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Site Suggestions / Vid test
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Lounge / Antique tractors
Around here Case tractors are kinda like our cougars and thunderbirds. Most times my brother and I will have the only Case’s in a sea of green and red.
The top photo is my 900, used it last fall to haul some loads in with. The tractor weighs over 11,000 lbs and has about 70 hp. The wagon is 400 bushels and probably weighs around 22,000 lbs
Bottom left to right - 930, 900, 600, 400
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Other Vehicles / 1995 F-150 short bed
Used the 80,000 mile drivetrain from my dads rusty 6 cyl, 5 speed, 93 F-150 to make it 4wd.
Swapped front and rear axles, transmission and transfer case, haven’t switched the engine yet. Only thing I needed to buy for the swap was the rear drive shaft, but while I was in there it got new brakes, u-joints, ball joints, bushings, flywheel and clutch. Few things I want to do to it yet, but will have to wait for spring when I can get the SHO wagon back out.
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Lounge / Over head car storage
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Lounge / Power Tour 2017
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User Rides / New to me 83
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Other Vehicles / SHO wagon build
Out with the 3.8
Used all the wiring from the 94 SHO from the dash forward. Just a few modifications for the rear wiper/washer and hatch solenoid, had to re-pin some connectors where the dash harness meets the body wiring.
In with the 3.2, everything hooked up and ready to start.
2.5" 304 stainless exhaust. Borrowed the lers and a few other things I had purchased for the TBird.
Ready for paint
Masked up ready to go
Sealed
Basecoat
Cleared
Reassembled
Recovered SHO seats. The upholstery shop talked me out of leather and used a good quality vinyl. It has a good feel and nice grain so I am pleased with them.
Just a few odds and ends to finish up. I have put about 50 miles on it now. Just a few minor issues, an egr code, and the cruise control isn't working, think it is the deactivation switch on the master cylinder.
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Other Vehicles / Part of the flock - new addition
1994 SHO - Was my daily driver for about 8 years, currently being parted for the wagon.
1975 Jeep J20 401 Auto quadra-trac - My first shop truck. At first the stacks were hooked up. The cab noise was too much, put up with it for a about a year then had them disconnected.
Current Rides
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Winter beater
1995 Taurus - Every day driver, shop runner. Soon to be 3.2 Auto SHO powered
1993 SHO 3.0 5 speed - The got someplace nice to go car
1995 F250 7.3 Auto - Current shop truck, was dark green and rusted out. Redone 5 years ago, Texas cab and box with a/m front fenders and hood.
The twins, 1967/68 Simplicity 2010 and Allis b-10. Use them both, the only mowers I have. Have a snow blower, blade, vac system, and plow for them. The B-10 was my Grandfathers. He recalled buying it at a neighbors auction in 1974. I bought the 2010 off of ebay years ago for $500, had to drive just south of Lima OH to pick it up.
1923 Model T pickup - Was also my Grandfathers. Needs completely redone. Looking forward to tooling around in it someday.
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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / Saved a Bird from the shredder
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Lounge / Wood Splitter Rebuild
This redo includes a heavier beam, tube brace to hold up the front of the motor, built in stand, and a strap to help hold the hydraulic tank. I also blasted and painted it this time around, most of it anyway. My original plan for paint was Stihl orange and white, but decided it would be less noticeable when I leave it in the woods atlas green. It has a 4 cyl air cooled Wisconsin motor (30 hp) 28 gpm 2 stage pump, and a 5" bore 24" stroke cylinder. The splitting wedge is 12" tall.
Any way, I enjoyed seeing what others have posted for wood splitters/adventures in wood heating, so thought I would post up some of mine.
You can see how the motor is tipping forward, and my stand was a chunk of wood.
Etch primer
Atlas green
The bracket on top of the hydraulic tank holds a 5 gallon boat gas tank. Still need to get the high pressure and return hoses made.
This is the pile of wood it takes to get thru the winter each year. In a few weeks I will need to get started for this winter. It's about 40 feet long and the ceiling is 14'. This pic is the fall of 2011.
Takes 12 to 13 trailer loads
The old wood hauler/plow truck, 85 F250, 460, c6
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / Fuel sending unit - digital dash car
From what I have researched the 87,88 cars with a digital dash had senders with 9-12 ohms empty and 154-160 ohms full. Should be accurate enough.
If someone has something for me let me know how much shipped to 52159.
Thanks, Joe
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Lounge / 1993 SHO "New" fair weather daily driver
102,000 miles, 3.0L, 5 speed
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Suspension/Steering / Swaybar endlink angle
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User Rides / My 85 TBird
What it looked like when it was pushed into the shop in Feb.
My fuel injection and overdrive, 2003 SVT cobra 4.6 and T56