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never thought I'd feel this way...with an edit.

Reply #15 – November 24, 2012, 10:46:49 PM

I have had so many cars up to this point. Very few did I ever bond with.

My 86 gs 5.0, loved this car, put near 90k on it. $110 police impound, and it looked like it too. As it was my first car, I fell in love with it.
Second was my 87 3.8 bird, bought as a b-day present to myself for turning 18. I liked the car, but never bonded with it, and longed for a 5.0 again.
3rd was a 86 5.0 ls, lower mileage, but became my dads car. He got rid of it when he remarried. Never really cared for this car either.
4th was another 87 cougar, 3.8. I hated this car, the roof was tweaked and the back two 1/4 windows were smashed in. A telephone pole fell on it and the owner was going to junk it. I gave him the same as the junkyard, just so it wouldn't get junked. The transmission was screwed and quickly went out. Hated this car, and ended up junking it.
5th was a 87 5.0 bird. Bought site unseen, owner trailered it up to me, and couldn't start it because it had a dead battery. I threw a new battery in it to find a rod knock and bad transmission, as well as a hood that wouldn't open. I actually spent every weekend for about 6 months fixing it up, swapped a new rebuilt engine and "warrentied" used trans into it. Got it running real well, took it around the block and it dropped 2nd and 3rd, never got it into overdrive. Got my money back, bought another 87 5.0 bird for $400, same price as a used junkyard trans.
6th bird, 87 5.0 bird was supposed to only be a donor for the transmission. The car was actually in better shape and ran fine after swapping a fuseable link into it. I hated this car at first, but it never really let me down. I put nearly 80k on it in 2 years, owned it for 4. 2 years of pizza delivery, and winter commuting at 500+ miles a week took its toll, I was trying to blow it up. I constatly dropped the shifter to first at 75 mph trying to blow it up, so I had an excuse to throw my new 0 mile engine in, along with a bunch of mustang stuff. After me and the wife fought over me keeping it, I junked it for $350 because I couldn't afford to get it back on the road, never really bonded to this car, but really liked it.
7th 87 5.0 bird, my buddy wreaked his 89 4 banger stang and couldn't find another to replace it. I talked him into this car, drove it for a year and is planning on going back to school and doesn't want the added expense of a car. He called me up to tell me he is junking it, so I picked it up off him for $50 more then the junkyard, just to help him out.although I strongly prefer the 4 eyes, I love this car, and have already bonded to it.I haven't even owned it a month yet, but I have already swapped the seats to gt style buckets, added a center console, repaired and replaced tail lights, and am planning on doing a couple more small things this weekend. Added a stereo, speakers, and going to do a trip cmputer and fix the thermostat. Planning on a 5spd swap to replace the odless auto.

I went 4 years without a bird/cat, but I need to have one now. I think we all come to the point where we need to be in another place. Some of us come back, others grow and move on to bigger and better things. I have a feeling I will always have a bird/cat whenever possible.

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Reply #16 – November 25, 2012, 10:02:02 AM

Quote from: 88turbo;403147

you could do what I do and push it aside for a few months then go back and do some things.

Or several years! :hick: My car sits in the same spot down at our farm and gets started every couple of months. :( The part you can relate to is I've been ok with it. The transmission is dead and the last time it ran it was very poor with only 20 psi of fuel pressure and I didn't care. Until yesterday at the Ford swap meet in Columbus Ohio (20 minutes away from me) when I bought the bell housing and flywheel I need and at Jegs later in the day bought some new ARP flywheel and clutch bolts, all for my T5 swap I have been talking about for YEARS. I know exactly what you are talking about because I am just now coming out of that funk, years later. Hell I've logged into the forum two days in a row now, I havn't done that in YEARS!!

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Reply #17 – November 25, 2012, 10:44:34 AM

If I had a heated space I'd probably do something to it over the winter..the cold makes my carpal tunnel and left hand hurt like no other.

If I take a winter break, maybe next year I will have it on the road..

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Reply #18 – November 25, 2012, 11:25:33 AM

I had to take a break from mine for a little while. I should have my black one done by Feb. Maybe.

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Reply #19 – November 25, 2012, 11:32:13 AM

I should have the Sport done by 2015.

