![]() ![]() Alternators rather than generators were a new feature on all 1963 Thunderbirds. Small diagonal chrome bars were added in this area on the door. Ford SOHC 'Pinto' & Sierra Cosworth DOHC Engines - How tc Power Tune Updated. ![]() A horizontal styling line was added that ran from the point where the bumper and fender meet back through the door and angled down. The car pictured was sold for 34,500 by Christie’s at Pebble Beach on August 16, (including Christie’s buyers commission). For 1963 only, Y-code cars could come equipped with the same 390-cubic-inch V8 also equipped by the factory with tri-power carburetors only if the buyer desired air conditioning.įew other changes were made to the Thunderbird for 1963, as Ford prepared to introduce a new version for 1964. A total of 200 M-Code V8 Thunderbirds sold between 19. The M-Code version of the 390 cu in (6.4 L) V8 was equipped with three two-barrel Holley carburetors, and was rated at 340 hp (254 kW). Newly optional for 1962 was an upgraded version of the 390 cu in (6.4 L) V8 called the "M-Code" (a nickname used in reference to the letter M used as the engine code in the VIN in cars so equipped). The Sports Roadster package was slow-selling due to the high price of the package and the complexity of the tonneau cover. Super 8 engine with triple Holley 2-barrel carburetors, light weight aluminum intake manifold, racing 406 cylinder heads, high-ligt cam, 2-inch diameter dual exhaust, heavy duty transmission and a. The Sports Roadster included 48-spoke Kelsey-Hayes-designed wire wheels and a special fiberglass tonneau cover for the rear seats, which gave the car the appearance of a two-seat roadster like the original Thunderbird. Fords high-performance M-Code Thunderbirds of 19 featured the 390 cubic-inch, 340 horsepower. The new Thunderbird was well received, with 73,051 sold for 1961.Ī vinyl-roofed Landau option with simulated S-bars was added to the Thunderbird for 1962 as was a Sports Roadster package for convertible models. It was rated at 300 hp (224 kW) and was mated to a three-speed automatic transmission. A new engine, the 390 cu in (6.4 L) FE V8, was the standard and only engine initially offered in the Thunderbird. The Thunderbird was redesigned for 1961 with styling that gave the car a unique bullet-like body side appearance. These included a four-seat hardtop coupe, four-seat convertible, five-seat convertible and hardtop, four-door pillared hardtop sedan, six-passenger hardtop coupe, and five-passenger pillared coupe, with the final generation designed again as a two-seat convertible. The Sport Roadster option was first introduced in 1962 for those looking to purchase a two-seater. Introduced as a two-seat convertible, the Thunderbird was produced in a variety of body configurations. Today’s feature on ClassicCars TV is a 1963 Ford Thunderbird M-Code Sports Roadster. You didn't bend any hard lines when you changed the master cyl? if you did this could be a problem spot, once the pipe has a kink in it this will reduce the inside diameter.The Ford Thunderbird (colloquially called the T-Bird) is a personal luxury car produced by Ford from model years 1955 until 19 until 2005 across 11 distinct generations. Or start at the master cyl, fluid should squirt out really easily there. Try undoing the next join and see how the fluid comes out, if still slow move to the next join and so on. Keep in mind when the system is working correctly and everything is adjusted right, fluid really doesn't flow, maybe a very little bit, it only passes pressure to the brake shoes. I couldn't even blow compressed air through it. Turned out it was the hard line from the junction block to the r/h wheel cyl. I changed the flexible line going to the rear axle and all the hard lines and everything worked fine. It turned out as I was pumping more fluid than normal it dislodged some rust in the line which blocked a hard line. However, some dealers and customers missed the sportier two-seater Thunderbirds, so a sports roadster that featured a removable tonneau that covered up the rear seats was introduced in 1962. I was bleeding the brakes and the fluid was coming out fine and then I couldn't get any fluid to come out. I changed my rear axle some time ago and I used the old brake lines. In saying that, even if they worked right prior to this in changing the master cylinder you may very well of moved some rust material around inside the hard lines to block the system. In your first thread you said that you replaced the master cyl? If so were the brakes hard to press prior to this? If they weren't then you may very well have got some foreign material into the system. Hi Claybreaker 144 and Alan, I am being offered the car, but I know this part of the forum is not related to buying and selling. If you have any bleed nipple undone the fluid should come out very easily and the pedal should be very easy and quickly to go to the floor when pressed. Londonbird Posts: 49 Joined: Tue 6:48 am. ![]()
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