I,ve been eyeballing this sport for a while,... its light blue metallic paint,..some pretty cool rims,...tinted windows,.. and a spoiler.... oh and some side skirts from a factory gfx kit,..
The downside..
its got no front clip,... well hood and header panel, or bumper cover,..
Sooo,. anyway,. iwas getting gas today and this guy was filling up a saturn,.. i noticed as he was pulling away that his fuel door was open and the cap was on the trunk,.... so i hollered him down and he stopped and thanked me,.. the he goes "hey you need some parts for your cougar?" i said "hell yeah" and he goes i live up the street and i have a blue thunderbird that i want to get rid of,.. And i told him how ive been eyeballing it for a while and was going to stop over and offer him something ,... then he goes $200 takes it away, 5.0 runs and drives,.....plus i guess he has some extra stuff in his garage that will go with the car,.... So yeah im goning to snap some pics tomarrow hopefully and get a closer look at this thing,... i havent been this excited for a while!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(but the girlfriend wants to sell her cat next spring, for a jeep:flame:, so i gotta figure somethin out,... I think itd be cool to have two 5.0l street foxes,and turn the girls LS into my weekend drag car,..(460 obviously!!))Just gotta find a plce to put these things!!!
Anyway thats my little rant of excitement for today,...
P>S> The name above the number is JEREMY B!!! lol how ironic!!!!!
Wow, sounds like you may get a hell of a deal. Sounds like things are looking up from what they were some time ago too.
I need a deal like that asap.Need to make $$ for the Sport.
Wow, good deal man. I hope that works out.
Also, glad to see you and your GF are back together ;)
Yeah things are going fine for now,... i still havent found a job,.. the classifieds are the smallest part in the paper now,.. im going to call the guy tonight and see if i can work something out,.. ii ran into him again, and he said that he was trying to fit mustang parts on it,..... theres actually a stang hood on the car now,.... it looks rough,.... but all i keep thinking is ..........A BIRD TOO!!!!!!! ah it would be soooo cool!!!!!!,..... Fu&k this im going to get pics now,.......
here it is more pics when no rain!!!
(http://[IMG]http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp346/Mean88Merc/Cougars/102_4965-1.jpg)[/IMG]
SOOOOOOO wht do you think!!!!!
Not a Sport. The stang hood..umm, has to go ;)
Is it a 5.0 for sure?
Looks like someone was trying to put a Mustang front end on it or something. Do they have the stock hood and bumper?
For $200, I'd be jumping on it!!
200 tops and only if it is a 5.0 that moves under its own power
I think it would be un-wise. Looks like it probably not worth the time, money, trouble and heartbreak. Given your threads and what not with your current car, probably be better off focusing on that and your current situations.
why the mustang side skirts?
True and i fully understand why youd say that,,, but after the whole cop issiue, my car was out of the yard, AND the monte got sold,,, if i cant keep it,,, shes getting COMPLETELY stripped,,,,,interior and allll......AND YES HE TOLD ME ITS A 5.0 car and he has an svt cobra motor for sale too..but he wants 2grand for it,?... Any ideas what rims those are????????
IDK whats with the stang skirts,,,,, havent really gotten into the car yet, but he says it will drive home...........
That thing looks like a money pit. I would only purchase it to part it out (assuming the interior is unmolested).
Poor 4-eyes... :(
I agree 100% use it for parts and for selling parts. I wouldn't go pouring money into it.
That was my thought on it. $200 investment can get you quite a profit.
Rears look like a cheap American Racing, and the fronts are 8 holes painted black. As for the car I would offer $150 and just part it out.
why part it out? I started with a worse platform than that and look what I ended up with... the car wouldnt need much to be complete again. and for $200 its not a bad car minus the parts it needs
It looks like it would be worth $200 depending on how it runs. If it runs.
Obviously we cant tell you what to do but look it over good and scope out all the "good" parts you can use then see if its worth it.
