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Title: It moved
Post by: Thunder Chicken on January 17, 2009, 03:41:43 PM
I had to do back brakes on my sister's car today. It is cold as hell out (about -18c or 0f and windy) so I had to do it in the garage. This meant that I had to take the T-Bird down off the jackstands and move it out of the garage. Thus an important milestone in the life of my car has been passed: This marked the first time the car has moved under its own power since the 5-speed swap :D I didn't get to move it much, as the yard is really, really icy (I actually got stuck halfway out of the garage, so I drove back in until the wheels were on concrete, then nailed it in reverse), but it moved. And reminded me how much these things suck in the snow, especially with summer tires :hick:

I know, it doesn't seem like much of a milestone, but to me it was like watching your kid ride his bike without training wheels the first time...
Title: It moved
Post by: vinnietbird on January 17, 2009, 06:38:52 PM
It's a Kodak moment.
Title: It moved
Post by: ZondaC12 on January 17, 2009, 06:57:55 PM
Great to hear carm!!! It'll be a hell of a day when youre enjoying it regularly once again. :cool:
Title: It moved
Post by: daminc on January 17, 2009, 07:39:16 PM
What, no pics?
Title: It moved
Post by: 88turbo on January 17, 2009, 07:41:21 PM
and no video complete with sound?
Title: It moved
Post by: yellow86coogr on January 17, 2009, 08:06:51 PM
No pics, no video, never happened.......j/k
Title: It moved
Post by: Thunder Chicken on January 17, 2009, 08:15:46 PM
I actually tried taking pics of the car out in the open (my insurance company wants pics, too), but the camera wouldn't work because of the cold. It was so cold that my bottle of water froze. Inside the garage. With a fire going in the woodstove. And a space heater going full blast on the other end of the garage. I have REALLY got to insulate that garage, replace the windows, and replace the doors.

I can't wait to unleash this beast on the streets. I should have the HO 50 rebuilt and ready to drop in by spring, too (yes, I bolted the T5 to the SO 5.0) :hick:
Title: It moved
Post by: Kitz Kat on January 17, 2009, 08:28:17 PM
Did you buy the vortec from wild bird?
Title: It moved
Post by: Thunder Chicken on January 17, 2009, 08:35:50 PM
Vortech, as in supercharger? Nope. I wish, but nope.
Title: It moved
Post by: xjeffs on January 17, 2009, 09:57:41 PM
"it moved"  I thought this was a topic out of a Seinfeld episode.
Title: It moved
Post by: Thunder Chicken on January 17, 2009, 10:55:19 PM
Quote from: xjeffs;252271
"it moved"  I thought this was a topic out of a Seinfeld episode.
...And yet you looked :hick: