I just bought a 93 T-bird LX with a 302 for $400 at a auction. The strut brace bushings are completely shot, the driver door hinge bushings are shot (the previous owner kept slamming the door shut to the point she ripped out the interior door handle and knocked the driver glass into the door), and the rear trunk lid is dented. I can get a complete 95 bird in the same color for $200. My ? is will the doors, trunk lid, and complete interior swap? and to replace the strut brace bushings do I need to completely take the front suspenshion apart? Almost every bushing in the front susp. is shot. My other problem is I have oil on the air filter. But other then that it seems like a really good car. Thanks for any help Jack Pierce

Congratulation's on getting one of the best years (I think) of this Ford. Now on to your questions. If you want to replace the front end bushings, the only place I have found is www.mn12performance.com. They have the complete Polyurethane bushings for this year car. I know becuase I also have a '93 and my front end is completely worn out. Well not anymore. I have installed the bushings on my car and it made a drastic improvement. They go for about $250.00 plus shipping. Now the '95 tbird is a lot different. The interior is dramatically different. I don't think anything will swap over unless you do some modifications. Now the oil on the air filter is from many things. One is the PCV valve, next is the smog pump system, and last is the vaccuum hoses and lines. Make sure that all that is good. Check all of your vaccuum lines. Get a new PCV valve and make sure all the smog pump stuff is there. If you are getting oil on your filter than more than likely it is getting in your MAF sensor. That will ruin it. You can try to clean it, I tried on mine and ruined it. Had to get a new one from www.supercoupeperformance.com. They are $200.00 there. A stock one from Ford is about the same. The body parts will not inter change. The body lines are different. I know because I've tried it and nothing will close. The doors might work. Probably will. I just replaced my motor. It is now balanced and bored. Runs good when the sensors work. I've just replaced about all of them. The only ones I have not replace are the oxygen sensors. Take it somewhere and put it on a diagnostic machine and find out before you have problems. You don't want it to run lean. Will burn it up. If you have anymore ???'s let me know. -- In fordthunderbirdperformance@yahoogroups.com, big_country_ch19

thanks dakotanut..... Does anyone know if the doors and trunk lid will swap? I really would like to make sure before I dish out $200 for the parts. Does the poly bushings make that much of a improvement over the rubber? Kinda straped on funds here with 4 kids....lol, but if its that big of a improvement I would get them. Thanks for your help guys, Jack