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Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

I read on a site somewhere, I think it was pro50's, that the mark7 turbo desil(I suck at spelling sorry) rear has 3.73 gears, Can anyone confirm this? Also, by any chance is it posi? I will be going to the junk yard to check it out, but if anyone knows, lemme know

*Edited by Thunder Chicken to fix that grammatical train wreck in the title :flip:
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.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #1 –
If there's a Mark VII diesel at the JY, you should try to c00ch it up!  Bet the engine, tranny, wiring and k member/engine mounts would go for a ton on ebay!

As for the gears, yea I think they were 3.73.




Man I want to drop a diesel in a tbird!

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #2 –
Quote from: stuntmannick
If there's a Mark VII diesel at the JY, you should try to c00ch it up!  Bet the engine, tranny, wiring and k member/engine mounts would go for a ton on ebay!

As for the gears, yea I think they were 3.73.




Man I want to drop a diesel in a tbird!


ditto, i'd c00ch that up one way or another :evilgrin:  but im a freak so...

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #3 –
Quote from: stuntmannick
...Man I want to drop a diesel in a tbird!...

If I ever win the lotto, I'm making a 7.3Liter Powerstroke powered T-bird.  Ever since I saw a friends dad's Banks Performance Powerstroke F250, I've freaking loved that motor.  It'll be a total Frankenstien car, but it'll spin the tires allllll day long.

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #4 –
If I ever win the lotto I wouldn't give a rat's ass about the price of gas, so there'd be no diesel 'Bird in my future :hick:

However, seeing as I likely won't ever win the lotto I'd like to do up a diesel 'Bird myself, maybe a four-eye. The BMW turbodiesel made about 130 horses/250 tq (IIRC), so it's not far off the stock SO 5.0 numbers. I'm sure a little tweaking would bring it up to at least the 155/270 SO V8 level - not a race car by any stretch, but perfectly drivable and would probably get you 35-40MPG for your efforts...
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 ♣

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #5 –
I dont wanna deal with the people at that junk yard for an engine, they charge you for bolts and nuts on trim peices. The rear sounds like it would be worth it though.

Anyone have any idea if its traction lock? I doubt it, but I may as well hope.
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.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #7 –
There's a turbo diesel Continental at my local yard...
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #8 –
Quote from: stuntmannick
If there's a Mark VII diesel at the JY, you should try to c00ch it up!  Bet the engine, tranny, wiring and k member/engine mounts would go for a ton on ebay!

As for the gears, yea I think they were 3.73.




Man I want to drop a diesel in a tbird!

The parts haven't been moving lately.
Complete TDs have been selling well though.
"All of this is assuming that everything else in the system is stock and well maintained."
- © The Lincoln Mark VII Club All rights reserved.

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #9 –
Quote from: cougarcragar
There's a turbo diesel Continental at my local yard...

Hi.
Let me know if it has a good radiator.
I could use it.
"All of this is assuming that everything else in the system is stock and well maintained."
- © The Lincoln Mark VII Club All rights reserved.

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #10 –
its got the same radiator as a 93 cobra.

Long story short, it seems to be a shorter rear end, by about 1 inch overall, it is a 7.5, and it is a 3.73 gearing, so I am getting it, even though its a 7.5
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.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #11 –
Quote from: Haystack
its got the same radiator as a 93 cobra.

Long story short, it seems to be a shorter rear end, by about 1 inch overall, it is a 7.5, and it is a 3.73 gearing, so I am getting it, even though its a 7.5

Thanks
WTG on the rear!

JD
"All of this is assuming that everything else in the system is stock and well maintained."
- © The Lincoln Mark VII Club All rights reserved.

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #12 –
picked it up today, here are some pics.



3.73 gears and traction lock, here I come.
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.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

:bowdown:

Reply #13 –
Quote from: Haystack
picked it up today, here are some pics.
...
3.73 gears and traction lock, here I come.

You lucky !
Congratulations!
:bowdown:
"All of this is assuming that everything else in the system is stock and well maintained."
- © The Lincoln Mark VII Club All rights reserved.

Turbo diesel mark 7 rear?

Reply #14 –
best part, disk brakes and 5-lug, and its off of a 85 mark, so it should be mustang width too.
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.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com