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  1. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    I took the drive shaft to dude. He said he thinks he’ll be able to get to it tomorrow. Im looking / thinking about at changing the vibe again,….( shocking I know) The issue(s) with the out-of-round wheels have me considering a different wheel. Ive found a company that I really like. They’re...
  2. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    nothing a little mini tubbing, and a shortened rear won’t fix.
  3. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    Meh…when it all comes down to it, the solution to the problem has to have a compromise. The cars you listed all run on 19-22” wheels, and the tires are 400-700 ea. a BMW M5 comp makes 627 hp. It comes with tires that are super soft (Pirelli P zero Corsa’s). With these things on the car, and...
  4. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    I have a set of ( why did I take these off 7 year old 315 x17 Sumitomos i’ll let go for really cheap)
  5. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    Well like it says, The Nitto tires, arent out there. Whether it be a shortage as a result of the bottle necks occurring at ports along the west coast ( where as many as 56 super-freighters sit anchored, waiting to get off loaded) or some other Covid-related supply chain BS, I’ve decided to go...
  6. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    I pulled the driveshaft, fully intending to take it to my driveshaft guy to check it. He can’t get to it till Thursday, and will have to remove the yokes to put it on his machine…. I don’t know if I wanna go through all that. One one hand, it’s out. I’m not necessarily going anywhere in the...
  7. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    I hear ya. And like our resident tow truck driver was quick to point out, traction on the monster is directly attached to the input levied by my right foot. The problem with traction on this car is pretty simple I think.. Boost. If I didn’t have boost, or the noise the turbo makes while in...
  8. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    Cmon now…Do I have to post pictures of the kitchen remodel i’m involved in now? Ill raise ya Two weekly lawn mowings, one yard cleanup, a small kitchen remodel a manual trans swap, and tire choice dilemma to whatever OTHER projects you got.
  9. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    And I really appreciate that. Your “ actual experience” input is what I look for when I post stuff. It makes sense that I’m not the only one here with a decent amount of power, having to find a way to deal with it via a tire purchase, yet you’re the only one chiming in. Im sure that the gen 2’s...
  10. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    MII Alert! This place is starting to look like the MII forum….It’s only a matter of time till there’s only 3 active threads going, if you people don’t get out there and work on your junk.
  11. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    yeah, I know that……now. Somebody on here told me to buy these. *Note to self….smack that guy.
  12. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    Typical Sunday morning for me…..Reality has set in, and now I start searching for the actual tire I shoulda bought in the first place. The NT555gen2 Nobody has them. I can buy a set of TOYO ProxesTQ for the same money, and they are available, but they are a drag radial. The tread grooves on...
  13. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread Enola- Finishing touches

    isn’t your engine a 393? https://www.summitracing.com/parts/esp-103513850/make/ford
  14. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread Dustys has a new friend

    Agreed. As much as I loved that first mach 1 when I had it in HS, through my early 20’s, I haven’t the slightest desire or care, to even wonder about it now. ( or any other of the 46 cars I’ve owned since then for that matter).
  15. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    I need to wait till a bus comes along, and just step out in front of it. Maybe it’ll be a quick death. The tire that’s supposed to be on back of my car isn’t an NT05 if I was hoping for a drag radial/street tire go between. There is an NT05r that is basically what I just sold, and then there is...
  16. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    Went home for lunch. It wasn’t raining so I took the car out. Vibration seems like it’s still there. ( now it’s almost gotta be the driveshaft) The noise is still there in high gear. ( Ask me if I’m going to take the rear back apart to deal with it…) The tires are only marginally better than...
  17. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    Don’t hold out any hope for that….
  18. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    Now you know that’s bull sht right? If it’s such a bad car, why have you kept buying them? The warranty is only 4/50, not 15/150. A lease is equivalent to paying the car down to where it’s actually worth what is owed…or what it’s actually worth at the end of three years. Unlike those that...
  19. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread Dustys has a new friend

    I’ve often thought about it.. “If I came across my two owner 351w/FMX HS 1969 Mach 1, would I want it back?” Resoundingly……I could care less.
  20. CarMichael Angelo

    Build Thread 1978 Fairmont. I bet somebody back home’s thinkin’…I wonder why he don’t write..?

    For about 3 seconds I was thinking a few days ago, “ I wonder if I shoulda just got another 250, and did what needed to be done to the block so that I could transfer over all the internals from the old engine”… Then I woke up. As good as that thing looked when it was together, it was a ticking...
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