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Lounge / '97 Aero Cat
Quote from: Billyf17;457427
Ahh...did not know that.  Probably because those cars didn't exist when I sold my 94 haha.  I hadn't heard of anybody using those on a Mark either since I've gotten mine and was looking for wheel choices for it.  Must not be popular with the Mark guys.

yep. Any wheel with a 5 X 108 bolt pattern will work :-)

*edit - Jaguars, Lincoln LS, some Land Rover, and some Volvo wheels, for example
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Lounge / '97 Aero Cat
The most common things on these cars you will be working on will be the lower door hinges, window motors, upper ball joints, and a few other little things.

Quote from: Billyf17;457286
As for wheels, you'll be limited.  It's an odd pattern that only the Tbird, Cougar, and Marks had.  You could do a hub swap, using SN-95/New Edge front wheel bearings and 03/04 Cobra rear hubs, which require a press to install.  After a hub swap though, you'll have a ton a choices in wheels.

Actually, any wheels from the '12-Current Ford Focus, '13-Current Fusion, '12-Current Ecape, and '12-Current Transit Connect will fit. Also, some Volvo wheels are available, as well. There's a lot available
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User Rides / My (New to Me) 1997 T-Bird
Quote from: Haystack;453408
What car, and what happened with the 97?

Welcome back.

Thanks

Check page 13 of this thread for what happened to the '97. Replaced it with the '05 Mustang for my wife, though.

I am looking at an '86 Escort GT that is the twin to my first car so I can use that as a base for another project.
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User Rides / My (New to Me) 1997 T-Bird
A new project is in the works, now. Found the car I was looking for and trying to haggle with the guy to get the price I need in order to make it financially responsible for me :-)
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Other Vehicles / Washed the ugly Fox yesterday
Quote from: thunderjet302;452121
Yup. It came with those when I bought it. $800 cars tend to have those things :hick:.

Still an awesome looking car, though :headbang:
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Body/Appearance/Interior / Help needed with pictures of missing parts!
I know just how you feel, Alan, about being took by somebody doing work for you. I'd have filed in small claims about my Thunderbird, but the *** that "worked" on my Thunderbird moved out of state and I would lose most of the money to lawyer fees to collect a long-arm judgment.
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Lounge / New door
Is there a trade school, or vocational school in your area? If there is, bring the door and supplies to them for a cheap fix.
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Lounge / is this a tc?
Quote from: mcb82gt;449630
I believe they rolled over at 100K, but its been too long.....

that, indeed, was the case
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User Rides / My (New to Me) 1997 T-Bird
Wow, what a joke. No spacer on the rear of the engine caused the tq converter to lock up and push up against the bell housing, no bolts were in the tq convert. Things that shouldn't have been cut were cut off the side of the transmission.

If I would have known all of what was going to be messed up, I wouldn't have trusted the fool to work on a tricycle
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Lounge / Some jerk stole my catalytic converter!
That's crazy, man. It's been a long time since I have heard about somebody stealing cats around here. The s yards are supposed to do a lot more documenting of people that bring stuff in, so I reckon that's why I haven't heard too much about it anymore.