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Don't you hate having to do all this?...

Don't you hate having to tear apart the engine just to replace one small thing? Dozens of hard to reach screws, tons of hoses, and a few hours of you day? Well that was me... trying to replace VCG's today. (valve cover gaskets) I decided to upgrade the covers seeing as i had 2 new sets laying around as well. and YES i am just a kid. 17 years old and do all my own work. Built this car from ground up. Any questions, feel free to ask.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 TBird-5.0 Cobra engine, Fresh Paint, BBK Cold Air Intake, Aluminum Driveshaft, Brian Crower Cam, Nitrous, 5 lug conversion, full cobra breaks/rims assembly, BBM shift kit, Maximum Motorsports Caster cambers/shocks/struts, Eibach Springs, Mass Air Flow Conversion, HEI Distributor, Compression rate 10:1, 2.25" dual Magnaflow glasspacks- Ford Motorsports short headers, 70 mm tbody/egr/upper, 1 inch spacer on manifold & more

Don't you hate having to do all this?...

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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 TBird-5.0 Cobra engine, Fresh Paint, BBK Cold Air Intake, Aluminum Driveshaft, Brian Crower Cam, Nitrous, 5 lug conversion, full cobra breaks/rims assembly, BBM shift kit, Maximum Motorsports Caster cambers/shocks/struts, Eibach Springs, Mass Air Flow Conversion, HEI Distributor, Compression rate 10:1, 2.25" dual Magnaflow glasspacks- Ford Motorsports short headers, 70 mm tbody/egr/upper, 1 inch spacer on manifold & more

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Why is the valve cover backwards ?
Fox-less at the moment

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Reply #3 –
Good question....why IS that valve cover backwards? Also, that's a tiny little throttlebody. Looks like a stocker. With the mods listed in your signature, an upgraded intake and throttlebody/spacer are in order. Valve cover gaskets aren't too bad. Once you really get into these cars, you'll find that pulling the intake will only take a few minutes, and re-installing it only a few minutes.

Did you get it all back together,and did the throttle cable bracket hit the oil fill on the new valve covers.

Good to see you doing your own work and learning a lot. These are great cars and can really be built to run.

What part of California are you in? I have family in Taft.
'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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Maybe I need to throw a cobra intake plaque on my HO upper so I can have a Cobra motor too :O
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Nice Tbird!! Welcome, need more pics.:D
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
88 Tbird Sport :ies::ies:
5.0 SO, stainless shorty headers, w/ Magnaflow lers. KYB struts, KYB shocks. 5lug conversion from sn95 Mustang, subframe connectors, drilled and slotted rotors, 03 Mach 1 wheels. sequential taillights.140 speedo

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Reply #6 –
Those are truck valve covers. The fill goes on the driver side. Oh and vinnie you're right it doesnt take long to remove the upper intake but I dont think that anyone here has had the practice as you. Maybe a little longer than a few mins.
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.

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Reply #7 –
I originally got these valve covers from a ford racing store, and they had another pair that fit perfectly, but they weren't as nice. Me and a mechanic there sat down and figured out that we can get these valve covers to fit onto my Tbird with just a little bit of modifications done. Everything fits in place and has wiggle room after some cutting of simple things. And the engine came right out of a 1993 cobra, it isn't just a plaque.

and for the Tbody it isn't small. It's a 65 mm. Just put a new gasket/spacer on it today. I live out by Santa Barbara/Santa Maria. I've been into Tbirds for around 3 years. Ripped apart dozens, and currently have a bunch of parts about to go to the dump, so if anyone in the area needs some parts to 86-88 bird let me know. Also gutted a 84 turbocoupe recently, engine and tranny still inside if anyone wants that it's yours free. No front axle, front bumper, or interior. Ripped it apart for a friend. Now it's sitting on corner of my lot until i call those "we buy junk cars" people.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 TBird-5.0 Cobra engine, Fresh Paint, BBK Cold Air Intake, Aluminum Driveshaft, Brian Crower Cam, Nitrous, 5 lug conversion, full cobra breaks/rims assembly, BBM shift kit, Maximum Motorsports Caster cambers/shocks/struts, Eibach Springs, Mass Air Flow Conversion, HEI Distributor, Compression rate 10:1, 2.25" dual Magnaflow glasspacks- Ford Motorsports short headers, 70 mm tbody/egr/upper, 1 inch spacer on manifold & more

