Paul, I don't think any Ford ever came with turn-signal stalk cruise control buttons (I think he was thinking about the famous GM turn signal stalk that was on every GM vehicle for 25 years). If your Ford didn't have steering wheel buttons, it just didn't have cruise (from the factory). However, if your car has cruise and you want to use that wheel, I think it might be trick to remove the buttons from some junk wheel and mount them in the dash or console and pull the wires out of the column and re-route them. That would be cool! I'd like to see that. I saw that same wheel in an '86 XR7 just a couple days ago and it did look good. No cruise, though! Let us know if it works.
Hey all, I noticed after reading lots of posts about engine swapping that nobody has ever mentioned dropping the original Cougar V8 in a Fox car, the 289. I've always thought that would be a cool setup! A K-code Fox Cougar, anybody?! A 289 sits in exactly the same space as a 302, doesn't it? I know the 289 is a "little" harder to find than a 302 of any flavor, and most are sitting in '65/'66 Mustangs and '67 Cougars (and some other '60's Fords). It's just a combination that I've never seen. If I ever got my hands on one, I'd sure put it in my '84 LS. If we really want to get wild, what about a Boss 302 Fox car!? What's everybody think? Let me know!
Hey all, I have an opportunity to obtain all the 5-speed T5 goodies from an '88 Turbo Coupe (tranny, shifter, hydraulic clutch, pedal assembly, etc.) at a reasonable price, assuming the tranny is alright. My question is, how hard would it be to connect a T5 to my V6 (yeah, for now I need to keep the 6, even though an 8 would be nice). Most of the info I've read relates T5's to V8's or I4's, but not necessarily to the V6. I've read that the I4 hydraulic clutch can't be used with the 5.0, but can it be used with the V6? What other parts would be involved? Flywheel, bell housing, tranny crossmember, exhaust hardware, etc.? Does my ECU care if I've got a manual or an auto? I just thought I'd make myself a unique '84 LS and make it a little more fun to drive. If I don't do this, I at least want to make it a floor-shift auto car instead of a column. Which will be easier? Thanks.
Hello all, I've got an '84 LS V6 with the infamous '83/'84 "no info" gauge cluster with basically a speedometer, a fuel gauge, and a couple dummy lights. I've actually got 2 questions: one, would a gauge cluster from an '83 Turbo Coupe (w/ a tach) be a hard swap, seeing as how I'd have to alter the tach from an I4 to the V6, and two, has anybody ever swapped in an entire dash assembly from an '85 to '88 Cougar/T-bird into an '83/'84? If anybody has any experience with either of these approaches, please help me out. Thanks a bunch!
