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My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #120
Quote from: sarjxxx;347854
ahh. I just love plates though. I couldn't help it;)

you're gonna need that 4.2L, now ...I bet that bracket affects the drag co-efficient enough that we'd have run the same times, now I've just a hair on you, sir :headbang:
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't f**k with 'em

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #121
hah hah. Well, really I think the 190,000 miles of unmaintained engine might have already led to you beating me.:punchballs:
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #122
Quote from: sarjxxx;347858
hah hah. Well, really I think the 190,000 miles of unmaintained engine might have already led to you beating me.:punchballs:

:rollin:
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't f**k with 'em

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #123
So I've got now 2 broken motor mounts. This is one vibrating car. I am not looking forward to changing them.
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #124
ew.
-'88 Tbird 3.8
-2012 Altima 2.5 BASE. 
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

Future: Budget 5.0 300 HP.

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #125
Thanks:p
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #126
I'm gonna pay somebody to change my motor mounts :)
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't f**k with 'em

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #127
heh more power to you brother. I don't want anybody but me fooling around in my engine compartment.;)
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #128
Quote from: sarjxxx;353740
heh more power to you brother. I don't want anybody but me fooling around in my engine compartment.;)

 
X2
Im to the point that I dont trust anyone to touch my car. I payed someone to replace my heatcore and when I got it back the steering column was lose, the stereo was upside down and didn't work, my speakers were not screwed in, and there were leftover screws in my ashtray. And to make matters worse the heatercore didn't last a month. I replaced it by myself in about three hours. The only time anyone will touch my car is if I need exhaust work or when I get it painted.
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.

 

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #129
Quote from: Bruce M;353793
X2
Im to the point that I dont trust anyone to touch my car. I payed someone to replace my heatcore and when I got it back the steering column was lose, the stereo was upside down and didn't work, my speakers were not screwed in, and there were leftover screws in my ashtray. And to make matters worse the heatercore didn't last a month. I replaced it by myself in about three hours. The only time anyone will touch my car is if I need exhaust work or when I get it painted.

wow that sucks... I feel you about exhaust and paint. I feel exactly the same way, mostly on account of the fact that I do not have the correct equipment or skills to do it correctly. Oh yeah, that and alignments/tires.
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #130
Having never owned a car less than 100,000 miles, or more than 200,000 miles, this was kinda cool...
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #131
I remember when my Mark turned 300,000..... I was so proud lol, of course, right afterward, on the same trip, it brokedown and was out of comission for a week while I tracked down a coolant leak...lol
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII


My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #132
The one you're driving now??
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #133
Quote from: sarjxxx;358223
The one you're driving now??

Yes sir. I can't say whether it is the original motor or not, though I have reason to believe it still is. The tranny has been replaced though. It leaks/burns a little oil, the air ride is still fully functional as well as the Teves braking system (other than a leaking caliper) and still feels solid as an ox drivetrain-wise. Of course, I took it off DD duty when I got the Escort, but have been driving it around a lot lately.

Sorry for the huge pic.... but this was like back in Dec. sometime.....has almost 306,xxx now

FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII


My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"

Reply #134
How many were on it when you got it? For me, as cool as it was to turn all 6 numbers over, I truthfully only put 13,000 on it to get it there...

oh, ya know you might wanna think about changing your username lol now that the 20th's gone...;)
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L