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My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #30
Quote from: cougrrr302;367743
when did you trade your '83 in for a '73 hahaha. Just messing with ya man. The only reason i know how old my cougar is, because it is 4 years older than i am.

typo lol








1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #31
Congrats on getting it running again. You already found some TRX tires for it didn't you?
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB 87-88 Turbo Coupe shocks and struts, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #32
Quote from: 5.0 bird;367758
Congrats on getting it running again. You already found some TRX tires for it didn't you?

Thanks! The tires arrived today in fact.......








1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #33
Quote from: MY83T;366323
...a true time capsule.


Man, I luvs me a time capsule ---- and it looks like you're gonna have a sweet one!!!
13 Dodge Dart SXT Special Edition
09 Honda Shadow Sabre ---------- 08 Caliber
05 Aztek ---------- 02 Avalanche
02 Thunderbird (4,000 miles) ---------- 02 Cadillac ETC
98 Explorer ---------- 96 Suzuki X-90
89 Fleetwood ---------- 89 Continental
88 Town Car ---------- 86 Silverado ---------- 84 Fiero
83 Town Car ---------- 82 EXP (32,000 miles) ---------- 82 Mercury LN7
80 Mustang (35,000 miles) ---------- 65 Continental
62 Galaxie 500 ---------- 54 Packard

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #34
i shall dub her.. the heritage that could! all this CFI/EEC-IV research is hurting my brain.. haha
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #35
UPDATE: Car is moving home tonight, and the long road to restoration begins. Pics to follow soon. So the car hasn't moved from its spot in the storage garage since 2007. I parked it with a full tank of premium, and was down to 3/4 tank after all these years. I added 5 gallons of 100 octane and fired her up. Perfect, on the 1st try. Ran smooth and quiet too. Im really excited at the idea of wrenching again on something.








1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #36
great to hear
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #37
That's awsome it started so easily after all that time.

 

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #38
I'll be starting on my 83 heritage later this year.  I too have a lot of memories of growing up with that car.  It's been in the family since 85 when my father bought it.  I inherited it after my father passed in 2001.  It sat from 2001 till 2009 when me and a buddy started tinkering with it a little and it was the same deal, a little gas, a little oil, and a new battery and she fired up and ran like I had been running it all along.  Got to love Ford small blocks.

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #39
Home today.......ran great! 











1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #40
Quote from: MY83T;366837
.....im convinced, no 5.0 call outs..........

 
Agreed!!!
1988 T-Bird Sport Coupe--5.0 HO, MAF swap, 1-5/8" shorties, BBK/Flowmaster exhaust, Explorer intake, 70mm Edelbrock TB, T5, B&M short throw, Centerforce clutch and PP, disc brake TC rear w/ 3.55's, TC front brakes, '98 Cobra springs, DIY SFC's, other misc .  14.05 @ 98mph with launching too low and shifting too high.

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #41
Looks good in the driveway.

turbo charged 94 Cobra engine/440cc injectors/megasquirt /5 speed swapped (T5)/maxbox upper intake/70mm PP throttle body/AJE coilovers/2003 Mustang control arms/S.T. sway bars/ES rear control arm bushings/11" brake conversion/manual rack conversion/8.8 TC rear with rear discs and a welded diff/3.73 gears/PLX wideband/199mph speedometer/Aeromotive FPR/CNC hydraulic hand brake/cobra R wheels/....ect.

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #42
WOW!, that looks like it just rolled out of the showroom in '83.....amazing! you don't see em like that anymore
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My Bebe! 1980 Thunderbird, 302 & AOD are the only option boxes checked

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #43
Quote from: MY83T;388041
Home today.......ran great! 





It now needs to go back in the garage out of the rain ;).

It's nice to see it at home.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

My bone stock 1983 Heritage lives again.........

Reply #44
Quote from: thunderjet302;388092
It now needs to go back in the garage out of the rain ;).

It's nice to see it at home.

That was water on the driveway from my hose.....i had to wash a inch of dust off the car.......garage bound it is.








1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler