Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

So, the belly cut on a reverse, when there is one, seems pretty subtle/shallow, compared to an NR.

And really shallow compared to an FSO.

Seems like it mainly continues the line of the thickness of the upper and lower bouts thru the thicker waist.

Hard to find photos that really show it, but on this body, seem like only maybe 4 or 5 mm at the deepest point of the edge?

And biased well tailward?

Approximately so:
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(Photos of real ones welcome!)

My '89

 

[DJ Bebop]

Hey Geoff @RedVee,

Our friend @DJ Bebop posted this with a Sklar solo beginning around 12:00 over in the Mesa Club. Sklar also talks about a project with Thorpe and Fleetwood they were discussing before Thorpe passed.

Don't forget the amp he used on that…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

My '89

I think Grecos have them as well, interesting the 70's (at least mine) don't.....MORE MAHOGANY ....

 

[BuddhaFingas]

my 89 was called Eunos Roadster....you guys get the Fiata over there?

The main instrument I do really know how to play.

Doesn't say 'Miata' anywhere but the manual tho.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I think Grecos have them as well, interesting the 70's (at least mine) don't.....MORE MAHOGANY ....

My 88 and 90 Greco have none. My Epi CP, VP, and 64 have cuts, with the 64 edge being a tad thinner.

 

[BuddhaFingas]

none on the 77...
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On the 64 however....
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My '89

Wow, its a good thing I asked.

Plans I was looking at were not only vague (1 outline, no depth)... but pretty completely wrong based on these photos.

Eek.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

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The main instrument I do really know how to play.

Doesn't say 'Miata' anywhere but the manual tho.

I miss mine.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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The main instrument I do really know how to play.

Doesn't say 'Miata' anywhere but the manual tho.

Sweet....you race it?, drove mine to the ground (actually gave it away for free in Seattle), such a blast car...like riding a 500cc motorbike...

 

[BuddhaFingas]

I miss mine.

I'm gonna miss this one. CARB is dead set on forcing me to part with it though... after 36 years.

 

[TBird1958]

Wow, its a good thing I asked.

Plans I was looking at were not only vague (1 outline, no depth)... but pretty completely wrong based on these photos.

Eek.

Early Re-issues have pretty nice wood work, including the edge radius and even tho my tummy is reasonably under control, I'd say that I like my Birds that have a cut a little better when I'm playing a show.

 

[RedVee]

my 89 was called Eunos Roadster....you guys get the Fiata over there?

Yes, as an Abarth Spider. (I think that is what it was called). I don’t think they are still on sale… not sure though

 

[RedVee]

I'm gonna miss this one. CARB is dead set on forcing me to part with it though... after 36 years.

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Que?

 

[BuddhaFingas]

Sweet....you race it?, drove mine to the ground (actually gave it away for free in Seattle), such a blast car...like riding a 500cc motorbike...

Not officially...

Its been on a track once or twice, but it's my commute car, so I can't risk excess entropy.

Absolute blast to drive. My morning coffee.

 

[BuddhaFingas]

Que?

Not to get into pole-ticks, but CA has again decided that it must continue to pass smog checks.

Leno's Law failed to pass.

So even though 45 years old, pre-cat, and with legally-required parts 30+ years out of production, still must pass dyno every 2 years.

I managed to do so until recently. But needs parts and time and effort I am finding hard to muster.

 

[dagrev]

I think, therefore I am. I feel, therefore I play Thunderbirds.

Or "...Audio, ergo Thunderbirds cano" maybe.

 

[dagrev]

New Cab Day!
The 1980 Musicman 115 cab just came in and it’s great sounding with the MM HD150 head! Super clean tone, plenty of low end, very articulate, every note rings super clear. It’s in near mint condition as well. Should be able to fully run it thru its paces tomorrow.
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I like it. Also like that it's not low to the ground.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Yes, as an Abarth Spider. (I think that is what it was called). I don’t think they are still on sale… not sure though

That sounds like something terrifying out of science fiction. Laes Yango’s Sheem Assassin (from The Witches of Karres) leaps to mind.

 

[Stealth57]

I'm gonna miss this one. CARB is dead set on forcing me to part with it though... after 36 years.

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Find someone in Tuolumne County and register it there. I did that with a highly modified 91 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo. No way for it to pass the smog visual. Tuolumne County has no bi-annual smog check.

 

[Stealth57]

Find someone in Tuolumne County and register it there. I did that with a highly modified 91 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo. No way for it to pass the smog visual. Tuolumne County has no bi-annual smog check.

Actually, any of these work too: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Del Norte, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity, and Tuolumne.

 

[TBird1958]

Yeeeaw......