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Reply #20 – November 25, 2012, 12:20:38 PM

I've had mine almost 10 years. Hard to think of when I'm only 21. I stopped driving it back in 08. I really only started working on it 2 years ago. To be truthfully honest I hated the bird when I first got it. I really did. Then when I stumbled across this forum somthing glicked dude. I can't tell ya now how much my heart sinks when I see a decent one in the yard. I have over $6k wrapped up in my car now. Somedays its more or less I don't have time for the old girl anymore but then I snap out of it and come to my senses. If you get rid of it now you're gonna lose out and regret it the minute it leaves. No one and I mean no one will even offer you half of what you have in it. Had someone offer me 1500 for my bird cause it didn't run. As it sits now in the shop. I said some very strong words followed by a very very very un nice GTFO of my garage.

Don't give up bud just take a bird break.

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Reply #21 – November 25, 2012, 12:48:43 PM

Yeah, think I'm just bored with cars in general. Been on a gun collecting spree lately, but wifey says NO MORE.

Maybe it's time to order some car parts now

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Reply #22 – November 25, 2012, 01:15:34 PM

Generally during the winter time I buy parts I need or want and do the work in the spring. During the next month or so, parts are easier to get. So many are selling parts cheaper for funds for Christmas, or to pay off Christmas expenses, so, cheap parts. Plus, I can't part with the Sport because I could not stand to see somebody else drive it. It would go to parts before being sold outright. Now, I'm off to hunt for more parts.

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Reply #23 – November 25, 2012, 02:42:32 PM

I let my neighbor talk me into selling my 83 to him. He told me how his son loved it, and they would make a father-son project out of it. It was my ex-delivery car, and it was looking terribly rusty, and needed brake lines again. He happened to catch me at the very moment that I was sick of it. I sold it to him for $450. It ran and drove perfect, just didn't stop more than a couple times before the brake fluid was gone... But I digress... He took it home, packed it full of his belongings, and used it to leave his wife. He rode off into the sunset, and I thought I would never see it again- that is, until I ran into his son. I asked him if his dad was enjoying the car, and he told me his dad, for some reason, junked it. It happens to sit in a junk yard that I pass every day on my way to work. I can even see it from the street, peering over the fence at me, with the hood and doors open. It makes me sick. I wish I never sold it. That was a great car. It sure didn't deserve the end it met.

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Reply #24 – November 26, 2012, 04:13:48 PM

I have a feeling a lot of guys here have had their car for a long time and have just gotten tired of it, or it's just that your tastes have changed with time. Either way, This world does have a lot to offer. Life IS too short.... go have fun!

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Reply #25 – November 27, 2012, 01:01:57 AM

Do whatever you need to do to feel better. Just don't do anything you might regret. Just remember, you are always welcome here at the forum, and if you leave, you will be missed.

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Reply #26 – November 27, 2012, 09:05:13 PM

Quote from: 86cougar;403297

I have a feeling a lot of guys here have had their car for a long time and have just gotten tired of it, or it's just that your tastes have changed with time. Either way, This world does have a lot to offer. Life IS too short.... go have fun!

That's true, I was tired of mine in it's current configuration, so when it blew a head gasket three years ago, I've just let it set(it has been stored inside)... Now I'm finally getting the goodies together to put the 331 in it but it'll be carbed, as I plan on it mostly being a stripper... Already have a fresh AOD with Lentek valve body, a set of Drag Lites and most of the engine goodies... We've been together since the summer of '97, guess I'll keep her awhile longer...

As far as bonding, it hasn't happened with the Supercharged '03 Marauder... It's a nice, nice, nice ride & I even won street class with it the one time I raced it(far more consistent than the iffi'n EFI setup on the Bird), but it's time I found it a new home...

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Reply #27 – November 29, 2012, 10:10:24 PM

I saw a Marauder at the gas station a few days ago. They sure are nice.

I think I'm going to rebuild the 50 dollar 5.0 that had coolant in cyls 2 and 6 and and toss in a nice cam and top it with P heads, and an Exploiter intake lol.

I don't have a lot of money into my car, but time wise, I'll never get a penny out of it, not that I ever planned to.

I'd like a TFS 1 cam...anybody want to make me a package deal on that, and a mass air setup? I'll also need an A9L, too. lol

Gonna do the engine after the first of the year, and do some work on the car in the spring, after I gather some more parts i want.