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Before/After of the Torino

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68torinogt

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before




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68torinogt

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Welcome my son, welcome to the machine
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wheres the picture forum?
 

2nd Mustang

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Being an old phart, I still like the looks of the older 15" wheels.
 

65Rob

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I like the bigger wheels and I'm an old phart too
 

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Being a Middle Age Turd (I'm thinking "Old Fart" starts at 55 - but in three years when I hit 50 I'll probably move that up to 60) , I grew up on the 15's -or 14's- of that era. But I'm starting to like the 16's and 17's; if for no other reason than that they can be wrapped around bigger brakes!
 

68stang351

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Definitely a sweet car. Saw it on DFWS.net the other day. You must be fairly local, where you from anyway?
 

2nd Mustang

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Besides being nostalgic, another reason I don't use those new fangled big wheels and skinny sidewalls is the danger of driving on our pot holed streets. My son has 17 and 18 inch wheels on his NSX and has already damaged one wheel to a driveway!
 
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I like the new setup.
 

tx65coupe

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Thats an awesome looking car. I like it. I prefer the looks of the older smaller wheels. I like 15 inch wheels mostly. I think that 14 is too small. If I was to go bigger I would go to 16 but thats the limit of the older cars. Either way, thats a sweet Torino.
 

68torinogt

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im young (23)and its had the 14's for 7 years now and im tired of having to re torq the lugnuts all the time and the wheels were so old i couldnt find center caps that fit right.



68stang351 said:
Definitely a sweet car. Saw it on DFWS.net the other day. You must be fairly local, where you from anyway?
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yeah i live in fort worth

2nd Mustang said:
Besides being nostalgic, another reason I don't use those new fangled big wheels and skinny sidewalls is the danger of driving on our pot holed streets. My son has 17 and 18 inch wheels on his NSX and has already damaged one wheel to a driveway!
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im not worried about that at all, you just have to pay very close attention to how and where your at. i drive a scion with 18's at work and i havent tore one up yet and i drive the **** out of it.
 

68torinogt

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StangDreamin' said:
Being a Middle Age Turd (I'm thinking "Old Fart" starts at 55 - but in three years when I hit 50 I'll probably move that up to 60) , I grew up on the 15's -or 14's- of that era. But I'm starting to like the 16's and 17's; if for no other reason than that they can be wrapped around bigger brakes!
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big brakes are in the near future...
i going to start working on a brembo or baer package as soon as i find the right spindle
 

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68torinogt said:
and its had the 14's for 7 years now and im tired of having to re torq the lugnuts all the time ...
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You may want to get new lug nuts. From past experiences, (yes, I'm really old) the lug nuts are the sacrificial part. I've had lug nuts get stripped, but the studs are still good.
 

68torinogt

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2nd Mustang said:
You may want to get new lug nuts. From past experiences, (yes, I'm really old) the lug nuts are the sacrificial part. I've had lug nuts get stripped, but the studs are still good.
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they have been replaced 2 times, its the way they are designed, its not the cone kind.
 

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68torinogt said:
they have been replaced 2 times, its the way they are designed, its not the cone kind.
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Is it the cylindrical barrel type? If so, yes, I've replaced mine many times already.
 

68torinogt

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2nd Mustang said:
Is it the cylindrical barrel type? If so, yes, I've replaced mine many times already.
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yes and they suck a huge one
 
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i like it both ways myself. i've always had a thing for the formal roof torinos, probably since i almost traded the stang for one back when i was in high school.
 

68torinogt

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Welcome my son, welcome to the machine
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wow, and i drove it for the first time since the change today, it was a huge difference and it was in the best possible way it was so nice to get it out for the first time in months
 
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