I'd like to introduce myself, my name is Montre and I'2ve always wanted to build a thunderbird sc for road racing/autocross but ive never done any serious work on a motor, just accessories, brakes, cooling, and audio etc. My Dad owned a 1993 thunderbird lx brand new from the dealership until I was 20 and I grew up in the passenger seat. I loved it so much but always drooled over the SC. So I bought my first Super Coupe on Saturday and I believe it has a blown headgasket. I don't have experience diagnosing, ima point n shoot mechanic. the problem is the car won't start and it began with a heavy studder and lack of power. At first I just had and issue starting the car but I learned how to drive the car hoping it was a problem with the cam sensor or the DIS but now the car stalls when put into gear, its beyond a miss it feels as if its lost compression. I also have white smoke and I believe I'm dripping coolant out the exhaust as well. I'll take a look at my coolant and pray there is not milky color but I'm presuming there will be. I have a Chiltons manual and a owners manual and one other manual. I'm wondering is there any tips or do's and don'ts that im not aware of before I start tearing into the motor. I have a set a fel-pro gaskets but they are a few years old still new in the box. The car only has 112000 miles so I'm hoping I can do this without sending the heads to a machine shop, I don't even know where one is in my area. I don't have the tools or know how to pull the motor, but I'm hoping after I finish this ill be confident enough to take on a transmission swap. Now heres my shame, years ago i attempted the same repair on my lx and hit a dead end on the exhaust manifold. I wasn't able to jack the car it had sunken into the mud and couldn't get to the manifold from above. I'm hoping to avoid this hiccup this time around.as it was the predominant reason i sold it (it was sitting and deteriorated). if anybody can help guide me through this and give me some ideas as to how to build it up some I'd greatly appreciate it.