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Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #45 –
Quote from: 1 BADBIRD;310704
Cool deal man , I cant wait to see the finished product Maybee in person . I might end up on Long Island in may or june . I'll let you know . A dual fan set up works good , thats what I am running with a Be Cool Radiator . I run right around 195 degrees in the middle of the summer .
Lets get that wiring set up and fire her up !!:burnout:



oh and def! hit me up if ur up here, come check out the bird... prob wont be ready at all by then, but mobile yes lol

Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

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Ok I took some pics to show you the recent progress we've made, as well as a couple pics of the how the subframe connectors were made on the car.... more to come!



















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Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #51 –
What happened to your oil pan? It looks like mighty mouse tried to kick his way out.  I have dreams of building a big block car.
My car is a gravity hybrid.  The gasoline engine gets me up the hills, and gravity gets me down.

Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #52 –
Quote from: 88CougarGT;311306
What happened to your oil pan? It looks like mighty mouse tried to kick his way out.  I have dreams of building a big block car.



lol nothing happened to it, we just took off the chrome one that was already on the tranny from dynamic, and we ordered their own deep pan that i think holds 2 quarts...or maybe a little more... pretty deep

Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #53 –
Hey Man whats up , I was on Long island for a quick 2 days and got over to the Bellmore train station friday night . There were some sick cars there but No Tbirds . Do you go there on friday nights ?

Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #54 –
Quote from: 1 BADBIRD;315305
Hey Man whats up , I was on Long island for a quick 2 days and got over to the Bellmore train station friday night . There were some sick cars there but No Tbirds . Do you go there on friday nights ?



heyy! i didnt know if bellmore would be on this early, but i guess since its been getting warmer that people have been starting it..

nah, i havent gone, usually you dont see t-birds like ours there but sometimes a couple turbocoupes if any...  even though there are plenty of nasty and nastier cars...wait till they see mine lol

Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #55 –
Quote from: gthemelis87;315836
heyy! i didnt know if bellmore would be on this early, but i guess since its been getting warmer that people have been starting it..

nah, i havent gone, usually you dont see t-birds like ours there but sometimes a couple turbocoupes if any...  even though there are plenty of nasty and nastier cars...wait till they see mine lol


There were some real nice rides there . When you go there my brother is there alot , He has the orange 05 Mustang GT with the polished whipple supercharger and black stripes . You would also know it is his because of the Stang in his grill , the head is the stangs skull . Here is a shot of it . I told him to check your Tbird out when he sees it . He knows what hes looking for because he knows my Bird and how fast it is . How close are you to driving time ?

Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #56 –
Kind of a strange request and sorry to get off topic but can you post a picture of your console box?  I no longer have room for a full size one and I think one like yours will work for me.  Do you know what year/models had these?

This is going to be a killer machine!

Keep up the great work.

TED

Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #57 –
You are doing a great job on this project!  Not too much different than putting a Cadillac 500 in there and it brings back a lot of memories.

It is really something that you got the headers to fit using the stock crossmember.  You would not believe how much more room you would have with an aftermarket one.

I would drop the trans cooler in the radiator and put on an aftermarket one.

I bet the front sway bar goes away soon.

You are doing it right, keep up the great work.

TED

Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #58 –
That is impressive, but them red cloth seats can't stay can they? Nice work.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

Big block 545 stroker swap!!! Many pics and info included!!

Reply #59 –
man that is awesome! I did a 460 swap and it wasnt too bad. The hardest part for me was getting the steering column thru the headers...i had to dent  them after I paid to have them jet hot coated, almost made me cry!