'93 T-bird 5.0 HO project about to begin. HELP! :)

Boomer · 03-09-2008, 12:55 PM

Hello, I've just joined the forum. I live in the Atlanta area. I'm starting the rejuvination of my '93 'bird with a group of miles on the OD which spun hopefully a rod and not main bearing.

The suspension is in good shape. May do a break upgrade at some point when I find out what's available and reasonable.
The body is straight but the paint is shot and the interior needs a major face lift, so here we go. I've already picked a color. The factory metalic green is out and the '75 Caddy color "Dunbarton green" is in. There is nothing actually "green" about it, it's a very cool color. Good "sleeper" color, too. The interior is going from that camel tan color to white, at this stage in planning.
The engine is coming out and getting a full re-fit. It ran strong right until the end so don't think there is much other internal missgivings. (Had a bad main seal, didn't get enough oil one day, oops.) I'm new to building 5.0s and this is virgin ground for me. I have a good understanding about the generals of building engines for both "stock" and hi performance goals, but the available and desired parts, both after market "race shop" type and factory swapable parts are just not on my radar screen so if anyone wants to "live vicariously" or just lend some experience to my quest, it's greatly appreciated. I'd like to end up with something in the twelves with no bottle when I'm done. I know that's ambitious with no NOS and not gutting the car, but as close as I can get, hey. Far out. I can always add the bottle later, if I get motivated.
This project will take some time as I have a full time job and am not independantly wealthy, BUT... It should be fun and rewarding.
I've built full-tilt Mopars before and know that ulitmately, you can do anything with enough $$. My ultimate goal is to have a "daily driver" which will look good and can still "get it done" when the hammer falls. I may end up with an under-hood supercharger in the mix at one point so I'm not running 13.4-1 pistons or anything like that.
Thanks and I look forward to your input!

Boomer

jonmark1985 · 03-09-2008, 01:58 PM

good to have you here, start a thread in the performance forum and we can get you started on the engine build, I'm no stranger to the 5.0 game and can help you out tons.