I had a Torino Cobra as a kid in High School and it kills me today that I sold it tom buy a 77 Firebird Formula new with a 4 speed. The cobra was insane fast with the factory Hurst 4 speed and drag pack . I felt the car was special but didn't know what I had at that time!! All I have to prove it is 5 old photos which I framed and hanging on the wall. It hurts today now more then ever!! Thanks so much for your work on this beautiful piece of machinery!! Very rare and hard to find!! Believe me. I have been searching for years to find one to restore without paying the big bucks!!
don’t feel bad, we’ve all sold or traded a car we wish we could have back. i’m definitely guilty of that. keep looking though , their still out there. thanks for watching. more torino content coming soon
I bought tires for my Tbird March 2021 and found the same thing you did. Only two tire brands with white letters and different sizes. I used Cooper 215/70/R15 and 295/50/R15 back
i have the same car and kinda it looks like yours cause i haven't painted it yet. I also bought some mustang cobra wheels for it, but i need that spacer on the front. liked your video. thumbs up.
Older video but I have a 315 35 17 under the rear of my 70 on a 10.5 wheel with factory tubs and springs. Used a .25 spacer for a little extra spring clearance. No rubbing and plenty of clearance everywhere fwiw
The next thing you need to improve the looks is to get the original color keyed sport mirrors. The GT was the only Torino to get them as standard equipment in '70, and it don't look like a GT without 'em.
Love the way these cars look, and I kinda agree … I grew up with these cars, so 15s just kinda look right. Those new wheels you got look great on it! However, if it were my car, especially as big as these things are, Id be cramming as much brake in there as I could … 14” or even 15”. I think 14” will fit inside an 18” wheel, and that wouldnt be TOO much of a compromise. The 19s from my 17 Mustang GT I think would be crossing that line where its just too big to still be acceptable. If I could find 18s that have less offset and more centrally located bolts, I would go that route, so I could have 14” disc brakes
@@ottohansen4008 lol right?! Im all for lookin cool, until Im going down a long, windy hill and the brakes start fading halfway down! I remember my 69 Mustang, with its 11” front discs and rear drums, going down the short-but-steep windy hill from top of the world in Laguna Beach, on a hot summer day, and halfway down the brakes basically gave out …
I just recently become a proud owner of a 75 4-door Gran Torino I'm going for a dark patina build any suggestions for a rims. good video man and you just got a new subscriber
that’s a cool car you got there. wheel choice is sooo hard, i went back and forth so many times. i gotta say i do love painted steel wheels though. good luck! 🍀
I have a few Torino's, L60-14 fits the back real nice with 1" lowering blocks on the 9"... On another note, Magnum 500's are the wheel,,,anything else looks --wrong, sorry.. I focus on the body, interior, drivetrain etc. last thing I worry about are the wheels..
Hey this doesn’t have anything to do with the tires but I have a question, have you changed the steering wheel to a aftermarket? If so did you have trouble with the horn? I’ve got a 71 Torino and the horn is controlled by pretty much a button and when I put the steering wheel on it just blasts the horn. Not sure what to do with that since the kit doesn’t have anything for that
oh man that sucks. i haven’t changed the steering wheel in that car yet. i did have a similar problem with an after market wheel in a 66 mustang years ago. the contact ring was grounded out against the button spring. i had to adjust the springs position and it cured it. some of those aftermarket wheels are just finicky. good luck buddy thanks for watching. 👍
@@junkbucketgarage ok. Im going to try and see if they're interchangeable between those two units. It's because i need one for my car and i found out that if i search for Torino is twice expensive than for mustang, but they're quite the same. So, im thinking of buying a mustang unit for it, and see what happens. Either way if doesn't fit I'll just return it.
inventory though ford used the same platform for so man my cars they were horrible at making parts interchangeable. lol. my best guess is that torino is different. and when i was looking i noticed that even for torino specific senders there are more than one. wow ford. really.
big block 429 with forged pistons. 10.5-1 compression. c8 heads w/ CJ valves and a big mutha thumper cam. not super happy with the camshaft. gonna go solid roller soon
@@junkbucketgarage cool thanks for replying just watching your fuel cell video have a 70.5 falcon from Golden British Columbia Canada thanks again Kris
I had a Torino Cobra as a kid in High School and it kills me today that I sold it tom buy a 77 Firebird Formula new with a 4 speed. The cobra was insane fast with the factory Hurst 4 speed and drag pack . I felt the car was special but didn't know what I had at that time!! All I have to prove it is 5 old photos which I framed and hanging on the wall. It hurts today now more then ever!! Thanks so much for your work on this beautiful piece of machinery!! Very rare and hard to find!! Believe me. I have been searching for years to find one to restore without paying the big bucks!!
don’t feel bad, we’ve all sold or traded a car we wish we could have back. i’m definitely guilty of that. keep looking though , their still out there. thanks for watching. more torino content coming soon
Looks so much better with the new wheels and tires.
wheels and tires can make a heap look cool. 😆
Ive got a '70 Formal roof.. original orange paint from Ca too.. hope to see more uploads from you👍
for sure. orange is a cool color for these cars. there’s definitely more content on its way. 👍. Thanks
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I bought tires for my Tbird March 2021 and found the same thing you did. Only two tire brands with white letters and different sizes. I used Cooper 215/70/R15 and 295/50/R15 back
i have the same car and kinda it looks like yours cause i haven't painted it yet. I also bought some mustang cobra wheels for it, but i need that spacer on the front. liked your video. thumbs up.
My 72 Gran Torino with Magnum 500's 14x7 i had P24560R14's on all 4 corners, the conversion for the H7014 Polyglas GT tire it could of came with.
Older video but I have a 315 35 17 under the rear of my 70 on a 10.5 wheel with factory tubs and springs. Used a .25 spacer for a little extra spring clearance. No rubbing and plenty of clearance everywhere fwiw
I couldn’t agree more on wheel & tire size for old muscle cars. Less wheel and sidewall.
i hear ya bud. wheels make a huge difference. and to much wheel just looks funny to me. thanks for watching
Several factors are involved and NOT just the tire size.
The next thing you need to improve the looks is to get the original color keyed sport mirrors. The GT was the only Torino to get them as standard equipment in '70, and it don't look like a GT without 'em.
agreed. i’m just waiting to hit that lottery 😂
Love the way these cars look, and I kinda agree … I grew up with these cars, so 15s just kinda look right. Those new wheels you got look great on it!
However, if it were my car, especially as big as these things are, Id be cramming as much brake in there as I could … 14” or even 15”. I think 14” will fit inside an 18” wheel, and that wouldnt be TOO much of a compromise. The 19s from my 17 Mustang GT I think would be crossing that line where its just too big to still be acceptable. If I could find 18s that have less offset and more centrally located bolts, I would go that route, so I could have 14” disc brakes
that’s always the trade off. smaller wheels means smaller brakes. but who needs brakes when you look 😎 cool.
@@ottohansen4008 lol right?! Im all for lookin cool, until Im going down a long, windy hill and the brakes start fading halfway down! I remember my 69 Mustang, with its 11” front discs and rear drums, going down the short-but-steep windy hill from top of the world in Laguna Beach, on a hot summer day, and halfway down the brakes basically gave out …
Did you find the rubbing issue you mentioned? I have a 1970 GT and want to run the 295 50 15 out back. Someone before me already rolled the flange.
i sure did. it was just a little more messaging on the lip. all clear now.
Badasss! I have a 72 sportsroof
255/60/15's all that'll fit on my factory 15x8 mag wheels. 275 is just to wide.
yeah you’d definitely have to go up to a 10” wheel to get any more tire. 👍 thanks for watching
@@junkbucketgarage no. You can fit it on the wheel fine, just the width will hit outside quarter. If you lift it up it looks weird
ohhhh! i see. so it’s the backspaceing that needs adjusting. that’s unfortunate.
I got a 70 torino gt. Just installed qa1 coilover conversion on the front and was wondering were you got your strut tower brace from thanks
i couldn’t find much for the torino so i made those and sub frame connectors myself. i used DOM tube and weld in rod ends.
I just recently become a proud owner of a 75 4-door Gran Torino I'm going for a dark patina build any suggestions for a rims. good video man and you just got a new subscriber
that’s a cool car you got there. wheel choice is sooo hard, i went back and forth so many times. i gotta say i do love painted steel wheels though. good luck! 🍀
I have a few Torino's, L60-14 fits the back real nice with 1" lowering blocks on the 9"... On another note, Magnum 500's are the wheel,,,anything else looks --wrong, sorry.. I focus on the body, interior, drivetrain etc. last thing I worry about are the wheels..
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@@McClellan71 Slotted mags
You can get as much tire as you want under it if you tub it....
Hey this doesn’t have anything to do with the tires but I have a question, have you changed the steering wheel to a aftermarket? If so did you have trouble with the horn? I’ve got a 71 Torino and the horn is controlled by pretty much a button and when I put the steering wheel on it just blasts the horn. Not sure what to do with that since the kit doesn’t have anything for that
oh man that sucks. i haven’t changed the steering wheel in that car yet. i did have a similar problem with an after market wheel in a 66 mustang years ago. the contact ring was grounded out against the button spring. i had to adjust the springs position and it cured it. some of those aftermarket wheels are just finicky. good luck buddy thanks for watching. 👍
Is that the A/F meter that I sold you installed?
just got it in two days ago. gonna do a tuning video soon. thanks
You need to shave the bump stops on the inside too.or it will cut the back of tire.i know,I have a torino.
i didn’t get into those with the tire. but i’ll definitely have a look. thanks for watching
I would love to have your torino.let me know if you decide to sell it.
By the way ,nice gto.
i’m still enjoying it right now. 😄
one quick question though.. do you think a fuel sending unit from a 70 mustang would fit a 70 torino? i mean, they look the same....
i would think so. i know some stuff is different between the mustang and torino.
@@junkbucketgarage ok. Im going to try and see if they're interchangeable between those two units. It's because i need one for my car and i found out that if i search for Torino is twice expensive than for mustang, but they're quite the same. So, im thinking of buying a mustang unit for it, and see what happens. Either way if doesn't fit I'll just return it.
inventory though ford used the same platform for so man my cars they were horrible at making parts interchangeable. lol. my best guess is that torino is different. and when i was looking i noticed that even for torino specific senders there are more than one. wow ford. really.
@@junkbucketgarage wow! i see why they ask what size of engine and all that now.
can I know front and rear wheels off set number ? please
i’ll look into it. it’s been so long i’ve forgotten. like more than an hour long 🤣
VERY BIG
i think with a grinder and two hammers i can fit more 😂
Will a 275 45 17 fit?
as long as the backspacing is right i don’t see why not. good luck.
How much for spacer???
you talking about the late model mustang wheels?
What are you engine specs that thing sounds nasty
big block 429 with forged pistons. 10.5-1 compression. c8 heads w/ CJ valves and a big mutha thumper cam.
not super happy with the camshaft. gonna go solid roller soon
@@junkbucketgarage cool thanks for replying just watching your fuel cell video have a 70.5 falcon from Golden British Columbia Canada thanks again Kris
thanks for watching. have fun 👍
Bad ass!
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