take the whole supercharged engine not just the supercharger is wat i meant.( you would probably also need the whole engine harness + pcm from said thunderbird)
just some ideas, suspension is a great place to start for fun to drive factor, i lowered my wagon and it is fun to drive with good rubber on

This post was edited by BlueAndWhite on Feb 11 2013 03:45pm

Yeah, with the original motor being in such good condition I really was adamant about getting the suspension done first. Should help a ton with the brake dive, and it gets rid of the 4x4 look. I see what you mean about taking the engine and all, and that's probably what I'll do when I get around to it. I'm just not down for a motor swap until I get on firmer financial ground and get a real cherry picker. Right now we have a Massey-Fergusen with a jim pole. Not the most fun way to pull a motor. Besides, this thing's gonna have to double as a DD for awhile. I have a 4-banger 2 wheel drive 83 ranger coming in next fall for gas mileage. A buddy of mine's currently restoring it for kicks.

UPDATE;

While I was busy with this



These came in




But I'm still waiting on the Eibach ProSystem handling kit I ordered... So the project is delayed for yet another week.

Here is something drool worthy to look forward to.

http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/

neighbors 8000 lb telescopic forklift works well for my lift needs haha. put my old escort in a tree about 15 high with that thing after my buddy totaled it

giddy up compared to a 4 cyl factory civic or what? all the ones ive saw have been slow

V6 stang is v6 stang....

My god, look at those forged internals... and they have a 10 second v6

I didn't say it was fast. I'm saying that it has giddy up. Meaning that when you go to pass someone, or get on the interstate, etc... It has more than ample power with the added 1200 lbs you get in the Tbird. And thats a bone stock engine.
It is slower than the V8, 4.6 or 5.0, but I still prefer the 3.8. I didn't race my Tbird, and I didn't act like a jackass at redlights or in parking lots. It was a cruiser.
That said they also come supercharged, and a built version would be pretty awesome. But there are better engines for the application. As I said... it does lack aggressiveness, which is something you'd want in a track day situation.

And considering that track day situations are probably not gonna happen for this one...