Vintage Thunderbird Club International

Wow, I've never seen rot up behind the rear seatbacks like that. Have you probed along the "structural" elements of the unibody to ensure that the car is essentially sound? ~Steve yeah ... its not as bad as it looks .... the driver side wheel well etc... was rusted ... just have to cut it...

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here is a " progress report" as such ..stripped it down to get it ready for dustless sand blasting .... u name it i too it off .... see for yourself let me know your thoughts and concerns ( r u crazy lol )

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i think you guys got the wrong idea ... the " parts" car has a 351 w im looking to sell becuz i dont need it ... jsut using some parts from it for my project car... the 66 bird :)

here is the engine compartment of my parts car with the 351w motor

Prior to body work, my car was media blasted. From the stuff I found in the deep recesses of my car, it was some kind of tiny plastic beads. My body shop, Fenders and Fins, told me it wouldn't hurt the metal like sand does. https://i.imgur.com/V7A6Xf5.jpg thats what i want mine to look like some da...

ran into a snag while pulling motor and tranny as one piece .... ( easiest imo and yes i have 2 tone engine puller :) hard to see how or what part of tranny linkages need to be removed/disconnected from tranny any suggestions greatly appreciated :)

regards

Scott

Hi guys: hopefully u can help me figure this out .... other than the obvious of a dead coil dooooooh i got a " parts car " in the package and found out it has a 351 windsor motor that guy obviously replaced the original with ...... and was trying to get it started but no spark .... other t...

thanks for all the feedback i will keep you informed about my progress , my first step is too pull the power train and have talked to a shop about sand blasting the whole frame and some body too ... then will weld all the rust holes etc ..... i got a " parts car " in the package and found ...

tried postings pics but would not let me ...says too big ...what size they need to be ... then you guys can tell me what u think of my find :) i also got another parts car thrown in on the deal tooo for free ..... but its pretty rough ...

Scott

thanks for all the help and encouragement ...and warnings ..... been a ford man. backyard mechanic, doing right offs on and off for years .... so i know what im getting myself into ..... kinda, but not to this extent .... nice to know the insider / i wished i had known that info ..... btw what size ...

I just bought a car i always wanted and finally got a 1966 tbird with 390 ... wheeeew now the fun begins restoring ..... what a mess .... now what any suggestions .... i was thinking pu;; power train out and already talked to guy about sandblasting frame and body as a starter my wife thinks im crazy...