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Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #15 –
Lookin' Really Good.

So where did you find the F350SD tow boss to steal that massive cooler off of?  :D  Just kidding, its not that big.

Enjoy the rest of your project.  I'm sure it feel good to have one of your dream cars well in progress.

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #16 –
i got an original toploader 4 spped its gonna go back in my mustang:hick:
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

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #17 –
sry to hjack thread good progress, can't wait till its done
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

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #18 –
You would be suprised at how many nuts and bolts hold alot of things on your cars. Half of the time I despise working in a Body Shop, but I do it everyday. Header panels/bumper covers are horribly mounted factory. Its not good when you are forced to put a cover on a Cadillac half-assed because the holes wont line up the second time.

Lookin good though.
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
1984 Mercury Cougar GS 5.0:cougarsmily: BBK Equal Length Shorties, BBK O/R X-Pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Mustang GT Stainless Tailpipes, 18" Magnaflow Rolled Edge Tips. Turbo Coupe Hood, Mach 1 Chin Spoiler. 17"x9" Cobra R's, Falken Ziex 255/50s, and 245/45s.
1984 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L "Drag Queen"
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star Edition 5.7L Hemi 400hp, lex DOD14M Magnaflow retro-fit ler kit

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #19 –
Any updates?How's the car coming along?
'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..

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #20 –
The car is sitting in the yard with no bumper cover, header panel, or right fender on it :hick: I had to pull it out to make room for my mother's snowmobile that needs suspension work. I haven't stopped working on the car, though - I've been working on getting the severely oxidized paint off the TC hood and bumper cover, some small dents out of the TC hood, and the minor surface rust that was on the right fender (from where the cheap aftermarket mud flaps were attached) is fixed. I took this fender off so I could undercoat the inner fender/strut tower area as well as the inside surface of the fender and took advantage of it being off the car to fix that mudflap madness.

The good news is that the parts are all just about ready to go back on the car, and the snowmobile suspension parts will be going in tomorrow (they were on order and just arrived today). We're even supposed to get a little bit of snow tonight and tomorrow, so it'll be just in time. With the snowmobile out of there I'll be free to put the car back together. Once the fender, hood, header panel and bumper cover are on I'll have to go over the whole car to repair 20 years worth of parking lot dings, scratches, etc... Then it's time for the rear end transplant (my trac-loc rebuild kit purchased on eBay arrived as well).Hopefully, by the time the salt is off the pavement, the car will be ready for paint.
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #21 –
Good luck.I can't wait until the weather allows me to do some work on the Sport.I want it done by the end of March at the very latest.That's when our car club does a lot of cruises and shows.It's driving me crazy !!!
'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..

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #22 –
i just noticed the rims on that are they painted like a gun metal? they look pretty sweet
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

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #23 –
No, the rims aren't gunmetal - they were stripped, sanded, the holes were painted black, and then the rims were clearcoated. Details here
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #24 –
I needed ALOT of cheering up today, So I kicked in the already broken windshield on my S10
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
1984 Mercury Cougar GS 5.0:cougarsmily: BBK Equal Length Shorties, BBK O/R X-Pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Mustang GT Stainless Tailpipes, 18" Magnaflow Rolled Edge Tips. Turbo Coupe Hood, Mach 1 Chin Spoiler. 17"x9" Cobra R's, Falken Ziex 255/50s, and 245/45s.
1984 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L "Drag Queen"
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star Edition 5.7L Hemi 400hp, lex DOD14M Magnaflow retro-fit ler kit

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #25 –
o thats pretty neat
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

Needed cheering up, so I tore the 'Bird apart...

Reply #26 –
Yeah, Im gonna take some pics tomorow for ya Daboss. It was broken really bad, so I just kicked it.
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
1984 Mercury Cougar GS 5.0:cougarsmily: BBK Equal Length Shorties, BBK O/R X-Pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Mustang GT Stainless Tailpipes, 18" Magnaflow Rolled Edge Tips. Turbo Coupe Hood, Mach 1 Chin Spoiler. 17"x9" Cobra R's, Falken Ziex 255/50s, and 245/45s.
1984 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L "Drag Queen"
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star Edition 5.7L Hemi 400hp, lex DOD14M Magnaflow retro-fit ler kit