The 390/Dual range Cruieamatic are well suited to them.
They are not expensive to buy in nice shape - so buy a nice one. The demo derby guys love them here in Iowa. Typically well built, if not rusty they wear like iron. I have worked on 61-63 Birds for many years and they are essentially the same as the 64-66 Birds under the skin. I imagine a bit more gearing would help get her moving too, at the expense of economy.įorming an understanding of limits and alternatives now is better than after I've set unrealistic expectations and bought the chassis. I'd probably keep it 390/3-spd since any decent OD transmissions would require a far newer drivetrain. Getting the 0-60 down from 11-12 seconds to 8-9 seconds and a more competent suspension would be stellar. It'd be nice to have a comfy boat that could move when it needed to, but my expectations are reasonably low. I have a 'quick car' that suites all modern practicalities and fuel economy, so building for performance isn't a priority. I know they were driving toward unibodies (Falcon/Cougar/Mustang), but that was even a couple years after the Tbird made the change. Were they pretty solid/rigid as a result of the 'overbuilding'? Surprising that Ford went unibody with the Tbird instead of just using the well-established Galaxie frame that would have met their dimensional requirements.
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