish, this makes...

I realize that , I was just looking back at your build.

Not yet, however I have a couple of small chips in the paint. My dad gave me another hood that has the open front scoop instead of the nostrils painted the same time as the car so I am bringing it to the paint supply place to have it analyzed for paint code. I will be happy to share the results...

Wow Nick, looks great! I bet you can't wait to be driving down the road.

Update Did not start on the aluminum panels in the front. I put on the what I am guessing is the Granada seatbelt and the receptacle would not release the belt and I ended up destroying it. My dad had given me a Willans 3 point seatbelt harness that he had in his shop (1) and I am now on a new...

Well I think it's time to call it a day. I finished the engine bay for now and tomorrow morning I am going to start polishing the front bay, I figure the front should take a few days to complete.

I hope to never have it out in the rain, I treat it like it's a motorcycle. I feel like having this car is the best day of my life, I always loved the GT40. I still have the aurora slot car I got as a kid, I still have the model kit me and my dad would work on on Friday nights, literature...

Richard- Walter, Thank you for the kind comments. I switched it up today, it was too nice out. I decided to do a wash and wax on the car. I am in a little trouble. I needed 9 towels to plug up all the scoops, vents, and windows so no water would get in. My wife came home early and noticed I...