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General => User Rides => Topic started by: BlackFox on November 03, 2009, 08:30:03 PM

Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: BlackFox on November 03, 2009, 08:30:03 PM
Hi.

Was getting ready to drag out my two T-bird projects, this site looked like the best for info, advice and ideas.

Looks like I was right.

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-88 standard V-6 T-Bird, AOD (plans for a V-8 swap, lots of suspension and cosmetic mods, street car)
 
-87 5.0 LX, AOD (nicely optioned, low milage, been sitting, got it dirt cheap, would like to fix it up mostly stock with some minor  personalized touches)


(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/OZ_C/87T-Bird.jpg)


I'll post more pics after I get them out of the thick and cleaned up a bit.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on November 03, 2009, 08:39:50 PM
Welcome! Your are correct, this is THE best site for birds and cougars. Lots of info and great people. That bird looks to be in pretty good shape.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: mercury-man on November 03, 2009, 08:42:43 PM
Welcome aboard !!
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 50tbrd88 on November 03, 2009, 08:43:49 PM
Welcome!  This is a great place and a great bunch of people who have a lot of love for fox 'birds and Cougars.  You are in the right place!
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 88turbo on November 03, 2009, 08:48:26 PM
Welcome :D  good to have you!!
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: Chooglin on November 03, 2009, 09:11:54 PM
Welcome to the site.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: Old_Paint on November 03, 2009, 10:00:49 PM
I feel your double angst. 
 
Welcome aboard.  Yours ain't four-eyed, but they're Foxes.  That'll do.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: Live Fast on November 04, 2009, 12:09:58 AM
man that is a spitting image of my old sport i just sold. good luck!
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 1WLD BRD on November 04, 2009, 07:46:46 AM
Welcome.  the 5.0L swap in the 3.8L will be easy, I have done that before...  I also swapped a 5 speed in at the same time.  had it up and running in a day.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: thunderjet302 on November 04, 2009, 02:20:24 PM
Welcome:D I have two T-birds as well but one is an MN-12:o
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: BlackFox on November 04, 2009, 09:19:33 PM
Thanks all.

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Welcome aboard. Yours ain't four-eyed, but they're Foxes. That'll do.


Actually, I have a 4-eyed project too, it just isn't a 'Bird

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/OZ_C/MustangVert-5.jpg)

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Welcome. the 5.0L swap in the 3.8L will be easy, I have done that before... I also swapped a 5 speed in at the same time. had it up and running in a day.


Cool! I know who to bug for advice!  ;)

I've actually been up to my eyes in Ford projects lately ('98 & '00 Crown Vic Interceptors, the above '83 ragtop Mustang, a '78 Mustang II Mach-1, '69 1/2 & 70 Mavericks, and a 64 Galaxie 500 2-dr.)....got some Chevies too, but the Blue Ovals have been getting all my time, might as well keep with the theme since I'm already in it.

Thanks again, everyone
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 5.8fastcat on November 04, 2009, 09:42:49 PM
Welcome    post some progress pics
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on November 05, 2009, 11:56:30 AM
Welcome to the site !

If your not careful, your 2 T-Birds projects might turn into 5  T-Birds projects like me....lol    :D

Post pics of your progress.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 1Bad88tbird on November 05, 2009, 01:30:31 PM
Welcome! You've come to a great site, alot of good people here and alot of knowledge as well. I see your Mav. has a Grabber hood, is it one? My parents had a grabber when I was a kid, I wanted it to be my first car but they felt differently.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on November 05, 2009, 04:21:31 PM
Quote from: 83-88T-Bird Guy;297701
Welcome to the site !

If your not careful, your 2 T-Birds projects might turn into 5  T-Birds projects like me....lol    :D

Post pics of your progress.


Somebody say 5 Birds???(at the moment I only have 4)...

(http://members.pen 15s.net/turbocoupe50/5birds.jpg)

BTW Welcome, you'll fit right in...
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 86XR7project on November 05, 2009, 04:40:00 PM
Welcome!
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: Sick88Tbird on November 05, 2009, 07:11:14 PM
Welcome!  I bet all those cars have sheet metal in immaculate condition compared to what I'm used to seeing.  Cool to see somebody else who's into Mavericks.

-Don
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 4bangen on November 05, 2009, 07:31:53 PM
welcome to the site.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 88CougarGT on November 05, 2009, 08:17:22 PM
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;297721
Somebody say 5 Birds???(at the moment I only have 4)...

(http://members.pen 15s.net/turbocoupe50/5birds.jpg)

BTW Welcome, you'll fit right in...


der!  No wonder where all the good TCs went.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: BlackFox on November 06, 2009, 05:02:00 AM
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If your not careful, your 2 T-Birds projects might turn into 5 T-Birds projects like me....lol



LOL. I'm already a der, just not one particular make or model.

I've owned over 150 cars since I started driving back in '78, and right now, I've got 20 cars, drivers and/or projects.

I seem to have alot of pairs....two 'Birds, two Mavericks, two Interceptors,...and if you count parts cars, two Galaxies, two Malibus, and two Malibu wagons.


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I see your Mav. has a Grabber hood, is it one? My parents had a grabber when I was a kid, I wanted it to be my first car but they felt differently


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Cool to see somebody else who's into Mavericks.



A Maverick was my first car. My mom bought it new, handed it down to me. All these years, all those cars, no Mavericks, so, I finally got nostialgic and bought the two to make at least one, and do it like I wanted to build my first one but never had the chance.

Neither are Grabbers, but I've collected most all the Grabber parts for the blue one I'm building a street car out of.

Here's some pics of the Mavs and some of my other projects, until I get the Birds out and photo'd (and these are just the Fords!)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/OZ_C/Mav-S-4.jpg)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/OZ_C/Mav-S-5.jpg)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/OZ_C/M-II-Bullitts-1.jpg)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/OZ_C/Galixie1.jpg)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/OZ_C/Interceptor-M-1.jpg)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/OZ_C/BP-RV-31.jpg)
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: tbird66 on November 09, 2009, 04:31:19 PM
Welcome,with so many great cars, how are you gonna decide which one to work on? My vote is for the maverick,course the bird would hold priority also.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: xjeffs on November 09, 2009, 11:55:16 PM
Welcome to the site.  Get the camera cranked up!!
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: 1BadBird on November 10, 2009, 12:07:34 AM
Welcome. Nice pics :D
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: thunderjet302 on November 11, 2009, 06:17:23 PM
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;297721
Somebody say 5 Birds???(at the moment I only have 4)...

(http://members.pen 15s.net/turbocoupe50/5birds.jpg)

BTW Welcome, you'll fit right in...


Tom the Mach 1 Red TC you mailed me hasn't gotten here yet ;)  UPS.
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on November 11, 2009, 07:50:00 PM
Lemme see if I can find the tracking code...

EDIT... Found it, some sorry ass UPS driver in Charleston WV tore out the clutch doin' burnouts, dunno what we are going to do now...:slap:
Title: New to the site, Two 'Bird owner
Post by: thunderjet302 on November 11, 2009, 08:01:01 PM
 now we'll have to try FedEx :hick:
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