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It Happens Tomorrow !!!!!

Reply #15
I couldn't really see the rear that well as the car was sitting with the rear up near the front of another car,and,I wasn't looking for the details,just to make sure things were intact before it was towed.Even if it turns out to be a 7.5,I'll still be happy to have it.A T-Bird Sport in solid shape,$350.00 ($50.00 extra for towing it 20 miles),not a bad deal.It'll all start to come together (slowly) tomorrow.Stay tuned for more info.I may take some pics and have Fila post them if he'll be so kind.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

 

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Reply #16
O.K.,it's a 7.5.I can still deal with that just fine.Spent a few hours yesterday under the hood trying to figure out why it ran like .Found a few things.One,the alternator was gone.I still have my lifetime warranty autozone unit from before the 3G conversion.Got it on and then pulled the upper intake.Two broken plastic vacuum lines,and two rubber vacuum hoses.All fixed now.TOne of the heater hoses has a hole in it from the throttle cable rubbing it.The distributor module is right up against the thermostat housing.I think I need to move all of the wires over one position and time it.I have the turbines on it.They are from a 20th anniversary Cougar.The gold tint on them matches the car.I'll get pics soon,hopefully tomorrow and get them up for everyone to see.NOW,I need a battery.It's not holding a charge.Getting closer.No hurry,it's a long term project car anyway.i tend to get carried away and want to do as much as possible everyday.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #17
ok.....buuut :ttiwwp:
My car is a gravity hybrid.  The gasoline engine gets me up the hills, and gravity gets me down.

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Reply #18
5 year old thread?
1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

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Reply #19
Woah..... I don't know how i ended up here....  I thought I clicked "What's New?"
My car is a gravity hybrid.  The gasoline engine gets me up the hills, and gravity gets me down.

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Reply #20
I was like........ what the hell??????  Vinnie got a new ride????
Mike

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Reply #21
Hiccup in the board server.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

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Reply #22
Got me too....  although I can see vinnie building another sport!!!  ;)  go for it vinnie!!!!!

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Reply #23
I gotta finish this one first.LOL. I still have some plans for it. I may get another Bird one day. I really don't put much thought into it right now. I have plenty to keep me busy right now, and a whole list of mods (very mild, can't even see them kind of mods) to do. I barely remember this thread. That was a long time ago.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #24
Is it the same car? and if so, what happened to "project Phoenix"?
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

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Reply #25
This car the thread is about is the Sport I have now. It's been through a lot to get to where it is now. The Sport rocks.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #26
Oh I see, but what happened to "Project Phoenix"? Why is it just "the Sport" now?
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

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Reply #27
Quote from: 88CougarGT;356739
Woah..... I don't know how i ended up here....  I thought I clicked "What's New?"



Well ..... from where I sit ..... I believe you clicked "What's Old?"
13 Dodge Dart SXT Special Edition
09 Honda Shadow Sabre ---------- 08 Caliber
05 Aztek ---------- 02 Avalanche
02 Thunderbird (4,000 miles) ---------- 02 Cadillac ETC
98 Explorer ---------- 96 Suzuki X-90
89 Fleetwood ---------- 89 Continental
88 Town Car ---------- 86 Silverado ---------- 84 Fiero
83 Town Car ---------- 82 EXP (32,000 miles) ---------- 82 Mercury LN7
80 Mustang (35,000 miles) ---------- 65 Continental
62 Galaxie 500 ---------- 54 Packard

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Reply #28
The thread is an old one, but, the Sport is still cool.

Sarjxxx, as far as "Project Phoenix" goes, it's still the same project, but somehow, the Sport liked "Sport" instead of "Phoenix" as a name. She's got her way own of thinking. LOL.LOL. Probably gets it from my wife.

The Sport now has functional A/C after the trip to the shop yesterday.Nice to have. Now every single part of the car works as it should. I hate things to not be functional. The only thing I have to get swapped now is the hood. I don't like the scoops and I'm working on a couple of hood ideas on paper. Hopefully by Fall I'll have that idea come to life.

 Now, window tint is next. That's really look good on the car as well with the green paint and black trim, but not have that military look, and the darker windows will help a little bit this summer, and around here, any help is appreciated to get through the heat we have..
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..