Im getting ready to buy an 82 Fox roller. I have a black 5-speed TC. I want to swap the 2.3 5-speed into the fox. But I have a couple questions.
Will the pedal assembly out of the TC work in the fox body? The fox has an automatic pedal assembly.
Will the gas tank interchange between the two cars? The 82 was carb'd and had manual fuel pump. The Turbo engine will need the high PSI fuel pump of the coupe.
And is there anything special I should know about doing this swap?
Thanks
Jason
Why not just drive the TC? There's little to no weight savings going to a fox unless you get race car nuts.
I think TC's are ugly. and overall the fox is a lot nicer car.
What the hell is an '82 fox? You can't just say " '82 fox body" because there were about 6 different cars being built in '82 that were fox bodies.
its the hell of a 82 fox mustang notch :rolleyes:
btw if you didn't know t/c's are fox bodies
Didnt everyone know the mustang notch was the ONLY fox out there?
You can probably swap most of it over,but then you'll be one of the millions of Stang drivers out there.The Fox Birds and Cats are able to do about anything a Stang can do,and be more comfortable doing it.I spanked a '91 stang yesterday,and felt really good doing it.
oh my god! are you serious!!??
lol, I ain't knockin a Stang, but when I see a realllly nice, modded LX5.0 or GT, I think: ", there's a nice set of parts for my Tbirds!" :evilgrin:
Keep the TC...it's more aerodynamic than ANY pre-'94 Mustang, more room too. ANYBODY can have a crustang, you don't see many Thunderbirds that look good AND haul ass. ;)
TC's are ugly...hahahahaha.....that's a first....
People saying 4 eye Cougars are ugly is one thing but...........
Are you sure you don't mean the 82 Mustang is ugly??? :giggle:
A Puddle Jumper!
I don't know if I should be offended or not. I'm a T/c owner. Naw just rip out what you want and sell the rest to one of us. Or s it and make my car more rare. Thanks for the help. I know the little mustang 2.3T it a hot setup but why trash a rarer than normal birds just to hop up a stang. The birds are a road car and I mean high flyin road cars. The stangs are just light little shoe boxes, not so good for a road trip.
sell the tc and buy a 2.3t!
Guys, chill. You're acting like mustang owners.
If he hates turbo coupes, why is he on a thunderbird/cougar message board...I have to wonder.
pedals, yes
gas tank, probably not. the tank in my '87 was way different than a mustang tank.
The Mustang tank is different.
since we are on this topic what car can i get a 5 speed, and everything i need to do a swap on the lincoln?
..Any 5.0 Mustang will do...heh
Dude get the hell off this board and goto a stang board.
Any goof that would come to a tbird/cougar board and say birds are ugly has some nerve.
What's up with that stupid ricer picture in your signature,ooooooooh a cavalier,what an idiot.
Yea i'm rantin and he deserves it,the older early 80s stangs have got to be the uglyest things on the planet next to riced out cavaliers.
To answer your question,nothing from the TC transfers to the stang,tc stuff stays with tc's.
yeah dude www.corral.net (http://"http://www.corral.net") i think you'll have much better luck there.:D
awesome i need to find a 5.0 mustang, cause I BOUGHT THE LINCOLN!
alright man well dont post about it here get some PIIIIICS up in the original thread. we gotta see that thing, busted brake line or not.
HEY! leave the 4 eyed cougars alone! they are beeuuuu-T-full!!!!!!!!!!
Jason, what year is your TC and is it at your house? I'd like to take a look and if your gonna part it further let me know I'm interested in the shell
Who said anything about 4 eyed Cougars????...I said
people say they are ugly....not me!
I've had many a Cougar "hater" say to me..."I don't like Cougar...but I like yours," or something along those lines... Believe me...I would have ditched this car a long time ago, when I was younger and stupider, but even then I saw what others didn't. :D
4-eye cougar :D
im gonna bring it home today. its at a friends house right now. its an 87. its not as nice as my last one as far as body condition. but its only got 88k miles on it.
And I can not help it if I like the looks of a mustang better than TC. TO EACH THEIR OWN GUYS!!!! you know.. different strokes for different folks..
give me a call today I wanna talk to you about this coupe. I have a few questions that I know you can answer. 660-1587
Hey,if the car has anything I need,why don't you sell me some parts if you're parting it out?Let me know if you have any interior parts.
car is gonna live!!! awesome looking car needs some paint but overall its a nice TC :D
Over all it is a nice car. Thats why I decided to leave it as is. Well sort of as is. I need to fix a few things on it. its all original car so some things need updated. Tires, Clutch, Wipers, Battery Cables, and BRAKES!!!!! Ill clean it up a bit and then take some pics. It hasn't been driven in about 6months. the guy who owned it only drove a few miles a day before that. But it has sit outside all its life. So like graham said, it needs paint. the clear coat has cracked up really badly. but thats no problem :) Ill have some fresh paint on her before the summer is over.
So quit kicking me in the nuts about wanting to swap the engine into a mustang. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/xtremer-pxl/Smiles/nutkickheadkick.gif)
It's your car,you do what you want with it.Just make sure that if you part it out as a parts car for your Stang,we get every last part of it and none of it goes to waste.Mustang parts are everywhere,T-Birds are becoming a rare breed.
Hurray, and I like the looks of the mustang too. but I took what I could get and the cougar has grown on me.
Pics please! BTW
2 bad you live in kansas i have a t/c with a rotted frame and still has a motor no trans though
yea.. I dont' really need any parts. im gonna throw some new parts in this car and drive it. im sure it will be for sale in a year or so. thats about how long I keep stuff.
i'll post up some pics later today.
I'd like first grab when it goes up for sale Jason
I'll be sure and tell you a month ahead of time when im ready to sell it. so you have time to come up with the HUGE amount ill be asking!! LOL
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sorry about all the bird shiznit. I haven't had a chance to clean it up. But I did put new tires on it.
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