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denmah

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my 82 ford fairmont
« on: January 08, 2013, 07:24:31 AM »

originally a 79 with a turbo 4.8, i wrecked the car after it spit an axle and i spun it out
here is the 82 i built immidiately after the wreck, then i put a 5.3 and a larger turbo on, lots of changes in only a few months.

day i bought it, 68k original miles one owner

window sticker in there with all the original stuff


built a 8.8 rear someone had laying in their backyard



steering shaft bushing was gone! shot to shit, one at the auto parts store didnt fit so i welded mine


dropped in my 4.8 and th400 at the time

built motor mounts


fresh 8.8 with summit upper and lower control arms and stock springs, with a childrens football in the right rear spring


here it is after the first trip to the gas station


this was a 4.8 with a GT45 turbo, and th400, 2.73 rear gears and my converter had about 40% loss on high boost lol

car still went low 10s many times.




drag radial and street tires up front, drive to the track and run low 10s and drive home

i eventually installed an 80e and 5.3l and then swapped to a 80mm turbo...


then i went 3.55s and threw disc brakes on the back



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0edx8r4WShc#!

taking friends for drive
8-7-12 Anthony takes the Fairmont challenge

how it looks


showing people in macungie how to do burnouts
8-24-12 Fairmont Burnout at Macungie Carshow 2012

my friend racing the car
8-26-12 Corey races the fairmont

then i threw in the 80mm


going low 10s


finally the day...
drive out to maple grove in the morning




and i was even able to help my friend, and give him and his family a ride home when he had trouble with his car


1982 Ford Fairmont LSx Turbo swap, 9 second pass!

questions? comments? lol
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Re: my 82 ford fairmont
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2013, 07:47:14 AM »

I'm kinda speechless. Shits sleeper as hell. I like it.
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 fucking box started smoking and i saw a flame start up so i grabbed a bucket of water and splashed it on the breaker box.

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Re: my 82 ford fairmont
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2013, 09:25:25 AM »

shit bud glad to see you made it over to this site  :noel:
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Re: my 82 ford fairmont
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2013, 11:08:32 AM »

...questions? comments? lol

Fuck Yeah!
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Re: my 82 ford fairmont
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2013, 12:39:19 PM »

Awesome

Why did ya stick with 8.8 and not a ford 9"?

I have a Mustang GT and thinking of converting rear disc, and I keep seeing people doing 5-lug conversion.

How come you didn't do the 4 to 5-lug conversion?  :noel:

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Re: my 82 ford fairmont
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2013, 03:30:28 PM »

I love it! I really like how it's all done on a low buck budget. What are u using for engine management?
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Re: my 82 ford fairmont
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2013, 05:50:02 PM »

Shit that limping old fuck is the reason we blew up 2 trans, he refused to lay down enough water for us. BTW Island doesnt really care if you run 10's with out a cage, but when you running high 9's they ask you to slow down :noel:

How close is island drag way to you?
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Re: my 82 ford fairmont
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2013, 10:07:56 PM »

Awesome

Why did ya stick with 8.8 and not a ford 9"?

I have a Mustang GT and thinking of converting rear disc, and I keep seeing people doing 5-lug conversion.

How come you didn't do the 4 to 5-lug conversion?  :noel:

the 8.8 drops in stock, its cheap and light.

the 9 inch is expensive and heavy and i would have to get mounts and shit to swap it in.

same thing with the 5 lug, why swap, 4 lug works great.
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Re: my 82 ford fairmont
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2013, 10:08:44 PM »

I love it! I really like how it's all done on a low buck budget. What are u using for engine management?
microsquirt2 v3
fuel and spark
reading the stock crank trigger
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