Hello folks,
I have been looking for information on this particular boat for a while and it appears there are a few other people here that also have a Thunderbird Formula Jr.
My uncle is getting on in years, and after 2 decades of coaxing, he finally decided to pass his Formula Jr. on to me for some restoration work. I drove to Texas last fall and picked it up and I have been working on it ever since. I cleaned out the 30 gallon SS gas tank, ran new gas lines, re carpeted, all new wiring, fuse panel, battery, and instruments. I also had to repair a hole in the windshield where someone ran it into a dock. I got the 1982 Chevy V6 3.8 liter running and tuned and replaced the bilge blower, bilge pump and lighting. All I have left is to finish rebuilding the OMC Stern Drive and it should be ready to test ride.
As acquired on the trip back from the wild west....
Old dash panel from the '80s ....
New dash panel, instrumentation ignition and auxiliary switches ...
Cleaned up a little and new parking spot arranged ....
If anyone needs pictures or measurements for their projects, let me know and I will try to help. It is a complete boat with all original trim and chrome. It will still need refinishing on the hull and upholstery, but that will come in time.
I will post some more pictures when I get it in the water which I hope to be soon!