I just got back from CA. I washed all the bugs off the front and took a few pictures. For those that don’t know this did belong to "Johns331". I drove it from CA back to TX and it didn’t miss a beat. I didn’t have to deal with any of the dreaded 3 T’s: tickets, tow trucks or tools… so it was a good trip! So enough about that and on to the car...
The car is awesome. It’s very fast. It actually feels noticeably stronger than the 03 Mach 1 that I test drove a while back so I’m thinking mid to low 13’s. I got it up to 130 mph in the desert at only 4000 rpm and it was still accelerating. I backed off because of lack of a front air dam and rear spoiler. I didnt want to risk the consequences of no downforce and air flow under the car. Lift at those speeds is dangerous. The car was rock steady though and it probably would have done somewhere in the neighborhood of 140 to 150 mph. The suspension is basically Maximum Motorsports “grip in a box” with coilovers and yellow Koni DA’s minus the torque arm (…and I have a feeling there is one in this cars future). The engine is the SVO cobra short block (302) with aluminum GT-40 heads and a “mystery” cam. I suspect it has the B303 cam because that block came with a choice of an E or B cam. It’s got a T-5 and 3:55 geared 8.8 rear from a Mustang.
So how does it drive? The handling and steering is razor sharp. This car goes where you point it with out delay and the cobra brakes haul this thing down in a hurry. It pulls hard from 3000 rpm to around 5500. This is where I think the power starts to fall off due to the cam, intake (ported HO intake) and 19# injectors.
There is some minor detail work that needs to be done but other than that this is like a new car. By the way, there is only 44,000 original miles on the odometer and John was the original owner:D
Here's a couple interior shots. I love the Momo wheel. I think I'm gonna order a Pro 5.0 shifter today. The seats are perfect and the stereo kicks ass. I had to figure out how to adjust the crossovers because when I first got it the front speakers clipped bad at only 1/4 volume. At first I thought the speakers were blown but then I realized I needed to re-adjust the crossover freqs to keep the lows on the speakers that could handle it. Once I got everything adjusted right...WOW! As soon as I get these pics up I'm going to go waste some more gas, heheh...
Wow thats a nice Tbird. The 4 eyed birds are growing on me.
that car is so sweet. :D
Nice, I think the cowl hoods look way better on the 4-eyes than the 87-88 birds. Sweet car man, it looks sharp with those wheels.
Sweet car man. I hope to build one someday.
that thing is hot! Next time I'm in your neck of the woods I gotta see it!
Yeah, let me know. I'll take ya for a ride...
John did a great job building this car, he definitely has some serious engineering talent. I was just lucky enough to have been in the right place at the right time and actually be able to get my hands on the money I was gonna need in a hurry. Everything just seemed to fall into place... I feel like I won the lottery with this one!
Congrats Dog, that is one hellva sweet ride... You got a screamin' deal there...
The "B" cam will pull to 6000 no sweat, change the injectors and get a good intake and she'll do it..
I'm glad you like it! If you run into some crazy chick in N. Richland Hills that flips you off for no reason, don't worry, it's just my ex wife thinking I'm in town.
John
Wow that's nice:D
Hahah, I forgot about that... She's not gonna try and chase me down with a butcher knife or anything? :giggle: Is she????
If so, she better have a fast car ;)
LOL... reminds me of what one of my Sears buddys said about a section in Chesapeake and I quote. " with Tom's and Sammy's EXs being over there, I'm afraid to go in the Sears truck"
I love 4 eyed Birds... and yours ROCKS.. Really nice ride man~
I always liked that car, lots of luck with her. Glad she 's still in the community and not to some "outsider"
sweet, didn't know that thing had some much done to it.
glad it is staying "in the board" as it where.. enjoy it, cause i might be driving back to michigan soon..
/me grabs ski mask and coat hanger... tip toe.. tip toe...
Does it still have the blower and after cooler? How much boost? I like boost :D
Nope, no blower... But the fuel system for the blower is there minus the injectors. I'm thinking a 9psi Kenne Bell would be nice on this car. However I just spent all my money so it might be a while.
Even without the blower it's still a fast car. It's got the 320 HP cobra crate engine in it. Needless to say, I'm very happy with it :D
Hahah, better bring a tow truck because it wont start unless you know which hoops to jump through first.
WOW, I never would've imagined it would be for sale. You are extremely fortunate there bud. Again, glad that it stayed in the community, and even better that it was someone out in the Southwest that brought it (so it does rust to $hit up here LOL). A KB wouldn't be very friendly with a "B" cam though, so I'd stick with another centrifugal blower.