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2012/13 winter race car

Reply #15 –
Oh, well that wasnt me, we actually got that car from someone on here like a year ago. I dont even remember what his name was on here.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #16 –
I don't even know what a compression fitting is..sounds like they're not something to trust on a brake line tho, lol.

Off to google now...and i can't recall who had that Cougar either....was it blackNredCougar, or someone like that? Seems his name was Rick?

Edit: holy shiznit...someone put THOSE on a brake line!!??? :beatyoass:
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #17 –
yep.  There were two of them on the brake line going to the rear, so at least they weren't on the front.  And amazingly, the parking brakes almost work right, at least till I put the rear end in out of the tc.  Also the compression fitting on one of the tranny cooler lines leaks too.  Going to have to change part of that line at least because there is no room between it, and the nut holding the line to the transmission port, lol.  I'll have some pics tonight of my progress on this thing though.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #18 –
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;382633

Edit: holy shiznit...someone put THOSE on a brake line!!??? :beatyoass:

 
Guy must have been a plumber.  Total WTF on that situation.
'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

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #19 –
Quote from: 50tbrd88;382652
Guy must have been a plumber.  Total WTF on that situation.

they sell them at autozone.. lol they're for re-re's, temporary fixes or low pressure lines
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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

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #20 –
Now that I know what they are called...we have those on a lot of our air lines at my work....always blowing off, or breaking. Nothing quite like getting whipped by a small air hose because the POS fitting blew the hose out....but, they are easy to fix lol.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #21 –
lol.

Anyways - freshly cleaned and painted turbocoupe seats, and I even took the one base off the festiva base bhazard put it on and got it all working right again!




Dash is pretty much back in, but the windshield wipers don't work on anything but high, so I have some issues already.  Starting to get the center console back together too.



New gray headliner to replace the red.


Tinted the rear windows while I had everything out - 20%



Freshly painted interior stuff



As for the exterior, I havent made up my mind between Solid black, or a Black pearl  using the summit single stage paints.  They are the same price.  Thoughts?

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #22 –
What paints are you using? and for the seats too? Would like to change my interior to black instead of dirty tan. The black with grey looks really good though.
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2012/13 winter race car

Reply #23 –
Wow, that is looking very nice!  More pics as you progress please.
Mike

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #24 –
I'm using Duplicolor Vinyl and Fabric paint.  I got it at Oreillys and Meijer.  The gray is just the factory raven centers.  I painted them because they were badly faded to blue.  The red that was in the car was all torn up leather.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #25 –
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;382633

Off to google now...and i can't recall who had that Cougar either....was it blackNredCougar, or someone like that? Seems his name was Rick?

 
I dont remember, but he was from Ada, OH. Down near Lima. Im not even sure if he did the work on it. But I'm guessing whoever clamped the vac line going to the wastegate to 'remedy' a boost leak (thus overspinning the turbo to death) probably also did the brake lines.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles
 

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #26 –
Over a week and no update? You s it?
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #27 –
nah, just fixing rust.  Its alot worse inside than outside

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #28 –
BTW brad, your dads definition of rust free is obviously different than everybody elses, rofl. 

I think this is why its rusty where it is


All that water collected in the fiberglass sound deadener and just sat there.  Did that on both sides.









I replaced metal here too, but didn't take a pic of it.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #29 –
Havent worked on this car for a while, and have had parts scattered around in the shop so I decided I have to get this car painted and put back together for the most part before I can tear into my autox car again.  Heres the car with all the flaking clearcoat sanded off, but it has been getting smoothed out for the past week and slowly but surely, it will be painted soon I hope! 


88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick: