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pics of the blackbird

Reply #15 –
see, im ganna put aside all the parts i need and then in like a week or so put it together.  it might take me 6 months to get all my parts, but i'll get it done in one shot.  thats if i dont get something else to drive while im installing the parts.  as of right now, i just need to touch up what i have.  i mean adding things here, and removing things there that doesnt take much effort or money is what im doing now.  i still need to go to the pull a part and see if they have the fenders i want, and the other odds and ends.  then i need to get a 302 block and have it worked... i know a place through my instructors that will balance and clean up a long block for 300.  heads, headers, EFI, etc all the other engine pieces would need to be purchased before i do this though.  i prolly wont really start getting the car near complete till juuuuuust after spring or possibly later than that.

pics of the blackbird

Reply #16 –
Good luck.You have a big job ahaed of you.I'm going to swap my H.O engine into the Sport,then my current interior from my daily driver (unless I can find a lot of tan interior pieces),then off to paint.I can't wait to see the new paint job.I still have a ways to go.A long way,considering the weather is cappy and really holding me back.Yopu look like you have a decent foundation to start your project with.Are you going to get the 5.0 harness and everything else?Your car is the 3.8 right?If you're going with a 5.0,you may as well do an H.O and get it over with.There are a lot of parts for cheap out there to build one.Keep up the good work.Everybody is here to help.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..
 

pics of the blackbird

Reply #17 –
i really don't know what the finished product you have in mind will look like,but if you want shiny black mirrors,get some Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish and go over your mirrors a few times with it and the black plastic will shine like a new penney.It's better to remove the mirrors to do it for a finished look.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

pics of the blackbird

Reply #18 –
actually, im thinkin of painting the mirrors to match the rest of the car.  i mean its going to stay black, it just needs an entirely new pantjob b/c of  body parts.  BUT... i might keep the mirors factory plastic and try that mother's trick on it.  oh n btw, mine has the 5.0l sport package.  im not ganna go HO with it b/c i need to rebuild the engine.  right now i can tell by the consumption of oil (its not leaking anymore took care of that) and the sluggishness with the flat sound its making that the rings are gone.  the motor isnt in the best shape to say the least.  i beat on it too hard, and before i got it, the car sat for a long time.  my gramps would go out and crank it up every so often, and then an idle problem started from dry rot (vaccume leak) but my gramps thinkin he knows everything fiddled around with just about everything on the car maiking the problem worse.  If he hadnt messed with it, i could have trouble shooted streight to the problem.  but after he fiddled with it, me n my dad spent almost a year troublshoting the car.  why a year?  b/c every step of the troublshooting check list needed adjustment or a new port.  runs fine now tho as far as reliable. i took the valve covers off recently to put new gaskets on, and there was so much condensation over time that the rockers and everything was rusted.  it was oiled but rusted.  no sludge thank god.  im just ganna park it when i get the money for another car and get a 351 bronco block or 302 (make it a 347) and built it.  or if i have it parked where it wont get towed (my apts only let you leave your car in one spot for 2 weeks, and if you cant drive it away they'll tow it away) i'll have the original block built.

pics of the blackbird

Reply #19 –
Throw in an H.O cam,E-7 heads,Mustang headers,h-pipe and an H.O speed density computer.Now you have H.O power.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

pics of the blackbird

Reply #20 –
meh, i wanna go bigger than just HO..  oh and i've tried a million products tryin to clean the headlights, i cant clean the inside though, when i tried on an old set the reflective coat on the back of the housing started to come off as well...