Pics of progress

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:00 pm

marz68 wrote:Hey smokey did you get your wiring done on the mustang column?
Your truck is looking good!

Thanks. I haven't done the wiring yet, I still haven't found an engine/tranny for it. The guy with an 86 thunderbird with a 302 actually had a NINETY six t-bird with a 3.8. I know ten years and two cylinders are pretty close but sheesh. :shaking head:

marz68 · Post by **marz68** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:27 pm

yeah man that is a big deference in cars

69F110 · Post by **69F110** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:21 pm

Smokey Bear....that is looking good! Are the rims in the photoshop the ones you are going with? Those look sweet.

Lookin Good!

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:43 pm

yeah, if you look on the second page I posted a pic of them. The rims in the photoshop are from the website.

69F110 · Post by **69F110** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:56 pm

Cool. I thought I had seen those other ones on page 2...then saw the photoshop picture. Was confused for a minute.

Thanks. I like the gray primer look.

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:00 am

Well, I've decided to go WAY out into uncharted territory here and put a 4.6 mod motor in the truck. I've done a lot of research and thinking and I think I can pull it off and get a lot of benefits from it since I have the whole car and can use almost all of the electronics, HVACs and other do-dads. Here's the donor...

I'll keep you guys posted on the progress as I go along on this. I'm doing this totally alone and in my driveway so I'm sure it's gonna take a while, But I've done a complete resto before this way and it turned out very well.

Tell me what you think of this project. Am I ambitious or just plain crazy?

dablack00 · Post by **dablack00** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:21 am

ok, I'm going to have to reel you in on this one. The motor in that vicky is a turd. What is that a 94 or 95. The tranny is weak and expensive to fix. If you had a 99 and up vicky then I would say go for it, but the 94/95 4.6 had 205/215 hp and 260/270 ft-lbs of torque. Plus it is big and heavy. The 4.6L (281 cubic inches) is the same physical size as a 460 (7.5L). Don't do it. Waste of energy for what you get. I know you have the whole car, but don't do it. Sell the vicky and find a 97/98 Mark VIII and get the 32V motor if you want something different and cool. Or, find a 99 and up vicky, mustang, or truck. They all have about 260hp and 300 ftlbs of torque.
If you are just trying to be different, then I would find a 2-3k mark VIII and swap it all over. It would be cool to see a 32v motor in the bay.

This of course is just my opinion. Its your project and you time/money.

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:58 am

Thanks for the comment. Here are my reasons for this particular car.
1. I already have it so it's no $ spent to begin with.
2. I know it's not a powerhouse engine but that's not what I want. I want a reliable daily driver that gets good gas mileage but still has decent pickup and runs smooth. I've had this car for two years and it runs great, the PO put a new tranny in it and it works perfectly and it gets 22+mpg where I live. And this engine is a smooth as a baby's butt. NO skips or vibrations at all.
3. The car has all the electronic do-dads I want in the truck including automatic climate control, power everything, digital dash and cruise control.
4. I can say I did the whole truck on a super tight budget. I have less than a grand in it now and when done, I should be under the 2 grand mark, that includes the cost of both vehicles, paint, rims, tires, and engine swap.

dablack00 · Post by **dablack00** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:22 am

All very good reasons to use what ya got.

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:38 am

I got some work done this weekend. Here's some pics.

front end apart

snakes in a car

I love the way ford put these together, I didn't even have to open the ac lines or even cut a wire.

oh and I've got a big secret up my sleeve on this project. Stay tuned, same bat time, same bat channel.

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:30 am

That picture of the wiring harness gives me a head ache.

I look forward to watching your progess!

Dropped 68 · Post by **Dropped 68** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:35 pm

Just wanted to say your truck is looking good, first time checking out this thread and I like where it's goin'

CJ,s 67 F100 · Post by **CJ,s 67 F100** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:45 pm

I like the progress you have made with your truck. Its looking good. At the speed I rewire I see a year sitting in your seat for me. Oh and on that surprise thing, we never found out what that other surprise was that some one posted did we?

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:37 pm

Well Im back, and I have some pictures, here you will see an example of redneck inginuity can either a) get a job done or b) get you killed. Since I am here typing I obviously went with option a.

Im not gonna tell you exactly what my plans are yet, Im gonna see if you guys can guess. here are the pics...

So lets hear some comments.

Clarko · Post by **Clarko** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:33 pm

Is the wheelbase that close??

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