Thanks for all the info. Swap is going to take a bit more work then I thought, but I'll get all the parts together and try and figure out the fuel line situation. Carb would be easier but I already have the mustang parts car so I'll try and get the fuel injection to work.
I checked the VIN and its an 87. So I guess I'll need to swap in the mustang pedal assembly for the clutch cable and find the wiring harness for a v8 thunderbird. I'll contact Chuck W on this site for the engine mounts. Didn't realize the mustangs and thunderbirds were so different, thought this swap was going to a little simpler....lol. I do have the fuel lines from the mustang doner car so maybe I can use those. i may have a lead on a v8 dash cluster and v8 engine wiring harness. Does it matter what year the wiring harness is from, or just that it's for a v8? Thanks for all the help.
It definitely has a hydraulic clutch so maybe its an 87? Just going by what I was told on the year. Its a buddies car that he took the drivetrain out of for a pinto wagon. i figured the wiring harness in the mustang would have to be used. So I guess the wiring for the t-bird dash would have to spliced in to the mustang harness. Thanks for all the info. I'll check out all the links that were posted.
I'm new to this site. I have an 1986 turbo coupe that I want to swap a 1992 5.0 T5 out of a mustang gt. The turbo coupe had a T5 in it too. Are the engine/ trans mounts going to work from the mustang? and i guess i will have use all the wiring harnesses from the mustang to get it to run? And what about the hydraulic clutch in the t bird, do i have to use the pedal assembly from the mustang ?Anything else that i need to know about this swap? Thanks for the info.
