:repost: my apologies for coming across arrogant, was not my intention....
This is my 88 LX Sport Elan, already had an EFI but I swapped for HO and T5 manual. I built the hood myself, It has many many mods. Still a work in progress making it faster and interior upgrades.
converted to reworked T5 manual Trans.
Firestone air susp. w/electric FBSS switch, Hand built struts to allow extreme lowering
BBK shorty equal length Headers,
dual flowmaster exh.,
pully kit,
cold air intake,
gear drive
balanced aluminum drive shaft,
custom electric cooling (out of Turbocoupe),
3:73 khaufman locker 8.8 rear diff.
17' eagle alloy rims.
frame connnecters,
custom fiberglass cowl hood,
shaved everything no handles, locks or trunk latches/emblems (electric opening) inc gas filler relocation,
custom front nose clip (purchased new from ford several years ago obviously a turbocoupe nose)),
custom gauges,
frenched airbag switches,
Professional show quality Arctic White w/gold pearl paint,
Tint.
Custom interior features, colour matched dash and center console
power seats, power mirrors, Reccaro seats
remote start with keyless entry and very high end alarm system
more to add to list list but Im droning on....
Car is for sale if anyone is interested,
currently going to start making it faster for 1/4 mile....
right now runs mid-high 13's with not a lot done to the motor yet
That's a nice looking car.You did good work.I like the stance,but around here,a car that low would get killed on our roads.LOL.It looks great,though.Are you going to install the Bird in the header panel?Let's see the engine.
looks nice man.
There are quite a few custom bird's and cat's here,have a look in the reader's rides section.
What did you use to tint the tails???
Very nice work!
im trying hard to resist the urge to pick your car apart based on three not-so-great pics in your intro thread, but i will tell you that a doing few body mods and an air suspension lands you far from the top of the list of "custom" thundercats on this site.
look around a bit, try to see past the ego you have displayed in your first posting. you will see some pretty done up cars, and well thought out rides.
btw, welcome to FTBCF and nice tbird. :birdsmily:
yeah I gotta agree with him... These three guys (vinnie, Dominator, and gumby) all have totally custom rides, and Dominators ride would KILL your car with out him even trying.... (even though it looks stock with just a set of nice rims....) so would Gumby's....
Big deal, you have a cowl hood and custom paint.... Dont get me wrong. I love that bird... but you are far from the most custom bird on here....
Where do you get that your front clip is "custom"? it is a stock TC front end.... :confused:
Agreed. Probably cause i cant stand arrogance. The car is very nice but as you have found out their isn't all that much you can do to them (without making them gody). Fort got them right. The hood is nice. That style hood is about the only i care fore outside of the turbo coupe hood. Air bags were a nice touch. I could see it being helpfull to change the ride height and 5.8FastCat has had alot of sucses with a setup like that. Beyond that everything is pretty run of the mill standard stuff. For basically an all show car its not bad.
Hmm...British Columbia. Not too many people on this board from that location. Welcome!
Nice mods you've done. Any interior photos?
, I've been in Dominators car. It's petty scary ass fast, but looks stock.
I don't know if my car qualifies as custom or not yet. we'll have to see when it's all finished
I like the shaved look of your car. Got any interior pics of it
How about some under the hood pics? and list of engine mods.. High 13's is pretty good what was the mph and 60' time on that run
You said its for sale..How much is the car listed for?
Nice bird man!!!!! More pics are a must!!!!
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Quite a few "sleepers" here...
nice car welcome aboard.
more picks motor too
Jeez, got a little ego going on there? Thats not really a way to introduce yourself. I can't say that shaved handles/locks and air ride is terribly custom. There are some guys on here with awesome cars that ARE custom, apparently the search function was "beneath you".
i think you guys all tore him a new asshole to be honest lol. Nice "looking" car tho but looks are nothing it's under the hood that counts.
I think hes just trying to sell the car here now that I think about it... that might be why the post or ad? reads so pen 15y?
Yeah, arrogant and ignorant. :mullet:
Just the type we want hanging around here.
I'm not trying to bust your balls, you DO have a nice car, and nicely done..however, there's little aftermarket support, so when you install TC fans, and "color matched dash and console" well, we do tend to pick part that kinda thing...;)
I mean...well, do a search, there's a certain ...ahem...Cougar Vert that is probably more so a custom than most of the members here will ever own.
