"Stupid" stuff you admit to considering for your Bird/Cat/Mark/etc. (LONG post)

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Reply #30 – April 30, 2005, 06:52:10 PM

I don't remember, did you go looking for a cam for it specifically for running on propane? I recall people mentioning they exist.. don't remember much else about it.

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Reply #31 – April 30, 2005, 08:48:06 PM

I couldn't tell you what cam is in the motor. That's the beauty of how I lucked out on this one. I bought the entire truck, with the newly rebuilt motor already setup for propane with new pistons head modifications and stroked. This was all a surprise. I just thought it was an old 350, and bought it for the propane carb and fuel system. :hick:

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Reply #32 – April 30, 2005, 08:59:58 PM

Can you contact the previous owner to find out? Might be worth looking into. I don't remember how you said you got it. Hell, right now I don't remember much of anything. Been in pain for four days straight, so I popped a Vicodin.. between that and the concentration problems, tonight I'm somewhere between here and Mars.

May not have been formally diagnosed, but I'm pretty sure I ended up inheriting this disease.

Heh.. thinking more about the propane thing again for my own uses.. like keeping my 351 and using that as the propane burner. Not gonna happen for some time, though. I wouldn't do it until I could afford a good-sized toroidal tank, (probably laid flat in the trunk) and to stroke out that 351 and otherwise fix it up a bit. Could be interesting under the hood of the LSC.

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Reply #33 – April 30, 2005, 09:21:48 PM

I didn't actually buy it from the previous owner. My brother's boss, Kevin, bought an '06 C20 3/4tonne plus from a customer who wasn't willing to fix the old truck. I bought it off him for $500 (the motor ended up being worth twice that w00t) and that's all the history I've got, unfortunately.

I think the 351 lp carb idea is prime. As long as you have access to a propane shack, you're golden. If you put high comp pistons in it, and stroke the thing, you'll pretty much have the Ford version of my motor. Torque Monster! And you'll spend a fraction as much on fuel as you do with your 3.8L T-bird. :D

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Reply #34 – April 30, 2005, 10:12:26 PM

I know I could just toss that carbed 351 into one of these three cars and convert it to propane relatively easy. (compared to what I want to do) The thing is, though.. I'd like to go EFI with it.. and go dual-fuel, too. (even if I get rid of the 22 gallon tank and put maybe an aftermarket 10 gallon or something like that) I know it complicates things tremendously.. but this is not a project I would do unless I were able to go all the way with that. Probably why this idea ended up in the "stupid" thread. :D

EDIT: BTW, have you found this guy yet?

http://www.propaneguy.com/

He has some propane cams listed for SBC, and it looks like he's in Canada, as well.

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Reply #35 – May 21, 2005, 07:46:31 PM

Back from the dead!

Another confession.. I thought about the possibility of fabbing up RX8-inspired suicide doors on a Bird, (probably a "4-eyed" Bird for the smaller side windows) for someone who needs better back seat access, but still wants a fun car to play around with.. like one of my local friends, who's having a bitch of a time getting their baby seat in the back of my old 2-door Escort. He's getting a 4-door car from an in-law, though.

Might talk him into tracking down an old LTD LX or something, one of these days.. or maybe a 4-door Fairmont.

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Reply #36 – May 21, 2005, 07:55:33 PM

I'm also thinking about a way to rig a solar panel, (about $30) a PC case fan, (of which I have plenty) and a small air duct (if needed) to pull air through the interior of the car during the day to try and cool it down while the windows are still closed.

My A/C really isn't so great. I know I should bite the bullet and have the system leak tested, flushed, converted to 134 and that condenser being talked about in a thread in Misc Tech right now, and just be done with it.. but it'll still leave the car boiling hot inside when I first get into it. Normally I try to put down the windows for awhile before I have to go pick my aunt up from work, but that's not always a good idea with the sudden rain showers we get during the summer.. when I most need the extra cooling.

The line of thought keeps getting derailed by lots of things, though. Where to put the fan.. where to put a duct and an exhaust for it.. whether or not the inlet vents default to open.. whether or not to make the system more complex, like having the solar panel and fan hooked to the rest of the car's electrical system, and running the fan by thermostat or timer.. that sorta thing. Will I ever try it? Maybe.. but it doesn't look very good right now.

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Reply #37 – May 22, 2005, 01:42:43 AM

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I'm also thinking about a way to rig a solar panel, (about $30) a PC case fan, (of which I have plenty) and a small air duct (if needed) to pull air through the interior of the car during the day to try and cool it down while the windows are still closed.

I like this idea!

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Reply #38 – May 22, 2005, 08:50:19 AM

Pansies. I was doing roofing in 95 degree weather without a cloud in the sky yesterday, Wearing my trench coat! Summer really isnt that bad!(I guess it could be alittle worse with humidity, vs dry desert air.)

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Reply #39 – May 22, 2005, 11:25:41 AM

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I'm also thinking about a way to rig a solar panel, (about $30) a PC case fan, (of which I have plenty) and a small air duct (if needed) to pull air through the interior of the car during the day to try and cool it down while the windows are still closed.

Believe it or not they actually have these already. My mom had one for her car, it fit onto the top of a side window and was locked into place when you rolled the window up.

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Reply #40 – May 22, 2005, 11:34:39 AM

I know they have the window mount ones.. I was thinking of something where the fan and the duct were hidden, and just the solar panel sat maybe right in front of the third brake light or something.

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Reply #41 – May 23, 2005, 12:02:27 AM

What about a Cosworth T-Bird. It would be one and only!

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Reply #42 – May 25, 2005, 09:56:53 PM

You know what's wrong with this thread? It has me still considering all this shiznit. Hell, I might even do two or three to the same car, at this rate. Propane/dual-fuel, boosted I6, and the "sedan delivery" bit. Of course, we're talking several years in the future when money will be likely more plentiful around here.. but hey, plenty of time to plan. :p

Found this site for a little bit of inspiration:
http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/a_index.html

Stuff like this takes balls: (and a lot of $$$)

Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Bentley Arnage

Well, if these are photochops, I'll feel stupid.. but still..

"Stupid" stuff you admit to considering for your Bird/Cat/Mark/etc. (LONG post)

Reply #43 – July 31, 2009, 07:02:56 PM

Resurrected once again.

I've always wanted to do a fold-down rear seat in my Mark VII. My first car was a Plymouth Duster with that option and it was great because I could put my bike back there. The reason its a "stupid" idea is that I now have a truck to haul my bike or anything too big for the trunk. I have absolutely no need for a fold-down rear seat, but I think it would be really cool if I had one that looked factory. Stupid!:crazy:

"Stupid" stuff you admit to considering for your Bird/Cat/Mark/etc. (LONG post)

Reply #44 – July 31, 2009, 08:04:09 PM

Quote from: shame302;25963

works well with the SO actually.....

Are you serious? Or was that a joke? I'm really asking this, lol.