I found one of these about 6 years ago, and then more recently found the second(right) one. When I saw it, it was the only other one I'd ever seen in town, so I snagged it. It isn't the same quality, not by a long shot, so I'm thinking of putting the "new" one in the garage as a working stool when there is room.
At the Woodburn Dragstrip, August 21! I will most definitely be there, and I hope to make a few passes down the track. There should be two other T-birds(Our years) there, although I'm sure they aren't on the forums. So, let's see if we can get a couple more there(TED!).
So why do I feel like this is not going to go in my favor?!
What I know about his car: 80's Pontiac with a "crate" Buick 3.8L, "mildly" hand-ported heads(Gasket match, etc), stock cam, 650Cfm Carb. Stock exhaust.
Rear axle from a Camaro with 3.83's? Automatic trans with a 3k Stall converter.
I haven't run my car at the track with the 5-Speed and the 3.73's yet, nor did I have the carb dialed. (It still isn't completely, but it's better) It ran a 17 something previously(2.73's and a C5)
I figure I'll step up the metering rods again(I backed them down for cruise economy), and I already bumped the springs up, so I should get really good fuel flow, but I have a feeling that if nothing else, the fact that he's driving an auto will kill me, since mine doesn't shift all that great(Unless you reef on it, which I will be doing).
Anyways, I'm starting to get excited, I just figured I would post up and gather thoughts.
P.S. If anyone local wants to meet at PIR next month, hopefully CadTbird will come down and we can have some fun!
My current clutch is a pain to drive in traffic since first gear is very grabby(From a stop). I could definitely see myself picking one of these up, especially since I am daily driving the beast.
If all goes accordingly, I'll be leaving Thursday(March 3rd) morning in the Thunderbird, and back the following Tuesday(March 8th). Should be sweet!:roxor:
So, I'm hoping to get the car in for the 5-Speed swap on Friday, but I just installed the cable and Fiore firewall adjuster and about 1/4" out from the 'wall, it hits the brake booster. I still have the stock mustang quadrant in the car, so, my question is, with an SN-95 cable and the added spacing of the adjuster just off the firewall, the cable should be able to engage the clutch right? The cable only has 60k on it.
With Sn-95 Cable, Fiore firewall adjuster, and the stock 87-93 adjustable quadrant, the cable is just barely long enough to disengage the clutch.
Need to swap booster and quadrant out for better control over pedal free play.
Too bad some idiot decided that a DS mirror wasn't good enough and added an aftermarket one to the Pass. Side. otherwise it looks like a REALLY sharp car.
I just got taken on a "new to me" truck, which means it needs a lot of work that the seller didn't disclose. So, I am trying to discern which of the 18 different sites dedicated to Ford 7.3L I should join to learn the best ways to repair/service it.
So, that was a fun way to spend 6 hours...NOT! Finally got finished putting the car back together about an hour ago, unhooked the speedo since it won't work with my 5-Speed. Managed to tweak the column shift linkage while removing the column, so now I have no Park. Guess I'll have to crawl under there this week and re-adjust. Good thing I fixed my E-brakes!