86 tbird 4x4 Reply #30 – January 20, 2010, 11:58:08 AM are you realted to "quicksilver"?? Quote Selected
86 tbird 4x4 Reply #32 – January 20, 2010, 02:41:01 PM if you do it dont coochfoot around(as in cat) make it a V8 Quote Selected
buggmann Reply #33 – January 20, 2010, 06:48:21 PM hell i would love to make my car a v8 as it is even if i dont make it a 4x4 Quote Selected
86 tbird 4x4 Reply #34 – January 20, 2010, 09:37:31 PM if i were going to make a 4x4 thundercat, i would use a dana 30 high pinion front end out of a jeep cherokee and swap the rearend out for a sn95 mustang rearend to gain 5 lug and disk brakes on the back.i would probably remove the front subframe completely and build a new frame section from 2x3 3/16 tubing from the rear subframe to the front bumper. you could run a t5 transmission with the tailhousing and output shaft off a mid 80's jeep cherokee that came with a t5 and use the jeep np207 or np231 transfer case.as you can tell, i too have put some thought into this.... Quote Selected
86 tbird 4x4 Reply #35 – January 20, 2010, 10:09:59 PM Quote from: Dougy_Fresh;307215if i were going to make a 4x4 thundercat, i would use a dana 30 high pinion front end out of a jeep cherokee and swap the rearend out for a sn95 mustang rearend to gain 5 lug and disk brakes on the back.i would probably remove the front subframe completely and build a new frame section from 2x3 3/16 tubing from the rear subframe to the front bumper. you could run a t5 transmission with the tailhousing and output shaft off a mid 80's jeep cherokee that came with a t5 and use the jeep np207 or np231 transfer case.as you can tell, i too have put some thought into this....I've been in the planning stages of using the driveline from my '95 Jeep ZJ for a retro 4x4 of some sort, myself. Quote Selected
buggmann Reply #36 – January 20, 2010, 10:33:29 PM i was just going to drop the bird on a 4x4 frame that way i did not have to build anything see i was looking at like a s10 or a ranger something with a v8 strip the bird and then drop the body on that frame and go from their Quote Selected
86 tbird 4x4 Reply #37 – January 22, 2010, 12:28:53 AM s10's or rangers never came with v8's in them from the factory. and i'm sorry but theres no way you could just slap a t-bird body on a truck frame and it not look like hammered et.you would have to BUILD it. no way around it Quote Selected
86 tbird 4x4 Reply #38 – January 23, 2010, 10:31:12 PM Drop it on a late 60's to early 70's Bronco. I owned one with a D44 in the front and a 9" in the rear with 4;88 gears and 40" super swampers. That was a fun ride. Very basic truck and very easy wiring on that too. Plus it has a narrow frame and narrow diffs that would fit the bird better. Quote Selected
buggmann Reply #39 – January 23, 2010, 10:48:05 PM that is what i was thinking justget a frame and then find a way to dropthe t-bird body down on itwill a 88 bronco work i found about 5 of them cheapand all of them run Quote Selected
86 tbird 4x4 Reply #40 – January 24, 2010, 12:07:26 AM nothing is going to just "work". it'll take alot of fabrication, wiring, cables, etc. you need to take measurements of width on frames and such. there is no easy way to make it look good. Quote Selected
buggmann Reply #41 – January 24, 2010, 09:26:23 PM hey just to let you all know i think i found a 1988 ford bronco 2that i might buy and use to make my 4x4 t-bird the bronco has a good runing fi v6 with a auto trans not sure about the 4x4 if it does not have a 4x4 it is a easy fix im going to look at it later in the week will keep all of ya updatedoh and to let of of you know ahead of time all the parts i take offthe t-bird will be put up on here for sale Quote Selected
86 tbird 4x4 Reply #42 – January 24, 2010, 10:13:02 PM Might want to measure the wheelbase, I'm thinking a Bronco II will be too short. Quote Selected
86 tbird 4x4 Reply #43 – January 24, 2010, 11:37:27 PM Quote from: cougarman;307793Might want to measure the wheelbase, I'm thinking a Bronco II will be too short.IIRC, it's something like 94.5" I had one that I put a '66 Bronco driveline under. I wouldn't use the BII. IMO Quote Selected
buggmann Reply #44 – January 25, 2010, 02:33:19 AM well i have been looking but the 1988 ford bronco 2 i found is the only thing in my price range i have have look for a bronco60-70 but the ones i have found well people love them even if they are junk and have not seen day light in 30 years but im stilllooking but what is wrong with the 88 b2 are they that bad Quote Selected
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