Title: intro from WI
Post by: '85bluebird on January 30, 2010, 10:08:20 PM
Post by: '85bluebird on January 30, 2010, 10:08:20 PM
been lurking around for awhile and finaly decided to stop in an introduce myself.
currently driving/rebuilding an '85 base 3.8 tbird.
this is my fourth bird and beat myself when I think about my previous 3(a '78 351m with t-tops,a '83 tc 5spd and a '87 5.0 5spd.)
all were great cars but being in the land of beer,cheese and heavily salted roads all came to one drastic end or another.
so last year I came across my current bird, 78k org. miles unmolested
and best of all rust free for the most part. and felt like I stole when the owner said 800 takes it.
so now the fun begins. starting next week I'm pulling the motor and rebuilding from the bottom(porting and polishing heads and intake while I have it apart) and sending the tranny in for a rebuild.
so anyways I came across this sight while looking for modification ideas and parts for my bird .
Title: intro from WI
Post by: FLSTCI71 on January 31, 2010, 01:02:25 AM
Post by: FLSTCI71 on January 31, 2010, 01:02:25 AM
Welcome! And I may as well be the first one to post it:
:ttiwwp:
:ttiwwp:
Title: intro from WI
Post by: hcor on January 31, 2010, 07:38:34 AM
Post by: hcor on January 31, 2010, 07:38:34 AM
Welcome! You are in the right place, if you can;t find it here if can't be found.
BRING ON THE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!:rollin:
BRING ON THE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!:rollin:
Title: intro from WI
Post by: vinnietbird on January 31, 2010, 07:53:04 AM
Post by: vinnietbird on January 31, 2010, 07:53:04 AM
Welcome aboard.Now,down to business....When you're speaking of a rebuild,does that mean you're keeping the 3.8,or bumping up to a 5.0?
Title: intro from WI
Post by: mercury-man on January 31, 2010, 08:33:50 AM
Post by: mercury-man on January 31, 2010, 08:33:50 AM
Welcome aboard !! ;)
Title: intro from WI
Post by: vinnietbird on January 31, 2010, 08:38:14 AM
Post by: vinnietbird on January 31, 2010, 08:38:14 AM
Where did the 5.0 5 speed car come from?Sounds like someone put a little effort into it.
Title: intro from WI
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 11:11:30 AM
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 11:11:30 AM
I'll snap a few of the current bird today,unfortunately nothing of the older cars and they are long gone.
yes I will be keeping the 3.8,had thought of dropping in a 5.0 but was convinced to keep it orig.(by brother/mechanic) so we'll rebuild the motor and add any upgrades along the way that we can find.
the '87 5.0 5spd. was purchased here in sheboygan wi and was built by some local guy,wasn't nearly as nice as it sounds.it was a tc that blew it's motor and the guy dropped in a carbed 5.0.it was a hack job and I decided to get rid of it before I got to deep into it.
yes I will be keeping the 3.8,had thought of dropping in a 5.0 but was convinced to keep it orig.(by brother/mechanic) so we'll rebuild the motor and add any upgrades along the way that we can find.
the '87 5.0 5spd. was purchased here in sheboygan wi and was built by some local guy,wasn't nearly as nice as it sounds.it was a tc that blew it's motor and the guy dropped in a carbed 5.0.it was a hack job and I decided to get rid of it before I got to deep into it.
Title: intro from WI
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 02:34:53 PM
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 02:34:53 PM
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Title: intro from WI
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 02:39:25 PM
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 02:39:25 PM
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Title: intro from WI
Post by: croga001 on January 31, 2010, 04:06:00 PM
Post by: croga001 on January 31, 2010, 04:06:00 PM
welcome. where in wi are you located?
Title: intro from WI
Post by: blackcat85 on January 31, 2010, 04:57:46 PM
Post by: blackcat85 on January 31, 2010, 04:57:46 PM
very nice. im surprised its in that nice of shape for the winters out there.
welcome!
welcome!
Title: intro from WI
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 06:21:35 PM
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 06:21:35 PM
Quote from: croga001;308639
welcome. where in wi are you located?
living in sheboygan.
Title: intro from WI
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 06:26:08 PM
Post by: '85bluebird on January 31, 2010, 06:26:08 PM
Title: intro from WI
Post by: daminc on January 31, 2010, 06:44:51 PM
Post by: daminc on January 31, 2010, 06:44:51 PM
Welcome
Title: intro from WI
Post by: croga001 on February 01, 2010, 12:09:43 AM
Post by: croga001 on February 01, 2010, 12:09:43 AM
you are darn close to me
Title: intro from WI
Post by: 1Bad88tbird on February 01, 2010, 10:57:22 AM
Post by: 1Bad88tbird on February 01, 2010, 10:57:22 AM
Hello and welcome!
Title: intro from WI
Post by: rodsterh on February 01, 2010, 11:04:40 PM
Post by: rodsterh on February 01, 2010, 11:04:40 PM
Welcome....
Tell us a little about the 83 TC.
Tell us a little about the 83 TC.
Title: intro from WI
Post by: '85bluebird on February 02, 2010, 09:15:13 PM
Post by: '85bluebird on February 02, 2010, 09:15:13 PM
Quote from: rodsterh;308935
Welcome....
Tell us a little about the 83 TC.
not much to tell,it was a bone stock tc. had to make a choice 14yrs ago between a family friendly car or a toy(wife was pregnant). I sold the tc and never looked back.
Title: intro from WI
Post by: rodsterh on February 02, 2010, 11:32:46 PM
Post by: rodsterh on February 02, 2010, 11:32:46 PM
I hear you, I've been there myself. I managed to use my Tbird as a daily driver, grocery getter, kid hauler, etc until I needed a real family 4 door. Got the 4-door and still kept the TBird.:D Luckily the car was always garaged, maintained and babied so it still looks like new. It is/was a great solid reliable car. Ford had their act together in 83 IMHO.
What color combo was your TC? Cloth or leather interior?
What color combo was your TC? Cloth or leather interior?
Title: intro from WI
Post by: '85bluebird on February 03, 2010, 03:29:34 PM
Post by: '85bluebird on February 03, 2010, 03:29:34 PM
Quote from: rodsterh;309061
What color combo was your TC? Cloth or leather interior?
it was redish on redish with soome dark brown flaky all over it.
with some tlc and a chunk of cash would of been a nice car.the guy that bought it ended up pulling the motor and putting it in a '87 bronco II.
yeah ended up buying a explorer for the family.tweaked that a bit to the point that it it was eating trans yearly,then rolled it and now the motor is sitting in storage awaiting it's future.(looking in to the possibilty of putting it in to the bird, but my brother is a bit overloaded at this time.(he does my major mechanical,and I do the the 12oz lifting).
Title: intro from WI
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on February 04, 2010, 12:54:56 PM
Post by: 83-88T-Bird Guy on February 04, 2010, 12:54:56 PM
Welcome ! Nice 85 you have there.