[moegoat]

Here are some pics of the RA III under the lift.
Still no response to the rarity of a vert RA III 4 spd with A/C anyone???

[moegoat]

Same Gold 69 RA III
A little over restored & some things are wrong, but it does get driven.

[moegoat]

Here are some more of the Primavera Beige RA I from Down Under, as seen in a previous post.

[moegoat]

Solar Red all original but tires.

[moegoat]

& the totaly original unrestored engine compartment.

[moegoat]

Misc RA II, III & IV blocks & heads, all for birds.

[steve]

OK, now you are just showing off.......!

[keith k]

Originally Posted by moegoat

Here are some more of the Primavera Beige RA I from Down Under, as seen in a previous post.

Primavera beige.... one of my favorite colors on a '68. I used to have a '68 400 coupe that was P Beige with gold deluxe interior and gold vinyl top. I thought that was a great combo (and not typical of a muscle car).

Was the gold '69 RAIII convert in SE Michigan 8 or so years ago? I remember one like that going through a resto in a local shop.

[mpett1]

Ok Now you got me pissed off

[blackbird455]

WOW

[Colin_McF]

my 2x 68 400 Firebirds-4 speed hardtop (red) and the blue auto Vert.


[IMG][/IMG]

Colin

[MikeNoun]

Don't mean to hijack this thread, but I posted on the FGF Forum and got very little response.

Of all these nice 1st gens posted within this thread, is anyone running P235/60R15 or P215/65R15 tires? I'd like to see a photo or two of a 1st gen with either of these sizes (preferably on 15x7 Rally II's). Trying to decide which size to order...

Thanks in advance!

[boater bill]

Hey Mike,

I have 245/60/15's on the rear of mine. 15 x 8 Rally II's.
Fills it out real nice with no rub.
Fronts 235/60/14 on 14 x 7 Rally II's

Not exactly what you asked for, but thought it was close enough for you.

The rear wheels had a 215/65/15that looked OK but just weren't wide enough for me.

hope this helps

[Derding]

Here's my 68, looks a bit too green in this picture.

[MikeNoun]

Thanks for the responses!

Reason I'm asking about these two specific sizes (P215/65R15 and P235/60R15) is that I am trying to replicate a stock 69 Bird stance using 15x7 Rally II's. I currently have Firestone bias ply F70-15's all around, and it sits about 1" too high, and the tires are about 1" too skinny (my opinion), and ride like a rock.

F70-15 is 27.0" tall, 6.5" tread, 8.75" section.

And my choices would be:

P235/60R15 is 26.1" tall, 7.4" tread, 9.5" section.
P215/65R15 is 26.0" tall, 6.6" tread, 8.9" section.

I think the P235/60 would be right, but just wanted to see a 69 Bird or Camaro with this size to be sure.

[pontiacpratt]

Here is a pic of my 68 with P215/60R15 front and P325/60R15 rear.

[guccieng]

she's finally ready for pics! it's a 'coming out', if you will. she has the 235/60r15 on 15x7's previously discussed.

[Richman]

Originally Posted by John Haley

Would that be the Hennepin Ave bridge in the background next to the Grainbelt sign??

[MikeNoun]

guccieng, beautiful Bird! What color is that? Also, what brand of redlines are those?

[guccieng]

thanks, mike! it was a PO custom color. i can only describe it as 'dr. pepper'. the redlines are actually firestone firehawk indy 500's (which are great tires, btw) that diamondback puts the redline on. dbtires.com can put whitewalls, whitelines and redlines on just about any new tire. they'll cost twice as much and take 3 or 4 weeks to get to you, but i'm pleased with how they turned out. classic look, modern performance and safety.