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bye bye thunderbird

well last week i traded my 88 thunderbird(turn key) for an 87 mustang roller :punchballs: just did'nt have it in me to cut up such a clean tbird. kinda sucks cause i regret it but guess ill be on the prowl for another bird come spring hopefully.. sorry had to rant

pic of the bird


pic of the stang, i am use it as a grudge car n for some street action

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #1
That's a mighty fine roller. How complete/modded is it?
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #2
xx
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #3
notch came with 6 point cage,coil overs, all the suspension is done tubular k member, th400 rebuilt with a 5k stall convertor,gauges,5 point harness, electric(sp) fuel pump 2 fuel cells,headers an full exhaust... oh ya its set up for sbc:burnout: came with the draglites an still got alot of life on the 28X10.5 tires

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #4
So you traded a driving car in decent shape for a good looking empty car? Do you at least have a motor for it or anything?
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Reply #5
Quote from: Haystack;377481
So you traded a driving car in decent shape for a good looking empty car? Do you at least have a motor for it or anything?


i been hearing this alot lmao an what do you mean by empty? everything is hooked up the motor is goin in saturday than its good to go.. motor is a sbc 400. just didnt wanna tear the bird apart an buy all the parts to do the same thing to

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #6
I think it's a good trade. Shame about the engine choice fail  :toilet:
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #7
gotta use what i have laying around just so happens it sittin on the engine stand.


bye bye thunderbird

Reply #9
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I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #10
tom everything is done, i got the motor professionaly built(Henry Jackson Racing Engines) lets just say the #'s def impressed me :)

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #11
i hope the bird doesn't meet the same demise the notch did :(

but that car looks familiar.. i think i may have seen it at atco or etown before?
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R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #12
shadow, the car has been at atco sevral times he texted me pics of it there, also he wanted a street car he could cruise around n have fun. he texted me like a day after saying he was converting it to carb n puttin a plate on it..

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #13
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I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

bye bye thunderbird

Reply #14
Quote from: slowbird;377493
shadow, the car has been at atco sevral times he texted me pics of it there, also he wanted a street car he could cruise around n have fun. he texted me like a day after saying he was converting it to carb n puttin a plate on it..


maaaaaan.. converting to carb is 1 thing.. but a plate can only mean 1 thing (because we all know he's not talking about a restrictor plate!).. that's almost as bad as putting a sbc in it :(


Quote from: TOM Renzo;377495
Thats what i thought. I figured you had a motor if you bought a Ford outfitted for a chevy. Well those engine can really pound out some power. Built many in the day.

i'd love to get my hands on a 400 for my dad's cutlass when he hands over the keys.. problem is, they're hard to come by these days ;(
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver