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About sped my 87 project

Yeah I came really close to sping the whole idea.I went out and bought an 88 Mustang Notch that needs alot of work and was going to sell the Birds.But..........I thought long and hard about it and cant do it.I am going to s the Mustang dash idea though and the 87 5.0 I bought 5 years ago is going to be gone.I am going to do a 5.0 swap in my 87 Turbo Coupe which has no engine or tranny in it now.
 I know where there is a 5.0 Thunderbird wiring harness that I can get and I also have the Mustang 5.0 harness that I can probably use also.But I am putting the Thunderbird dash back in once I figure out how to fix a couple cracks.I also have to get the dash wiring harness out of that junk bird  to fix all the wiring in the dash that came out of my 87 5.0.
 I just get so disgusted with this thing sometimes and want to sell it all and get something else, but I will still have the same issues with that then.I need to learn to just put the wrenches down and walk away for a day or 2 and realize that I will have something different then the 50 million Mustangs running around and will be just as fast if no faster.
 Thanks for listening.
 Chris

About sped my 87 project

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Quote from: Lx-tasy
I just get so disgusted with this thing sometimes and want to sell it all and get something else, but I will still have the same issues with that then.I need to learn to just put the wrenches down and walk away for a day or 2 and realize that I will have something different then the 50 million Mustangs running around and will be just as fast if no faster.
 Thanks for listening.
 Chris



It is all part of having a project car. I get the same way sometimes that is why my 429 car is still apart. Hold your head up if it makes you mad walk away but dont s the whole deal over some tiny thing.......................Now go get busy you have a bird to build:D
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it's all the name of the game. we love em drive em. break them and fix them. trust me 1year and 3 transmissions later. im glad i still own my car
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Thanks guys.I actually scored big time today.This u-pull it yard had an 88 5.0 Bird there.I pulled the dash wiring and the engine wiring, all for 32.00.I also got the computer and many of the options too.
 Thanks,
    Chris

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Sweet pull man.  It's hard to stay with your original plan when things aren't going as you wanted them to, but in the end you'll be happy you did it.

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Quote from: CougarCoupe88
it's all the name of the game. we love em drive em. break them and fix them. trust me 1year and 3 transmissions later. im glad i still own my car


Yes, Thats the mane of the game. This is the reason I have and 88 Bird, 88 Cougar, 86 Mark, and a 91 Mark. Never s a project car. There may be someone else that wants it.

And I will have to say thank you for saving one more bird and killing a stang, there are too many of them.
 

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Well I swapped out the 5.0 dash wiring into the orginal 5.0 dash I had.I noticed a few differences but other then that it was an easy swap.The both had pretty much the same options except my 87 had premium sound and EQ to where the one I got from the yard had just a base system.
 I really appreciate the support.What really bummed me out was the rust I found under the front windshield and more in the trunk area.It looks like the water didnt drain and rotted those areas out.But my TurboCoupe is 100% rust free and in excellant condition.
 Thanks,
  Chris

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And I will have to say thank you for saving one more bird and killing a stang, there are too many of them.


hey hey now. i own and drive a mustang. i think what you ment to say is that their is to many beat up and molested ones out theri that should be sed but arent..  an nice clean and never been hit or jig riged car mustang is a rare find
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