Show me your box! March 21, 2010, 08:18:42 PM Been searching around the last few days and I've noticed quite the uprising of 1980, 1981, and 1982, T-birds and Cougars! Gettin me all excited about my 82 bird. Haven't even had it registered in the last three summers :disappoin So who wants to show off their boxy foxes?Heres a pic of my 80 and 82 comin out in spring a few years ago.These are of the 82And the 255 towers of power, 1982.1980The 1980 had a 1.21 venturi carb off a 351W to replace the 1.08 that was stock, gutted cats, and 2.5" exhaust and actually did pretty good, once you got over 60kph it took off. Did doughnuts pretty well too. Rust and rear end hit from another car took it's toll on the 80 though so I parked it and found the 82 a few years later.\Seen it in the paper two days before I was supposed to leave on holidays. Drove to the outskirts of town to see it, some little old lady owned it. Kept saying in a thick Romanian accent 'its too big, I cant drive' and 'good for parade or wedding, you can rent' I had to buy it!Car had bad battery cables and was hard to start but ran great, it was the first I had seen up here without undercoating, and had no rust except in the fender bottoms. Did a carfax after I bought it and found out it is from new mexico originally and came to B.C. three years earlier, then the original owner sold it to this lady. Gonna swap over to the blue 1980 interior and since it was originally silver I want to repaint it in a sliver tu-tone.Went out to the 82 this afternoon with a battery, car has been sitting since october, cranked 10 seconds and it fired up and idled smooth. The 255's might be dogs but they are reliable, my 1980 had over 300,000km on it when I stopped driving it and it didn't burn oil, just leaked it everywhere :D:ttiwwp:Scott Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #2 – March 21, 2010, 08:55:52 PM MoreOrigally had a 255 now a slightly more powerful 351C! :-)Roger Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #3 – March 22, 2010, 02:30:24 PM Here's my 80, had it about 3 years now I guess and I think this year I will put it on the road. Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #4 – March 22, 2010, 02:40:04 PM Dan, that car is gorgeous...more pics? Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #5 – March 23, 2010, 01:06:35 AM Dan, i was lookin at the photos you posted a while back, part of what prompted me to start this thread. Lovin the factory CB! I'd almost be afraid to drive it, good thing you have it :DRoger, you know how i feel about your bird.Hopefully some more people will chime in, havent seen pics of Chucks cougar in years *hint*Scott Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #6 – March 23, 2010, 07:31:01 AM Quote from: tbirdscott;315379Hopefully some more people will chime in, havent seen pics of Chucks cougar in years *hint*ScottThe old one is gone, but a new one is in it's place as of a couple months ago. Not much done yet, and not much time to get decent pics either. Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #7 – March 24, 2010, 04:24:42 PM Here's mine (or was). I had to sell it to a friend when I moved from WI to KS. I had a nice big garage in WI, but now live in a subdivision with HOA and a VERY tight 2-stall garage. My friend kinda bought it to "keep it" for me in case I ever wanted it back. It's got a basically new engine (mild 302 0.020 over) with Holley Pro-Jection EFI (throttle body). Still needs some tuning and whatnot, but definitely drivable. There's less than 500 miles on the new motor. If anyone is interested, he might be willing to sell it. I rather doubt I'll get a place any time soon where I could keep it down here. Car is in Northern WI now. I bought it as my 1st car in High School (1989) and since about 1993 it's been stored winters. I was the 3rd owner. There's a custom stereo in it with detailed trunk (all carpeted and lighted). Pioneer Premier head unit and EQ, Rockford Fosgate 6.5" separates up front and Kenwood 7x10s (yes 1 step larger than 6x9s) custom mounted in the rear deck (reinforced) and a 6 channel A/D/S amp in the trunk (2 channels stereo on the Fosgates, and 4 channels bridged on the Kenwoods). I don't have any photos of that, at work, though! Oh, the doors are all dynamated with sound deadener, too. I miss it, I have to say! Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #8 – March 24, 2010, 06:31:08 PM Sweet boxfox there "bike70ride"!! Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #9 – March 24, 2010, 08:37:55 PM I love this thread! I went to the salavge yard today to get an aero nose for my bird and there was this lone box bird sitting there. I just had to look at it. Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #10 – March 25, 2010, 10:28:38 AM Quote from: Watchdevil;315721I love this thread! I went to the salavge yard today to get an aero nose for my bird and there was this lone box bird sitting there. I just had to look at it.GAH!I'm still looking for Box parts... Quote Selected
Show me your box! Reply #11 – March 25, 2010, 09:57:02 PM I was gonna say. Holdin out on us!Scott Quote Selected
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