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The CP autox bird

Reply #15 –
Rattle can jobs are great.  Once my friends and I blacked out a Cutlass Sierra he picked up for $100.

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My car is a gravity hybrid.  The gasoline engine gets me up the hills, and gravity gets me down.

The CP autox bird

Reply #17 –
finally getting time to work on this thing lately :thumbsup: Got the entire underside, engine bay and lower bodyline/quarter fenders sandblasted in preparation for welding everything up (torque boxes and such) and fender widening.  Have to send off some pix of my wheels to weldcraft since I think I will leave that to the pros depending on price, lol.  On to some pics

Lots of holes :huh:











Before anyone asks - the front wheels are dads and have 315/35/17's on them

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

The CP autox bird

Reply #18 –




Only a few more patches/plugs and a bunch of grinding and this part will be done :thumbsup:

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

The CP autox bird

Reply #19 –



88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

The CP autox bird

Reply #20 –







I'm glad I'm finally done welding the torque boxes and undercoating :facepalm: I dont remember going through as much trouble welding up my turbocoupe before.  This car must have really gotten an undercoating treatment because everywhere I welded was pretty clean, but as soon as it got hot, undercoating started coming out from underneath :thumbsdown:

I think I'm going to end up putting my 86 Tbird a-arms on to bring the tire in another inch from where its at now.  Only bad thing is weldcraft contacted me and pretty much told me they couldn't widen my wheels, so I guess I will end up widening them myself anyway :thumbsdown:


"Thanks gumby for finding this thread since apparently I didnt search for it hard enough, lol"

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

The CP autox bird

Reply #21 –
Quote from: fordguy545;345320

"Thanks gumby for finding this thread since apparently I didnt search for it hard enough, lol"

 
Thanks for the update! :headbang:

thats a whole lota weldin seams and holes :punchballs:
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

The CP autox bird

Reply #22 –
Quote from: gumby;345326
thats a whole lota weldin seams and holes :punchballs:

yeah but so worth it.. ford really dropped the ball under the hood in these cars.. swiss cheese isn't very pretty

The CP autox bird

Reply #23 –



Battleboxes done!


New rear control arms

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

The CP autox bird

Reply #24 –
Awesome.
~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~

The CP autox bird

Reply #25 –
:O
Awesome.
~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~

The CP autox bird

Reply #26 –




Got the rear axle back in.  Have to plan for the panhard bar and torque arm now. :shrug:

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

The CP autox bird

Reply #27 –
So you're not running uppers? Are you going to use the mustang torque arm?
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.

The CP autox bird

Reply #28 –
since we did christmas yesterday, I went and finished the panhard bar axle mount.  Still have to finish the upper, but that shouldnt take too long.







88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

The CP autox bird

Reply #29 –
Pretty!
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.