LTD II s FOUND

Well the spare passenger side door "might" fit into the trunk. They were big trunks but NOT deep trunks. Besides that you have two extra rear exterior panels with name script and reverse lights that go between the taillights because the one on the car now has small rust holes. Also about 10 medium to large boxes of mixed stuff. Extra rear sway bar, extra front grill, extra radiator fan surround and an extra un-cracked dash top in matching blue. Then you have 4 magnum 500 rims to boot, so NO-definately not enough room no matter how you creatively stack it all on top of the seats.

Edited by 78sport - 19-April-2010 at 1:04PM

 

78sport wrote:   I'll be selling some of the extra parts as time goes on and nobody buys the car

List? 

Edited by Psquare75 - 07-May-2010 at 7:48AM

78sport wrote:

Honestly? That's where my LTD II S is going. but the car is BAD. I don't feel bad about this one.

Not a Sport, but.....
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/1732094038.html

1977 V8 LTD II by Ford! - $3200 (Burbank)

his is the nicest 1977 Ford LTD II Passed smog May 1 2010 New 4 Cornell Tires May 3 2010 New Castrol Oil Change May 3 2010 Clean Title Registered Until June 2011 77,000 Original Miles The Speedometer works, miles work Needs an instrument cluster to show Fuel and Temp Original Seats have no rips or wear, Still in very good condition I got it from the Original owner Paint is very smooth and shiny Always garaged, and free way miles. Very smooth transmission and suspensions Price is not negotiable, its a cash price Call me if you are a serious buyer call 818 339 0898 or text

Edited by SquireCJ - 09-May-2010 at 9:17PM

I still don't understand how you can't find tires in a 225 75 14 :-/ 

Psquare75 wrote: I still don't understand how you can't find tires in a 225 75 14 :-/

Sure, they make the size. They make them in BFGoodrich and Firestone and they're all white letters. They make them for pickup trucks with knobby off-road tread and have outlined or all white letters. I don't want that kind of tire. I want a passenger car touring tire. So moving to 225/60R16 is the logical step, since that tire size is currently as popular as HR78-14 was thirty years ago. In thirty more years I may find myself moving to something entirely different, like 225/50R18's on Charger steel wheels or something. Hankook, Goodyear, and Yokohama make those already, among many other brands, it's evidently OEM for Infiniti G35/G37 and the newest generation of Chevy Malibus.

That and I like the CVPI wheel look, too, just not as much as the LTD II hubcaps. There are NO good 16-inch full hubcaps out there that would look good on the Torino. Maybe 15-inch hubcaps, but then I'd have to soldier on finding good 15-inch tires which are disappearing fast as well. Even lowly base model Cobalts and Focuses ride on 16-inch tires these days.

Psquare, what was the original tire size (converted to new numbers) for out Cougars? Is it 225/75R15 or 225/70R15?

Psquare75, That link shows the Laramie 225/75/14 as being discontinued. And it's best UTQG number was 500. I want to be able to run good quality long lasting quiet riding tires. And sadly, 14-inch tires no longer fall into that category from any brand at any price point.

Kumho just introduced the eco Solus HM KR22, low rolling resistance, 800 UTQG rating, at $86 on the 'Rack. Looking good to me but I'll wait until a few dozen reviews/surveys show up positive before I commit.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=eco+Solus+HM+KR22&partnum=26TR6KR22&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

On this page you can find a calculator for alphanumeric tire sizes. You have to scroll down to middle of the page.

wider tires in the back, with better back space, big meat tires btw, like 275/60, raise up the rear, and it will be a bad ass car

I have air shocks if you need some.  Came of the cougar and worked just fine.  Couldnt bear to toss a good set of air shocks.

just throw your rims/tires on it and see where it sits. Air shocks are not a good long term fix.

the stripes are faded. they should be red. dont think anyone repros them. maybe i can re-paint the red on the stripe

That car is sweet. I like  it very much.