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Reply #15
Quote from: thunderjet302;174393
Bird.................and some pics please:D



i pick it up tomorrow after work. ill take lots-o-pics for ya. im so excited!:D
1988 Thunderbird sport
2004 Ford F150 Lariat
2008  Chevrolet Cobalt Sport
2007 Suzuki DR-Z400S dual sport/Supermoto
1988 Thunderbird LX - sold
1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with GST kit - gone

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Reply #16
its too late to take pics tonight, but man is that car nice. i love it... i mean, its no cougar, but its still nice. :flip: rode fine, brake'd fine, turned fine. and btw, coming from 15's on the cougar to driving this bird with 16's, it does make a big difference in handling. pics tomorrow for sure. man, i am one happy dude!
1988 Thunderbird sport
2004 Ford F150 Lariat
2008  Chevrolet Cobalt Sport
2007 Suzuki DR-Z400S dual sport/Supermoto
1988 Thunderbird LX - sold
1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with GST kit - gone

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Reply #17
AIGHT BINZATCHS!!!!! Im here to represent the Cougahhs y0!!!!!
 
Do the cat up. Or I swear.....I will beat you.
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 #18
I was never aware that either birds or cats had a leg up as far as popularity.  Around here, I see an equal number of each (very few), but mine is the only actually modded one.  Every time a cet vs bird topic comes up, all I see is a few of the cat guys whining about Tbirds being popular.  WHAT!?

And it's not about which one is more uncommon or whatever, it should simply be the right choice.  The Tbird is the better candidate.  Why damage a perfectly good car?

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Reply #19
Sweet, congrats on the purchase. I saw that bird online somewhere. I would have loved to pick it up for myself as it is a very nice car.

Drive the Cougar daily and preserve the bird. Since the Cougar already has battle scars from daily driving, it's silly to take that chance of destroying a perfectly good Bird.

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Reply #20
Buy another Fox and fix both up. Congrats on your purchase.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

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Reply #21
Quote from: kingcars;174602
I was never aware that either birds or cats had a leg up as far as popularity. Around here, I see an equal number of each (very few), but mine is the only actually modded one. Every time a cet vs bird topic comes up, all I see is a few of the cat guys whining about Tbirds being popular. WHAT!?
 
And it's not about which one is more uncommon or whatever, it should simply be the right choice. The Tbird is the better candidate. Why damage a perfectly good car?

 
 
C'MON man!!! Of course you know its not about which is actually better, it's just which side makes more noise and violent threats!!!! :2gunsfiri
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 #22
in the name of practicality, fix the bird and drive the cat, only because of the imperfections in it already. it would suck to put dings and such on the bird as well and have 2 dented-up cars instead of just 1. just get a dd beater later on and fix the cat at a later time. ;)
:cougarsmily:5.0 HO, E303 cam, Exploder/Cobra intake, smog pump delete, Ford Taurus electric fan, MAF conversion, BBK headers, MAC 2.5" off-road exhaust w/x-pipe, AOD w/shift kit, 8.8 Trac-Loc rear w/disc brakes, 5-lug conversion w/'98 Mustang GT 17" wheels, Mach 1 springs:cougarsmily:

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Reply #23
here they are! sorry the pics are so big, i have no idea how to make em smaller.











the seats look kinda faded in that pic, but trust me, thier like brand new. other then the yellow headlights, this car really doesnt show the signs of being 20 years old
1988 Thunderbird sport
2004 Ford F150 Lariat
2008  Chevrolet Cobalt Sport
2007 Suzuki DR-Z400S dual sport/Supermoto
1988 Thunderbird LX - sold
1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with GST kit - gone


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Reply #25
I retract my previous statement. Fix the cat guy. that bird looks pristine. make your cat look like that.

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Reply #26
Quote from: 5.0willgo;174675
Sweet, congrats on the purchase. I saw that bird online somewhere. I would have loved to pick it up for myself as it is a very nice car.

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correct, this tbird was on ebay, thats how i found out about it. i didnt bother with the actual bidding, i just asked the guy for his phone number and did everything directly with him. the thing is...the bidding started off at 1,000 and no one bidded on it till the last hour where only 1 person put out a bid(and they bidded exactly $1000). for a car this clean with that low of mile, i couldnt belive pretty much no one bid on it. thier loss is my gain. the tapping stopped, i just think it had to be driven, it was sitting for a while. i think i am gonna make the bird my project tho, its nice tostart with so its really gonna be nice when its done! i wanna drive it around so bad, but with my luck, itll wind up looking like the cat and i wouldnt ever forgive myself.
1988 Thunderbird sport
2004 Ford F150 Lariat
2008  Chevrolet Cobalt Sport
2007 Suzuki DR-Z400S dual sport/Supermoto
1988 Thunderbird LX - sold
1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with GST kit - gone

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Reply #27
Congrats on the new bird
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
1988 Mercury Cougar LS 5.0L AOD 2.73 :cougarsmily:
1993 F150 XLT 5.8L E4OD 3.55

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Reply #28
DUDE fix the Cat. That Bird is fine. If anything throw any left over parts off of the Coug onto the Bird. The Cat need attention!!! That bird needs no work done to it. And that subframe needs attention. I dont think you want to drive a vehicle with damage like that. Perfect reason to fix it, and it needs paint, plus its BADASS!!!!! Cougars FTMFW!!
"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

 

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Reply #29
Quote from: cougrrr302;174999
DUDE fix the Cat. That Bird is fine. If anything throw any left over parts off of the Coug onto the Bird. The Cat need attention!!! That bird needs no work done to it. And that subframe needs attention. I dont think you want to drive a vehicle with damage like that. Perfect reason to fix it, and it needs paint, plus its BADASS!!!!! Cougars FTMFW!!



all damage is before the shock towers, it did not affect ride quality, steering geometry, braking, nothing was different...sitting inside it, you'd never know it washiznit untill u got out the car and walked around and looked at it.

i washed it today, it looks even better now. i swear that bird looks almost brand new... almost. might post a pic or two more tomorrow. and i think im gonna make that my project car, its alot nicer then the cougar and if i hop up the engine, i'll have a pretty nice cruise night/lad-ie-da car. still undecided, but thats how im leaning right now.
1988 Thunderbird sport
2004 Ford F150 Lariat
2008  Chevrolet Cobalt Sport
2007 Suzuki DR-Z400S dual sport/Supermoto
1988 Thunderbird LX - sold
1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with GST kit - gone