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Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

So I was selling a Honda Civic battery on Kijiji that I had removed from a kid's SI and installed an Optima to support his stereo and the guy that buys it is looking at me funny when he comes to pick it up. I looked back at him with a "WTF" look on my face, and he says "Is your name Carmen?"

I replied "Yes", expecting him to tell me he went to school with me years ago. Turns out he's the guy that bought my T-Bird back in 2010! Such a strange coincidence - I lived in a different town 50 miles away back then. He lived in the town I live in now, but he has since moved 50 miles away (which explains why I haven't seen it since I sold it). So he updated me on the Bird. He's still got it, but he yanked the engine out of it to put in something else and is currently building a warmed over 5.0 for it. On top of the suspension mods I had done he installed caster/camber plates and a bumpsteer kit, and he put a new exhaust on it before yanking the engine. He says once he gets it running again he'll drop in for a visit. How cool is that?
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #1 –
Very cool!  Might have to keep in touch in with him in case he ever decides to sell it...
1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #2 –
^Yep, and cool that you found out he's still got and enjoying it.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #3 –
Another small world moment. It amazes me sometimes.
[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

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #4 –
I agree, stay in touch with him,, world keeps getting smaller and smaller

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #5 –
That's weird.  Reminds me of some folks I know who went to Florida on vacation and ran into some of their neighbors.
'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

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #6 –
Nice to know it's still in one piece and being cared for.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.