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Hate to tell ya but somebody changed your intake, cause that's not a Cobra intake. Probably a stock HO intake, which came with a 65mm TB. Probaly should list those parts you have in the classifieds, people are always looking for parts.
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
88 Tbird Sport :ies::ies:
5.0 SO, stainless shorty headers, w/ Magnaflow lers. KYB struts, KYB shocks. 5lug conversion from sn95 Mustang, subframe connectors, drilled and slotted rotors, 03 Mach 1 wheels. sequential taillights.140 speedo

Don't you hate having to do all this?...

Reply #9 –
Correction, just went out and measured. it's a 70mm TB. Gasket says 65/70mm, and i always thought it was 65, but i just went out there.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 TBird-5.0 Cobra engine, Fresh Paint, BBK Cold Air Intake, Aluminum Driveshaft, Brian Crower Cam, Nitrous, 5 lug conversion, full cobra breaks/rims assembly, BBM shift kit, Maximum Motorsports Caster cambers/shocks/struts, Eibach Springs, Mass Air Flow Conversion, HEI Distributor, Compression rate 10:1, 2.25" dual Magnaflow glasspacks- Ford Motorsports short headers, 70 mm tbody/egr/upper, 1 inch spacer on manifold & more

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Reply #10 –
Yes, but that IS an HO intake, not a Cobra...the HO upper won't with a Cobra lower and vice versa.

You sure that's a Cobra engine? Can you look at the heads on the corner and see if they're gt40 versions?

Cobra's had iron gt40's, not the E7 heads, but I'm sure you know this. Just hopin you didn't get burned or something...
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Why did they use the stock intake on a Cobra engine, and that is NOT a 65mm t-body. Someone told you wrong. No worries, it's an easy upgrade. The Cobra intake is a totally different setup. Staggered runner holes,and no intake plate, just a badge that sticks to the upper itself. The t-body on your car has the step down in size that severely narrows the air intake opening....I'd bet it's a 50mm stocker.....where as the 65 is a level, straight through design. The Cobras also used 24# injectors with a unique computer that was only for the Cobra. I had to get an aftermarket Mass Air meter to run my 24# injectors. Cheaper than the Cobra computer by a LOT. LOL. I'm using an A9P computer right now to run the Sport's engine.

What radiator do you have? I just bought an aftermarket piece which should be here tomorrow. Looks a lot like the one you have from what I can tell.

Toss up a few more pictures of the re-assembled engine bay and the interior. The car is a good looking Bird. What are the next plans for it?
'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 #12 –
Quote from: treflipboy;361768
Correction, just went out and measured. it's a 70mm TB. Gasket says 65/70mm, and i always thought it was 65, but i just went out there.

 
What part of the throttlebody are you measuring? That's a 50mm. I have a 70mm on my Sport and compared to yours, and even my 65mm that I just sold, it's a lot bigger.
'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 #13 –
If you have the 93 Cobra GT40 heads the stock T-bird intake you have on the car is really holding the engine back. The intake and 65mm throttle body from a 5.0 Explorer would make a great upgrade so you can use the power of the Gt40 heads and the cam you have.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #14 –
Yeah, dont take the comments personally, people are just trying to help. It sounds like you are measuring the outside lip of the throttle body. The true measurement is basically the diameter of the throttle blade. You can see the big step down in one pic.
87 Thunderbird LX
65mm tb, exploder intake, iron gt40 heads, 1.6 rr, a9l mass air swap, 9.5" Billet Dirty Dog TC, Built AOD, 4.10's, 31 spline TLoc, Superior Axles, full sn95 five lug swap.