Hell, I've got a TC nose and wheel, and blah blah in my project...I'd NEVER use the word custom to describe any of what I've done..and why?
Because it's ALL otherwise stock parts from the same year (albeit a little different model) Thunderbird...
Stock parts do not a custom car make. :D
But like I said... nice car, but..if you have many more mods planned, why sell it? (I mean the part where you said it's for sale?)
oh hell, you probably won't come back anyway...nice car though. :D
Hope you guys don't mind a little show and tell of some of your cars.
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those look "CUSTOM" to me.................lol
Very nice, More pics???
Yeah, nothing custom on this site...
We've got at least two cars with Cobra IRS, one of which competes in SCAA racing...
At least one with an SN95 Mustang dash/interior
One with a Fox Mustang dash/interior
One with a supercharged 3.8V6 drivetrain from a Super Coupe
Three convertible Cougars, two of which either already are or are in the process of being heavily modified
A sickeningly fast, built-from-the-ground-up turbocharged V8 Cougar that has actually been featured in "Pinks"
A few supercharged 5.0 cars
Several stroker 5.0/5.8 Windsor cars
Several Big Block (429/460) cars
At least one twin turbo 5.0 Cougar
A couple of 5.0/3.8 T-Birds/Cougars converted to Turbo Coupe drivetrains (one of which has a SHO V6 swap well under way)
I could go on, if I had the time. But yeah, wheels, a cowl hood, and airbags sure trump all that...
I know, not a very warm welcome, but then again it wasn't a very nice introduction...
Don't forget 5.8fastcat's car.
Yours is nice, too. Mine is all custom as well, but completely torn apart right now.
What he said. Dont take this as an insult but you came off on as a look at me, my car is the shiznit. Usually that leads to a I know everything attitude and we dont take well to that here. Just relax and enjoy the site. You dont have to prove anything to us to be accepted. Just be real, honest, and humble never hurts.
Nice looking car. Never was a fan of those rims though. More pics? Interior? Motor? Air set up? Future plans?
*EDIT*- ! I just read your title. Wow.... Your car is nothing close to "custom". Basic TC front, cowl hood, shaved and bagged, Im still not seeing what hasnt been done before....
Faded passenger headlamp...
Uh, I've got that too, lol. :hick:
There's a difference. ;)
I'm thinking this guy might not come back after that welcome.... I'm betting he probably just came off the wrong way. At least it's not a v6 car with rust and a glasspack exhaust.... there's a very good amount of work put into the car.
Welcome.
Or a 460 AOD car with spinner hubcaps....
And you know that for sure how?:confused: Where are the engine bay pics....:toilet:
He still comes on here. :iagree:
Nice looking car but like everyone else said, there are a TON of nice cars on here.
I give up. BAN HAMMER! BAN HAMMER! BAN HAMMER!
Nice car.
I don't really understand all the animosity.
I didnt either til I saw the whole title, maybe we all just feed off each other to make it to this point.
Ignorance doesn't bother me - unless it is willful.
The guy does have a nice looking car. At least he's preserved a fox T-bird instead of butchering it or ruining it somehow. I guess our ego's couldn't handle his title and I'm sure he didn't mean it in a negative light.
Hey now he should be well aware that there are many "custom" cars like his out there and maybe he will change his mind about selling it!
WHAT?!! You must not know that these are all factory options from Ford... You guys are tricky trying to pass these off as "custom" :rollin: ;)
you know, to each their own, you have a nice looking ride there, BUT. if your modifications are only cosmetic and/or bolt on, although thats ok, dont get to high on the soap box or someone will come flying past you and knock you off of it. that being said, I myself have fixed up a mustang doing a lot of the same mods, but in the end, a six cyl. is still a six cyl.
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of course the only thing I ever got done doing with mine was listening to other people try to pick it apart. spent about 2yrs building her up, and only lasted about a month before I'd rather drive my old beater pickup into town so I wouldnt have to listen to peoples negative opinions. I learned one important fact. it only has to please one person, the one who's name is on the title. just remember, theres always a faster car out there!
