to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

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to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

January 10, 2012, 08:02:59 PM

I know where an '86 Tbird is, it's for sale...cheap...real cheap.

Now, I don't know exactly what shape the header panel and grille are in, but I'm thinking of taking a closer look this weekend.

I'm a little bored with the aero front, not to mention the piss-poor lighting from 24 year old lenses that quite frankly, I'm sick of polishing. (done it twice when they were on the white car).

The bird has right now, a generic TC header and stock TC lights, etc, and the original LX/Base style bumper.

What would y'all, if you were me?

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #1 – January 10, 2012, 08:12:26 PM

4 eyed all the way! i'm still missing pieces, but it still looks better than the ugly 87 clip it had

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #2 – January 10, 2012, 08:19:02 PM

I'd say stay aero. Mainly because I don't think the 4 eyes flow with the rest of the car.

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #3 – January 10, 2012, 08:45:24 PM

Personally, if you want a four eyed car, buy a four eyed car. If you want aero, buy an aero nose car. It just doesnt look right when the parts get mixed and matched.

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #4 – January 10, 2012, 09:14:20 PM

Quote from: Chuck W;377422

I'd say stay aero. Mainly because I don't think the 4 eyes flow with the rest of the car.

Quote from: jangus;377424

Personally, if you want a four eyed car, buy a four eyed car. If you want aero, buy an aero nose car. It just doesnt look right when the parts get mixed and matched.

i beg to differ with both of you.. fordguy545's auto-x bird is down right gorgeous.. the mixing and matching gives it a mean, unique look that i believe looks better than what ford put together in either version of the fox bird

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #5 – January 10, 2012, 10:16:34 PM

I'd go 4 eye!

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #6 – January 10, 2012, 10:52:25 PM

4 eyes for the win.

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #7 – January 11, 2012, 01:06:45 AM

Well, I'd rock the '86...but...it's a six banger car, has bad rust in the rear quarters, and junk interior.

I dunno, we'll see....at the very least, it's little more than a "what if" thing for now, but seeing what the general consensus is/was... :)

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #8 – January 11, 2012, 01:14:45 AM

Heh, everyone is ditching the aero nose lately.
Correct me if wrong, But;
Molding on the 4eye bumper is lower than 87-88 body molding, So you cant really use the side moldings (They wont match up front-to-back).

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #9 – January 11, 2012, 02:29:31 AM

It really depends, but out of all of the cars on here, how many people do body work and keep the side mouldings? I doubt anyone would notice the 1nch differance from front to back without the lines drawn down the sides. No one noticed on the stock setup either.

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #10 – January 11, 2012, 04:02:33 PM

Quote from: Haystack;377445

It really depends, but out of all of the cars on here, how many people do body work and keep the side mouldings? I doubt anyone would notice the 1nch differance from front to back without the lines drawn down the sides. No one noticed on the stock setup either.

there's also a lower-fender difference, which translates to the 4 eyed bumper.. solution = either 83-86 fenders or mold the bottom half (of the front) of the 4 eyed fender to the 87-88 fender.. since BJL supplied me with the lower fender pieces, i'll be blending them in, without the silly fender marker lights.. i'll make the corner lights flash when the blinker is on. so people approaching the car from the side can see that i'm turning

as for the body moldings, i haven't figured out how i'm going to conquer that yet.. i'm 1 of the few people who will be able to look at it and see the difference

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #11 – January 11, 2012, 05:58:50 PM

The front of that car is quite a bit higher then the back of the car, as far as the mouldings go, stock.

The wider 83-86 xr7 and tc mouldings are the same size as the 87-88 lx birds. You could just line them up an inch higher or lower and call it a day.

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #12 – January 11, 2012, 06:28:07 PM

....what do you think?

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #13 – January 11, 2012, 11:12:32 PM

Quote from: jangus;377424

Personally, if you want a four eyed car, buy a four eyed car. If you want aero, buy an aero nose car. It just doesn't look right when the parts get mixed and matched.

to keep aero front, or go 4 eye?

Reply #14 – January 12, 2012, 05:37:17 PM

to each their own I guess. I personally don't like the tail end of a 83-86 but like the 87-88 rear. The four eye grew on me enough to swap it out originally, but the tail didn't. The added byproduct of the 4 eye swap is better cooling! Most people overlook the fact that I have a mismatched header/bumper to the car. That body line that isnt on the 87/88 is only about an 1/8" deep anyway and with no side mouldings and painted black, you just don't notice.