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Im back...and ready to get some stuff done!

Reply #15 –
Hey man whassup!!!!??
 
Totally with ya on the whole burdened down by school and stuff like that, same here! Gets tough havin to go without fiddling around with the ride for awhile.
 
The TC hood should be niiiiice. Can't wait to see it.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #16 –
Well the person at Maaco said that it will cost $175 to paint the hood.  Seems a bit more than I was expecting (considering a whole enamel paint job costs $300...).  Would that money be better put towards some engine and/or suspension stuff? And also consider the fact that there will be a noticable difference between the new paint and the old 19 year old paint.

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Reply #17 –
I rattle canned mine for about $20 including priming. I only advise it though if you really like wetsanding.

Actually, I would take it to a good paint shop. They will get an image of the paint currently on your car and age match the new paint to your existing paint.

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Reply #18 –
i say you buy the stuff to do it... and do it.

spend that equal ammount and get some experiance.

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Reply #19 –
If your not liking the idea of dumping all the money, and tis not gonna match, don't do it. Your car is soooooo clean, if the hood color is off, its gonna make the car look junky. I hate that, when two panels are off it looks like a hack job. Im gonna put T/C scoops on the hood of my mark hehehe
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #20 –
I'd leave the stock hood. I don't like the idea of scoops unless they do something:hick:


I'de leave the grill chrome. Then again I like the stock grill ;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #21 –
i agree no black and don't copy this 100% either. someone backed into my grill and broke it so i got a new one and they painted it looked ok so i left it that way before the macco paint job. The TC hoods look nice 9 times out of 10 how much did you pay for the Hood?
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http://www.cardomain.com/id/Carpimp1987
1987 T-Bird AEROBIRD-GT had many many mods but is now totaled and is the car that made me want to start customizing everything all over again.
1988 T-Bird 5.0 HO DD/Sleeper/next project car :birdsmily:
1988 Cougar XR7 5.0 HO Vortech Supercharged being bulit right now :cougarsmily:

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Reply #22 –
I paid $36 for it.

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Reply #23 –
Quote from: Carpimp1987;188694
.....don't copy this 100% either.



Trust me, I doubt you will ever have to worry about that......  as for the paint fading, I have never heard of white fading, so you should be fine, and like they said, they should age it to match perfectly...

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Reply #24 –
Well the thing is, if I'm spending that kinda money, I'd rather get something done to the engine or suspension.  That's what I'm debating right now.

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Reply #25 –
Quote from: Carpimp1987;188694
i agree no black and don't copy this 100% either. someone backed into my grill and broke it so i got a new one and they painted it looked ok so i left it that way before the macco paint job. The TC hoods look nice 9 times out of 10 how much did you pay for the Hood?



Dude why is there snow in TX?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #26 –
West Texas winters can be ably cold...higher elevations can quite a bit of snow too lol.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #27 –
Quote from: FordTruckFreeek;188870
West Texas winters can be ably cold...higher elevations can quite a bit of snow too lol.


Well atleast you don't have salt...........
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.
 

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Reply #28 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;188946
Well atleast you don't have salt...........


AMEN!!!!
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07