![]() I purchased new brake hoses and adapters to convert the 3/16" line over to metric so it could be screwed into the TBird hoses. Any good parts store should be able to locate the u joint you need. I am intentionally not posting the u joint number as your driveshafts may have different u joints that need merged. This is a temporary as when the engine and trans swap takes place a new driveshaft will be built. My local auto parts store was able to find a u joint that would allow putting the TBird end on the truck driveshaft. The truck's driveshaft had a small size and the Thunderbird had a large. As luck would have it there are really only two U Joints used by Ford unless into a heavier truck. ![]() This truck is getting a 460/C6 soon so the exhaust will stay as you see it in the pics until the engine swap. In this case the mufflers were far enough forward so they could stay but the tailpipes had to go. Once the bed is removed anything preventing removal of the old rear end or install of the IRS needs to come out. The start of the install is to remove the bed from the truck. First a couple pics of the ousted rear end! The '64-'66 just go down straight and the '67-'72 bumper actually follows the upper shape all the way around. The sectioned in piece is from a '64-'66 truck which happens to be the same bumper with exception of the ends. '67-'72 bumpers are hard to come by around here. I will have to take a close look at it all. It curves tightly around the outside of the doors. The other thing that somewhat bothers me about narrowing it is if you look at the end of the bumper in relation to the headlight doors. My thoughts are it wouldn't look correct covering that body line on the ends but following it all the way across the front. If you take a look at yours you will see what I mean. The other option would be to custom build the stone guard. If I covered the body line in the stone guard by moving the bumper back then it would look ok to me if I covered that same body line on the ends by narrowing. Clipping the horns taking the bumper closer to the grille area lends itself to narrowing the bumper. Checking the "look" before making the next move. Sinking the tail lights 1" along with some other subtle body mods. I am raising the hump in the hood 3/4" for a very subtle cowl induction. After that I think most of the rest that needs done I can do myself. Need custom mounts (yep welding) built but hopefully I can sneak that in before spring. I know I will be one happy camper when it's in. I only have two guys I know that I trust to do it for me so I wait until one of them can do it. I can not be around welding now so I am at the mercy of others. The main problem is I had a bad heart attack back in Jan of this year and they put a defibrillator in me. I do like the look without the plate recess or bolt heads. Until it goes in for chrome you never know what I might do with it. I had not thought about clipping the horns and moving in tighter to the body. Using that as a roughing in spot for the lights. Kinda thinking following roughly a 60 degree angle from the lights to the mirrors. I am putting rectangular driving lights in the bumper as well. I took a look at the stone guard and it followed the lines pretty well in stock width.
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