Poll
Question: Future of the Bird
here is my new beater! dosnt run and look like ass but it was 125 so i cant complain.
what to do part it or build it?
more later got to go to work
Rust-free body? Fix it.
I vote fix it. Looks like a Sport, too
Clean the living hell out of it, get a matching set of wheels, fix it, and drive it.
Its far too complete to part out.
If it was a TC I'd say part it (because you can get some money for TC parts). But since it's a sport you might as well build it. Sports dont really have that many parts to sell. Hell, most every part that I removed from my sport to upgrade to TC parts went in the s metal bin at work.
i say leave it as is, and put in a built drivetrain then put in a built up stroked 351 and go confuse the hell out of your local drage strip and ricers lol. or you could clean it up and drive it.
its not rust free and it has 177000 miles the driver fender it rusted out like Blackjacks only it goes behind the trim. the motor is apart and im going to see if i can get it to run. Best case is i get it to run clean it up and turn it so i can get out of debt.
more about the damage later. after i get it cleaned up i might have a different view on it.
Im gonna fix mine tho :grinno:
i'd say it into a cruiser or somthing that scares the kids :D
thats what my car is gonna do :D
after i get it all done up the way i want
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what would i have to do to take off all to ac stuff? i dont think it works. it is just going to be in my way.
just a dream but has anyone seen a 460 in a fox? i thought they made mounts for them but i caouldnt tell you.
1 just undo everything and buy a belt
and yes weve seen a 460 bird.. well 429 :D
a 460 is about the same as a 429... and sleeper tbird had one in his bird
forgot about him.
what the hell is the point of a delete kit then?
the guy has the steering all disassmbled and it just sitting ot it and its off the post, that scares me. im going to but it on stanfd tomorrow but i need to straighten it out in the driveway. that is how it rolled of the truck.
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Ooh floor shifter. Im confused...you said the engine is disassembled.
thats a ugly car...... haha id fix it up though.
Thank you! ive been waiting for some one to say that for ever.
i went over to look at it yesterday and the oil pan is under the motor but its just there. the steering rack i off the post and all over the place. i can see the flywheel, and the iginion will turn without a key. if i didnt have the title i would think it was stolen.
what gaskets will i need to put the oil pan back on? he said something about a front and rear seal? what esle is worth my while when im under it? timing chain stuff? what all should i do there.
thank i want to start doing stuff today.
I dont know about your situation but when i tried to bypass the AC and just run the power steering it wouldnt work the tensioner pushes the belt down onto itself at the water pump. If you relocate the power steering pump it should work or use a delete kit. i went through 4 belts trying to get it to work i had to give in and just run it over the AC compressor
Clean It!!!
Your view of it will change, trust me...
Doesn't look all that bad.
White looks horrible dirty. Just be sure to use some good paint cleaner or bug and tar the entire car.
i can get a dis assembled 426 with most all the front acc. and a carb for 100.
should i do it? if i do how much can i get out of the 5.0 and then is it worth putting it in the bird if im going to sell it. i was thinking it would be a selling point ar i might not be able to sell it. then i need a tranny. then i have to do exuast. then i need to get a bigger radiator.
if i do the swap it will be a budget/ rat rod built car.
Not bad for $125. Build it:cool:
Would you be willing to trade that car for the one seen in my Signature? It is a sport right?
Why do ya wanna get rid of your car now?
Not to put down HIS car, but hell man, you had a nice TC, that you sold for the V8 car...don't make another mistake.
Older cars like these are gonna have problems...simple fact of life.
If I was lucky enough to find a TC like you did for what was it, 500-some dollars...I sure as hell wouldn't have gotten rid of it, and I don't need AC either. Yes, I know you're in arizona, but in case you didn't know, it gets pretty hot and muggy in missouri in the summer, too.
If I was you, I'd try to find a a little fwd car to putter back and forth in, while making the Bird more reliable.
Like mine right now, it has a hole in the oil pan, and needs bushings for the susp in the front, but I wouldn't trade it.
It's not about what it's worth to me, or what I can get for it, it's the fact that that car is part of me.
Skippy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you relize what your getting right?
