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Lounge / SSF PLZ.
Hello, me John C with the used to go by BLU84302 when I started here in my 20 years ago.  Just wanted to see if I could get access to the section of the board that was the old Super Secret Forum that had interesting topic of who's doin what these days.

Thanks
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Lounge / Feeling frustrated with the state of my project.
I'm so unproductive when it comes to getting my bird back on the road.  It's been down for 4 years now.  I have a parts car and everything that is needed to get it into a functioning vehicle but just can't find the motivation to go out in the heat and work on it.  It's not in a garage and the majority of the work is metal work fixing the floor boards.  I need to change the doors, trunk lid, front fenders, hood, and header panel.  I also need to install rear brake lines, new fuel lines, and the gas tank.  All this is just overwhelming and I feel the pressure to finish it constantly.

I watch MotorTrend shows and see like 4 people get a car that has been sitting for 30 years running in a week.  And I know the majority of the time it's just television magic and there is more behind the scenes to the show but I wish I were able to just magically finish my car in a month or so. 

Any suggestions on how I can get this project back on track?  How have some of you guys overcome this challenge?

-Johnny C
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User Rides / Pastel Desert Sand TC...
Some of you will remember this car.


Also this car...


And the blaspheme that occurred when I combined the two.

Well it's been about 10+ years since I did the build.  I have had a rough few years lately and the car sat with a leaky windshield.  I am finally able to do something about this and attempt to get road worthy.  The car does run but I've gutted it to get to the rust.  Here is recent pictures. 




Here is a pic of some Global West SFC's.  They took 3 months to make because of the way the world is changing.


More Rust


Motor runs.  It's the 84 non roller block with the roller setup that came out of the Yellow Kitty.




I've already removed a lot of the sound damping insulation.  I'm going to get these SFC's installed soon and then the rust repair will begin.  Strut towers are good, and the back of the car is in good shape.  Just the floor pans are the big issue.

I do want to paint it the original pastel desert sand.  I have a decent budget to work with and the labor is free because it is going to be a project for my son and I. 


9.8 to 1 forged pistons
Edelbrock Aluminum heads Summit #6037
Edelbrock Upper n Lower intake #3821
Edelbrock 65mm TBI/EGR #3824/#3827
Edelbrock camshaft #3722
Edelbrock timing chain set

Interactive system n technologies Mass Air flow system w/24# injectors
Summit racing 155 liter/hr fuel pump
True duals with shorty headers
High performance starter with heat shield
3g alternator
The 5 speed in the car is WC out of a mustang
3.08 7.5 mustang rear with slapper bars
I am sure there is more but all I can remember for now.

-A9L computer
-stock but polished EFI distributor with an msd cap/rotor and a petronics flame thrower module and new steel gear
-professional products EGR spacer with block plate
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Misc Tech / Door latch & hinge interchange?
Do the 83-86 door latch's interchange with any other vehicle?  Will mustang hinges work?  Will the latch work if I use the rods from my t-bird?  Any one have to change there's out and use one from a different vehicle?
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / Help please! WTB: 83 - 86 Drivers Side Door Latch & Hinges.
In need of a door latch and hinges for an 83-86.  Does not need to be power door lock.  I'm having to climb through the window or passenger side.  This is my daily driver please help.  Willing to pay a premium for these parts since none are in the yards around me.  Also I will consider a whole door if you have one.  Thanks for looking at my post.

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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / FS: 84 T-bird 302 in Ohio.
-Runs and Drives asking $2000 firm. Title list "Odometer Warning miles unknown" Lots of good parts like the Chipped A9L, Calibrated Mass Air.  24# injectors, etc.

84 TurboCoupe with 302 .010 over - 9.8 : 1 Forged Pistons - Edlebrock Goodies:  Aluminum Heads #6037, Intake #3821, 65mm TBI/EGR #3824/3827, Camshaft #3722 -  Interactive System & Technologies Mass Air with 24# Injectors - A9L - 3g Alternator - BBK shorties, Cat Converter H-pipe, Magniflow lers - World Class T5 1352-169 (1986, V8, WC, 3.15 3.35 1.93 1.29 1.00 0.68) OEM Clutch Cable - 7.5 OPEN with 3.08 and slapper bars from 82 Mustang.

-Also has 11 inch brakes up front with new struts and MM CC plates.  (Powdercoat is tore up on plates and riser spacers are welded into place.)
-Replaced Springs front and back with new rubbers.
-Shocks and Struts have been replaced.
-Car comes with an autozone warranty file for things like brakes, calipers, struts, shocks.

The bad stuff: 
-84 Block which means it's a roller cam in a non roller block.
-Surface Rust on car.  Only hole in the car is passenger floorboard about the size of a half dollar.
-Front window glass leaks (I have the ribbon seal but haven't replaced it)
-Passenger side window regulator is broken and needs replaced. 
-Dew wipes are basically non existant.
-No Dash. I have the rest of the plastic for the car except center console.
-Cigg burns on the seats.  Also car comes with original TC seats front and back but they have burns and tears too.
-Headliner is there but needs recovered.
-Carpet needs replaced. 



Imjur link:  http://imgur.com/a/ILsIw









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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / WTB: Lookin for 83 - 86 doors in ohio.
I need doors for an 83 - 86 T-bird.  I do not know if 87, 88 will fit but I'm not worried about them having body moulding on them or anything.

Let me know if you have a parts car around columbus that I could take a look at.  I'm willing to do the labor to pull them off.  Thanks.
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / WTB near Cbus OH. --- 7.5 or 8.8 rear with airplane gears... or 7.5 carrier assy.
WTB near Columbus, OH.  8.8 or 7.5 rear end.  The whole thing would be nice so I don't have to do backlash and shimmy.  Four lug would be best so I can keep the snowflake wheels.  I'm willing to consider 5 lug if price and location is within reach.  I would like to find 3.08 -to- 3.55 gears to keep highway RPM's low for highway 70MPH roads. 

If you have a carrier assembly for a 7.5 for sale I could use that in the mean time to get the car back on the road. Prefer limited slip but that's okay if it's not. 

Reason is passenger side, outer wheel bearing went.  A piece ended up traveling through the housing into the spider gear and put me on park.  Car is a daily driver and I am experiencing downtime.  Thank you for reading.
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Suspension/Steering / Help Please. 11 inch brake upgrade gone bad.
I went by the coolcats webpage and did the 11 inch brake upgrade.  Donor parts were from 88-93 Mustang GT, 5.0. 

Swapped spindles, rotors, calipers, hoses, bearings.  Springs and Struts are not new.

The struts required washers to space correctly where it attached to the spindle.  But the real problem is the alignment.  I have an appointment to get it aligned tomorrow but I'm afraid they will just laugh and send me back home.  Any help with how I can correct the strut alignment would be great.  What would happen if I drilled out the rivet on the alignment plate on the strut mount and moved it to a different notch?  Here is a pic of the alignment of the wheel the verticle is the issue. 

if i need CC plates will these mustang ones work?  http://www.jegs.com/i/BBK+Performance+Parts/129/2525/10002/-1


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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / Child Seat Question...
I have the need to install a child seat.  He is 4 years old and to big for a harness.  I can use a booster seat upfront to comply with the law because it has a shoulder belt.  The rear seats in my 84 bird do not have shoulder belts and I can not find a car seat that uses a harness above 40 pounds. 

Does the 86+ birds have shoulder belts for the backseat?