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General => User Rides => Topic started by: DWillTA on November 02, 2007, 06:44:19 PM

Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: DWillTA on November 02, 2007, 06:44:19 PM
Just recently purchased a nice 1984 Ford Thunderbird.  I paid $400 for it.  I put new shocks & struts, radiator, tune-up, rear shoes & wheel cylinders, and installed a set of long tube headers.  The car had been parked for 2 years.  The body is really good.  The original owner had the underside undercoated.  I think that saved the car while it was parked.  Here are some pics of the beast.
Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: DWillTA on November 02, 2007, 06:45:32 PM
a few more
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Post by: DWillTA on November 02, 2007, 06:47:28 PM
more pics
Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: DWillTA on November 02, 2007, 06:48:15 PM
pics
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Post by: Innes on November 02, 2007, 06:57:41 PM
Welcome aboard, good job saving no-time showing pics those 83-84 are rare thank you for saving it. Looks like you’re off to a good start w/the headers.
Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: Kitz Kat on November 02, 2007, 06:58:40 PM
A little TLC and you got somethin.
Welcome.Where you from?
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Post by: DWillTA on November 02, 2007, 07:00:34 PM
I'm from Morgantown, West Virginia. About an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA
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Post by: Kitz Kat on November 02, 2007, 07:03:28 PM
Yep' your in that area where the cat rules!!
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Post by: Kitz Kat on November 02, 2007, 07:09:57 PM
Oh yeh, the shop that birdy's in ,If you use that all the time you got it made.It never stops!
Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: DWillTA on November 02, 2007, 07:25:22 PM
Yeah I have alot of plans for her. 
5 lug conversion, 8.8 trac-Loc, 17x9-17x10.5, Fresh Paint, T5 swap, etc.  The list goes on.
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Post by: mercury-man on November 02, 2007, 08:26:37 PM
DWillTA,  welcome and :cheers:  to your :birdsmily: there's always room for another Fox T-Bird on this board !!! :D
Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: DWillTA on November 02, 2007, 09:09:00 PM
Thanks. It's great to be here.

Dave
Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: tc² on November 03, 2007, 12:15:57 AM
Quote from: mercury-man;185967
DWillTA,  welcome and :cheers:  to your :birdsmily: there's always room for another Fox T-Bird on this board !!! :D



x2

Those shocks are pretty!
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Post by: Carpimp1987 on November 03, 2007, 02:00:08 AM
Nice find hope to see more pictures of it soon....could you post a few pics of your other ride soon?
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Post by: 5.0willgo on November 03, 2007, 11:05:28 AM
Welcome aboard!
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Post by: thunderjet302 on November 03, 2007, 02:46:58 PM
Ello :D

Nice :birdsmily:
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Post by: blu84302 on November 03, 2007, 04:10:48 PM
Welcome!  Gotta love WV!  If you ever come to columbus oh. you have to stop by! 

Also:  What long tubes did you use and how'd you get them to fit?
Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: DWillTA on November 03, 2007, 09:48:22 PM
A coworker had a set of Hedman Headers for a mustang 302.  I did some reading and found out that they also fit the Tbird.  It wasn't to bad.  You definately need a hoist and a tranny jack to do it.  Not a driveway install.

Had to unbolt the motor  mounts and lift the engine a few inches to get the passenger side header in.  The driverside slide right in after removing the shift linkage.  The headers are made with an opening in the tubes to run the linkage thru.  I had to tweak the linkage in a vise to make it clear the header tube.  I think the extra work will be well worth the end result.
Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: DWillTA on November 03, 2007, 09:55:55 PM
Some pics of the Formula.
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Post by: Carpimp1987 on November 03, 2007, 10:24:03 PM
Looks nice i am not a big trans-am fan but looks like you take good care of it.

What are your plans for the T-Bird? Do you plan to race it or just fix it up a little?

Whatever you do don't paint your car like this unless you want to hear it about it for years and years to come nice rides and welcome.
Title: New T-bird owner
Post by: grutinator on November 03, 2007, 11:04:16 PM
aw, you know you like the attention
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Post by: Carpimp1987 on November 06, 2007, 04:16:50 AM
What a paint job can do to make a car stand out is almost amazing.
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