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General => Lounge => Topic started by: notched306 on March 04, 2008, 11:24:20 PM

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Post by: notched306 on March 04, 2008, 11:24:20 PM
whats up guys,im looking at a 85 turbo coupe and whats the little odds and end things i can tweak on?i already have a 92 notch witha fully forged 306,holley systemax intake,afr 185 heads,f303 cam and alittle t-70 turbo running on E85 so this thunderbird thing is new to me.my freind has the car at his s yard and im gonna see if i can get it running.its complete,needs some tlc like paint and some body work.the interior is fairly decent and has teh motorsport intercooler already.i guess that about it for now.oh my name is Joey
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Post by: IRON MIKE on March 04, 2008, 11:51:25 PM
Welcome to the sight,How about some pics?:burnout:
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Post by: mercury-man on March 05, 2008, 03:06:56 AM
Welcome to the board "Joey" :headbang: :grinno:
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Post by: vinnietbird on March 05, 2008, 05:19:15 AM
Anything you can do to a Mustang you can do to our cars.Look at the sigs of a lot of our members and you can se the details of the cars.It's pretty amazing.Oh,by the way,Joey,Welcome aboard.
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Post by: tc² on March 05, 2008, 06:25:17 PM
A boost valve is the biggest "beginner" mod you can do, unleashes a good deal of power.  $50 at http://www.boostvalve.com.
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Post by: daminc on March 05, 2008, 07:10:18 PM
Welcome aboard Joey, Just ask if you got any questions
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Post by: notched306 on March 05, 2008, 08:03:58 PM
thanks everyone.im on my 3rd stang but been bleeding blue all my life so i dont think this will be any different.heres a few pics of the stang
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/lbjozey/DSCN1232.jpg)
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/lbjozey/DSCN1233.jpg)
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/lbjozey/DSCN0814.jpg)
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/lbjozey/DSCN0815.jpg)

i built everything myself
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Post by: tc² on March 05, 2008, 11:34:47 PM
Holy shiznit, that's amazing!  Nice work!!
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Post by: notched306 on March 06, 2008, 09:52:05 PM
Quote from: tc²;207880
Holy shiznit, that's amazing!  Nice work!!


thankyou,it has different wheels now and a cage:burnout:
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Post by: tc² on March 06, 2008, 11:23:32 PM
What wheels are you running now?  I've always loved LX's way more than GT's.
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Post by: notched306 on March 07, 2008, 11:04:08 AM
i have the jegs version of the pro stars polished and im thinking about getting them powder coated black
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Post by: V8Demon on March 07, 2008, 12:26:45 PM
Nice whip;)

Welcome aboard:burnout:
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Post by: gumby on March 07, 2008, 12:38:23 PM
Quote from: tc²;207829
A boost valve is the biggest "beginner" mod you can do, unleashes a good deal of power.  $50 at http://www.boostvalve.com.

i would get full 3" exhaust before i spent money on any boost controller.

notch looks good.....for a mustang ;)
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Post by: notched306 on March 07, 2008, 05:37:34 PM
Quote from: gumby;208110
i would get full 3" exhaust before i spent money on any boost controller.

notch looks good.....for a mustang ;)


thats what i was thinking about doing first since i can build one for around 100 bux
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Post by: tc² on March 08, 2008, 12:32:46 AM
Are we talking about mods for a Turbo Coupe or the notch?  I was talking about the Turbo Coupe.
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Post by: notched306 on March 08, 2008, 01:45:14 AM
the tc.the notch is done for now :)
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Post by: Cad-T-Bird 500 on March 08, 2008, 02:17:58 AM
Love it, I need to get my notch project going.  Will be another Cadillac 500.

TED
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Post by: gumby on March 08, 2008, 09:12:27 AM
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im looking at a 85 turbo coupe and whats the little odds and end things i can tweak on?

Quote from: tc²;208191
I was talking about the Turbo Coupe.


so was i
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