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T bird in limbo

Well i have been to busy with other things to deal with the car.
My builder told me last week i would have motor.
I just got new clutch for it and have been doing some of little things with car to get it ready for the new motor.

As soon as i have the 85 up and running i will start on the 87TC

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Reply #1
oughta paint down the engine bay while its out. What are the plans for this one motor wise?
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 #2
Just finshed rebuilding my 351 AGAIN lol.
Plans are just get it back together and running and beat  out of it all winter.

How many people use a 351 with 5 speed and spool as a winter beater. Hell i will leave the 2 bottles in the trunk too

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Reply #3
lol, could i interest you in a 351W?..........your prolly gonna need it man.......:-D cant wait until its done..

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Reply #4
wish i had access to a garage like that. :(
2005 Subaru WRX STi|daily driver

 

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Reply #5
The shop is shared with a few people.
We have 6000sp feet and here are few more from inside the shop.

Oh ThunderbirdBlackJack i have 2 more 351s kicking around just incase LOL.  Next motor i will be droping will be a tab bit bigger

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Reply #6
Quote from: darkthunder
wish i had access to a garage like that. :(

As do I :(

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Reply #7
Hell, I have a 3-car here at home but there's so much ed stuff in it that even if I clean up the junk I won't be able to pull the bird all the way in.  There's two other cars in there that can't really be moved without extensive work.

Sir, you probably pull your motor in and out more times in a year than some of us do in a lifetime.

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Reply #8
Quote from: Ifixyawata
you probably pull your motor in and out more times in a year than some of us do in a lifetime.



Speak for yourself;) , in and out huh huh...

Sorry, too much beavis and butthead lately
1987 Thunderbird 3.8. Sold :(

1982 Thunderbird - Goodbye 255, Hello 302!

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Reply #9
I wish I had a garage, period. Doing all your car work on a gravel/dirt driveway sucks.

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Reply #10
This year has been a bad your for me.
Started off in feb when cougar got wrote off and swaped eveything into the T bird. But worse part was being sore from crash then pulling an all nighter with buddys a week after crash to take apart the cougar.

Dont know what was worse being hurt or pissed off that after i got the car to were i liked it then to gut it and s it.
The T bird was faster car right off the bat but it still was not same.

I will be happy when i have TC ready.
I might even keep the T bird or might drop motor and everything else in a stang, Not sure what i will do yet.

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Reply #11
Quote from: Haystack
oughta paint down the engine bay while its out. What are the plans for this one motor wise?


I totally agree! I wish I did that when my engine was out.

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Reply #12
I might put in the time to paint it.
I doubt it.

Dont care to much for 85 right now.

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Reply #13
Edit LOL taking motor up to the shop today

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Reply #14
Well its back in and rund fine.
I have already racked up 125Kms in it.