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Messages - Dan B.

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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / 1988 Thunderbird seats and plastic seat belt holder thingy's
I have a pair of PERFECT condition cloth seats for a 1988 Thunderbird Sport Coupe.  Raven in color.  The plastic seat belt holders are in EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT condition.  They have been stored inside and covered.  All they need is vacuumed.  I've posted pics of the one seat and plastic piece but can guarantee the other is just as nice.  Would prefer local sale for the complete seats but would be willing to separate and ship to sell just the seat belt holders with buckle and webbing.

I know those are very prized pieces but not sure what is a fair price.  I'm getting out of the TB stuff and want to make someone a fair deal.  PM me if interested.

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Lounge / Global warming
28 this AM.  Love it!!

You guys can keep that hot .
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Lounge / Whats everyone do in their spare time other than wrench?
Wish I could ditch the TV.......wife won't let me.

I've done a lot of various things....gardening, competitive indoor and 3D archery (4x state champion), benchrest shooting, sewing, cross stitch, welding, minor gunsmithing.
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Engine Tech / Talking cylinder heads.
Thanks.  If it goes 13.50 in the current set up I think I may not touch anything...even if it doesn't I'm ok with that.  There is a lot of stuff I'd like to do but it is such a comfortable and reliable cruiser that I'm having a hard time justifying it.  With the 245/60 rear tire and 3.55's the speedo is dead on.  At 65mph the tach is just under 2K.  Shorter gears would be nice at the track but would suck on the highway.  Taller gears (3.27's) would be great on the highway but would drag first gear out too long around town.

IMO...it turned out to be a great budget "medium quick" sleeper.  With the all forged motor I could hit it with spray and make it quicker without harming its street friendly nature.
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Engine Tech / Talking cylinder heads.
Here's where I am at.

Did a full HO swap with a motor from a '88 Mustang GT that already had aftermarket shorties on it($260).  Installed an Explorer upper and lower intake ($80).  Then I traded a nitrous kit (worth $250) for a BBK H-pipe, Edelbrock 70mm TB, EGR plate, BBK FPR and gauge.  I also converted the car to MAF for about $150.  With this and a T5 I have a super fun driver.  All I have planned to do yet is a set of P heads to match the intake and maybe 1.7 rockers.  I'll lap the valves and maybe a DIY P&P job.  After that I'm done.  It will pick up some more hp/tq yet still be all stock-ish Ford parts that can be fixed or replaced from any parts store when roadtripping it.

At the track w/ launching too low and shifting too late (was used to driving my 351W Ranger) it still managed 98.5mph and 14.05.  It's easily capable of 13.60 in the current configuration.  Then two weeks ago we took the 'bird on a couple hundred mile trip with two adults and three kids in the backseat.  It averaged 24mpg.  To me, that's hard to beat for a car I have less than $3k in including the purchase price and all the mods......motor, brakes, suspension, T5, complete fuel system, etc, etc!