And i was just coming on here to say that it is for sale anytime.
"Yes, I know you're in arizona, but in case you didn't know, it gets pretty hot and muggy in missouri in the summer"
true, true, no air sucks but i deal with it because i have to,
Fix It Definately!!!
Remove the condenser, lines, and pump. To run any of the A/C eliminator brackets currently on the market you will need a power sterring bracket from a Fox 5.0 Mustang. I run the Ford a/c eliminator. The pic at the bottom is intended to show the new location of the power steering pump. I'm not sure the pic does a good job showing it though......
As far as big motors in these cars, there have been a few 460's and 429's. There is even one dude on here who has a T-bid with a Caddy 500 in it. His user name is Cad-T-Bird 500. He hasn't posted in a while....
Anyhow, wash and wax the car and get a setof matching rims. She'll look much nicer....
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I Vote Build it to your done.
Huh...nice :birdsmily: Sport project! I can think of a lot of things you can do with it.
The first one (obviously) would be to hand it over to me. :D I'd gladly take it off your hands and build it for myself!!
The second would be to yank the S.O. motor out and build a nice H.O. motor to go in it's place, along with a 5 speed and TC rear-end. It's definitely a nice base to start from right where it's at!
Third...stuff a BB under the hood and have a blast with the thing!! :banana:
Now...Get to building!!!!
Whatever you do please! don't take paint advice from carunpimp.
NEVER!:grinno:
my bb idea is out the window cause the guy sold it and i really just want to sell it so i can pay off my debts
What good on the trade?:cool:
were you serious?
anytime any place im willing to trade
wanna trade for the car in my sig? :hick: [sarcasm]
shiznit, I'll Honestly trade for the car in my sig once it runs. Mine has me at the end of my rope. That and I need a T-bird, not a Fila. I feel bad about moding mine since there are so few of them....
i real want to make some cash for this car so if i trade i have some intention of selling that car
Well, If you want the Fila, let me know. It's a BIG maybe but I'll think about it
if i get the FILA i will sit on it for a long time im afraid and never get sell it till im done, never, and i really need cash to pay of my debt before my Gramps hires a hit man!jk, but no seriously i need to pay him back ASAP and that is the point of the car
ill keep the fila in mind
Anytime. That goes to all as of now. The Fila is up for trade or cash. It runs, sorta drives, and you all know the rest. PM's are welcome. I may keep it but I wana know what the intrest level is. Sorry to jack.
Nah, they're all over the place...
http://vancouver.craigslist.org/car/219678426.html
Well, even with the T-bird regestry and that one, that makes 17 total I have seen / heard about / seen for sale. I know that you CAN find them but I still want someting I can Play with and not worry about the "value". Thats why I'm offering to take trades / sell her for another fox toy. Any idea's what she is worth? She now runs and drives but needs starter and driver door.
Now is that to "Us" or the someone off the street. I want her to go to a good home, not some random person.
Hell with it. I can have a 1 of a kind Fila.
P.S. Claude, I know that it is a Ford T-bird, not a Fila Thunderbird.
UP FOR SALE!!!!!!!
I DONT HAVE TIME AND THE BANK IS GONE! ANY TAKERS?
IF NO ONE WANT THE WHOLE CAR THAN IT WILL BE STRIPPED!
i advise any one wanting anything to call it fast cause we all know what vultures the people around here are.
need to make a profit cause my debt is creaping up on me fast and i want to buy a truck!
so i put the bird on Craigslist and i had a guy from IOWA come look at it on Sat. i told him everything that was wrong with it and i posted it for $600! i need the money to pay off debt and i think that this car might not of been such a bad investment after all.
what would you guy offer me if you didnt know what i paid?
its up for parts boys!
Don't do anything to the body keep it a beater sleeper, just shine it to keep it from rusting, put the money under the hood.
What money?
cant afford to build my car i drive now.
looks like the same kinda car that was stripped for my console to floor shifter conversion....
too much there to part out, unless you're resurrecting a nice car (like me)
Does this Car have the tripminder?
I have an 84 Fila and need one bad.There are none around up here in New Brunswick Canada,You barely see one on the road ,let alone for parts!