Uploaded October 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
1955 THUNDERBIRD WITH MANY MODIFICATIONS brought to you by HTTP://WWW.TBIRDSQUARE.COM:
1. Replaced original front suspension with Mustang II style with Power rack & pinion steering
and disc brakes and air ride technologies 'shockwaves'
2. Narrowed rear frame to allow for wider tires
3. Narrowed original rear end 5.5"
4. Installed 4 link rear suspension with air ride technologies 'shockwaves'
5. Widened rear wheel tubs 2" for wider tires
6. Moved swing arm mounts in 4" because of widened wheel tubs
7. Narrowed folding top swing arm 4" to fit relocated mounts
8. Extended swing arms out 2" each side and modified to fit around new bucket seats
9. Relocated trunk hinges left to right and right to left and mounted on inside of support
because no room after wheel tubs widened
10. Relocated trunk hinge mounting holes on trunk to fit relocated hinges
11. Installed bucket seats from 86 Tbird
12. Modified dash, welded up glove box and reshaped to form to 59 Tbird console
13. Made side engine vents functional and installed louvers on engine side same as outside
14. Welded up all holes in firewall and inner fenders where ducts and heater etc removed
15. Fabricated firewall support for new tilt steering column
16. Modified windshield wiper motor mount to fit 62 Tbird electric wiper motor
17. Moved antenna hole in fender back 2" to clear new duct for side vents and installed
86 Tbird power antenna
18. Fabricated headlight bezels to eliminate seam between headlight and fender
19. Moved front turn signals behind grill
20. Moved exhaust outlets from bumperettes to rockers ahead of rear wheels
21. Installed tubes through frame for exhaust pipe routing
22. Modified transmission mounting for AOD tranny
23. Modified frame 'X' member to allow tranny removal without removing engine
24. Modified original shifter for AOD tranny
25. Modified shifter mounting to fit new console
26. Removed bumperettes and bumper bolts from both bumpers
27. Fabricated custom grill
28. Modified trunk floor to fit new rear suspension
29. Fabricated new motor mounts for 5.0 engine
30. Repositioned radiator to vertical position for bottom hose clearance around rack & pinion steering
31. Modified front splash pan to fit repositioned radiator
32. Installed custom heavy duty front sway bar
33. Installed rear disc brakes
1955 THUNDERBIRD WITH MANY MODIFICATIONS brought to you by HTTP://WWW.TBIRDSQUARE.COM:
1. Replaced original front suspension with Mustang II style with Power rack & pinion steering
and disc brakes and air ride technologies 'shockwaves'
2. Narrowed rear frame to allow for wider tires
3. Narrowed original rear end 5.5"
4. Installed 4 link rear suspension with air ride technologies 'shockwaves'
5. Widened rear wheel tubs 2" for wider tires
6. Moved swing arm mounts in 4" because of widened wheel tubs
7. Narrowed folding top swing arm 4" to fit relocated mounts
8. Extended swing arms out 2" each side and modified to fit around new bucket seats
9. Relocated trunk hinges left to right and right to left and mounted on inside of support
because no room after wheel tubs widened
10. Relocated trunk hinge mounting holes on trunk to fit relocated hinges
11. Installed bucket seats from 86 Tbird
12. Modified dash, welded up glove box and reshaped to form to 59 Tbird console
13. Made side engine vents functional and installed louvers on engine side same as outside
14. Welded up all holes in firewall and inner fenders where ducts and heater etc removed
15. Fabricated firewall support for new tilt steering column
16. Modified windshield wiper motor mount to fit 62 Tbird electric wiper motor
17. Moved antenna hole in fender back 2" to clear new duct for side vents and installed
86 Tbird power antenna
18. Fabricated headlight bezels to eliminate seam between headlight and fender
19. Moved front turn signals behind grill
20. Moved exhaust outlets from bumperettes to rockers ahead of rear wheels
21. Installed tubes through frame for exhaust pipe routing
22. Modified transmission mounting for AOD tranny
23. Modified frame 'X' member to allow tranny removal without removing engine
24. Modified original shifter for AOD tranny
25. Modified shifter mounting to fit new console
26. Removed bumperettes and bumper bolts from both bumpers
27. Fabricated custom grill
28. Modified trunk floor to fit new rear suspension
29. Fabricated new motor mounts for 5.0 engine
30. Repositioned radiator to vertical position for bottom hose clearance around rack & pinion steering
31. Modified front splash pan to fit repositioned radiator
32. Installed custom heavy duty front sway bar
33. Installed rear disc brakes
