Stretched the Bird's wings today... The good, the bad, and the ugly

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Stretched the Bird's wings today... The good, the bad, and the ugly

Reply #15 – March 17, 2006, 02:35:13 AM

Quote from: Haystack

It'll spin the tires in cold grass at idle without the brakes applied.

I don't mean to be an ass, but can't pretty much any car do that? I'm pretty sure my lawn tractor can spin the tires in the grass. Hell, if I take the deck off, it can pull the front wheels up!

The Bad: My car hasn't been driven for over a year. Won't be until I have $300+ to get the rear end fixed.

The Good: I already have an 11" brake setup ready to install. (Thanks Andrew)

Stretched the Bird's wings today... The good, the bad, and the ugly

Reply #16 – March 17, 2006, 05:28:33 PM

Quote from: Ifixyawata

The Good: I already have an 11" brake setup ready to install. (Thanks Andrew)

You're Welcome!

I'd like to put in my own 11" parts too, but the 10" calipers I have in now are brand new and need to be used at least a little.

Stretched the Bird's wings today... The good, the bad, and the ugly

Reply #17 – March 17, 2006, 06:09:28 PM

lol...took mine for a ride the other day. forgot that i took the swaybars off untill i pulled out of the driveway...wholy hell!...it still runs good but you can tell its been sitting. it stumbles a little when you lightly give it gas. the headers leak a little because i pushed the h pipe up good and tight to the car. its still fun to drive but i cant fricken wate to tear it down....

Stretched the Bird's wings today... The good, the bad, and the ugly

Reply #18 – March 17, 2006, 06:22:58 PM

Quote from: Ifixyawata

Hell, if I take the deck off, it can pull the front wheels up!

:rollin: My old lawn tractor did that. It was an '80s Craftsman and when I would put the selector in 4th gear and let go of the brake, yeehaawwww!! And that was with the deck on.

Well started the Cougar for the first time in a few weeks. She fired up without any problems so I took it out to put gas in it.
The good: I fell in love with it all over again. Also got a lot of looks which is surprising in this area.
The bad: None to report. It's an 18 year old car. Who cares that the brakes suck and the transmission shifts a little funny :hick:

Stretched the Bird's wings today... The good, the bad, and the ugly

Reply #19 – March 17, 2006, 10:40:12 PM

Oh I forgot a good: at part throttle the Tbird will smoke the tires for 7 feet :D

Stretched the Bird's wings today... The good, the bad, and the ugly

Reply #20 – March 18, 2006, 09:24:34 AM

Quote from: Ifixyawata

I don't mean to be an ass, but can't pretty much any car do that?

The Good: I already have an 11" brake setup ready to install. (Thanks Andrew)

That was a joke,....

Stretched the Bird's wings today... The good, the bad, and the ugly

Reply #21 – March 19, 2006, 12:37:22 AM

hahaha, good idea that about the good, bad and ugly of your car.

The God:Today i bought the new battery. Fires right up.

The Bad: The carb idle is HIGH and the power in highway is MARGINAL. WTF ?

The Ugly: Everything else in the car, minus the driver....hahaha