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Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 13, 2009, 10:05:00 PM
And see whats going on with you fella's ,I also see theres a bunch of new people too!
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Post by: mercury-man on May 13, 2009, 10:17:29 PM
Welcome back friend and yes you have alot to catch up on also. lol :D
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Post by: Haystack on May 13, 2009, 10:28:32 PM
Go away nobody likes you.




This time you should do a cougar.
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Post by: vinnietbird on May 13, 2009, 10:29:27 PM
Lot's of new people,and lots of progress being made.Good to se you back.Are you staying or just visiting?
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 13, 2009, 10:31:32 PM
Quote from: Haystack;272161
Go away nobody likes you.

Eh' good possibility



Quote from: Haystack;272161

This time you should do a cougar.


Iono what im going to do yet as my current project nears completion,;)
Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 13, 2009, 10:33:31 PM
Quote from: mercury-man;272156
Welcome back friend and yes you have alot to catch up on also. lol :D

Good to see you guys again

Quote from: vinnietbird;272162
Lot's of new people,and lots of progress being made.Good to se you back.Are you staying or just visiting?


gonna stay for a lil while:D
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Post by: 88turbo on May 13, 2009, 11:29:13 PM
welcome back buddy, how about some pics of your projects :D  you always have something cool going on.
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Post by: DVP on May 13, 2009, 11:59:11 PM
Quote from: 88turbo;272186
welcome back buddy, how about some pics of your projects :D  you always have something cool going on.


Welcome back, what have you been hiding?
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Post by: ZondaC12 on May 14, 2009, 01:18:08 AM
WHATTAP brahhh???? Good to see ya around...that mav should be pretty siiiick. I just gotta say too that I LOOOVE that truck lol. I was thinkin about it the other day and went back and found the pictures youd posted of it. Just a really good lookin ride.
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Post by: Blackout on May 14, 2009, 02:57:47 AM
Good to see you around again!

I was just watching some old vids on the former vaderbird on youtube the other day....and wondering what you were up to.
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Post by: Haystack on May 14, 2009, 10:18:10 AM
I hope you know I was joking...
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Post by: 86XR7project on May 14, 2009, 11:59:08 AM
Don't know ya but welcome back man. Good to see people coming back and replenishing the ranks.
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 10:41:20 PM
Quote from: 88turbo;272186
welcome back buddy, how about some pics of your projects :D  you always have something cool going on.


started with a basket case 74 maverick that I traded my pinto for
Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 10:45:26 PM
im not going to go in depth

just a few update shots,pretty much a ground up build
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 10:47:12 PM
and more
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 10:50:57 PM
more ive got probly 1k pics so far of this build so i wont bore everyone
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 10:52:25 PM
more
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 10:53:55 PM
@#^
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Post by: mercury-man on May 14, 2009, 10:54:15 PM
Nice Pics man !! :D
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 10:55:13 PM
more1
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Post by: DVP on May 14, 2009, 10:56:28 PM
Truck intake huh... Any real reason why you didnt swap? Looks like you have had some progress on it. Trust me I doubt you would bore any of us with your projects.

Original color an avocado green? Sure you dont want to paint it back to that?
Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 10:56:57 PM
So this is how its sits now awaiting final paint and a good detail.Ive pt about 600 miles on it since i got it back running it's my idea of a perfect "driver car"I actually put this car together to replace my cavalier daily driver but it is turning out a little nicer then what i first planned.
Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 10:59:30 PM
Quote from: DVP;272390
Truck intake huh... Any real reason why you didnt swap? Looks like you have had some progress on it. Trust me I doubt you would bore any of us with your projects.


yeah the truck intake flows better then a car version plus i was told it would never work,And since the motor is very close to stock I tried to use all the "stock" speed tricks.Other then a set of long tube headers and exhaust it is a stock H.O motor with a stock aod backing it up.
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 11:01:51 PM
Quote from: DVP;272390
Original color an avocado green? Sure you dont want to paint it back to that?


Im not a green kinda person I spent months looking at paint colors before settling on 71-74 medium yellow gold.

Here is a maverick in the color I have chose
Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: DVP on May 14, 2009, 11:02:25 PM
Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;272392
yeah the truck intake flows better then a car version plus i was told it would never work,And since the motor is very close to stock I tried to use all the "stock" speed tricks.Other then a set of long tube headers and exhaust it is a stock H.O motor with a stock aod backing it up.

Why wouldnt it work? Space? Nothing a sawzall cant fix there. It makes sense since the intake isnt smashed flat. How does it flow in comparison to and Explorer intake?

Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;272393
Im not a green kinda person I spent months looking at paint colors before settling on 71-74 medium yellow gold.

