1967 Fairlane Super Stock

[Russ67Scode]

Try another pic

[machoneman]

lookin' real good!

[cjshaker]

Russ, I was just wondering what you meant by "Test fitted a set of wheels I had , ended up having to run them backwards to fit"

And thanks for continuing this thread. It'll be nice to see it through to completion.

[GPR]

Russ, I was just wondering what you meant by "Test fitted a set of wheels I had , ended up having to run them backwards to fit"

And thanks for continuing this thread. It'll be nice to see it through to completion.

The rear end is too narrow to use the wheels he has with 5 1/2" back space so he turned them around. I had 10" wide rims with 5 1/2" back space but it was almost impossible to get the tires off because of the 3" studs. Brian narrowed the rear and Russ will need different rims.

[Russ67Scode]

Thanks Rusty
Only thing I would add is the 10 inch rims were on the car with the wider rear under the car
I will try and continue to post pictures

[Russ67Scode]

More pictures. See if my work computer will post picks

[Russ67Scode]

Rim pics

[machoneman]

I see why you put on the wheels backwards. Will you eventually get wheels with the correct offset? Yeah, wheel/tire fitting can be a bitch on older muscle cars regardless of if they were Fords, Chevys, etc. I had to trim a few rear quarters, sometimes both in front of and in back of large diameter slicks, without messing up the painted 'lip' and making the cuts look good. Hated to cut OEM sheetmetal but that's racing!

[ec164]

Looking good, I like those years of the Fairlane.....Al

[cjshaker]

Thanks for the explanation, I get it now. I've often wondered how some guys get their wheels out from under their cars. Some cars have the tires right near the outer wheel well and look like you couldn't pry them out. I have no idea how they could get them out without dropping the rear. I've thought that a hitch pin in the rear shackle could easily be pulled to let the rear drop enough to get them out, but I doubt a tech inspector would like that idea much.

[Heo]

Doug i have a small hydraulic jack i put on top of
axle and jack against the framerail on the galaxie

[Russ67Scode]

Bob M. Yes I will get the correct rim  these were a set of rim/tires I had for my mustang  the fairlane is mini tubbed and has a narrowed rear

[Russ67Scode]

Test fit the old original 390 out of my mustang into the fairlane,    The oil pan was a slight issue but the pan on the BP427 has a little more clearance in that area.   Not use to having a car this nice ! it makes it harder to work on !  And I rolled out the tires I have for the fairlane.

[GPR]

Here is a better view of the Fairlane.

[Russ67Scode]

Try a link to a video of it running
https://youtu.be/FhGcccBG3Fc

At a shop now getting turbo’s installed
If you look in the background of this video https://youtu.be/9nGqqJzAjgg. You can see my car