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1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #75
Leave the 2.3 for the added sleeper look.
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1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #76
Nice! It'll be good to see it in the bay at last.

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #77
Quote from: flylear45;393197
Nice! It'll be good to see it in the bay at last.

Totally Jim....its been over a year planing and spending $$.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #78
Shoot. It takes me longer than that to plan breakfast.

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #79
Hehe!  I'll get some work done on Saturday.  Wiring mostly, pimp, wideband, act, tfi extension,

Next Tuesday I took off work to install the turbo kit and as much as I can do.  I have all stuff I need now.
I have spent $200 in extra bits to replace the cheap China stuff.  Rather do it once right.  Lots of help from the corral on this point.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #80
Awesome build, not sure how I missed it!  I agree you should leave the 2.3 badges on for the sleeper effect.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #81
Quote from: 50tbrd88;393432
Awesome build, not sure how I missed it!  I agree you should leave the 2.3 badges on for the sleeper effect.

Just doesn't feel like the honest thing to do!

Travis


1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #83
Very sharp looking.  Should be a sweet ride indeed.

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #84
Looks great. When's the hair dryer going in :)
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #85
Quote from: thewestie;393508
Looks great. When's the hair dryer going in :)

Hopefully tuesday.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #86
Have fun. I'm looking at w on3 set up but a friend of mine has me almost convinced to fab my own.
Id love for mine to be a turbocoupe again.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #87
Quote from: thewestie;393519
Have fun. I'm looking at w on3 set up but a friend of mine has me almost convinced to fab my own.
Id love for mine to be a turbocoupe again.

If your friend has good fab skills than good for it....I don't, and I don't know of anybody that does.  I have pretty mad computer skills, so tuning should go well.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #88
He's got mad skills and a pipe bender. Ill start out blow thru then some day megasquirt. That's the dream anyway.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #89
Flipped shorties, some ells and j's, a couple of v-bands and a turbo . Easy-peasy! LOL Only took me two years.