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Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #345 –
Yeah, a stinkin' cute manly way. Like a really sensitive muscled up midget kind of way.
'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..

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #346 –
By the way....here's the idea....make a to fit the V-6 lower....a tank for the driver side, a throttle body , and tubes in the middle. Yes, fits the stock lower, but LOOKS like a tiny GT-40....like a GT-30......make one.
'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..

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #347 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;363005
Yeah, a stinkin' cute manly way. Like a really sensitive muscled up midget kind of way.

:rollin:
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #348 –
You know whats funny is that I have literally considered doing that with a gt 40 intake... you know just chopping off one tube on each side lmao. God I've considered putting in a V8 just so I can have one of those super shiny GT-40 intakes....homina homina homina.

Of course the part that upsets me is that a week after I ordered the new intake I realized I shouldn't have cause now I'm getting split port intakes for it. Oh yeah did I forget to mention that? well now I did:evilgrin:
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #349 –
Well, first of all, GT-40's are painted, not polished. Second, they cost WAY too much to chop up, and besides, nothing would line up with that sweet little V-6 lower (LOL...LOL)...and third, they really do RAWK !!!. I have one in my trunk right now, along with a lot of other sweet GT-40 stuff.
'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..

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #350 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;363018
Second, they cost WAY too much to chop up,

That's the reason I never did it:rollin:
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #351 –
So here's a video for you:

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--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #352 –
Yep, time for exhaust to be installed. Any good ler shop should be able to fix you up from the headers to the rear. I'm about to have new lers installed on the Sport soon. Still trying to decide which ones I want.
'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..

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #353 –
Yeah, problem is I need a tag to drive it up to the nearest ler shop. Besides that, I'm going to be putting new heads and intake on it in less than a month if everything turns out right, and it will be easier the least stuff is in my way lol. Just unbolt the headers and pull them right out :D
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #354 –
I've been getting around lately to fixing more of the irritating little things that bugged me when I was driving the car but were never serious enough problems to actually deal with....

First of all I fixed my DS door lock, which I broke once trying to jim into the car. I snapped the little plastic lever off the lock. Second, I got around to repairing my windows. Neither one rolled up correctly and the PS had snapped off of the connectors. Well I epoxied it back together and oiled up all the rollers and track and cranks. Everythings good now. I also got brand new correct crank handles. Then thirdly I got new door latch bolts with the plastic bushings attached so now the doors clunk shut instead of rattle shut. Got the window spacer in on the driver side which was missing too. I took my door handles out and bent the slot in the door a little to tighten the tab back up and rebolted both handles which were all loose. Used to have to slam the handle out to get the door to open. Added a couple of screws to my door panels to tighten them down too since all my tabs are broken. I need to get hold of some new fabric though. And then of course I put the cupholder thingy in there. Still working on that.













--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #355 –
That darn cup holder....... The more I look at it, the more something is missing. I think it needs to be flush mount with the panel itself. It looks like there should be a door, but isn't one. It'll come together. needs some fine tuning. As far as the door handles (inner) being harder to open, I loosen the bolt that holds it to the door, pull the assembly forward as far as possible, then tighten the bolt. It tightens the rod, making the door open a lot easier. Just my tip for the day. Glad to see you are making progress. It's the little stuff that drives me crazy as well.
'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..

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #356 –
Oh no I got the door handles fixed. The problem was not the rod, just the fact that over the years the handle and the assembly had both come loose and were wobbly. I just had to tighten everything back up.
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #357 –
Well, then that's a good thing.LOL. If you were closer I'd love to help you work on the car.........................and remove the Cougar emblem from the dash...........................................
'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..

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #358 –
LOL, you could help me remove the dash from the car, but.........the COUGAR emblem is um, well....STAYING;)    It'll look much better after the dash cap is on and the ugliness above it goes away. Hey, come on, the 83/84's had it, why cant I?:cool:
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #359 –
I'll think about letting you keep it and I'll inform you when my decision is made.LOL.
'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..