Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

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Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

Reply #30 – June 16, 2007, 12:09:34 PM

I've changed like three sets of peddles and never had an issue.

Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

Reply #31 – June 16, 2007, 05:49:24 PM

sorry if repost. U-joints. didnt have the right compressor tool so it came down to different sized sockets and an unmounted mounted table vice.. one lobe on the front u joint didnt have ONE needle bearing.

Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

Reply #32 – June 16, 2007, 06:07:32 PM

Quote from: TurboCoupe50;154674

I second that one... The 5.0 oil pan is a real bitch, just as easy to pull the engine...

Duck soup compared to the pan, in fact Ford shop manual say to pull the tranny when pulling the pan... Had the tranny out of mine three four times, easy compared to the oil pan...

agreed i find it almost a simple c now to remove an aod.(glad i dont have one of them any more) but while doing the C4 swap. my pan was leaking and i should have just pulled the engine all i needed to go was undo the wires and fule lines. that was one of the longest parts or the day the c4 flew back in compared to the aod.

Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

Reply #33 – June 17, 2007, 01:04:02 AM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;154256

Oil pan on a 5.0, with the oil pump a close second. I'd change 5 heater cores before I'd change another oil pan again.

A stripped oil pan bolt was the whole reason for the engine rebuild. I figured it was just easier to pull it and modify it than just change the pan;)

Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

Reply #34 – June 17, 2007, 02:04:15 AM

I hated taking the bolts out under the dash to remove the ABS and replace it with a manual kit. The only way to do in IMO is to remove the front seat first so you have lots of room to work.

Changing the spark plugs with a Cadillac 500 is easy. In fact now that I removed all the "special" Turbo coupe extras the car is pretty easy to work on, even removing the oil pan.

Getting the 2.5 inch tail pipes in around the rear was a pain, ended up removing the plastic pan under the gas tan to get more room.

What is this pan for anyways? Good way to loose about 10 pounds.

TED

Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

Reply #35 – June 17, 2007, 07:36:57 AM

Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;154897

I hated taking the bolts out under the dash to remove the ABS and replace it with a manual kit. The only way to do in IMO is to remove the front seat first so you have lots of room to work.

Changing the spark plugs with a Cadillac 500 is easy. In fact now that I removed all the "special" Turbo coupe extras the car is pretty easy to work on, even removing the oil pan.

Getting the 2.5 inch tail pipes in around the rear was a pain, ended up removing the plastic pan under the gas tan to get more room.

What is this pan for anyways? Good way to loose about 10 pounds.

TED

Yeah that ABS unit is a pain, I've replaced one... Pulled the seat and dropped the column... Still doesn't come close to the oil pan...

The plastic is to give some protection to the tank...

Cad, what's that thing run??? I believe you've said, but I've forgotten..

Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

Reply #36 – June 17, 2007, 10:38:32 AM

Quote from: TurboCoupe50;154914

Yeah that ABS unit is a pain, I've replaced one... Pulled the seat and dropped the column... Still doesn't come close to the oil pan...

The plastic is to give some protection to the tank...

Cad, what's that thing run??? I believe you've said, but I've forgotten..

I only ran it once and I need to get back. It's pretty well stock 1975 engine at 8 to one compression, little bigger cam and Edelbrock intake, stock exhaust manifolds. Best run was 13.8 at 99mph with 3.08 gears. I had a problem with the dist and it would not rev over 4k, so I did not think it was too bad for low rpm.

Edit, found my post 2 years ago I do need to get back, I know I can beat these times, it's running pretty good now. http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=4888

TED

Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

Reply #37 – June 17, 2007, 10:48:53 AM

She's a stump puller all right... You probably won't want to rev it past 5000, but another 1000 rpm surely won't hurt...

Converter stall???

You still have the 3.08, or have more gear now???

Tom

Worst thing to change on your car (besides the heater core).

Reply #38 – June 17, 2007, 11:08:18 AM

The converter is slightly more than stock at about 2k. It still has the 3.08 but I do still have the stock 3.55 I could put in. Most of the guys running these engines have about the same times with 3.0 or 3.5 due the the low torque, they just like to lug. But the lower gears would make it feel stronger on the street.

A local airport (Shelton) is going to open twice in July for 1/4 mile I will have to see if I can get it there.

I have a set of beehive springs and rhoads lifters I would like to try. Also have a set of 9.6 pistons that I know would help but I know I won't do this before July. I could, I just know I won't.

Just been doing lots of other things and it's hard to get back to the T-bird but I did take for a drive yesterday. Gave a guy that came over to buy some Cadillac parts a ride, he was very impressed, most people just do not know what a fast street car feels like now days.

I started parting out 71-78 Eldorados and selling the parts on eBay and this has been taking a lot of my free time. I now have 19 cars in my field so if anybody else need a 500 engine I'm the guy to go to in the Northwest.

TED