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General => User Rides => Topic started by: Ether947 on September 06, 2006, 03:00:34 PM

Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Ether947 on September 06, 2006, 03:00:34 PM
Finally got this bloody thing back together. Still runs like  when cold though. Took it around the block and it definately feels good to be in a Tbird again. Just need to bleed those brakes. :giggle: I kinda felt like it was about to cut off under boost but since it's not registered (and lack of brakes) I just stayed within the residential streets.

Anyhoos, I took this opportunity to snap some pics. Definately going to drop that ride height as soon as I get a chance. *nod*
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: 84 Fila on September 06, 2006, 03:14:08 PM
Looks great so far. Are those wheels off a Sn-95 stang?
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Chuck W on September 06, 2006, 03:17:20 PM
Quote from: 84 Fila
Looks great so far. Are those wheels off a Sn-95 stang?

Yes
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: 87badbird2613 on September 06, 2006, 03:19:30 PM
oooohhh pretty!!
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: 84 Fila on September 06, 2006, 03:36:42 PM
I like the way they look on there. Great job
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Sprayingsmooth on September 06, 2006, 04:02:33 PM
yeah i know how you feel it felt good to be back in the bird even tho it was brief i need to bleed the brakes and get it registered as well lol and mine definitly needs a drop in the front as well looks like we are in the same busted a$$ boat
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Tbird232ci on September 06, 2006, 08:03:11 PM
What do you have in the rear? Wheels sit out pretty far.
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Ether947 on September 06, 2006, 08:41:35 PM
Quote from: Tbird232ci
What do you have in the rear? Wheels sit out pretty far.

Eibach 1" wheel spacers. They rubbed on the 88 because of shoddy exhaust routing on the passenger side.  I'm surprized anyone noticed to be quite honest.
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Ether947 on September 07, 2006, 09:29:50 PM
Couple more pics... finally installed my white face guages and my badges.
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Thunder Chicken on September 07, 2006, 09:49:35 PM
 those gauges look good. Too bad they don't make the ed things for the 140MPH (or even the Canadian 200km/h) speedo. Oh well... Some day I'll finish mine...
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Ether947 on September 07, 2006, 09:59:40 PM
Pardon my "shakey" hands. :D

Oh and here's a vid of the car running... you can hear the miss early on  (which is what i was trying to capture in the first place) but it goes away with perfect timing, pun intended. You also get a brief sample of my lerless exhaust.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvv_U8KN-Uc

*just uploaded so it may not work right away*
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Ether947 on September 15, 2006, 05:21:51 PM
well that didn't last long...  :dunce:
(http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/2259/dsc02360yn4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Thunder Chicken on September 15, 2006, 05:56:36 PM
Guess that bolt is loose now :D
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Ether947 on September 15, 2006, 06:35:46 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;104103
Guess that bolt is loose now :D

One can only hope. Otherwise I'll be replacing the nearly the whole engine.
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Ether947 on September 23, 2006, 09:32:56 AM
And it's not loose. =/
Title: It lives!!!
Post by: Dogcharmer on September 23, 2006, 12:07:28 PM
I love those tri-bar wheels on the TC... I dont think anyone else has done that either so you get extra points for being first. Very nice!