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Reply #165 –
Quote from: Trinom;300078
Can you tell me what type of light pattern do the lamps on low beams have? Do they look like sealed beam lamps, or european version?


You know what? I have not even checked the aim of the lamps yet nor have I parked it near a wall to examine the pattern. When I get a chance I will check it out as it really isn't a road ready car yet...

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Reply #166 –
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;300061
I just realized your new avatar and your name on here go well together. LOL!!

Yeah now that you mentioned it my nickname and avatar go together pretty well! That picture turned out good by chance I think, so it works as an interesting avatar!

Watchdevil: My nickname is not so much what one might think. A very long time ago I picked Watchdevil to use as my nickname on Prodigy which was the first ever online service I ever used back in the day. I decided to take the name of an unreleased demo recording Stevie Nicks had written about Mick Fleetwood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cUbIo_giMc

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Reply #167 –
headlights look nice good work on the t-bird keep it up.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]


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 #168 –
Still thinking about the Continental dash pad and how it ties in with the look of the 1964-66 Tbird dash...
 

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Reply #169 –
That would look pretty cool. I wonder how much cutting you would have to do to make it fit? Plus on the lincolon it looks like the doorpanels are built up to meet the overhang. Would you have to do the same to yours?

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Reply #170 –
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;301678
That would look pretty cool. I wonder how much cutting you would have to do to make it fit? Plus on the lincolon it looks like the doorpanels are built up to meet the overhang. Would you have to do the same to yours?


There will be no cutting. The basic Continental dash is a modified version of the 1983-84 Tbird/Cougar dash with different trim. The pad is virtually dimensionally identical. The shape where the dash pad fits against the windshield is the same, that is the metal filler that extends from the pad to the bottom of the windshield. This accounts for the interchangability of various dashboards between so many Fox bodied Fords 1993 and earlier. As far as the built up door panels go, I would not do anything to the Tbird door panels. It would just look like it does when the doors are open, just floating on the ends a little bit.

I had actually found a Continental pad in matching gray from the car in Pull-A-Part that I got my passenger seat track from. I went back to get the pad and the car was gone. I cannot find another Continental anywhere. If all else fails I will build my own. I have already stripped the crouton foam and cracked vinyl from the metal base of the dash pad and use the metal base to build up a pad that is deeply hooded on top.

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Reply #171 –
I didn't know they where basically the same in size. I guess when I think of a lincoln I think big. It's defenately a cool project, keep us updated as you progress.

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Reply #172 –
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;301688
I didn't know they where basically the same in size. I guess when I think of a lincoln I think big. It's defenately a cool project, keep us updated as you progress.


The 1982-86 Continental and 1984-92 Mark VII were based on longer wheelbase RWD Fox body platforms. During the years those Fox Lincolns were made, the Lincoln Town Car was the biggest Lincoln produced on the Panther platform that also supplies the Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis.

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Reply #173 –
Quote from: Watchdevil;301691
The 1982-86 Continental and 1984-92 Mark VII were based on longer wheelbase RWD Fox body platforms. During the years those Fox Lincolns were made, the Lincoln Town Car was the biggest Lincoln produced on the Panther platform that also supplies the Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis.


Very correct. Mark VII is one of the coolest fox platforms IMHO, and parts trade between them, tbirds, and stangs.
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 #174 –
Actually,it is a proven fact (studies done at Harvard University,among others),that the 1988 Thunderbird was THE most beautiful Fox body car ever produced.I hate to shatter the hopes of everyone who doesn't own an '88 Bird,but,it's just the facts as I made them up.....I mean read them.
'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 #176 –
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;301756
Hahaha! You're to much!!!


LOL @ Vinnie!

It's amazing the proliferation of cars that Ford made on the Fox platform:

1978-83 Ford Fairmont - Mercury Zephyr
1979-93 Ford Mustang
1979-86 Mercury Capri
1980-88 Ford Thunderbird - Mercury Cougar XR7
1981-82 Ford Granada - Mercury Cougar sedans & wagons
1982-86 Lincoln Continental
1983-86 Ford LTD - Mercury Marquis
1984-92 Lincoln Mark VII


And it was heavily modified and renewed into the SN-95 platform for the 1994-2003 Mustang.

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Reply #177 –
Okay I have lost my mind and bought a complete 1986 Cougar header panel for the Tbird. This one happens to have the early metal eggcrate grille, not plastic. I removed the cathead emblem and it is mounted in the hole that was previously used for the standup hood ornament, so that will give me an opportunity to use a standup Tbird hood ornament. I dunno why I just want to be a little different mixing and matching parts. I did the same thing to my 1989 Tbird when I installed a 1997 Cougar nose.

I did score some chrome mirrors, intact interior trim plates for the mirror mounting holes and a working buttstuffog clock. 

I still want a Continental dash pad and can't find one.

I seriously considered replacing the entire dash I have now with a 1985-88 one but I could not find one without cracks and damage from scavangers. I did find one without cracks but it had a nasty warpage above the instrument cluster.

I also got a 1980 Tbird electronic instrument cluster which I am not going to use. Dumb me later noticed that it does not house the turn signal indicators and a couple more idiot lights which are in the upper tier of the dashpad on 1980-82 models. I'll probably sell it here or on eBay if someone needs it.

Everything is going slow right now with the cold weather and short daylight hours...

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Reply #178 –
It's too bad you're not closer. I have a perfect 85-88 dash here. I'd be afraid to ship it, it would be expencive plus there's always a chance of damage in transit.

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Reply #179 –
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;304387
It's too bad you're not closer. I have a perfect 85-88 dash here. I'd be afraid to ship it, it would be expencive plus there's always a chance of damage in transit.


Story of my life! All the good stuff is too far away!