Welcome to the forum, its a nice ride, and keep up on the pics. These folks cant get enough foxbody pics. lol
Does a busted passenger window and missing rubber trim count? lol
[SIZE="6"][/SIZE]Custombird You were on yesterday at 5:23am...... why no replies man!!!!?????? If these guys got ya mad....... i wouldnt worry!!!! Youre bird is pretty nice!!!! And if you own one this IS the place to be!!!!! ignore the ones that irritate or annoy tou, and just enjoy the talks about the cars..... C'mon!!!!!
I guess building a twin turbo kit from scratch does't count as custom or a two of a kind fiberglass grill or this list goes on. I guess we all have factory stock cars. Far from it! :beatyoass:
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Now now folks. I myself am new here, and while I understand the ruffled feathers about the title, it may not have been intended in the slanderous manner it has been taken by many of the responders to this thread.
I'd let the gentleman (or woman) in question at least respond in self defense before we the people get entirly too bandwagonny.
EDIT: In other news, that turbo setup looks mean as hell.
Just meant I didn't see many custom, more was wondering if there were any around. I just stumbled across this site, and havent looked around much. I apologize for my ignorance. Yes I agree the pics I posted aren't very good, I will update when I take some more (raining these past few days) In regards top the stance someone wrote about, since there's air I can adjust about 12" in the rear and 6" or 7" in the front.
Custom.... well this would take awhile and when I get more pics you'll see, But its not just air for suspension to start, I remodeled the struts, by taking the lower bolt hole and remounting above the upper, carved out the spindle to allow the strut to drop through, cut the internal shaft and reshouldered and re threaded to make shorter internally,(this was a secret until just now as to how to make a fox body extremely low, Ill just about guarantee my bird is one of the lowest in the world) this was several years ago when there wasn't much aftermarket, but I believe there still aren't any lowering struts available. I installed a aftermarket 15:1 front rack with bump steer bushings, Frame connecters, polyurethane bushings, etc etc...
Rear end is a Khaufman products 8.8 with 31 spline wide axles (to maintain proper width), 3:73 gears...
As per remark about nose being stock turbo, yes I did state that in brackets, however since mine isn't a turbo and never was, this makes it custom to this car, if thats not custom I apologize.
Most of the work I did about 7 years ago including paint and body, engine/tranny swap and so forth, bags went in about 3 years ago and has mostly been sitting for many years. It comes out about twice a year... :( no time... Recently Ive had more time so I will be messin around more.
Its in dire need of a resto, mostly the interier, carpet and a few minor repairs... I will post more pics as I go...
I look forward to checking out all your rides,
Hope this cleared a few things up and thanks for the compliments
thx masscougar, long day, had to repair my wiring harness, had a short from the ignition wire to the coil.... thought it was the fuel pump... good thing I checked some stuff before pulling the tank!!
Oh and as for the question about the for sale price... honestly I dont know... I had some offers a little while ago but the guys financing fell through.... any suggestions? How much do they sell for... Ive been saying for years Im gonna sell it, then I put it on the road to show someone, and then change my mind.... :)
hey andrew, twin turbo is sick, And custom glass work is very cool, I built my hood by hand, its actually the stock hood, I cut it, lifted it, built steal sides and glassed it in. Absolutely one of a kind, Its fully functional and helps with the cooling. Since its so low it suffocates and needs all the air it can get.
2 questions, is that a 5 lug conversion or stock with 5 lug,(if so what is the best way to convert?) and was your car a turbo before or always 5.0?
BOB, 60ft time if I remember was about 9sec, and 105mph. Thats approx Ill have to find my timeslips. I think 3:73 locker helps, tho using street tires. Ordered some nitto drag radials, should help. Reaction time was .273, hoping to improve on that as well...
So whatcha got under that purty hood??!! :beatyoass:;)
None of the Fox Birds or Cougars ('80 through '88) were ever factory 5lug.
Only The TurboCoupe and '86 and older XR7 were Turbo.
Best way I can think of to go 5 lug is either to locate a 96 or so Stang GT, and grab the brakes, hubs, spindles etc.
There's several ways though, myself I have '88 TC spindles, and when I do the conversion, just gonna use newer Stang-type hubs and rotors and brakes. Out back can be a little more confusing though. If you have a TC '88, just grab rear axles for a 96-98 Stang GT...the brakes on those were discs though, that's the fuzzy gray area for me as of yet...search would probably land you more info than what I can provide.
