What did you do with your Thunderbird Today?

Swapped in a PCM that 1997ThunderbirdLXV6 (Martin) let me borrow and the cam sensor code is not coming up. Haven't taken it out for a ride yet, but mine had the code pending after only running it for 10 minutes. Let's see what tomorrow brings!

Joe
 
Not today so I’m breaking the rules lol.
I got the turbo coupe running the other day, the idle is a bit off, it has a coupe codes for ect and tps, hoping I can play with it a little bit more next week since I’m on vacation.

I was going to post a video, but apparently it won’t let me?
 
Last week JB welded that center brace since it had ripped the spot welds. Finally got around to actually securing the lower part of the X to that area. I’m pretty sure I’m not trippin but it actually does feel a lil better now that it’s secured with that metal plate.

Rough roads feel a lot smoother and I feel as if it has a lil less body roll.

I’m assuming this area needs a lot of reinforcement if it literally ripped the spot welds off when I had the original thin V brace.




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Did you cut the floor to get to your fuel pump? Looks like you have an access panel there.

Hope you won't need to get at the pump anytime soon, you'll have a lot of work ahead of you to get at that.

Joe
 
Rodeo Joe said:
Did you cut the floor to get to your fuel pump? Looks like you have an access panel there.

Hope you won't need to get at the pump anytime soon, you'll have a lot of work ahead of you to get at that.

Joe
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Yea I did about 2 years ago?? The stocker was dying on me and ended up going with a walbro 255 in there. Hasn’t let me down yet! Made taking the pump out so easy!!
 
Brought the T-bird into rotation (I've got three daily drivers so I alternate them) and did some spring cleaning of those pesky seed pods around the cowl, trunk, and fenders. First went to the supermarket for some medicine (beer). Yup, these are the before cleaning pictures.
 

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It doesn't take long for that crap to start building up. Did you take your medicine before, during or after the clean up?! :zbeer:

Joe
 
Who's shop is that Eric?

Joe
 
So you really installed a bunghole. :)

You know, if you saw Mikey day and ryan gosling, you really can't unsee it. :rofl:

 
Not to my T-Bird directly, but, I did some garage prepping for my T-Bird before I move her into the garage.

I am upgrading my existing 4ft light fixtures and converting them to LED. The current gas bulbs are barely working at best on 2 of 3 fixtures. I got one of them completely done and operational. The other two are wired up with the LED ballast and hung up in their respective location, but I don't have enough romex to supply power to them. That'll have to get done this upcoming weekend, unfortunately.

The other part of this small project is that these three light fixtures will be operated by a single light switch instead of just one being on that light switch and the other two on a jimmy-rigged setup where I have to flip the power switch on a surge protector for the other light fixtures to work.
 
Thats pretty cool. I have no idea what day time running lights are. Is that an option?
 
cdb's, you can get romex from amazon prime, free shipping. :)
 
I picked up 25ft of romex on Wednesday. I'll be able to finish the job tomorrow. Today is a packed day of activities that I'm getting ready for right now.
 
dDUBb said:
A bung is a plug for your bung hole. 🤭

We call them weld o-lets.
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Mydad was a vocal advocate for the "bunghole theory of child rearing" You raise your kid in a barrel, fed thru the bunghole, and when he turns 18, you decide whether to drive the bung in, or let him out. :) I had a wonderful childhood, lol.
 
Irv said:
www.mastertailgaters.com

Rear View Mirror- Auto Bright/Dim, Compass, Temperature, Universal Fit

Master Tailgaters Ultra Bright 4.3" Auto Adjusting Brightness and Dimming LCD Rear View Mirror with Compass And Temperature. MIRROR: 4mm Thick Glass with Compass and Temperature + Remote. LCD Display Automatically Turns On When Vehicle Put In Reverse
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I call this their kitchen sink model because it has temperature, compass, auto dimming, auto LCD brightness, adjustable parking lines, dual RCA inputs, and a remote control, but it doesn't quite have everything. I opted not to get one of their even higher end models with an integrated dashcam because dashcam technology evolves a lot faster than a mirror.
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That thing is sweet!
 
Trunk Monkey said:
That thing is sweet!
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@Ericv8thunderbird installed one of these a while back if I remember correctly.

I've been looking for these mirrors in the junkyards. Ford used them for a short while in cars with backup camera, but without dash screen, e.g., Taurus Limited without the option package which would include that dash screen. However, that factory Ford mirror actually has an even smaller integrated screen than the mirror in your link, only about a quarter of the mirror width.

It's a nice addition for sure.
 
The early-2010s Expedition had them with a screen and a Bluetooth microphone. You can find them on Fleabay in then $100-150 range.
 
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