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1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #105
Like this stuff,............

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXHAUST-OVAL-TUBING-90-DEGREE-3-5-inch-MILD-STEEL16ga-/170199883823?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27a0b4202f&vxp=mtr
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #106
You know Vinnie....anything is possible...  The big C4 bellhousing just made everything very tight...  Besides I needed a real torque convertor verse the cheap 2000 stall thing I had installed.  The 5 months will give me the time I need.

Travis

 

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #107
Good luck, good thread. I am doing a similar build myself.
1985 Turbo Coupe
1988 Thunderbird Sport
1996 F150

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #108
The winter will also give me time to find the proper 1988 tbird/xr7 8.8 rear end.

What are u doing for your project?

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #109
I recently purchased a 85 turbo coupe, low miles, one owner car in great condition. I am building a windsor sportsman 4 bolt main stroker engine with a T-76 turbonetics. I am going with a 95 sn 95 8.8 with 33 spline axles and trutrac diff. Not sure on what i am going to do with the trans yet. A tremac will not hold up so have been looking at a G force 4 speed but may do a silverfox built 4r70w with rmvb and trans brake. It will come down to money in the end and i am going to end up selling my vert that i have owned since new this spring to finish building the car.
1985 Turbo Coupe
1988 Thunderbird Sport
1996 F150

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #110
BTW,
cool vid of your XR7!
1985 Turbo Coupe
1988 Thunderbird Sport
1996 F150

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #111
Wow selling the one owner convert!  Just want to go fast now.....eh.

Travis


1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #113
No real update today...but the weather was really nice in Central Michigan...over 50+...made me think about April.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #114
@xjeffs Nice paint job!! HAhaha
very cool CAT


1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #116
Minor update...

Purchased bellhousing C4 157 tooth type...also got the correct flexplate.

I looked into a couple of different torque converters....need a quality model I guess.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #117
Currently deciding on how much I need to spend on the C4 torque converter... its looking like $600 will do...

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #118
Where from?

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #119
Well that's the trick as I have found out....not sure on the vendor yet...
I guess making a good turbo converter is hard...is $$.. I found decent info
About Rev Max ...

I the problem is I have 2 c4...both are good but I don't know if they will last.
So 4r70w in the next year...so I don't want to spend big $$ if my c4 may not
Last....on the fence...

Travis

P.s.  Jim u get the heads swapped?