PROJECT: 1994 Thunderbird

[MercuryMan]

Here's a few pics of the 1994 Thunderbird LX that my father-inlaw Fred and myself are building for the strip. It will be powered by a 350-375HP 351W/C4 combo for the first season, summer 2005 at Greenfield Dragway. It has Independent Rear Suspension and will have a posi with 3:73 or 4:10 gears. The traction should be great as long as the IRS stands up to the gears and slicks. ;D We are planning on a 3500-4000 stall converter with a manually shifted C4 transmission. I scored a brand new Weiand Stealth intake on ebay last week for half the cost of new in Canada....

We are hoping to be in the 450-500+HP neighbourhood for season 2...hehe

[Jeff Kempton]

For a "junkyard dog" that ol' 'bird looks pretty solid, Stu. Good luck with your plans...... I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on that rear axle!

[MercuryMan]

Yup , it has 3 rust spots to be fixed and some dents, otherwise the body is in great shape. I need a LF fender as the old one was bent up quite badly so I tossed it. I think the IRS will be ok, I can get a urethane bushing kit for it and heavy duty race axles too. The center section is an 8.8, they are pretty sturdy units as well. A tub job would be nice, but having the unique "coolness" of the IRS kinda makes me want to test its limits!!! ..The traction should be even as well, no solid axle wind-up here...LOL ;D...My 1995 Cougar XR-7 would just plant and go, very slow but consistant times in the 1/4 when I raced it once 3 years ago.