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Body/Appearance/Interior / How to remove and reinstall this body piece??
So I took this piece off of my new shell cause there was some rust and I wanted to see how extensive it was. Luckily its only surface rust but now I dont know how to reinstall it and Im afraid I bent the trim when I removed it. So does anybody know an easy way to remove this piece without messing anything up??

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User Rides / Its been a while... New project.
I dont venture onto 64 all that often.. I work at the Tread Quarters on Warwick and I have seen a few goin down the road in front of the shop. After I strip the sport there wont be much left thats not rusty.
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User Rides / Its been a while... New project.
Unfortunately I am afraid the sport is gonna have to be stripped and used to rebuild this shell. When i left it in PA there was already some rust that was gettin pretty bad and it has sat 3 years in the grass so I am sure it has only gotten worse.
 
Here is a pic about 6 months before I parked it.


BadTriumph do you have pics of your car on the forum? I have seen some nice fox body birds/cougars in the area. There was a 4 eye in nice shape in the shop for inspection a few weeks ago. There was a nice TC for sale at a shop in Williamsburg that was on 143 across from where my sister and brother in law lived for a while.

Vinnie, I am married and my wife knows how i feel about my sport and is just as frustrated that we havent been able to bring it down here as I am. She kinda just lets me decide what happens with the cars unless its an expensive purchase. As long as she has a vehicle that works and gets her and the kids around she doesnt question what im doing really. I am pretty lucky... As far as parts go I had accumulated several parts for the sport that havent been installed so Im just gonna swap them to this shell. I've got new swaybar bushings, springs, and spindles for 11" brake conversion.
3.73 TC rear:

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Rust free trunk lid:



TC Bumper cover:

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Engine Tech / Milky oil fill cap
Working in a shop, I have seen newer cars with less than 20k miles that have the same thing. Dodges are notorious for it but it is just condensation the majority of the time. It sounds to me like you are worrying prematurely.. I would run a compression test and possibly a cylinder leak down test before giving it a death sentence.
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User Rides / Its been a while... New project.
A couple more pics...
Here is the only spot of rust thats more than surface rust, on the right side door jamb.
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and some of the body damage that requires repairing..
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I have already begun stripping the interior. The wiring is a mess but im swapping all that from my sport. I have bought some raven interior parts from hcor's ebay store that will be going in along with the seats and the wiring harnesses from my sport, along with a TC rear with 3.73s and the HO swap
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User Rides / Its been a while... New project.
Well nobody here probably remembers me but I havent visited the site for about 3 years since moving to VA and leaving my sport in PA until I could get it transported down here. Well the sport still sits in PA and Im sure the rust that was there has gotten worse.
The good news is I started working at a shop at the beginning of October and I noticed one of my coworkers had an 88 tbird. Well after about 2 weeks I saw him workin on a 92 tbird getting ready to remove the engine. So i asked him what he was doin and he said he was taking the drivetrain from the 88 and swapping it into the 92 cause it had a bad engine. I asked what he was gonna do with the shell and he said he was gonna s it.
I thought the 88 shell may be just the thing for me to swap my parts to... So I let him know I was interested in the shell and after he finished the swap I gave him $75 for it. The interior is rough and there is some body damage that will need fixed but being a VA car there is very little rust. X
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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping
Quote from: dominator;171721
I highly doubt it, as even being in posetion of r-12 is illegal.
It's really illegal to charge a system with it again,most shops will yes evac it but will not reuse it,you will have to convert.

:bs::bs::bs::bs::bs::bs::bs: In the states it is not illegal to posses all you need is to take a simple test and get a card that says you are certified to buy it, they even sell it at parts stores. I still have the test here at home just need to send it in with the fee.
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Lounge / New Leaks......
A roll of hard line and some rubber hose/clamps and the adapter pieces for stock.
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Lounge / Very angry...
What about putting a bolt through with a nut on the backside/frontside?
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User Rides / My 88 Super Coupe
Quote from: 4bangen;167245
what kind of wing is that? actualy looks pretty good!


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Body/Appearance/Interior / Replacement leather upholstery!?!
I was over on the NATO site just snooping around and i saw this link in the vendors section. So i was wondering if anybody here has ordered from them. There is only 1 post on the NATO board about them. The only thing is i cant find pics of the colors and they dont list Raven as a color option.