1965 Ford Thunderbird (c) Theo Jalil a.k.a Superfly Driver 2003

This car replaces the Idaho

To Install:

1.) Rename thunderbird.dff to idaho.dff
2.) Delete the old idaho.dff file from gta3.img and add the new idaho.dff

Two texture .TXD files are supplied: Thundercompact.txd and thunderbirddeluxe.txd

If your computer has no problems running GTA3 and can manage a high frame rate, then rename thunderbirddeluxe.txd to idaho.txd Then delete the old idaho.txd from txd.img and add the new idaho.txd

If your computer has struggles when playing gta3, thunderbirdcompact.txd contains smaller textures to keep file size low. Do as for the step above but substitute thundebirddeluxe.txd for thunderbirdcompact.txd

Below are the specifications for adding to the handling.cfg, carcols.dat, and default.ide files

Please note, D1magic wheel mod is required for the custom wire wheels shown in the screen shots 

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1965 Thunderbird Specifications:
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Thunderbird 390 Cubic Inch (6.39 litre!) Special V-8 (300 Horsepower) 

4-Barrel Ford Carburettor / Dual Exhaust System

Wheelbase: 
113.2 Inches

Length: 
205.4 Inches (Overall)  = approx 17.1 ft

Width: 
77.1 Inches = approx 6.4 ft
 
Height:  
52.5 Inches (Hardtop) 52.7 Inches (Landau) 53.3 Inches (Convertible) = approx 4.4 ft

Weight: 
4,470 Pounds (Hardtop) 4,478 Pounds (Landau) 4,588 Pounds (Convertible) 

Cruise-O-Matic (Automatic, 3-Speed)

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Equivalent Metric Specifications for use in GTAIII (in order):
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Weight: 2029.38 Kg (rounded to 2029.3)

Width: 1.96 Metres (rounded to 1.9)

Length: 5.22 Metres (rounded to 5.2)

Height: 1.33 Metres (rounded to 1.3)

Centre of Mass (XYZ distance from centre axis): 0.0, 0.3, -0.3

Buoyancy (percent submerged if it falls in the water): 75%

Traction Multiplier, Thunderbird has average grip so: 1.0 

Traction Loss: 0.85

Traction Bias (Bias of tire grip between front and rear. 0.5 = even grip): 0.5

Number of Gears: 3

Max Speed, unknown. '63 Thunderbirds could manage 130mph fully optioned, so at a guess the heavier 1965 thunderbird (stock) would probably reach about 115mph. Metric Equivalent: 185.035 km/h (rounded to 185)

Engine Acceleration, translates as approx 1/10th of the BHP: 30.0

Drive Type (front, rear or 4 wheel drive): R (Rear)

Engine Type (Petrol, Diesel or Electric): P (petrol)

Deceleration, set as the maximum value before the wheels lock up: 8.0

Brake Bias, disk brakes at front, drums at rear, so bias should be towards the front: 0.40

ABS Brakes, no: 0

Steering Lock, set to just below average: 28

Suspension Force, average: 1.8 

Damping, regular: 0.1

Seat Offset: Unchanged

Collision Multiplier, Thunderbird is fairly tough: 0.45

Monetary Value, amount of money worth: $20000

The following values for suspension were derived from experimenting until the car sat at the correct height and the wheels did not scrape the mudguards when going over bumps. 

Suspension Upper Limit: 0.30

Suspension Lower Limit: -0.05

Suspension Bias, even between front and rear: 0.5

Flags, these are written in Hex and are read from right to left.

The Thunderbird has a second gear boost, double exhausts and Neutral handling.

Hex digit: 1102

Front Lights, small: 1

Rear Lights, long: 0

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Handling.cfg Data
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IDAHO	2029.3	1.9	5.2	1.3	0.0	0.30	-0.30	75	1.0	0.85	0.5	3	185.0	30.0	R	P	8.0	0.40	0	28.0	1.8	0.1	0.28	0.55	20000	0.30	-0.05	0.5	1102	1	0

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Default.ide Data
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91, 	idaho, 		idaho, 		car, 	IDAHO, 		IDAHO,	 		executive,	10, 7,	0,	89, 0.70

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GTAIII Model Information
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Construction start date: 20/01/2003
Construction finish date: 11/03/2003
Number of polygons: 7334

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Carcols.dat Data
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120,8,2				# 95 rangoon red		red
19,27,40			# 96 caspian blue		blue
25,35,25			# 97 ivy green			green
135,130,100			# 98 honey gold			light
75,20,20			# 99 vintage burgundy		red
135,100,70			# 100 prairie bronze		dark
17,17,15			# 101 raven black		black
200,200,200			# 102 wimbledon white		white

idaho, 95,0, 96,0, 97,0, 98,0, 99,0, 100,0, 101,0, 102,0
 





