The blue T-Bird in mine. Alky injected 598 bbf. Alston mild steel chassis, ladder bars and struts. cert to 7.50, Had a great time for the weekend. Just hated we got rained out Sunday.
An action shot, been adjusting in the front struts. Working like I want it now. Front is up 10-12" and carries them out about 30' with a smooth touchdown. Never even knew when the front tires touched back down.
Just wanted to post up some pics of my new bumper cover. My drag car 86 T-Bird had a front bumper cover that was rough. It was the only part of the car I was really unhappy with. Looked everywhere for a reman oem cover, but they have been obsoleted by all the reman companies.
Took a chance and bought a "new" aftermarket cover off ebay. It was a good deal at $149 and free shipping. It surprised me when it came in. Made in the USA and fit as well as the oem.
The car has no inner bumper core and so has no place to mount the parking light/turn signals. The old cover had open holes. We filled int he new cover's holes with kevlar cloth and a special urethane filler. Turned out great and I like the smooth look.
Got the new bumper cover back today and it put back together. I think it looks pretty good. Really like that the parking light holes are gone. Old:
I'm looking for some ideas for a hood for my 86 T-Bird drag car. I am not crazy about the current setup that was on the car when I got it. Currently has a 5" cowl hood with a scoop on top of that. A 5" cowl alone is not enough. The top of the throttle body comes within 1.5" of the cowl, so the scoop is added. My injected 598 BBF is pretty tall. A 5" cowl is as tall as I have found from any company.
I could always do a flat hood with a Pro-Stock style scoop, but I was hoping to find some other ideas. I saw an 88 T-bird at the track over the weekend that had a great looking setup, but it won't fit mine. It was 3" rounded cowl (sort of Cobra-R mustang style) The cowl extended all the way back to the windshield. Looked good.
The engine will be a 598 bbf. I'm collecting parts right now. I have or have ordered most of the major parts.
I have or have ordered: Ford Racing A460 block Trick Flow A460 18 bolt heads, at the head porter shop now custom aluminum oil pan from Charlies Pans 4.5 stroke 4340 crank, 6.8 H beam rods and Diamond dome pistons Trick Flow single 4 intake Comp Cams roller .830+ lift Danny Bee belt drive Ron's Terminator mechanical fuel injection for methanol. Lot's of other odds and ends.
Still need my valvetrain, lifters, rockers, stud gridles and the front dress, damper, water pump, crank trigger.
I got a grill for it today from one of the board members here. The grill is an 85 and is identical to the one one mine, so I'm guessing mine is an 85-86
How does the lense assmbly attach to the bumper cover? I just looked at mine and all I could see/feel was one small trigangular "hook" on each side. No bolt holes or threaded bosses, etc.
I also got a really good inspection of the bumper cover. It's a little worse than I realized with cracks etc. I think I will buy a reman bumper cover this winter and have it painted to match.
by the looks of the tail lights and the feathered bird emblems I would say its more like an 85 or 86 and not an 84.
Might be. I was just going by what the previous owner told me. It doesn't have a vin tag. Is there any location on the body that might have the vin # stamped so I could find out?
That's quite the roller! Where in the 8's are shooting for?
Around my area we only have 1/8 mile racing. No 1/4 stuff. I will run mainly brackets, but I hope it can run 5.20's in the 1/8. That would be equal to around 8.20 or so in the 1/4. If it can do that I will run some of the 5.30 heads up index classes like ORSCA and ODRA have at their heads up events. It's not all that light. Only glass is hood, trunk and dash. Only lexan is in the doors. It should come in around 2750 w driver, BBF and powerglide. The car had a BBC before I bought it and it was 2520 w/o driver.
I wanted to slow down and have some fun. My previous car (sold in May) was a rear engine dragster with an injected 588 BBF. It ran 4.60's and 70's (7.30's 1/4) and had become a lot of work with between rounds maint.
Hello all. I'm new to this forum and have been a member for a few days. I'm finding lot's of useful info. Great site. I thought I would post up some pics of my 84 tbird drag car. It will be street legal, just not very streetable. 99.5% track use only. I might take it down to the cruise night on occasion.
Currently doesn't have an engine. I bought it as a roller and I'm collecting parts for the engine. I have the main parts and they should go to the machine shop soon. I'm building a 598 ci BBF, injected alcohol for fuel. 15:1 compression, Ford Racing A460 block and TFS A460 heads. 4.600 bore X 4.500 stroke.
Now I just need to find some of the amber lenses to go in the front bumper.
I don't really want the entire light if I can figure out a way to just mount the lenses. This is a drag car and they will be non-functional. Just want to fill up the holes in the front bumper.
