Drewstang
12-13-2014, 06:22 AM
Back story-
My first car was a 1985 Thunderbird with a 5.0 and AOD trans. I bought it when I was 15 and after fighting with the CFI system for months it kept stalling out at red lights. I also went through one 7.5 rear end and one 5.0 oil pump and timing chain in the matter of 18 months. My parents made me sell the car once I bought a 1993 Mustang LX even though I had big plans for the T-bird. I've always wanted to "finish" the idea I had in my mind and now I'm older and have a little more money I want to get started.
I started looking on craigslist and forums last year once I had cleared my garage of all projects. I was ready to start and found this 1985 V6 car for cheap on the Fox T-bird Cougar forums. The body is straight, has no rust, and came with a ton of parts. Every car I found around here was rusted out or beat to hell. A friend of mine picked it up and brought it home for me. I quickly decided to go with a 1994-95 dash and console mainly because this car didn't have a dash or main harness in it. I eventually picked up a 1986 Mustang GT with T-tops that wound up being a rust bucket. Then I bought a 1992 Mustang Coupe roller for cheap and while looking for parts for it found a 1991 5.0 5 speed Hatchback for cheap. So, the T-bird is sidelined and in the planning stages. I have a bookmark folder thats growing by the week for links to parts and vendors and I'm nearing $20k of parts in my spreadsheet. I've also got a vendor working on a rendering for me and I hope it will keep me focused on the project.
For now, this is the only decent pic I have of the car while I was mocking up the dash frame. I have since purchased fenders and many other parts and I'll spread them out for pics later on.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/12/3AC8C38839934F5E977DF9FA111930C4_zpsvkzr-1.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Drewstang/media/Durty%20Souf%20Skunk%20Worx/3AC8C388-3993-4F5E-977D-F9FA111930C4_zpsvkzr3nuc.jpg.html)
My plan for the car is a Pro-touring / resto mod style build. Without boring you guys with more details the plan is to do some subtle mods to the body, convert to LED lighting, 18" CCW wheels, 14" big brakes, air ride from Ride Tech, a few suspension goodies from Maximum Motorsports, a painless style harness, Vintage Air HVAC, and to propel this 3500lb beast a Coyote 5.0 with a 6R80 6 speed auto trans. Sponsors are welcome, lol. For now progress will be slow, like oh my God is this guy ever going to update this thread slow. I've got to clear the way for this car to make its way into the garage.
My first car was a 1985 Thunderbird with a 5.0 and AOD trans. I bought it when I was 15 and after fighting with the CFI system for months it kept stalling out at red lights. I also went through one 7.5 rear end and one 5.0 oil pump and timing chain in the matter of 18 months. My parents made me sell the car once I bought a 1993 Mustang LX even though I had big plans for the T-bird. I've always wanted to "finish" the idea I had in my mind and now I'm older and have a little more money I want to get started.
I started looking on craigslist and forums last year once I had cleared my garage of all projects. I was ready to start and found this 1985 V6 car for cheap on the Fox T-bird Cougar forums. The body is straight, has no rust, and came with a ton of parts. Every car I found around here was rusted out or beat to hell. A friend of mine picked it up and brought it home for me. I quickly decided to go with a 1994-95 dash and console mainly because this car didn't have a dash or main harness in it. I eventually picked up a 1986 Mustang GT with T-tops that wound up being a rust bucket. Then I bought a 1992 Mustang Coupe roller for cheap and while looking for parts for it found a 1991 5.0 5 speed Hatchback for cheap. So, the T-bird is sidelined and in the planning stages. I have a bookmark folder thats growing by the week for links to parts and vendors and I'm nearing $20k of parts in my spreadsheet. I've also got a vendor working on a rendering for me and I hope it will keep me focused on the project.
For now, this is the only decent pic I have of the car while I was mocking up the dash frame. I have since purchased fenders and many other parts and I'll spread them out for pics later on.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/12/3AC8C38839934F5E977DF9FA111930C4_zpsvkzr-1.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Drewstang/media/Durty%20Souf%20Skunk%20Worx/3AC8C388-3993-4F5E-977D-F9FA111930C4_zpsvkzr3nuc.jpg.html)
My plan for the car is a Pro-touring / resto mod style build. Without boring you guys with more details the plan is to do some subtle mods to the body, convert to LED lighting, 18" CCW wheels, 14" big brakes, air ride from Ride Tech, a few suspension goodies from Maximum Motorsports, a painless style harness, Vintage Air HVAC, and to propel this 3500lb beast a Coyote 5.0 with a 6R80 6 speed auto trans. Sponsors are welcome, lol. For now progress will be slow, like oh my God is this guy ever going to update this thread slow. I've got to clear the way for this car to make its way into the garage.