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Ford Fever in Oregon!

At the Woodburn Dragstrip, August 21!  I will most definitely be there, and I hope to make a few passes down the track. There should be two other T-birds(Our years) there, although I'm sure they aren't on the forums. So, let's see if we can get a couple more there(TED!).

  Come on guys!
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Ford Fever in Oregon!

Reply #1
Have you run your car yet?
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.

Ford Fever in Oregon!

Reply #2
Not in it's current configuration. Should be fun though.
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Ford Fever in Oregon!

Reply #3
Come on NW guys! One week from Sunday, the 21st!  I guess I should get my tubular control arms installed. Can anyone get a hold of Ted(CadTbird500) for me?
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Ford Fever in Oregon!

Reply #4
Two days to go! I've got the control arms on one side of the T-bird on, and I'll wrap up the other side Friday!
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Ford Fever in Oregon!

Reply #5
SO? What happened?
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.

Ford Fever in Oregon!

Reply #6
Yeah..about that...

I'm not very happy with the results, but I am confident that with further track time and cooler weather(!) I should hit my goals.

Other than that, it was a good day, although I was rather disappointed that the other regular T-Bird didn't show up, so me and Seek were the only ones there.  I think the weather(90+ w/ humidity) was a large factor in the low turnout for the show.

  I still need to fix a couple things though, since apparently they require a clutch safety switch for racing!  :) Who knew?

I only saw one wreck, but I wasn't there the whole day due to the weather. It was a new edge mustang that made a sharp left turn into the opposing lane's wall just before I did my burnout.  Not too bad though, I think it moved off-track under it's own power, but that new fender won't be cheap!
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Ford Fever in Oregon!

Reply #7
No times?
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.

 

Ford Fever in Oregon!

Reply #8
Definitely not, as they would not be representative of the effort I have put into this car.  :) Maybe a little later this year!
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...