V8? you don't know your MN-12 history.Well it is a roomy 2 door v8 with fwd pattern wheels+hubs. You think it was a taurus+BMW that made the thunderbird? I dont know much automotive genetics. The bird in the pic is pretty sexy, btw
-Rob
Maybe I should stop cursing the guy who designed the oil filter layout; he probably didn't have a choice...
What did Mr. Elliot have under his hood? Read it in context please.The mn12 wasn't meant for a V8 period, The 3.8 is the motor the platform was built around. The 5.0's had hood and accessory drive clearance issues from that start, thats why it didn't show up until 91.
The 351w won't even fit under a stock hood, so I dont know where you get the idea ford intended to use that.
And we used a fwd bolt pattern because it was more cost effective to share the rear hubs with taurus front hubs than use one with a different pattern
It looks like the same wheels that are on the AWD SC.
I was referencing the stock body, hence the shape and two doors, and not the rest of the car. Since the drivetrain and chassis didn't have to be stock at that time. But I still think we should take pride in the fact that the MN-12 holds the NASCAR top speed record, something these new cars never have a chance of reaching (regs. and aerodynamics)."Mr. Elliot's" Thunderbird was not exactly stock either.. neither the chassis, nor the drivetrain. (though I think he did race back when the bodies were still stock.. not sure on that)
Circa 1986
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Not the prototype I was referencing; I was thinking of the one that looks like a Probe only seen in b/w.
You mean the Hatchback Mn12 with the swoop down front end ??? The pictures are in the Soaring Spirit book.Not the prototype I was referencing; I was thinking of the one that looks like a Probe only seen in b/w.
Yes, but that wasn't the only year that he raced Thunderbirds.I'm not a NASCAR fan or expert, but Bill Elliott drove a 1987 tbird to the record. That would 'make' it a fox, not an mn12. Correct?
"The modular engine fits the T-Bird like a glove"?!!I dont know much about the history of MN12 just how to play with themInteresting things popping up in this thread though. You guys are crazy, the modular engine fits the t-bird like a glove
I would love to see an MN12 prototype pic!
-Rob