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01-31-2016, 08:45 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Oblong, Illinois
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Re: Thunderbird IRS in an AD Truck
Looks like you guys had a great time at the car show!
Nice improvement on the factory welds. You are moving fast! |
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02-01-2016, 11:08 AM
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Location: Post Falls, Idaho
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Re: Thunderbird IRS in an AD Truck
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Feels like it is moving at a snails pace. |
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02-04-2016, 07:51 PM
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Location: Post Falls, Idaho
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Re: Thunderbird IRS in an AD Truck
I had a great day in the shop. I took the day off work and helped out the wife with some stuff in the AM, and spent some quality shop time with my youngest. He was a great help!!
 I needed to remove the rear end and control arms to get a good weld on the bottom wide of the cross member and frame. Every bolt was rusty and it fought me EVERY step of the way. Last night I could not move most of the bolts with a 18" breaker bar. I soaked everything down with PB blaster and hoped for the best. This morning I picked up a 24" breaker bar and was able to get everything loose. Only broke one bolt. 
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02-04-2016, 10:34 PM
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Location: Post Falls, Idaho
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Re: Thunderbird IRS in an AD Truck
Cleaning out the old dif fluid in the 8.8. Dirty but the rest looks great!!
 Finally all removed from the cross member.  Stripped and flipped......   Notch caps going in...  
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02-25-2016, 10:53 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Post Falls, Idaho
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Re: Thunderbird IRS in an AD Truck
I have not updated in awhile. Welding is complete and the frame has been painted.
  Started assembling everything.  I had to borrow a huge puller to get the axles off. This donor Thunderbird is a rusty bugger.  Hubs and rotors are on there way to Washington State to get changed from 5 on 4-1/4 to 5 on 4-1/2". http://irsmachining.com/  
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05-13-2016, 09:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Post Falls, Idaho
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Re: Thunderbird IRS in an AD Truck
Assembled and back on the ground....
  New Brakes  Box sides cut for tubs.  
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06-08-2016, 03:45 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Post Falls, Idaho
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Re: Thunderbird IRS in an AD Truck
Rear shock towers built.
  Rear tubs installed  
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09-13-2016, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: AUstiN, TX
Posts: 70
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Re: Thunderbird IRS in an AD Truck
Words cannot describe how much information is in this one build thread. Great work and awesome photos. Also like how you're helpin out the scene by giving people links as well. Great work!
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09-13-2016, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Post Falls, Idaho
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Re: Thunderbird IRS in an AD Truck
Thanks.
Still pluggin away. Tinkering and driving it!! 
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