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Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #300 –
..."I hate removing the melted rubber from my fenders".... You guys are all so modest:flip:
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #301 –
No...no...no.....I mean it melts from the hot Oklahoma rubber roads.....yeah, that's it.LOL.

Even with the V-6 and good gears, you'll tear the tires up.
'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 #302 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;360328
No...no...no.....I mean it melts from the hot Oklahoma rubber roads.....yeah, that's it.LOL.

Even with the V-6 and good gears, you'll tear the tires up.

Hey, that's right. Don't count out my 6-banger to early. Even before I did anything to it I could squeal that PS side tire all day long...:hick: And I'm telling you what, as soon as I get a tag on it, and dammit I mean the very DAY, I'm taking it out to a deserted road out here somewhere and doing a burnout vid. With the open headers too :burnout: Got a feeling it'll be a one-tire-fire though cause I still need that TC rear end....

All 4 tires are bald and the rear brakes are shot so I got NO reason not to burn em up:D
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #303 –
My first Bird had the 3.8. Great engine. Never let me down.
'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 #304 –
So, still being out of money, I have resigned to getting around to doing more things that require no dinero.

First, I did [thread=31420]this[/thread]...

Then I did [thread=31394]this...[/thread]

Then I did this:



And that's it.
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #305 –
That looks familiar!

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #306 –
Nice work !!! I LOVE no-buck mods. That's how I've done a lot for the Sport. Thinking and then thinking some more and toss in some creativity can really come up with some cool ideas.  I just got an intake and new injectors, and made $165.00 doing it. That money went towards gaskets and other necessary items. It takes a lot of swapping and dealing and making offers, but the worst thing that can happen is the guy with the parts will say no.
'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 #307 –
Quote from: flylear45;360590
That looks familiar!

It should:D When I went to get it the other day the guy at NAPA knew what I wanted but couldn't find it lol. So he says "I'll tell you what, I can have one here tomorrow though." Then he says, "wait a minute...." comes back 30 seconds later with a box of em and said they moved em. lol.
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #308 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;360596
Nice work !!! I LOVE no-buck mods. That's how I've done a lot for the Sport. Thinking and then thinking some more and toss in some creativity can really come up with some cool ideas.  I just got an intake and new injectors, and made $165.00 doing it. That money went towards gaskets and other necessary items. It takes a lot of swapping and dealing and making offers, but the worst thing that can happen is the guy with the parts will say no.

hey vin, you only need to sell 3 more items to make your feedback score match your feedback % :D  100 feedbacks AND 100% positive? right on.
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
 

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #309 –
"supposedly".... I'm supposed to get dropped into some massive overtime this weekend and so maybe I'll be able to get this thing out on the road in a couple weeks. Oh yeah and I forgot to mention the gigantic crack in my radiator on the red bird that's been plaguing me for weeks, well instead of getting a new radiator I went and got some $5 epoxy (you know, the kind you knead...and need) and sealed that bad boy up. Not a drop getting through now what was a 2 gal/day sized leak.:cool:
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #310 –
Quote from: sarjxxx;360611
hey vin, you only need to sell 3 more items to make your feedback score match your feedback % :D  100 feedbacks AND 100% positive? right on.

Awesome, I really didn't notice....buy some stuff from me !!!!!
'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 #311 –
Can't bro, I'm out of money...remember? lol:giggle:
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #312 –
After the over time. I don't care what you buy. Just buy it.
'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 #313 –
Quote from: sarjxxx;360612
"supposedly".... I'm supposed to get dropped into some massive overtime this weekend and so maybe I'll be able to get this thing out on the road in a couple weeks. Oh yeah and I forgot to mention the gigantic crack in my radiator on the red bird that's been plaguing me for weeks, well instead of getting a new radiator I went and got some $5 epoxy (you know, the kind you knead...and need) and sealed that bad boy up. Not a drop getting through now what was a 2 gal/day sized leak.:cool:

 

Wow, nice job on that. Getting it CLEAN enough is the hard part.

Project Black Panther: 1988 3.8L Cougar LS

Reply #314 –
Quote from: flylear45;360663
Wow, nice job on that. Getting it CLEAN enough is the hard part.

Soft bristled wire brush worked nicely.
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L