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UPDATE>>FINISHED...The Sport needs help.....

Reply #45 –
It's good to know people,and if you don't know them,get to know them.They did my heads months ago with porting and a 3 angle valve job,and installed my springs for $100.00.Not too bad I don't think (although I have nothing to compare it to).My costs for this whole ordeal were as follows (some items weren't "needed",but changed anyway)......

-Valve work--$30.00
-Head gasket--$14.99  (FelPro)
-Intake gaskets (lower)--$9.99  (FelPro)
-Oil (Mobil 1)--$14.99 for a 5 quart jug at Wal-Mart
-Oil filter (Mobil 1)--$8.99
-Antifreeze -- Already had a jug of it
-Spark plugs --New ones in the work bench already
-Distributor cap (Accel)--$14.99 with rotor
-A set of new Good Year "High Miler" blue hoses--$18.00 plus shipping (Ebay)
-Permatex--Lots of that and a ton of misc adhesives in the 4th drawer of the toolbox.
--New clamps (I bought them by the box of 10,30 clamps altogether)--$7.49 for all of them.It's cheaper than buying them in the little packages.Now I have an abundance of clamps I may never use.LOL.From Autozone's commercial dept.

The plugs,hoses,and distributor car were just "want to" items.I figured I may as well while everything is torn apart.There it is.Tomorrow I'll report on the Sport's condition.She should be back in business.
'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..

UPDATE>>FINISHED...The Sport needs help.....

Reply #46 –
I took the Sport for a test drive,and all seems to have gone well.I didn't get too crazy.I'll give the car a day or so before I have some real fun(My blue Thunderbird NEVER liked to be modified.It fought all the way,giving me a paranoid complex.LOL).
'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..

UPDATE>>FINISHED...The Sport needs help.....

Reply #47 –
Glad to hear everythings better
Now lets finish that bodywork. LOL
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
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UPDATE>>FINISHED...The Sport needs help.....

Reply #48 –
good job,, all us were wating on some porn shots of the damage,, still nothing:flip:

its nice you have a hook up in the machine shop,, wish i did.

UPDATE>>FINISHED...The Sport needs help.....

Reply #49 –
I have a pic of the piston.The valve didn't hardly show any damage until he put it in the machine and spun it.Man,that thing was truly bent.I have a tiny eyebrow on the piston.Merely a flesh wound.LOL.I'll be posting that along with a really cool pic of my new center caps for my wheels.The only set in existence.....seriously.Just for my Sport (and the matching spare.).

Bodywork is after I install my steering rack.Then,install the fenders and doors and OFF TO PAINT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
'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..

UPDATE>>FINISHED...The Sport needs help.....

Reply #50 –
$120 for a good set of valve springs would probably have been money very well spent.  I have a set of Crane springs in my iron GT-40's...float isn't till 6400.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

UPDATE>>FINISHED...The Sport needs help.....

Reply #51 –
Very true.For now,the Sport is fine,I'll be fairly nice to the car,and when the 306 is built,it'll have new heads and springs.
'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..