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Events & Shows / Owensboro, KY. May 18, 2019
A handful of us are getting together. We will gather at the Ford dealer and hang out, watch some cars on the dyno, shoot the shiznit, and probably get food. All are welcome to join.
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User Rides / BlueBird
The lower corner of the fork is fouled heavily against the crossover pipe. In the pic it is pushed forward almost to the front of the opening and cannot travel back. I am sure someone could make it work if they were determined enough. A fox bell would probably be better if a guy wanted to keep the stock y-pipe.
As for me, I don't want the crossover under the bellhousing at all as I don't want the exhaust to be the lowest point under the car. I have a box of 2.25" mandrel bends and will be building a new y-pipe with the crossover under the tailshaft where it belongs.
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User Rides / BlueBird
Let's try a little forward progress.
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Also grabbed this money shot for Jeremy. No Beuno. :punchballs:
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Body/Appearance/Interior / Manual side mirrors
The '87 my Dad had when I was a teenager had a single manual outside mirror, and crank windows. I know there were others, but it is the only 87-88 I have seen with crank windows.
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User Rides / BlueBird
The tedium continues. There were a handful of things that needed addressed before I can start test fitting T5 bits.

With the thermactor pump and lines out of the way, I measured, purchased, and installed a shorter belt. I also got the e-fan mounted.
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Controller is fixed to the shroud, I will finish the wiring later.

Then, back under the car to handle a couple broken manifold studs where the y-pipe attaches. I really, really didn't want to pull the manifolds....
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Weld a nut onto the busted stud, alternate heat and PBlaster, and pray. I snapped each side another time, then the second attempt on the left manifold was successful.
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The right manifold stud snapped off three more times, with the final break flush at the . It got drilled thru. :mad:
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User Rides / BlueBird
For all my scope creep enablers
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Tempted to just cap the lower pipe, I convinced myself to "do it right" and remove the system entirely. What a hassle. Could likely do it again in about 30mins now that I know where to cut....
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Oh, and since I am messing around with the FEAD on a 3.8 I have no intent to keep, why not clear out room for an e-fan? So much space for activities now!
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User Rides / BlueBird
Busy weekend not working on the car, but I got the trans out tonight

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User Rides / BlueBird
Quote from: Chuck W;468566
Are you reusing that for now?

I don't believe the left converter would clear the clutch fork, and I don't plan to find out.
I think I forgot a double hump trans crossmember in the white car when it left, so I need to replace that to keep the new y-pipe tucked up nice and tight.

Quote from: Muttwood;468567
did you need the floor shift style steering column panels ?

I have column plastic here from my TC, thanks!
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User Rides / BlueBird
Ugh, what a fight. No tool access, corrosion, stock junk in the way that I had forgotten about because it has been so long since I had a stock Tbird(and never a column shift car before).

But I won
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