Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #15 – March 06, 2011, 03:57:54 PM Fear not. The blue interior will be gray in time. Here is the donor interior that will make it's way into this car... Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #16 – March 06, 2011, 05:36:52 PM I wish you were closer. I would take the blues door panels. Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #17 – March 06, 2011, 05:58:34 PM why would you want to swap out a 3:73 rear for a 3:27 rear? Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #18 – March 06, 2011, 06:39:17 PM Quote from: 88turbo;354680why would you want to swap out a 3:73 rear for a 3:27 rear? Turbo cars like numerically lower gears. I made the exact same swap. Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #19 – March 06, 2011, 07:03:02 PM jridenour31, it looks like I'm building something similar to what you were originally planning with your 88 t-bird - before you completely lost your mind. :) Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #20 – March 06, 2011, 08:10:41 PM Quote from: The Shredder;354683jridenour31, it looks like I'm building something similar to what you were originally planning with your 88 t-bird - before you completely lost your mind. :)Lol yeah, pretty much. You'll definitely enjoy it, I know I did. Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #21 – March 07, 2011, 12:10:54 AM oooh that gray is in great shape!Man I understand a squirrel building a nest in your heater, but hth did it get in there? I mean sure the car sat but what were the doors open or something??? was there a giant hole in the floor? I just don't understand! Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #22 – March 07, 2011, 12:50:34 PM Steve, it was either a chipmunk or a squirrel. It appears the critter got into the cowl area and then down into the heater box through the upper fresh air inlet. He couldn't get into the cabin of the car - because the recirculation door was closed in one direction and he couldn't get past the A/C evaporator core in the other direction.I can only assume he got in over the plastic inner wheel liner since he stole some of the wheel liner insulation for his bedding! There are holes in the upper frame rail under each fender.Jon Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #23 – March 07, 2011, 04:29:05 PM That crazy how they can find thier way into places like that. They're defenately not closterphobic! lol! Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #24 – March 07, 2011, 09:54:03 PM haha that's funny. I bet he was so dissapointed when that car dissapeared! I mean, can you imagine? ...You spend months building your house, then leave to go to work, come back and its gone? Geez!:giggle:Anyway, at least now you don't have to worry about replacing the heater core anytime soon. Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #25 – March 10, 2011, 11:18:39 PM Alright. I made just a little progress tonight. I got the heads on the the new engine and torqued the thrust plate bolts, the cam bolt, the lifter valley spider bolts. I just need to take a few days off to get this engine wrapped up. Then I'd like to yank the existing engine/transmission and cleanup the engine bay.Here are a few pics of the shortblock and longblock so far... Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #26 – March 10, 2011, 11:28:04 PM YES!!!! LUBE!!!!!Man that thing is shiny. Makes me miss the week I spent putting my engine in. Oh, no, wait, I don't miss it. Nevermind.Looks good though. Better polish up/paint the intakes and things to match it;) Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #27 – March 13, 2011, 08:46:49 PM Just a little progress today. Cleaning up some parts. I know they aren't polished, but they should perform well. Or I'll have to send them to Vinnie for polishing...Cleaned 19lb injectors for the Naturally Aspirated version of my engine...I realized I need to get another timing chain cover. Anyone have one in good shape? Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #28 – March 20, 2011, 08:14:27 PM Made some more progress on the engine...Got the engine primed:Got the valve train on and the engine painted. It is shiny Old Ford Blue! :)My boys helped me get the lower intake torqued down... Quote Selected
Blue by You - TC+4 Reply #29 – March 20, 2011, 09:53:59 PM Nice! I like how your kids are getting involved. Quote Selected
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