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mod off an elan

What do you guys think? Paint it Black, and bolt er' on? or maybe sliver to match the cougar? kind of like an old eliminator go wing eh?

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1974 Cougar XR7, 351 C, stock. white leather.
1983 Coug' LS-XR7-1/ A/c Delete, Edlebrock Intake, Holley 600 4bbl, Custom Badging, True dual Glasspacks
1989 Pontiac Bonneville SSE, 3.8L bone stock winter beater, in Gold

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Reply #1 –
I always vote "no" for wings on these cars.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

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Reply #2 –
normally i do too, im not the worlds biggest fan of wings considering all of the pointless Airplane monsters you see on FWD hondas these days, but i recently did a repaint on the stock wing of my '89SSE Bonneville, and im really happy with how it turned out.

1974 Cougar XR7, 351 C, stock. white leather.
1983 Coug' LS-XR7-1/ A/c Delete, Edlebrock Intake, Holley 600 4bbl, Custom Badging, True dual Glasspacks
1989 Pontiac Bonneville SSE, 3.8L bone stock winter beater, in Gold

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Reply #3 –
My vote would be take it off that poor bird and leave it in the j/y

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Reply #4 –
Not a fan of wings on these cars.  Ford intended them to have a slick aero appearance.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

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Reply #5 –
Wire wheels and a wing?

I'm just not feeling it.
1990 Mark VII LSC
1990 Mark VII LSC SE
1969 Cougar 351W

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Reply #6 –
wing=NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

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Reply #7 –
Toss it away.....


BTW... mine will be leaving the vert as well
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Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #8 –
Toss it far away. It's too small, and these cars just don't look right with them. If you don't want to throw it away,at least donate it to your nearest ricer charity.
'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 #9 –
Quote from: Davemutt;345093
Wire wheels and a wing?

I'm just not feeling it.
I just realized there were wire wheels too... Definitely 100% absolutely NO then
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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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Reply #10 –
I like the wings on our cars. Nothing ricy, but the wings tht came factory (or at least that LOOK like they came factory) look pretty nice. Someone has a late 80's Trans Am wing on their bird and that looked good too....
-'88 Tbird 3.8
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Reply #11 –
wow, i hate to admit it, but i think its going to go as a resounding no then. oh well, saves me money for my diff. and you raise a good point, i have to agree on not putting the wire wheels and wing together.
1974 Cougar XR7, 351 C, stock. white leather.
1983 Coug' LS-XR7-1/ A/c Delete, Edlebrock Intake, Holley 600 4bbl, Custom Badging, True dual Glasspacks
1989 Pontiac Bonneville SSE, 3.8L bone stock winter beater, in Gold

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Reply #12 –
spoilers look alright if they are the "right" spoiler. I have found that one from a geo storm fits the car quite perfectly not too fond of the firebirds....

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Reply #13 –
I think the 87/88 body styles lend themselves better to a spoiler.
2002 Honda Civic EX

1984 Ford Thunderbird Elan
5.0 CFI, T5, Dual Exhaust

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Reply #14 –
yeah, i guess thats why they call it a spoiler, tends to mess up the look of a car if it isnt right, which most times it isnt.
1974 Cougar XR7, 351 C, stock. white leather.
1983 Coug' LS-XR7-1/ A/c Delete, Edlebrock Intake, Holley 600 4bbl, Custom Badging, True dual Glasspacks
1989 Pontiac Bonneville SSE, 3.8L bone stock winter beater, in Gold