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Calling all know-it-alls

Ok...
I just bought an 87 t-bird lx.
picking it up next week.

i have an uncle who is interested in finding an engine in a junk yard and doing a rebuild, and then a swap.

now... i have a guy at work whos selling a 90 cougar xr7 i believe.

i think hes got a blown head gasket and all the glass is smashed.

i could pick this thing up for only a few hundred bucks.

now my questions...
1. could i do a rebuild of that engine (3.8 v6 w/supercharge i believe)
and swap it with mine for a little more power?
or could i just steal the supercharger and put it on my engine?
2. The tranny was just rebuilt... worth keeping? interchangeable?
3. new tires on it... could use em in a year
4. possibly seats?
5. other misc parts under the hood like water pump, etc.
6. power window motors

basically, im asking if anyone knows if things like this are interchangeable between a 90 cougar and an 87 tbird

the engine is my main concern....

please any hellp is appreciated, hes gonna junk it in 2 weeks

Re: Calling all know-it-alls

Reply #1 –
90 Cougar = mn12
87 T-bird = Fox

Engine will swap with some work I know there is some one on here that has already done the swap.

If the trans is an auto it is an AODE where ours is an AOD. Basicaly there is a computer that controld the shifting with the AODE.

The bolt pattern of the MN12 is 5x4.25 where are is 4x4.25 so the rims will not swap.

Re: Calling all know-it-alls

Reply #2 –
actually, the tranny is an AOD, and it is interchangable

as for the engine, its not an easy swap, need to have a good amount of knowledge on both cars before you do the swap, because there is a lot of things thatll you run into that is things that only people who know each specific car will know
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