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Reply #90 –
OooooKayy I'll wait  :) LOL


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

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Reply #91 –
Keep your fingers crossed, praying to the car gods and hoping they see that I have paid my dues x10 with this car, and they will shine some good stuff down on the Sport.
'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..

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Reply #92 –
I got my fingers crossed for ya Vinnie. You have been busting your butt to get the T-Bird back together. I have been in the same position a few times. Juggling work, college classes and home life and then something goes wrong with one of the vehicles and you spend a couple of long cold nights in the middle of the week to get it fixed. Good luck.
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86 T-Bird V6 C5
91 F-150 5.0L 5spd
93 Mustang LX 351C C4
2013 Honda CRV AWD

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Reply #93 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;401707
These cars have made me into a pessimist.

 
I don't think it's the cars.....checking the crank and doing any necessary machine work would be the right way to do things. Like anything else, you don't do the prep, the end result will be sub-par in one way or another. Other than the old alternator connector design, I haven't found anything on these that has caused any problems that weren't my own fault. Stick with stock rebuilds of everything, keep the paint conditioned, lenses protected from UV, the cars will go on forever, utilizing the Mustang aftermarket for wear items.

Good luck. I truly do hope the new bearings last as long as you hope they will. I believe that you said you eventually wanted an engine swap?
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #94 –
The 5.8 is going in hopefully this time next year. It'll be a long term build, aluminum heads, and lots of good stuff. I should know how the ol' 5.0 will be this coming Monday. Everything seems "so far so good".
'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..

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Reply #95 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;401726
The 5.8 is going in hopefully this time next year. It'll be a long term build, aluminum heads, and lots of good stuff. I should know how the ol' 5.0 will be this coming Monday. Everything seems "so far so good".

It's not easy to detect tolerance issues...

Anyway, yeah, I figure I may as well go 6.7 liter if I were to upgrade to anything else. Why go from 350hp to a system that will get you maybe 30% more power (347) when you can crank it to nearly twice as much (550) and have headroom IF you ever got the budget/desire to do more. Boost seemed like a good idea at one point, but I'm not too fond of it now days on a street car. Besides, beyond 550-600hp, you have serious issues with drive-train strength, fuel delivery, intake and exhaust flow, and traction ;)
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #96 –
Hope all goes well Vennie

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Reply #97 –
Thanks guys. I'll post news as it happens.

The reason I'd like the 5.8 one day is a little more power, but still very drivable and some similarity to fair gas mileage. By then, the Sport will probably be under a cover except on certain days for playing or going on cruises.A stroker or 460 would be cool, but for me, too much. I doubt we'll much track time at all.

For now, we'll see how the little 5.0 turns out.....next week. Working today and the next three, so, time ran out.
'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..

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Reply #98 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;401736
For now, we'll see how the little 5.0 turns out.....next week. Working today and the next three, so, time ran out.

I think we've always had similar goals, you and I. I wouldn't want to bore out a $2k block to 460ci though, 408 is plenty, and if the parts are about priced the same, I'd stick with a 402 to use a stock 4.00" bore.

Built right, cruise fuel economy shouldn't be any different. Fuel economy will only change from the additional friction and rotating mass. It will still take the same amount of power to get a 625rpm idle and whatever rpms for cruise. More vacuum will cause more engine braking though...it's difficult to estimate what going from a 300ci to 400ci engine would do, all else being equal. Maybe a 1mpg drop all around?
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #99 –
The 5.8 will have a custom ground cam as well. For now,though. Gotta finish buttoning everything up under the hood, and push the start button.
'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..

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Reply #100 –
Good luck with the start-up.

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Reply #101 –
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Reply #102 –
Vinniebird,
            I understand the pessimist issue. I had to do the intake manifold four times and hopefully today I will find out if I got it right. I got to the point that I didn't want to start it up any more. I also have to agree with Seek, it's not the cars fault it, it's mine (live and learn). I doubt that I need to be told which RTV to use any more. Then again I never claimed to be anything more than a weekend warrior. If my car runs I drive it till it dies, if it doesn't I buy a new engine. I know that this time I took my time and did the best I could. I also asked a lot of questions read a lot on the web. So, I guess what I'm saying is I'm good with whatever happens.

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Reply #103 –
Quote from: 86cougar;402079
Vinniebird,
            I understand the pessimist issue. I had to do the intake manifold four times and hopefully today I will find out if I got it right. I got to the point that I didn't want to start it up any more. I also have to agree with Seek, it's not the cars fault it, it's mine (live and learn). I doubt that I need to be told which RTV to use any more. Then again I never claimed to be anything more than a weekend warrior. If my car runs I drive it till it dies, if it doesn't I buy a new engine. I know that this time I took my time and did the best I could. I also asked a lot of questions read a lot on the web. So, I guess what I'm saying is I'm good with whatever happens.


On that note, when I swapped out my tstat before, I figured I'd throw a gasket back on there with a good amount of RTV on both sides. It's good practice I believe to use SOME RTV on that thing, but apparently too much, even if you then give it days to cure, can also apparently cause issues. I was spitting a bit of coolant out the bottom of the housing every time the car would cool off and then fire back up (overnight). I finally got around to fixing it, cleaning the housing good, new gasket, and just a trace amount of RTV on both sides to make it tack. Torque to spec and no issues with leakage.

RTV really only works in thin layers, similar to thermal compound inside PCs and whatnot (for those here that work on pcs and apply compounds). Too much in some places and it becomes a problem rather than a help. Don't introduce weak links to an otherwise working design.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #104 –
O.K.....UPDATE for today..........

The Sport is up and running. I just finished washing and waxing it all up (I told the Sport if she'd start and run as she should, I'd do that). I took the car down town and washed it so I could see through the windshield. Funny, you drive a car for two weeks, and it gets a little dirty. leave a car sitting for two weeks, and it gets a lot dirty.

Anyway, I haven't seen any leaks, bolts are tight, water is still in the radiator, trans is shifting good. I haven't done any spirited driving at all. Didn't even hit 40 miles per hour. I'll drive the Sport to work tomorrow and see how she runs. If all is well, I'll steadily give a little more gas and see what happens. After doing any major work, I need a few days to gain my confidence back. LOL. So far so good, and, she's looking good. Can't wait for a few parts and my hood, then, bodywork and a lot of changes.
'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..