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good news and some bad news

first the bad, this weekend i was changing the transmission fluid/filter on dad's '85 cougar, and i noticed his stut towers were rotted YIKES...the good news is the '86 has real good stut towers. So i mentioned it to dad, and he said "well looks like it's time for a v8 swap!" so this winter i'll be still busy with engine swaps...and welding a new nose for the car.
'83 Cougar *the never ending project* warmed over 306 v8,c4,8.8 posi with 5 lug conversion
'91 mustang strictly street-in progress
'00 f150 7700-Mean Green: jet stage 1 chip,ported upper intake with 1" spacer,'04 Super Duty intake with injectors,summit racing short tube headers with true 2.5" duals with smithy's glasspacks!
 

good news and some bad news

Reply #1 –
Mixed blessings.......I've had my share of those.I'm driving it now.Turned out better than I had hoped,and I wouldn't trade it.Why wait til winter for the swap,get started today.
'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..

good news and some bad news

Reply #2 –
lol the drivetrain going into his cougar is in the stock car, and he wants to save up to get hoses, exhaust ect. in the winter i'm not as busy as i am now, go to work @ 8am, then go to my garage @ 5pm, then leave there around 10pm makes for long days.
'83 Cougar *the never ending project* warmed over 306 v8,c4,8.8 posi with 5 lug conversion
'91 mustang strictly street-in progress
'00 f150 7700-Mean Green: jet stage 1 chip,ported upper intake with 1" spacer,'04 Super Duty intake with injectors,summit racing short tube headers with true 2.5" duals with smithy's glasspacks!