A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #105 – June 21, 2012, 09:21:24 AM Quote from: turbotrav;392952Pretty slick....Question...you already have a TKO600 right?Travis When I initially supercharged it, I swapped out the T5Z and put in a T56. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #106 – June 21, 2012, 08:12:27 PM Wow....T56 in a bird....that will be super cool. When you start talking the big power you should make....I want both hands on the wheel..... :)Good luck,Travis Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #107 – June 21, 2012, 08:14:54 PM what t56 was it? the one you buy already with the conversion for the cable speedo or did you modify the trans yourselfim asking because i really want to do the t56 swap and retain stock speedoàthan alot beautiful bird! Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #108 – June 21, 2012, 09:57:14 PM Quote from: 1986Élan;392983what t56 was it? the one you buy already with the conversion for the cable speedo or did you modify the trans yourselfim asking because i really want to do the t56 swap and retain stock speedoàthan alot beautiful bird! Thanks!The trans is from Hurst Driveline Conversions. The cross member is from AJE and was modified for greater exhaust clearance. The speedo shouldn't be an issue, different from a Fox Mustang (which are cable) our cars have an electronic pickup. I pulled the sensor out of the AOD and put it in the T56. The wires needed to be extended though. I did a write on the conversion from T5 to T56, but most of it's relevant to an AOD to T56. Here's the link: http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?27925-T-5-to-T56-Tips&highlight= Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #109 – June 22, 2012, 09:47:34 PM thanx alot its really appreciated Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #110 – June 22, 2012, 09:57:10 PM Car is coming along well. I like your style. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #111 – August 31, 2012, 11:09:47 PM Just a heads up that this hasn't become another "lost" project. Though it's been months for an update, I've been working away, just struggling with fitting together a combination of parts that haven't been mated before. It's been like peeling the layers of an onion! You've got to get through one layer before you discover the next...The engine & trans is now in for the third time; sorting through issues with oil leaks (after the rear main seal, I found I had also "sprung" the pan when clearancing for a set of headers that ended up not fitting), a binding oil pump shaft (that was in interesting find & fix), and fitting the trans through a dual disk clutch (you really need an input shaft to line up the discs, an alignment tool just won't cut it). Each time I've pulled the Assembly to fix a problem, I've discovered other unforeseen issues which would have been problematic, so though frustrating, "it was meant to be" and I'm seemingly farther ahead though all the trepidation! Thankfully a few friends sacrificed some time for some thrash fests, which helped cut the tension and make it a lot more fun! Without Mike, Mal & Tom, it wouldn't be in place.The next phase is just the "tinkering" of getting the rest of it assembled (you know, the actual "bolt on" part). Unfortunately, this is where I'll be stalled for a bit. I'm recovering from getting a little "grind & polish" work done on my right hip this past Thursday. I did choke on trying to take the elephant all in one bite, totally blowing my time frame! I'll post progress when I get back at it. I'm sure there are more layers to this onion! Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #112 – September 01, 2012, 12:28:44 AM Hang in there Mark... Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #113 – September 01, 2012, 06:49:32 AM At least you're finding the possable problems before they happened. That's defenately a good thing. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #114 – September 01, 2012, 07:45:49 AM Sounds like my kinda luck...lol. Keep plugging, you have one sweet Tbird!! Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #115 – September 02, 2012, 10:21:16 AM Thanks guys. Lots of great work's been done and I'm pleased with what's been accomplished. Need too heal up a bit & I'll get back to it. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #116 – September 02, 2012, 12:08:12 PM Progress!Travis Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #117 – September 15, 2012, 12:30:18 AM Hope you are mending well. Love to catch the updates as they come. Keep up the great work! Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #118 – September 15, 2012, 06:36:26 PM Glad the past two weeks are behind me! Shouldn't be too many more weeks until there will be progress. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #119 – February 25, 2013, 06:16:45 PM Looking at the original date of the thread, it's been almost a year (so far...).A lot has been accomplished. The amount of work to re-engineer most of the mechanicals has been a bit staggering. Kinda disappointing the pics don't reflect it (it's all just "bolt on").I've been fortunate to have friend who has dedicated the one day a weekend for the past five to work out there with me. It's made it far more fun!As the pics show, it's about ready to fire. I've run into a snag with my computer not recognizing the Moates Quarterhorse. Once that's sorted out and the base program is installed, it'll be working on getting it fired. Quote Selected
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