Since you've modded your front susp. so much, I'm not sure what you'd want or need to work with that stuff...as the strut mounts are different between the two main types of spindles we'd normally encounter, in regards to 10" or 11" brakes...if you already have the 11" brakes...then it's not near the issue. It's late though, my brain hurts from work.
(you should loan me your car for my birthday..lol)
ok, You guys are great! Ive never met anyone with as much passion about theirs cars as I do, and now I see many with maybe more! I appreciate the criticism, however, I havent had the time to explain everything... And Ill have to get back to you over the next few days with answers and pics... Now, I see many have very custom rides, and custom is all in the eyes of the beholder. You all know how much blood sweat and tears goes into each and every project... So I think if it wasn't there the day it was manufactured... well, other than wheels and tint of course, then in a way its all custom.
And, saying I dont see anything very custom yet means exactly that, YET... sorry if I offended some of you, I definitely take it back.
So... a couple more details before I head to bed...
Under the hood isnt spectacular, yet...
5.0 EFI was stock but I purchased a 93' stang that I think the previous owner had done some internal engine mods,
I swapped that out as well as my auto tranny for the T5 manual, BBK short equal length headers, X pipe, 40 series Flowmasters...
Pully kit, Short shift, K&N filter,
This is the base to start making it fast... the engine is a MASS air but Im running the speed density and I think the HO processor (cant remember what computer)
Near future plans are finish the mass air conversion, then cam intake and small stuff like that...
If I can figure out how to change the title of my thread I'll get to it...
Sorry again
The engine itself really doesn't mean so much in regards to Speed Density vs Mass Air...it's all about that meter, the wiring, and the eec running the whole show ;)
Sounds like you got yourself a nice little powerplant there though.
The engine itself really doesn't mean so much in regards to Speed Density vs Mass Air...it's all about that meter, the wiring, and the eec running the whole show ;)
Sounds like you got yourself a nice little powerplant there though.
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well..more pics!!
IBTPW!!!!!!:rollin:
http://www.coolcats.net/
Look around over on ^Eric's site^. Should help answer some questions and give you some ideas.
Now that we have everything all cleared up youll like it around here.
Click edit on your first post. Then click Go Advanced and you can edit it.
Dam Jerry,don't let Ron know you went for a ride in my car,he'll shoot me.
LOL
oh that was someone else's car. never mind...:D
Hey I went for a ride in it too :D
I could crawl 60ft in 9 seconds...
Yeah I knew that last year... BaXo rubbed it in my face..... LOL.. WE have some talking to do Chris.....:beatyoass::brick::nutkick::macgun: :raspberry: :asshole:
Hahaha.:D:rollin:
I apologize for being a tool. You sound like a cool guy that just made a mistake. You are welcome here, and we DO like your car. I say stick with your car and put a little more love into it and see how you feel after that.
Np custombird.....glad they didint scare you away!!!
I wouldn't ask that question unless you really want your feelings hurt ;0)
The five lug is all transplanted from a 95 mustang and the car was originally a v6 car and I transplanted a 5.0 ho from a 91 Mustang.
cool thx for the tips guys, Ill try to find that edit to clear things up :)
Looks much better dude, I hope you got the bug again. Modding these cars is fun as hell and you picked the best place to be!
If it's one thing I've learned about forums, it's that sarcasm and audacity don't translate well to the typed word. Once again, welcome! You may find that these cars are addicting, and selling it may cause you to immediately find another, lol.
Who is the owner of the black TC with the FR500's on it?
(just set as my desktop lol)
I want to paint my 88 Black and I wanted to see one with FR500's on it. good looking car!
Custombird, you should start selling those hoods! I know I would buy one
That's Dominator's car...I can't think of a fitting witticism, so I'll just say I'd be proud to own it, and hope mine is half as nice when I'm done.
Thats a good looking car! I like it alot.
I have to ask, who was that? lol
105mph in 9 seconds? 60ft? I'm confused.
I think his name 5.8Fastcat on here, or something like that. Its the black and orange one that is in the header from time to time.
You are correct!!!!!
all these white birds make me miss mine...