20th anny.... :D
some more...
needs work...
few more..
guess what I get to do..... :flip:
Yikes!!!!
Ha ha. . . needs a new heater core. It's not that bad though.
The car doesn't look too bad. Now I want a 20th :toilet:
Dude that car looks ugly as hell, good luck wit her!
she won't be when I'm done!! :tg: of course some purists will be mad about changing a 20th :flip:
Looking at that, there's nothing you could do to change it that would be a bad thing - you're actually doing 20th enthusiasts a favour by saving it
Ya know, I actually thought this was a pretty nice car :hick: , but I guess I was wrong :confused: :eek: It only has a couple spots of rust on the pass. wheel well. It does need a new drivers fender, and a header panel but otherwise is real solid. Not too crazy about the screwy interior, but that can be changed. Hmmmm, maybe I should just :flame: it. It is originally a florida car. Besides for $200 It was a great bargain. :flip:
Just wait 'til you start working on that quarter panel :evilgrin:
I've driven worse - what I meant was that it's too far gone to remain an "original" car
I've driven worse as well, and have junked cars with way less rust... But yea its definatly a project, would be too hard to find the 20th goodies to try to restore original...
Sorry... Guess I'm just spoiled by our rust free cars...
Well that was a bell ended comment.. :hick:
Congrats! I'm glad she found her way into good hands.
Since you're changing the interior and other stuff, will you keep the stock color once the rust repair is done?
Yes, I like that color!! :D
Me too! My first cougar was the same color. It also had the red interior (Take that Jcassity :hick: ). Sold it back to my parents after doing some minor mods to it because they needed a second car. They sold it to my stepsister's husband a year later who then wrecked it :toilet:
I've had two 87s, and they are both "sandalwood". I'm a little tired of sandalwood...lol. :hick:
not that bad. the quarter panel is a pain, and the heater core will be a good weekend workout, but not to bad over all. Straight body little rust, and if it runs you got a pretty good deal.
[Mr. Garison] YOU GO TO HELL! YOU GO TO HELL AND YOU DIE! [Mr. Garison] :flip:
Seriously though, Tom if there's such good sheetmetal over there, keep me in mind, I could use some rust free quarters for my bird. I'll even drive there to get them. :bowdown:
$200? Not bad at all. You're braver than I. I'd end up, as bad as it is, using the car for parts. Now if it was a 30th anny bird... I'd make an exception.
you mean like this one?!! :D
well the body is pretty solid, it needs a drivers fender and a header panel to be really straight. Also the motor runs great, I took it for a short spin, and the tranny shifts great :D . This car was assembled in 4/87, and sold 4/30/87 weird thing is my birthday is 4/30 :tg: guess it was meant to be.
Mmmmm. I got to see my first 30th anniversary in person the other day. A guy came into the gas station with a mostly-primered '85 Thunderbird, but I saw the blue grille poking out and knew what it was. I asked him about it, and as the story usually goes, he found it in an old lady's barn. Thankfully he was repainting it the same color. Next time I see him I should direct him to this site
I seen this one at the Thunderbird's 50th anny, at the Ford world headquarters. :D
Ok, first major mod. Got rid of the 4x4 look, much better now!! :D
Oh by the way, I also swapped out the door panela, don't really like the TC style panels :yuck: . Anybody interested in them, make an offer, Complete pass., driver just the panel. :D
I'm gonna cry..... :(
You and those purple turbines. :D
Aren't the special memory seat switch panels in the 20th door panels?
You found a keeper, that's for sure. I would have bought that for $200 in a heartbeat. Nice find.
I guess that was optional, because this car only has the "heated" seats, not the memory.
Yea lol, I'm gonna get some wheel paint and do something different with the turbines. :D
UHHH I dunno Joe, ran into some HEAVY rust the other day changing out the fuel pump in my nephews '87 Stang...
(http://www.members.pen 15s.net/mr428/stangtank.jpg)
Ok, repainted my old "purple" turbines gunmetal. :banana:
and changed the "woodgrain" dash to colr changing paint, magenta/gold. Much better. :D
Comin along nicely! ;)
Thanks!! :D
I think you are doing one hell of a good thing to that cougar. It might not look the greatest. But think about it almost all of the show cars started out as a pile in worse shape than this cougar. I guess some people run there mouth before they ever put the BRAIN in gear. Most of the time these people lack the vision needed to complete even a small job like this cougar. I like what you've done to it so far and will be waiting to see what you will do next.I love that gray over that pruple. I'd rather drive a shiznitty looking bird or cougar than alomst any other newer car out there. I guess you just gotta have what it takes to be a fox body lover. I've got 3 I know all about it I will tell you the red one is for parts only. I broke my back in that one. any how Keep up the work
Thanks, yes I'm a fox body lover!! :banana:
i love the 4 eyes.
Well if you like the color.. then you should like my 84 5.0. All i need is a new master cylinder and a heater core hose.
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I love this car and there is one hell of a story too. If you wanna know go to cardomain. But i love the color and i intend to repaint it the right way. Plus finish it all up.
Also love the color change paint.