Last post by Chuck W -
Glad to see you back around here.
That is a bunch of $$ in RC gear! We have a few of the Tamiya kits between me and the boys. Nothing like the array you have, Me being the dork I am like the Tamiya stuff, because I like to build the kits,
What does the SN95 steering components have over the original TC equipment? Won't that steering rack have a wider ratio than the TC & Cobra racks?
This pretty much explains the SN-95 vs Fox rack stuff (STEERING RACKS
I have an SN-95 rack going in the wagon and will probably swap the one on the TBird out eventually. They downside is the cost of a good conversion steering shaft.
Last post by Mikey97D -
I am sad to hear the T/A had to go. I always a fan of that generation body although getting the motor in and out was a PIA without a lift.
I really like that sim racing setup. I don't play much of any video games because I just don't have any extra time of late. You have quite the collection along with the RC cars.
Going to the 5.0 T5 transmission, what rear gear do you think will work well with the 2.3 and that setup?
What does the SN95 steering components have over the original TC equipment? Won't that steering rack have a wider ratio than the TC & Cobra racks?
What is the plan for a booster once the TEVES is gone?
Last post by Tbird232ci -
So, now that THAT'S over with, we can move on to the more important stuff.
That is currently how the car sits. Not much has changed with the car itself. Garage is still a mess and definitely needs to be gone through.
I don't have many pictures of some of the parts I've acquired over the past few years, but most aren't terribly exciting. The bigger stuff I've grabbed is:
-SN95 5.0 T5 -Fox 5.0 bell housing, shield and clutch fork. -Fox cable clutch pedal assembly, cable, aluminum quadrant, adjuster and stuff to rebuild the assembly -2.3 to 5.0 bell housing adapter and flywheel. -5.0 clutch which I can't remember the brand. -SN95 ZK steering rack which needs to be rebuilt -94-95 SN95 V6 power steering pump, which also needs to be rebuilt -93 Cobra booster -ATS calipers and the kit to mount them to the SN95 spindles. -Rear brake brackets that allow SN95 cobra calipers to be mounted on GT500 rotors, along with rotors and abutment brackets. -Gutted and rotated upper intake, beautifully ported lower and 65mm Motorsport SN95 throttle body. -Spare SN95 8.8
For the few parts I do have pictures of:
I found the Panhard Bar at Carlisle for a price I was...okay...with. The upper control arm is from TRZ Motorsports. It's for a GM A-body and it isn't a direct fit. I'll make it work, but it's certainly not the direct fit everyone claimed it was. I'll be doing the PM3L, so I'll be grabbing some heavier rear springs as well.
I grabbed a Champion American Eagle 2 row radiator and an ebay special shroud. The radiator I had would physically fit, but it was too much work and too complicated t0 make the hoses work. This setup still does what I need it to and will actually work.
There's probably plenty more that I've forgotten, but that's pretty much where I'm at. I'm about to place an order with Rock Auto to get some supplies and also see if a local machine shop is willing to do the input shaft for me. Once the cable clutch setup goes in, the 5,0 T5 and ditching the Teves, I can make significantly more progress.
Last post by Tbird232ci -
So I haven't posted in 3 years. The sad thing is, I haven't really gotten much done since then. I really should call this "Shawn's ADHD thread with a Turbo Coupe tossed in. The hyper fixations come and go and it finally landed back on the car for a bit. I'm going to try to get it together by next summer, but if you've followed this thread, you know I've said that a few times.
So I'll touch on the thing's that have changed and distracted me.
One of the biggest changes is I've landed on day shift finally. I worked nights for just about 11 years. The unfortunate part is I'm working Tuesday-Saturday, but it's still more manageable than nights.
For the past year or so, I have been taking my health a little more seriously, I watch my eating and do some working out. I've decided to put together a home gym around Black Friday. I'll be getting a squat rack, a slew of weights, bars, etc etc. That means:
This guy had to go. I put it together to make it roll. I had a guy who wanted to buy it, but he ghosted me for about 8 months. I shoved it out and that's where the junkyard picked it up from. Of course, the guy hits me up wanting to know if he could buy parts off of it after I got rid of it.
I got into sim racing and built a pretty legit rig. With the Trans Am gone, I was able to get it out there.
The second pic was before the castors and the top monitor. I was aiming to do triple 32" monitors this year, but the fixation moved on so maybe next year?
I got into retro gaming and console modding. I have a slew of consoles I acquired from puppiesan. I've modded a few of them, and then lost interest in that for the time being.
This is just one example, and not everything done to it. This has the Picoboot mod, and a serial port SD adapter. This allows it to automatically boot into a different OS, back up and play your *legally obtained* games from the SD card. I have since 3d printed a new fan mount, upgraded the fan, added USB-C power and a Gameboy Player. You can also use the Gameboy Player without the fancy disc. This also has an HDMI adapter and it looks surprisingly good.
The RC hobby also got more out of hand. That picture is a bit old, and I have a ton more vintage stuff now.
Also with this, I've done a small dive into photography, and also set up another live planted aquarium.
Last post by EricCoolCats -
Apologies for all the trouble...this forum software is a little undercooked. The themes available are few and far between, and even though they're supposed to be vetted, sometimes they just don't feel like cooperating. Alex and I had a devil of a time getting this site moved up to PHP v8, so the themes might not be 100% compatible with that version. I continue to check for any updates and will install them when/if we get them.
Last post by Mikey97D -
I got the dizzy put back together over the 4th.......and it still misses. Used the timing light to see if each cylinder was getting spark and it flashed for each. Ran a compression test on the first three cylinders and got 100, 50, 50 and stopped. how can this even start with that low of pressures so I went to AutoZone to "rent" a compression tester. Same readings to confirm my tester. Original test were 140-150 so something is definitely up.
Waiting for my friend's garage floor to be fixed and pull the head over there. A/C garage sounds too good to pass up.
Last post by Tbird232ci -
On the top left, you'll have a drop down for themes. I usually select the Storm Gray one or whatever it's called and everything shows up properly.
Last post by ISTLCRUZ -
Going through some old Tbird stuff. Thought I would offer them here and also FEP if they don’t sell here
Scottrod Fab radiator to bumper cover. New never installed. Black finish.$65/shipped in lower 48 Console lid. Raven( blue) color. Not show quality but good driver condition. $50/shipped
SR -Performance cold air intake. Polished/chrome finish. Type that runs to fender. New in box. $65/ shipped
Taylor 8mm plug wire set. With MotorCraft plugs-set of 8- Wires & plugs new in box. $65/shipped
Alpine CDM-7857 cd player head unit ( Excellent condition- like new) $100/shipped
Alpine ERE-G180 Equalizer ( 11 band with crossover ( 1 light not working but otherwise good) $150/shipped