Here is a maverick in the color I have chose

I was just kidding about the green. Im not a big fan either, dont like yellows either but that one looks nice. I think because of the darker shade and shape of the car
Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 14, 2009, 11:42:03 PM
Quote from: DVP;272394
Why wouldnt it work? Space? Nothing a sawzall cant fix there. It makes sense since the intake isnt smashed flat. How does it flow in comparison to and Explorer intake?


everyone said it would be way too tall,It is tall but livable.I have no idea compared to the exploder intake


Quote from: DVP;272394

I was just kidding about the green. Im not a big fan either, dont like yellows either but that one looks nice. I think because of the darker shade and shape of the car

I was torn betwen orange and yellow so i went dead center ;)
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Post by: daminc on May 14, 2009, 11:49:52 PM
Nice rebuild, Welcome back
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Post by: 86XR7project on May 15, 2009, 09:09:34 AM
Thats awesome man, I always liked Mavericks but they rot all around me.
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Post by: 88turbo on May 15, 2009, 10:25:34 PM
I knew you were hiding something cool from us.  you always do ;)
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Post by: TurboCoupe50 on May 15, 2009, 10:53:25 PM
Nice... Great work...

Got a friend that's getting into Mavericks(actually he has a Comet & a Mav)... His Maverick is a one owner '72 Grabber, 302 and three in the floor... Got like 54,000 miles on it...
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 15, 2009, 11:29:21 PM
Quote from: 88turbo;272569
I knew you were hiding something cool from us.  you always do ;)


Just a little change of pace for me.
Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: 88turbo on May 16, 2009, 12:06:41 AM
Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;272586
Just a little change of pace for me.

I'm still in awe to the 429 bird you built a while back.  that thing just looked awesome.
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 16, 2009, 09:41:35 PM
Quote from: 88turbo;272594
I'm still in awe to the 429 bird you built a while back.  that thing just looked awesome.

the same motor now resides in my F100 BTW;)
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Post by: 88turbo on May 16, 2009, 11:14:45 PM
you amaze me:bowdown::bowdown:
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Post by: 88FoxBird on May 18, 2009, 09:09:16 PM
Good to see ya again. I'm diggin the way that motor looks under the hood with the truck intake.
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Post by: ZondaC12 on May 18, 2009, 09:32:49 PM
Yea that looks SICK! Also the color choice verrry nice. I love that combo. I really like the Grabber mavericks and just mavericks in general. Got muscle car looks but not a muscle car pricetag.
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 25, 2009, 11:25:30 PM
plop plop new stance

:flip:
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Post by: DVP on May 26, 2009, 05:47:41 AM
Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;274357
plop plop new stance

:flip:


Looks awesome. Did you tuck the front bumper back? Ever thought about tpuppies the ends so there isnt as much over hang?
Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 26, 2009, 08:49:50 AM
Quote from: DVP;274389
Looks awesome. Did you tuck the front bumper back? Ever thought about tpuppies the ends so there isnt as much over hang?


yeah,Ive thought about tpuppies it but since it isnt covering the side markers i may leave it be
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Post by: massCougarxr7 on May 26, 2009, 10:08:15 AM
the stance of that mav is nasty........ do you  still have the bird???? id like to see the pics with the 429...........if someone could post a linky... thatd be cool too!!!!!
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 26, 2009, 07:13:24 PM
Quote from: massCougarxr7;274414
the stance of that mav is nasty........ do you  still have the bird???? id like to see the pics with the 429...........if someone could post a linky... thatd be cool too!!!!!


Bird is sitting in a buddies garage its no longer mine.It's pretty sad to see it now bug me bad everytime i go over there.
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Post by: massCougarxr7 on May 27, 2009, 08:26:31 AM
:mad::punchballs:
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Post by: 86XR7project on May 27, 2009, 10:08:58 AM
429 huh? Buddy of mine wants me to help him drop a 429 into his 89 Mustang GT, should be fun :D.
Title: Figured I would drop in
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 27, 2009, 08:01:27 PM
Quote from: 86XR7project;274577
429 huh? Buddy of mine wants me to help him drop a 429 into his 89 Mustang GT, should be fun :D.


Its very easy. A tubular k member will make life better.:D


4K post... woot!
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Post by: thunderjet302 on May 27, 2009, 08:51:32 PM
So is that 5.0 in the Mav a roller engine?
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 27, 2009, 09:49:47 PM
Quote from: thunderjet302;274663
So is that 5.0 in the Mav a roller engine?


yes,its a H.O
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Post by: 1Bad88tbird on May 29, 2009, 01:58:40 PM
Sweet mav! I've always liked them. My parents had I believe it was a 74 grabber. Red with black stripes. I wanted that car real bad!! but instead of letting it be my first car they sold it for $300.00!! I know it needed some work but I was very upset with them for getting rid of it. Especially for that price.
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on July 02, 2009, 09:26:01 PM
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Post by: 1Bad88tbird on July 02, 2009, 10:33:00 PM
Wow, it's really taking shape! Looks good! That upper intake looks crazy!!
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