"If you have to sell one of your cars to be able to afford to complete your next project, then it's probably not a wise decision to start on another project right now in the first place."
Well apparently my checkbook isn't as fat as yours to be able to do that. The way I see it is, I have a car that I no longer do anything with, that if sold for a fair price, would pay for all the little things plus some upgrades on another toy I have sitting here that has been waiting on the sidelines as I collected alot of parts. Rather than pulling money from a savings account this seems to make the most reasonable financial sense, if the Bird sells it sells.....if not, it'll stay parked in the corner of the garage where it's been for the past 4-5 years and the other project will still be built, only at a slower pace.
Wow......great responses and I'm glad people are seeing my point here!! I'd hate to just "throw this car to the wolves" so to speak since it's such a nice survivor. I tried telling him be could probably find something like a Taurus for around the same money and have the ease of four doors, plenty of junkyard parts plus even maybe better fuel economy but I'm not sure he gets the whole "daily driver/family car" versus a collector/toy car scenario. I think all he's looking at is he likes the looks of the car, not the overall upkeep and parts replacement of a 30yr old vehicle.
I got brave and stuck my GoPro on my Capri going around Talledega Motor Speedway and was VERY nervous!!!! It stuck well and was good for at least 80mph!!! Cool video, I need to dust mine off and use it alot more!!!
Hey guys, I don't post on here much, usually just lurk around, but I've come to a point where I'm thinking of selling my 84 Turbo Coupe to build another car I've had for several years (been collecting some parts for it and deciding on how I want it to be exactly) but I'm having a small problem....
Between another forum (FEP) and facebook, I've become friends with a guy who has shown interest in the Bird....well thats great and he has agreed to my asking price but no actual agreement has been made and here's why: It'd be his only daily driven car for he and his family. Now hear me out......once I sign off on a title, all I can hope for is that it goes to a good home and is taken care of the way I would, right? But.....my bird is a pretty nice survivor car that I've taken really good care of over the years (covered in the garage out of the elements etc) and I just can't bring myself to sell it to someone who's not a "collector/enthusiast" and just wants to drive it to WalMart and the grocery store etc.
Am I being to over-protective (it's ok, you can say CRAZY...you won't be the first!!!) or does anyone else feel I'm kinda on the right path with this train of thought?? As I see it, it's a fairly rare car and finding good parts for it would be a difficult task for him when/if something happened to it.
Pretty cool Bird!! My first car was a 78 Mercury Cougar but a rare 4-door!!! I miss driving the land-yacht's sometimes.....thats probably why my DD is a 2000 Grand Marquis!!!
BTW-Did you make Brian drive it home or did he volunteer??? ;-)
Well, looks like she's staying a garage queen for a little longer as there doesn't seem to be any interest in it on this site or FEP.....I'm not putting this Bird up on C'List for the average idiot to come think he's going to get it for nothing and turn it into a POS daily driver, it'll sit covered up before that happens.
Ok guys, it's been a while since I've been on the board here, but, I think the time may have come to sell off my T-Bird, or at least see if theres any interest in it.
Charcoal gray over gray cloth, P/W, P/L, P/B, rear defrost, tilt, cruise, P/drivers seat, just over 107K miles, stock drivetrain but car has some upgrades: 17" 2000 Chrome Cobra rims with good tires, 5-lug swap using 2000 and 2001 SN95 Mustang parts on a rebuilt 8.8" with 3:55 gears (5 lug and 4-wheel disks), MAC Racers Choice shifter, tinted windows, Panasonic CD player and upgraded speakers, aftermarket rear sway bar, Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks/stuts installed with 5-lug swap, and lastly, Grant GT steering wheel WITH the correct adaptor so the cruise still works.
Car has been covered in my garage for nearly 5 years now and has been occasionally started etc but hasn't been street driven since parked.
Overall it's a clean survivor car with some slightly faded paint and stone chips but presents very well while the interior is very nice with no rips, split seams, stains or burn marks.
I can be contacted at: Silver5oh@yahoo.com or 918-527-5544 (cell, please leave a message if I don't answer) Located just outside of Tulsa, OK in Claremore, OK just off I-44.
Please inquire with any questions you have, open to reasonable offers around $3500 but please be realistic, Thanks.
