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My new Daily Driver...(Body shop pics added)

Reply #45
Glad to see you're already enoying the new car. I heard your compression goes up when switching to PI heads on a non-PI 4.6 (Not 100%). Sounds like you're going to have fun playing with this too.

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Reply #46
are you going to port match the heads to the new intake?
1979 Ford Fairmont
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Reply #47
Quote from: 32VFoxBird;281775
are you going to port match the heads to the new intake?


Not right now, I dont have time for that, I need this car for my daily driver.  I have already taken the White Cougar off the road for awhile, and there werent suposse to be any issues with this car.  Should have known better. LOL:rollin:

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Reply #48
Quote from: cougarcragar;281642
I should have gone with the PI intake when I replaced mine.

I had plans to do a DOHC swap with a tune, but working on that engine intimidates the hell out of me. As long as it will still do a burnout, I'll leave it stock. :fart:


Ain't that the truth. Just replaced the oil filter adapter gasket. What a PITA :punchballs:
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII


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Reply #49
New update:
here is the leak.  Apperantly the thermostat housing was either tightened to tight, or someone was too rough taking the old one out and cracked it right down and almost in half!



In this pic you can see where I tried to JB weld it for now...  I guess that fixed that leak and made the pressure build and show the one at the thermostat..



And here is how it sits for now, waiting on the rest of my parts to arrive today


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Reply #50
Nice work, that's how my '94 is looking right now. That car will fly once you get that new intake installed. I talked to one guy who just did a PI intake, head swap and a shot of nitrous and was doing mid/low 13's 1/4 mile. keep us updated.

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Reply #51
She is done and warmed up, now I am about to retorque the bolts and go for a test rip....  pics and videos soon...

My new Daily Driver...(Body shop pics added)

Reply #52
she is done:




The plugs and wires are soaked (and probably ruined) so it isnt running right, once I change them I will have some videos.  Hoping to get it out to the track this weekend...

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Reply #53
Well she is still running great.  The intake made a big diference in the seat of the pants dyno...  waiting for a decent day to take it to the track. Hopefully this weekend!

Here are some interior shots I took the other day as well as a quick underneath shot...




and the underneath shot:

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Reply #54
It doesn't have auto climate control? Mine does and it's just a 3.8 car. That's odd.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #55
just got done finishing what a previous owner started....

when I bought it, someone had painted the front chrome trim, black (which I have to redo as it wasnt a very good job)....  so I finished the rest of the job and blacked out not only the trim, but also the tail light trim and the grill..  I think it looks MUCH better now... 






Also took a few pics with my buddies '83



And yeah...  Im rocking the "cool cats" decals.. :cool:

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Reply #56
here is a quick video clip of it..  LMAO...  guess 60MPH was too much wind....

ahem:

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Reply #57
That video is pretty cool. Wait until you start messing around with the transmission and firm up the shifts; it gets very addictive.

Good stuff! Keep it comin'.
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Reply #58
looks waaaaay better...... AS for the vid........ NO BURNOUTS??????????? geeze, i love watching your 88 burnout vids..........
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Just enjoyin the ride!!!!

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Reply #59
Quote from: massCougarxr7;283947
looks waaaaay better...... AS for the vid........ NO BURNOUTS??????????? geeze, i love watching your 88 burnout vids..........


lol, This car doesnt have the trac loc yet:toilet:... I should be installing it soon though.  One wheel peel vids are gay, LOL...