HEY HAWK I FOUND SOMEONE WHO LIKES YOUR CAR ON ANOTHER WEBSITE THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY SAID AND THEY ALSO HAVE VID OF IDLEING. http://motownmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22440
One guys quote: "that shiznit is badass!" :giggle:
... well put! lol
i want to punch this guy in the face, what an @$$hole:flame: . who buys a turbocoupe as a WINTER beater anyway:nono: ? i can think of about 20 cars that would be better or cheaper for winter beaters...
Ummm...anyone except the people that come to this board. That's all our cars are to the vast majority of people that own them, I'm afraid.
Time to try to get your car into some mags again Hawk!;)
Agreed. But remember we've had a couple people join our board here that bought their cars as winter beaters.
I think we've swayed them on that though.
I'm with Paul, I think it's definitely time to get in a mag Hawk.
Yeah thats pretty sad...and ignorant. I drove my car in the winter before "retiring" it but it killed me every time snow flew and the salt trucks came out. I cant tell you how many times I froze my a$$ off on cold days washing the salt off my baby. The thought of someone intentionally ruining a TC for a winter beater really me off. Typical Mustang owner attitude though I guess. A lot of my friends question my sanity for dumping so much cash into my car but it makes sense to me. Guess thats why I like this forum so much, we definately arent the mainstream ;)
I should buy a Mustang for a winter beater and talk about it in here and one us can post on that site! lol
I was thinking of buying a 'Stang for a track only beater. Why would I want to drive such an uncomfortable car otherwise? :rollin:
If i find one for cheap I will. :D Actually, a Stang makes a perfect beater. Parts are cheap and it's easy to work on.
The guy that started that thread is a member of SuperchargerHelp.com....I actually spoke to him via PM as he was asking about the wheels.
Since I've been getting a lot of push and support on this one I'm going to put a few info/picture packages together to send out to some magazines in the near future and we'll see what (if anything) transpires.
Sweet! Good luck Glenn! *crosses fingers*
On a side note...my buddy is currently driving a 1988 TC for a winter car. He inherited it after his brother passed on. The condition of the body does not warrant keeping it for a show car. In other words, it's good for what he's doing and that's about it. The good news is that he only drives a few miles each way to work.
No matter what you do, you can't save them all, and you can't force others to save them either. A car is, to some people, simply a car, period. In a perfect world we'd all have our cars for the summer and snowplows for the winter. ;)
Actually in a perfect world I would have a twin of my car with some nice studded snow tires and roads without other drivers :D
Man, I've never taken the time to REALLY look at that car until now! Very nice indeed!
I realize it's probably unlikely, but is there anything people here can do to help your chances of getting it printed?
How many Mustangs have given their lives to upgrade T-Birds and Cougars? Even Hawk's bottom end came from a 'Stang, and as soon as I can find one worth killing I'll kill it for the T-5 swap & other goodies. In 20 years, when Fox Mustangs are worth big bucks and fox T-Birds are what people that can't afford a Mustang but still want a Fox settle for, there will be a lot of "I can't believe I took one of those apart to fix up a T-Bird" people around here...
Don't get me wrong. I'd take a T-Bird over two Mustangs, but I, like many of the other members of this board, am a minority. (T-Birds and Cougars) weren't as popular as the Mustang when new, and it's unlikely that will ever change.
thats a big part of what i love bout' em'
Good luck Hawk! I think I speak for everybody here when I say that your Thunderbird is one of the best examples Of how a car SHOULD be built. You car has been the inspiration for 3 of my projects so far. I absolutely LOVE the color. The story behind it all is great as well. Great Job, and good luck with the mags!
I would really like to see your car in a mag hawk! I would buy the mag and shove it in everyone's face!
the only problem i have with the winter beater part is the fact that its a rwd car with a turbo and is notoriously bad in snow lol, its the same to me as buying a grand national, or svo as a winter beater. my beater car is a manual fwd car lol. but in the same, a turbo wouldnt be so bad if it has awd or 4x4, just mixing the traction issues with the turbo and ice/snow sounds bad lol.
btw, i think hawk should be in a mag. hell... iv seen tones of mustangs that arnt half as nice as hawk's bird and manage to get in to one, but i guess it's more being in the rite place at the rite time sort of thing...
Good luck on the mag's. Your car looks great. Would like to see in person some day. Do you ever make it to the CAT/TbirdJAM? LOL
Iv'e seen cars in Rags that had small dings and rusty engine bays.
Hell I've got a mm&ff here that has a supercharged mustang with centerlines. And thats. factory everthing else, and they braged on it! Twas a shame.
Hawk's car is shag on wheels (and shagy wheels at that) :)
My dream car is basically hawk's, cept for a 408 with a turbo, G-force t56 and recaro's.
One thing I've found is that Fox Mustangs tend to be "bellybutton cars" and people still go nuts over them. A couple years back me and a guy I know from Turboford (who had an '86 SVO) were in the show at WFC. Beside him, there was a bright red Fox GT on chome cobra R's with a supercharger and yadda yadda yadda, and people were creaming their pants over the thing....granted he had a dyno sheet showing like 590 hp, but there was nothing unique about the car whatsoever. I still love Fox Mustangs but they all seem to end up looking the same. When you go to a big car show like the one at WFC that becomes painfully obvious.
Oh and about the turbo coupe as a winter car...really, could you HAVE a worse winter car? Sheesh, a turbo car is probably the worst thing to drive in winter, especially in a turbo coupe with the short 1st gear (in a 5 speed at least), low rear gears, and small IHI which spools up really quick. Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me.
If it makes anyone feel better, just remember that an 87 Mustang gave up its guts for my project. One less foxstang... And I promise I'll never hack up a good TBird/Cougar
Thank you Mr. Fairmont lover, we like you more now. But if you do get the chance to get a good deal on a TC rear we are not holding you back.
Hell I have 2 5.0L Fox Stangs, 2 Fox Cougars, and a 5.0L Fox T-bird. The T-bird was SUPPOSE to be my winter car, but while I was under it doing the T5 swap I noticed it was still in too good of shape to do that too. So, I have gone all this winter so far with no real transportation of my own.
I ocassionally drive my '88 Stang if the roads are clear, but with 4.10 gears and bald tires..... NOT fun, with even a dusting of snow on the ground.
Since I moved to Texas my 87 bird has become my winter car... but it never snows here and hardly ever even rains. It stays in the garage in the summer when its 200 degrees outside and only gets driven at night then.
I agree that the Hawks ride needs to be in a CarCraft, MM&FF or 5.0&SF feature (not just the readers rides section). I also think he should compete in the CarCraft real street eliminator contest. I still haven't seen any other T-Bird done to the level his is at. I consider his car the ultimate incarnation and definitely something to aspire to!