Yup. I bought another one. November 19, 2012, 07:29:27 PM 1982 Fairmont Futura(?? has emblems on fenders)5.0 Coyote5R55 trans.....not so much3.3L I6/ C4(or 3 or 5???)96,000 milesI still have the '79 that my wife is driving. This '82 needs a few small things, but isn't a huge issue. Runs good and is 100% unmolested. Still has the factory cat. Only plans right now is to replace the exhaust and replace the radio/speakers. Quote Selected
Yup. I bought another one. Reply #2 – November 24, 2012, 02:07:52 PM looks like you found a new addiction! I have always liked these cars myself Quote Selected
Yup. I bought another one. Reply #3 – November 24, 2012, 07:08:44 PM This is one is the wife's. Not much modding. So far I've replaced a ball joint, heater core, and the ler with a stock replacement. It is super quiet. :-( Quote Selected
Yup. I bought another one. Reply #4 – November 24, 2012, 11:14:02 PM Oddly....the 3.3 is a great long lived engine...(no power which you already know that) If you cut 2 cylinders off it becomes the Tempo 2.3 ohv....who knew. I would hope that car would have a C4. But it could be a C3. Need to check the tranny pan for quick ID.Good luck,Travis Quote Selected
Yup. I bought another one. Reply #5 – November 26, 2012, 12:46:51 PM Nice score :).I'm convinced that more of these cars haven't been saved because the I6 K-member has to be swapped out to drop a 302/351 in. Quote Selected
Yup. I bought another one. Reply #6 – November 26, 2012, 01:07:19 PM Or you can use F150 mounts. But I have no intentions on swapping motors on this car. Quote Selected
Yup. I bought another one. Reply #7 – November 26, 2012, 03:00:26 PM Quote from: 32VFoxBird;403287Or you can use F150 mounts. But I have no intentions on swapping motors on this car.I didn't know you could do that. Using F-150 mounts is easier than swapping a K-member. Quote Selected
Yup. I bought another one. Reply #8 – December 03, 2012, 09:35:58 AM Nice find!My daughter in law has that car's exact twin!Your sig has a great 4 door.I have never seen a 4 door that nice!My son has a 2 door Futura with most of the mechanical parts replaced with Fox Mustang parts.It needs lots of cosmetic work though.F150 engine mounts are your friend when you have a 3.3 K-member! ;) Quote Selected
Yup. I bought another one. Reply #9 – December 03, 2012, 09:41:55 AM Quote from: thunderjet302;403284I'm convinced that more of these cars haven't been saved because the I6 K-member has to be swapped out to drop a 302/351 in.It's unfortunate that this myth persists.People take it for truth, and that most likely has caused some 3.3 cars to perish. :( Quote Selected
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