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Reply #120 –
Righteous! I bet you feel better now, knowing your shaft is in great shape!

You can forgo the pics though, I for one an happy knowing your shaft is back in business, no need to see it lmfao!

(sorry, had to get one or 2 last puns in there :rollin:)
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #121 –
great job Vinnie, I have one sitting in my garage just waiting to be put in but it's just to  NASTY outside :D.......just had 8"s of snow saturday and now it is raining with more snow coming this Friday.....REALLY SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
88 sport,TW heads, comp xe270hr, cobra u/Tmoss ported lower, 65 mm throttle body, under drives,smog delete,
1.7 roller rockers, cai, k&n, bbk adj regulator, 76mm Pro-m,all MSD ign. MSD dist,18° base timing, 3g alt.1 5/8 ceramic headers, 255lph walbro, 2.5" h-pipe, flowmasters, silverfox valvebody, 3.73 gear,
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Reply #122 –
I'm pretty happy.I mean,I love working on the Sport when I want to,but NOT when I HAVE to.The biggest thing that bothers me,with this vibration for example,was,I didn't care what the problem was....engine,tranny,differential,whatever. I didn't care,as long as I KNEW what the problem was.It's the not really knowing that bugs me so much.If you know what the problem is,then you have a direct course of action you have to take.But when you don't know,and it could be quite a few different things,that sucks.LOL.Either way.the Sport seems happy.....and isn't that really all that matters?LOL.I may swap the 3.73's back in and see what happens with those  on my next couple of days off.....after a salvage yard run (I need a boneyard run to celebrate).
'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..

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Reply #123 –
Congrats, you bested the vibration. Now back to the motor upgrade thread. ;)
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Reply #124 –
Good job, Im glad to finally see it fixed.  I hate vibrations.
Mike

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Reply #125 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;309054
Grab a Crown Vic DS and send it to the company I listed.They do great work.


That's exactly what I am gonna do! What year Crown Vics should I look for? I went back through this thread but didn't see any years listed (unless I missed it).

I'm going nuts with cabin fever right now. Just got some snow last night, and we may get more this weekend. I have a bunch of things to do on the Cougar, but I have to do all my work outside due to a ridiculously small garage (can't even open my doors if I pull the car in). On top of that, my driveway is on a stupid "decline of death" sloping from the sidewalk down to the garage, so to jack the car up, I have to do it in the street. I'm waiting for the weather to be dry and at least a little above 40 so I can use a tow strap on one of my Mountaineers and pull the Cougar in the street to do the fuel pump. Right now I've been living vicariously through your vibration stories.
:D
In the meantime, I could do a junkyard run to find a driveshaft and then send it to the company you used. It would be nice to have a new driveshaft to put in at the same time I do the pump.
Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

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Reply #126 –
I really don't know what year the car was that I got the DS from.It was a 4.6 Crown Vic cop car.Probably a couple or three years old.To send the DS,I used UPS.It didn't cost that much,and you can pay by credit card,money order,or cashiers check.They were great to do business with,and wicked fast.They had it finished just a few of hours after they received it.Awesome.
'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..

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Reply #127 –
My car has a really bad vibration issue. 70+ mph is not a comfortable ride, although I did notice something strange.....

The exahust pipe on my car has literally snapped 3 times this year...it was the stock pipe, and the 3rd time, it was replaced from the cat back.

The third time it snapped though (right behind where my glasspack is located) it rode like a dream past 70 mph. NO, and I mean absolutely NO vibration when it was disconnected. I did 80-85 on the highway and it rode like a lincoln!

After I got it fixed with an all new pipe running from the cat back and my glasspack reconnected to the whole system, I had the same vibration issue again and still have it..
-'88 Tbird 3.8
-2012 Altima 2.5 BASE. 
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Future: Budget 5.0 300 HP.

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Reply #128 –
Is the exhaust connected to solid mounts to the car or is there rubber in the mounts?Is the exhaust touching anything?Do you have a damaged drive shaft (bent,dented,etc?).
'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..

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Reply #129 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;309310
Is the exhaust connected to solid mounts to the car or is there rubber in the mounts?Is the exhaust touching anything?Do you have a damaged drive shaft (bent,dented,etc?).


The driveshaft looks fine.

 There is a kind of C chaped mount (appears to be metal) where it looks like the original exhaust ran through that is empty. The new exhaust runs right next to the C mount, but not through it. And the glasspack isn't attached to anything, it's just welded into the pipes. No hangar or anything...And it doesn't look like the exhaust is touching anything besides that C mount it runs next to, but I couldn't get a good enough look....the passenger side is right next to the mud and I wasn't about to lay in that right now.
-'88 Tbird 3.8
-2012 Altima 2.5 BASE. 
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Future: Budget 5.0 300 HP.

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Reply #130 –
Does this mean we don't have to here about the "vibe" again?
Glad you got it , Bubba.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #131 –
That's what it means Kitz.Now,to find a new problem to gripe about.....after I swap my valve covers.
'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..

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Reply #132 –
I'm proud of you. Really. Like I said  you got it.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #133 –
Well Kitz,as you know,the Sport has come a LONG way since I picked it up.I've said it before,and I'll say it again,if you hadn't "pushed" me into some of the work,I may have never done it.I owe you for that (not in a vengeful way LOL).I'm down to just 5 parts before I install the new engine....

pilot bearing
rear main seal
aftermarket MAF
throwout bearing
plug wires with 90 degree plug boots (I'll probably get the ones I cut myself and assemble).

Thw whole engine swap/clutch swap will only take an afternoon.There aren't any rusted or bad bolts on my Sport.I need to get a pair of py 16 inch wheels for my extra Raptor tires so I can ruin them when I install the new engine.I don't want to kill my 275's on the rear.They'll probably cost a lot to replace.The Raptors (tires) in the garage only have about a hundred miles on them,and they've been out there for a long time just waiting for fun.I'm starting to get "spring fever" and I want to get to wrenching.VERY soon I hope.Believe me,you'll know when it happens.
'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..

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Reply #134 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;309047
O.K.,I just got home from the initial test drive with the new DS installed.I took the Sport to about 8o or so.The vibration was gone.WOO-HOO !!!! I'll test it at a higher speed later when I can get to one of the long stretches of empty highway around here.But for now.All is good.I feel relieved,and thirsty.Time for a glass of sweet tea (strongest stuff I drink....LOL).

Now,everyone needs to get an aluminum drive shaft !!!! Precision Drive did a great job,and did it fast.
Awe...I thought you already had an aluminum D/S. Well, Glad you got the issue tackled man....
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