If its a running 4 valve DOHC then it could be worth it. if its just a 93 cobra engine then likely no unless its perfect and has low miles.
most likely a 4v for that kinda money
Why,..... itd make one hell of a winter beater!!!!!! And my first thoughts were a part out,... where id build the motor to HO spec,... But then theres no 8.8,... and id love to see the wiring harnesss,.... Im hoping he has the front in the garage, if he does its definately worth $200,... and its definately going to be a part out,.....(after i get aquainted with the bird of course!!!!)
its the 4v but thats WAY out of my price range!!!........LOL id never thought id be able to find a car before a motor!!!!
Slow down man, let me just lay this out for you. If you were to part it out you can make your money back AND more ;). The car itself doesn't look horrible (I think mine is in worse shape) but there are parts missing that would require more money. You already have your Cougar which appears to be in pretty good shape for a car from the 87-88 range from a state that recieves snow. I would take out the motor and tranny and rebuild the motor how you would want it WHILE you can drive your Cougar. That way after your motor is built your way you can throw it in and have an extra 5.0 sitting on the wayside :D. Not to mention an extra trans seeing as the AOD seems to be kind of a weak point on these cars. I'd hate to see you have a problem with the long arm of the law again like you did before with this car. Just my .02.
It doesn't really fit the general criteria of a winter beater. This is a car that you are pretty passionate about. Winter beaters are throw-away cars. You drive them until they break and then you get another one. I don't think very many people on this forum actually have another fox thundercat as their winter beaters. ;)
You said you have a storage issue. Where are you going to put if it is indeed a driver? You said you are looking for a job. Where are you going to get the money from to make the initial purchase? Where are you going to get the money to put into to this car to make it road ready?
FYI, these aren't questions I want answers to, just trying to help you make a wise decision. I am in a similar situation as well (thanks Chuck!). Making repairs to someone else's "repairs" or in this case (judging from the photos) "experiments" isn't difficult -- albeit frustrating and it can get costly. These cars are cheap to repair but they can nickel and dime you to death.
I'd hate to see you put all the time and money into this car only to find out later down the road that it wasn't worth it and then you have part it out because no one will buy it whole. And unless you are the greatest salesman ever you will not get anywhere close to breaking even. Happens quite often. Happened to me. Twice. :D
If you are looking for a beater I would strongly suggest getting something else. Basically something you know very little about and don't care about learning about. Get something you hate. lol.
Good Luck!
FIRST: The car has been sitting there for about a year,... its not going anywhere,....
Second: Ive got a couple side jobs to do that will get me close to the amount he wants,..
Third: Storage is no longer an issiue, cause my girls brother sold his monte,.. so the garage and yard are empty!!!!!
if the underside is rot......... then yeah its a beater,....... but that would also make it a part out,....i was interested in the tinted glass, rims, motor/trans, ALL electrical, basically aCOMPLETE TEARDOWN,....
Now this may sound dumb,........but looking at the bumper, it looks like an 86, lx???
There were no LX T-birds in 86. The LX started in 87;) It would be either a base or 'Elan T-bird.
I guess i need to brush up on my bird history!!!!!!
Anyhow i called the guy last night, no answer,.. so i ran by afterward, and the car was gone.... boo hoo,.....ill find another one , or maybe a parts coug....thnks for showing some interest guys!!!
That sucks man
maybe he moved it out of sight so nobody would ask about it. try to call again and see whats up.
No i called today its definately gone,....... man that sucks,..... i had my BB sold,... now im keping it!!!
I think its for the better. What you need to do is just stick to one project, more that one is way to hard. You have a good car/project just keep at it.
Hey man, consider yourself lucky........at least you have one cougar......you could be cougarless like me.......lol but seriously though, it almost definitely wouldve been a money pit, even to get it fixed up enough for a dd
Someone bring that thing out back and shoot it....
lol or this thread,..... wouldve been fun to part somethin out!!!! All well!