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Changes are coming for the Sport.....

Reply #30 –
I'll get better pics tomorrow.....with a real camera.
'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 #31 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;417204
My friend Jerry did the work. That's the simple version. The story of this hood, as he and I have spoken, could make up whole book.

 
Cool,  I figured it out now.. lol I haven't been around that much this past year.
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Reply #32 –
it was also a 6 month adventure from start to finish... :hick:
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Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #33 –
Adventure? Hmmmmm.......I guess that word will loosely do for now.
'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 #34 –
One step at a time. I just got home from having my rear tires mounted on the new wheels. The new rear wheels are on now. The front wheels are in route as I type this. They will go on when they get here along with new front tires as well. The brand new Taurus fan assembly will be here soon and it will go on asap.
'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 #35 –
Sounds like you're making some good progress. I'm jealous as I've been dumping money into my new car - hundreds of dollars in foam and mlv for sound deadening, exterior light housings for LED and projection headlight fab, etc. My poor bird has been sitting untouched for over a month now! Oh well, it will soon be getting parts from a new cnc, and it will fly on top of a new hydraulic lift. Also going back and re-doing the exhaust to get rid of all drone.

Let me know what difference you feel with the cam change. I'm guessing there won't be much in terms of felt power difference, but the sound and smoothness will change.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #36 –
The H.O cam feels fine in the car. Pulls hard, and has a smooth idle. I have the ported GT40-P heads to help it. I also have a set of 1.7 roller rockers coming tomorrow which I will install Saturday. Hopefully my new electric fan will be here as well. My new front wheels should be here Monday. So much to do !!!
'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..

Changes are coming for the Sport.....

Reply #37 –
Today's agenda......installing the new front wheels, new electric fan, and the 1.7 roller rockers. After that............TV time.
'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 #38 –
Wheels are on...........letting the engine cool, then fan and rockers. Pics later.
'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 #39 –
I'm surprised you decided to change the wheels again. But I have always like the cobra R's. You'll have her looking good again real soon. No doubt about it. I finally took mine out for a ride. It was nice last Friday and I was only working a half day so I took it to work to show it off. I definitely need to get the front end aligned since it's back to original ride height. It also needs repainted. The current paint is around 10 years old now and has some cracking showing up.

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Reply #40 –
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;417645
I'm surprised you decided to change the wheels again.

 
Are you really? We all know vinnie changes parts like he does clothing. :crazy:
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #41 –
Depending on the occasion

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Reply #42 –
True. LOL. It's been one of those days. I'm having crazy electric fan issues. I'll post that down in electrical..... More news shortly.
'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 #43 –
Well, I got the fan figured out, and set the TPS...it was at .770. I  have a Professional Products throttle body with the adjustable TPS plate on it.....I hate that. Anyway, so far so good. Test drive around the block was successful. I'll go a little further later.
'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 #44 –
that is really nice work,,,
i have to do my son's TC front end conversion on his sport & TC hood.
I have no scoops tough ,, he wants the scopps to be funtional with flaps that open and close.
ive got a couple ideas that mitigate water intrusion.