hooray! September 03, 2007, 09:07:52 PM i just bought another fox! a bird this time. 1988 ford thunderbird sport. only 68,xxx miles on it. the body is nice, no rust that i saw, paint only really had one spot that should buff out, and no dents. needs front tires and allignment, the headlights arent the clearest either. its not as well optioned as the cougar, and its blue with blue cloth and it has snowflakes on it. no major flaws, pass side window doesnt go down(i think its the regulator, i can hear the motor run), the oil, fuel, and temp gauges work but 'cant be trusted' according to the previous owner. the worst part is i heard a slight lifter knock, nothing major, hopefully i can run some trans fluid through the oil and change it with a little thicker grade and that knock will clear up. all in all im very happy with it. im gonna pick it up on wedsnday so ill be sure to have lots and lots of pictures up then.heres my biggest question, its just a matter of opinion if u were in my shoes. if u had a 88 xr-7 (more info in sig if u can read it) that has 200,xxx miles on it, both fenders dented and an inner fender/(subframe?) crumpled pretty good, but still plenty of life left in her(driven everyday, plenty of power and shows no signs of breaking) and a bird matching the discription above. which would u drive everyday, and which would u fix up and make into a lil hotrod? im partial to having a badass cat...but im curious as to everyone elses opinions cus im pretty much torn 50-50 Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #1 – September 03, 2007, 09:11:08 PM I'd say use the Cat as the DD since it already has dents and dings. If you use the Tbird as a DD, theres a chance of it getting damage too. Sounds like the Tbird's engine could use a going-through anyway. I vote Cat as DD and Tbird as project. Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #4 – September 03, 2007, 10:01:06 PM Yeah, I voted wrong. Hooray for me. Drive the cat, fix the Bird.brain Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #5 – September 03, 2007, 10:04:32 PM um yeah, what they said. Lifters "tick", bearings "Knock" Either one is un-desirable. TRUST ME. Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #6 – September 03, 2007, 10:29:53 PM yu. trust me! rod bearings suck and lifters do too. [end sarcasm]the window deal sounds like the problem I just fixed on my cat. The gear stripped a couple teeth... changed it and re-greased the tracks and it works fine. Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #7 – September 03, 2007, 10:35:58 PM wow, i dint realize it was gonna be so one-sided. i kno it isnt a good thing by any means, but its not a loud tap at all, i isnt even noticble when the hoods down, my father whos been a mechanic for 25 years now said that it can probably be fixed with a good flush and thicker oil because we've caught it in such an early stage. and to clarify, the damage to the cougar's inner fender is all before the strut towers, alignment angles, motor mounts, and any other major things were not affected, i forgot to say that in the first post. Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #8 – September 03, 2007, 11:39:52 PM Screw you guys. Fix the tick. Then drive it and fix the Cougar, if it has damage in the subframe tear it down fix it and mod that .Everyone mods Birds, Someone do another Cougar. Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #9 – September 03, 2007, 11:41:51 PM drive the cat and fix the bird cause birds are so much better than cats *runs and hides* Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #10 – September 03, 2007, 11:52:48 PM Quote from: cougrrr302;174263Everyone mods Birds, Someone do another Cougar.he he he he he he Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #11 – September 04, 2007, 12:47:52 AM Quote from: cougrrr302;174263Screw you guys. Fix the tick. Then drive it and fix the Cougar, if it has damage in the subframe tear it down fix it and mod that .Everyone mods Birds, Someone do another Cougar.that was sorta my dream, but i dont know how fixable the subframe is, i should probably take it to a body shop and see what they have to say. it seems like everybody fix's up mustangs...but it kinda seems everyone picked the same car to be different with, the t-birds. hotrod cougars seems more scarce, especially in my parts of town. Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #12 – September 04, 2007, 09:53:57 AM Bird... Yeah you knew I'd say that... Quote Selected
hooray! Reply #14 – September 04, 2007, 08:35:08 PM Bird.................and some pics please:D Quote Selected
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