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Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

So I was selling a Honda Civic battery on Kijiji that I had removed from a kid's SI and installed an Optima to support his stereo and the guy that buys it is looking at me funny when he comes to pick it up. I looked back at him with a "WTF" look on my face, and he says "Is your name Carmen?"

I replied "Yes", expecting him to tell me he went to school with me years ago. Turns out he's the guy that bought my T-Bird back in 2010! Such a strange coincidence - I lived in a different town 50 miles away back then. He lived in the town I live in now, but he has since moved 50 miles away (which explains why I haven't seen it since I sold it). So he updated me on the Bird. He's still got it, but he yanked the engine out of it to put in something else and is currently building a warmed over 5.0 for it. On top of the suspension mods I had done he installed caster/camber plates and a bumpsteer kit, and he put a new exhaust on it before yanking the engine. He says once he gets it running again he'll drop in for a visit. How cool is that?
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #1 –
Very cool!  Might have to keep in touch in with him in case he ever decides to sell it...
1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #2 –
^Yep, and cool that you found out he's still got and enjoying it.
'84 Mustang
'98 Explorer 5.0
'03 Focus, dropped a valve seat. yay. freakin' split port engines...
'06 Explorer EB 4.6

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #3 –
Another small world moment. It amazes me sometimes.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #4 –
I agree, stay in touch with him,, world keeps getting smaller and smaller

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #5 –
That's weird.  Reminds me of some folks I know who went to Florida on vacation and ran into some of their neighbors.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

Interesting coincidence (and an update on an old friend)

Reply #6 –
Nice to know it's still in one piece and being cared for.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.