Ok guys I'm posting this up here in the FYI area as a feeler because I've decided to put my one T-Bird up for sale. I've decided I really want another Bronco (78-79 body) and since this Bird has been parked in my garage, covered, for about 3 years now it's a shame to just let it sit and take up space.
What this Bird is: charcoal gray over gray cloth, mostly stock drivetrain but brakes have been updated with SN95 stuff and 8.8" axle with 3:55 gears, 17" chrome Cobra rims with Bridgestone tires, tinted windows, MAC shifter, full aftermarket CD in-dash and speakers and a Grant GT wheel with correct adaptor to keep the cruise, which works.
Bird has just under 108,000 original miles and runs and drive very well with Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks and struts plus Monroe Quad shocks, these were installed when the 5 lug conversion was done along with an aftermarket rear sway bar.
This is a very nice survivor car that does have some road scars but is still in VERY good shape, I got compliments on it everywhere I took it.
Looking for opinions on its value and any interest in it, not desperate to sell it, just seeing if someone would like to give it a good home.
Can email any specific pic's if interested. Tried adding a pic into this posting but it wouldn't work....?
AH HA!! Someone's actually seen the mystery plate and knows what its for!! Cool!!
As for a compression test, that may have to wait a while as my Bronco is taking up my time and workable garage space right now.....it puked a tranny, yay.
As far as dropping my car off anywhere....no thanks man, I'll get it tuned right and drive it 'til it dies completely!! LOL
Thanks for all the ideas guys, I may be able to spend a few minutes on it this weekend and let ya know what happens with taking that plate off, swapping out plug wires and checking the timing. Keepin my fingers crossed on any and all options!! THANKS!!
Wow, plug wire BRAND may have this much effect on it? Picky lil SOB's huh? LOL I have a full set of Ford Racing 8.8mm blue 5.0 wires on the shelf, I may just thrwo 4 of them on it and see how that goes. Opinions there?
Chuck, I don't think the IAC is actually blocked off, I think it's an "adaptor" plate for extra tuning....? I am parting out a '90 F150 with the I-6 motor and it has the same plate on it. (see pic) Maybe it needs to be pulled off and some new gaskets swapped back in.
I had the codes pulled from the car...nothing came up.....but that was also almost a month ago. May try again and see if thats changed.
Thanks for the help so far guys. Like I said diagnosing a problemlike this online is a -shoot, but I'm not about to just keep throwing parts at it in hopes of finding the right thing!!
Ok guys, anyone who has an opinion on this, PLEASE help!! I'm at my witts end with an 84 Turbo Coupe, 2.3T-5spd car. It runs fun with your foot into the throttle and at idle, but at a constant speed and under a light load it bucks and chugs so hard it's knocked itself out of gear!! I'm fed up with it and ready to yank it in favor of an all mechanical 5.0/5spd so at least I know what I'm dealing with!!! LOL
Here's the details on the car: Stock 2.3 Turbo Coupe, 126,00+ miles (obvious signs of previous engine work: no paint on head, new clean gaskets etc) Was told upon purchase car had new injectors (green tops).
Upon purchase I did a complete tune-up including: plugs, cap, rotor, 8mm silicone wires, and even a fuel pressure regulator. Adjusted timing and it ran "good" (still not great) then slowly got worse. As a side note, the best MPG I've gotten from it has been 19.8....think it should be better as my other Turbo Bird got much better mileage. Ok, back on track....new in-tank fuel pump and sock (why do these cars have TWO pumps anyways!?!) and 2 new Throttle Position Sensors (TPS's-thought maybe first one was bad as the box it came in was kinda beat up, swapped it at O'Reilly's for another). Only thing I haven't swapped out yet is the fuel filter.
Car runs ok in the morning when it's cool out and even after it warms up to operating temps.....but anything over outside temp of say 70 degrees, the car will buck and chug even before I can get out of the driveway.
I'm at a loss here....I'm starting to think its the distributor? I've been all over the engine bay looking for vacuum lines that are broken, loose, cracked etc and have found nothing. I've also compared this car to it's twin in my garage and have found only 2 differences: EGR has been blocked off with a plate and vacuum line to it is capped off.....and a small plate between the IAC (idle air control valve) and throttle body, it has a Ford part number on it and also has two set screws that will change idle if you mess with it (?).
I know this is a shot in the dark asking for a diagnosis online....but any suggestions at this point and time would be helpful!!!
