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I'm gonna do it.

Reply #30
Quote from: capitlj;109125
  I dont care about handling or stopping. 


You should...especially stopping....
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

 

I'm gonna do it.

Reply #31
Quote from: 46Tbird;109146
Then go for it, man.

Add up the total cost of building it first.  Then triple that amount, and wait until you REALLY have that much sitting in the bank to devote to the project.  Because that is what it will cost.

But that goes for ANY hot rod build.  Sometimes you get lucky and it comes in under that amount.  But it's never cheap or easy to get it done right.

I used to get a lot of comments on my car.  It did look cool.  It sure was a pain in the ass to drive though.  Good luck.


where did you get that hood? :D
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast


I'm gonna do it.

Reply #32
Ditto, the hood rocks!

I'm gonna do it.

Reply #33
im all for it

460 bluemax even?

badass... my buddy is swapping a 429 (believed to be CJ) into his 78 bird.. guess who gets to drive that beast :D

good luck... i wouldnt take any shiznit on it.. its your car and your individual freedom to do what you want with it... believe me i come from a family of chevyheads... i still tell my uncle i'd rather push my ford than drive his chevy anyday

dooooooo it!

I'm gonna do it.

Reply #34
Quote from: 5ohbird;109201
where did you get that hood? :D


MP MOTORSPORTS made the hood.  they made the first one for my car :) . if you get one now, the company name is the same but Mike and Pam sold it.
86 thunderbird elan

86 mustang coupe

I'm gonna do it.

Reply #35
It's a lot cheaper than it used to be.  I think I gave around $300 for it, but mine had a place you could bolt the stock hinges too.

Too bad they ripped out immediately. :rolleyes:

My car used to be in their ad.  Here is the new page.  http://www.motorsportspartsusa.com/partGeneral.cfm?part=H0024

$177.50 is unbelievably cheap...
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1984 Thunderbird V8


I'm gonna do it.

Reply #36
Quote from: 46Tbird;109272
It's a lot cheaper than it used to be.  I think I gave around $300 for it, but mine had a place you could bolt the stock hinges too.

Too bad they ripped out immediately. :rolleyes:

My car used to be in their ad.  Here is the new page.  http://www.motorsportspartsusa.com/partGeneral.cfm?part=H0024

$177.50 is unbelievably cheap...


i guess that's why they dont make the "bolt-on" style anymore. :grinno:
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast


I'm gonna do it.

Reply #37
I didnt mean i dont car if it stops i'll upgrade the brakes i dont car if it stops on a dime, it doesnt now.  i havent bothered adding things up yet i'm just going to tackle one thing at a time as i have the cash for it.  Look for it to hit the streets in 2010 lol.
Quote from: Krazy_Kling;210178
Honda owners are like rabbits......they hide under your shed during the winter and then 30 of them come popping out around spring.
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1988 Mercury Cougar Blue Max edition. SOLD
2004 Impala
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I'm gonna do it.

Reply #38
This place has complete swap kits.

http://www.mspmall.com/ddautospec/swapkits.html

They say up to 1986 (guessing due to the difference in K-members for 87-88)

Here's a basic HOW TO: http://www.jason.fletcher.net/tech/460/460.htm

Personally, if I were to swap in a 460 I'd go fuel injected.  You could find the components (injectors, manifold, throttlebody, computer, wiring harness, etc...) in a junkyard that has some mid to late '90's F-250's and F-350's
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

I'm gonna do it.

Reply #39
I wouldn't run the OEM EFI setup unless you want 500 ft-lbs at 1000 rpm and nothing over 2500...

Carbs are pretty easy!  And they let you do anything you want to the heads and cam. ;)
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1984 Thunderbird V8


I'm gonna do it.

Reply #40
Quote from: Paul Flockhart;109296
This place has complete swap kits.

http://www.mspmall.com/ddautospec/swapkits.html

They say up to 1986 (guessing due to the difference in K-members for 87-88)

Here's a basic HOW TO: http://www.jason.fletcher.net/tech/460/460.htm

Personally, if I were to swap in a 460 I'd go fuel injected.  You could find the components (injectors, manifold, throttlebody, computer, wiring harness, etc...) in a junkyard that has some mid to late '90's F-250's and F-350's

and you would need a 2ft cowl hood to fit it in there!

if you wanted it to be EFI, a spyder intake and a FAST system is what you want.
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast


I'm gonna do it.

Reply #41
Quote from: 5ohbird;109307
and you would need a 2ft cowl hood to fit it in there!

if you wanted it to be EFI, a spyder intake and a FAST system is what you want.


LOL I know i have a big pro stock scoop that i might put on.  meh maybe not.  MAybe i should just have it sticking out of the hood like sleeper tbird.
Quote from: Krazy_Kling;210178
Honda owners are like rabbits......they hide under your shed during the winter and then 30 of them come popping out around spring.
ASE certified parts specialist.
1988 Mercury Cougar Blue Max edition. SOLD
2004 Impala
My Cardomain http://www.cardomain.com/ride/799588