My Bird is almost ready to take flight

[393Bird]

Been working on the Bird for over a year now, and it is almost done. It is a 93 Thunderbird that I bought new with a 5.0 and AOD. I got it because it has enough room to be comfortable, and still look good, while having great insurance rates. Well, it has now become my week end play toy, so decided to step up the power a little.

Here is the engine in it now.



The complete project is here:
http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/birdwork.htm

[amac209]

looks good!!! hopefully it doesn't twist the car in half!! what upgrades did you do to the diff & tranny??

[393Bird]

The AOD is a custom built one from Lentech. It is built to handle over 700 HP with no problem.
http://www.lentechautomatics.com/aodproducts.html

The rear subframe has been reinforced, and the rear center section will have a custom reinforcement girdle installed. (Under construction now) Using custom axles from Raxles, rated at 500+ RWHP.
http://www.raxles.com/

This Summer it will be used as a week end play car only. Next Winter it will get a full cage installed, and a few other items to help it put the power to the ground.

The fuel cell install turned out nice.

[88v85LT-bird]

HOLY SHIfT!!! that looks AWESOME! That's almost what I want to do to my bird in the near future ( - and + a few things) my changes will include more cosmetics though.

[thunderbird muscle]

How much did that cost?

[393Bird]

I put about $10,000 into it so far. Have another $3,000 to go before it is done. I was going to get a 04 Cobra, but decided to save about $30,000 and build a unique car instead.