I like some of the old t-birds, and I know this will run contrary to the theme of this site but did you consider a 3.5L ecoboost in here when you were planning this out? I think those can be some pretty sweet engines also.I did consider a Ford engine, but there is a problem. ![]() Tune in Next Week for Step Two: FUEL PUMP!!! Repeat this process for every other part of the car and you will have a home built RESTO MOD!!! The only change from the outside is the pickup has an extra fitting. Bent a new stainless internal line with flare nut fittings, fished 4" wide the pickup into the tank through the 2" wide hole, bolted it all up and it seems pretty good. The car will be fuel injected so I need a real pickup and return, so I decided to use the stock pickup as the RETURN, and bought a Holley fuel pickup sock that comes with the 3/8 pickup, drilled a hole for a -6 AN bulkhead fitting in the pickup face, and bolted the whole thing together with proper chemical resistant gaskets. The fuel sender is 3/8 line, but the bends look like they were made by an orangutan with a pair of channel locks, will flat out NOT flow enough fuel for a worthwhile engine. Order a new one, and it fits great, along with a new fuel sender and fuel level sensor. Much better than what a mustang would be equipped with. The factory springs were SCARY to remove, even with a 60s vintage forged steel internal spring compressor.Īnother good thing about the tbird is that it came with a heavier duty large diameter rear diff housing, 31 spline axles and a strong 9 3/8 diff. I thought I would have to get some big aftermarket brakes for this car but after giving these a rebuild kit I figured I would give them a shot. I intended to use it but I have a different engine for the car now that will need a different intake.ĭid you know that the 1966 T-Bird came from the factory 12" 4 piston caliper disc brakes? I didn't before starting on this. One advantage of the full size car is that a trailblazer ss intake actually fits. The engine will be raised about 0.5-1" from it's current spot so the oil and transmission pans aren't so low. These images shown the magnitude of the problem, the car is unibody and the shock towers are stressed members so it can't take a wide engine, the FE that it came with (which I still have) barely fit. Then when you crash the T-bird party, pics of the disgusted looks on their faces would be the whipped cream and cherry on top. I think I'm going to go to one of their events and try to get kindly asked to leave.Dude. Where I live there is a snooty old man Thunderbird Owners Club. I think I'm going to go to one of their events and try to get kindly asked to leave. Suspension, brakes, steering, and half of the fuel and electrical are done. Obviously I am still in the fabrication and fitting stage, but I finally have the money, time, and place to work on the car in earnest. Lots of engine setback in the engine bay, clearance all around the big chunky transmission, and you can even get some blank valve covers and stencil "FORD" on them giving endless amounts of BS. That plus some Chevy Small Block to LS conversion Slider Mounts (mounted on the block backwards) + engine mount standoffs made from a piece 4" 1/4 wall steel tubing cut down into a bracket and a custom trans mount means it actually fits pretty good. Short version: The TBird is a front sump, rear steer car so you cant have a rear-sump engine, but the Canton LS swap oil pan for the 240SX fits this thing like it was made for it, right between the front engine mounts with 1/2" to spare per side. Please register or login to enable Dark Mode.Hot Rod Power Tour/ Pump Gas Drags/ Drag Week.Gen 5 Camaro Tuning, Diagnostics, Dyno results.
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