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1988 Cougar XR7

Reply #15 –
There aren't enough of us around the country. I think one or two people are in IN, but I am not sure.
Realize that someone interested must drive/fly to your location physically, inspect the car, test drive it, pay, and then drive or trailer it home. Now we're into the messy part of the year which can make logistics a total coin toss.
I personally don't think your ask is way out of line. Everyone on here has at least one Fox Thundercat, and many of us would love another, many also would not. Others can't or don't wish to make it happen at this point in time.

Definitely not an easy car to sell. High performance upgrades help, but the masses look at the added weight and say "well I'd rather put all that in a Mustang and run another half-second or better quicker in the 1/4". Bleh.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

1988 Cougar XR7

Reply #16 –
I sell it for 2500 without the wheels and drivetrain so someone would get a 43,000 original miles car with no engine transmission rear end or wheels but a clean title

1988 Cougar XR7

Reply #17 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;441326
Now we're into the messy part of the year which can make logistics a total coin toss.  I personally don't think your ask is way out of line. Everyone on here has at least one Fox Thundercat, and many of us would love another, many also would not. Others can't or don't wish to make it happen at this point in time.

I agree totally.  I personally am in the market I think for another, want a car I can show and have people envious of.  I'd love it if it did what my mustang can do.  If I can do the 1/4 mile great, and if it takes a 1/2 second longer but I do it in total luxury then even better.  I don't personally know the exact cost you want but I have looked at a few that always seem to have one thing or another wrong with it.  This is by far one of the nicest I've seen but due to weather concerns right now I wouldn't subject such a car to the highway right now for any reason.  It just isn't right.  That's just me.  Keep the non rusted ones salt free.  You said it yourself in your first post, a good summer toy.
 
Quote from: fasfzr1;441360
I sell it for 2500 without the wheels and drivetrain so someone would get a 43,000 original miles car with no engine transmission rear end or wheels but a clean title

Don't do that to a perfectly good car.  Would totally be a crime to do such a thing to such a beautiful car.  Most that probably look at it have no idea exactly what the car was before and what you did to make it what it is today.  Put it in storage for the winter and try it again this spring when people who are serious are in the market.

That just my 2 cents worth.

Go Fast the first time.  The tickets the same.
86 Thunderbird 5.0.  All original good weather driver. Tbird Reg #53035
86 Thunderbird TC.  All original good weather driver.  Tbird Reg # 58555
87 Thunderbird TC.  All original good weather daily driver.  Tbird Reg # 64647

1988 Cougar XR7

Reply #18 –
lol this car and highway speeds don't go together with 4.56 gears

1988 Cougar XR7

Reply #19 –
Couldn't be worse than the mustang I had in high school with the 302/C4 and 4.10 gears, lol. I took that on the highway a couple times, heh. Hey, at least I didn't need my brakes when the exit came up! Just let of the gas and let it scream down. Ahh good times when gas was cheap.
CoogarXR : 1985 Cougar XR-7

1988 Cougar XR7

Reply #20 –
fastfzr1 - Thanks for talking with me the other day.  I have a few questions about the car.

Can you share again what you've done with the motor?  I think in one part of the conversation you had talked about some performance upgrades, but the pics you sent looked like a bone stock 302 HO, with the exception of painting the intake blue.  Can you confirm what the car has right now?

Is the motor the one that's original to the car, or has it been replaced with another?
 
It looks like the original air conditioning has been removed and that you've replaced the brackets for the alternator and power steering.  Do you have the original brackets and A/C?  Was this removed because you had problems with the system, or for weight or some other reason?

What exhaust is on the car?  You sent me pics of both sides of the gas tank, and there aren't any pipes there.  Does it dump in front of the rear axle or something?

Thanks again -

Geoff
T-Birds can't fly.  Ask how I know...

1988 Cougar XR7

Reply #21 –
I was sending you pics of the rear quarter panels but yes the 10 series flowmaster lers dump before the diff. I am not the person who has need for A/C, smog, or P/S. I have a stock S.O. upper and lower as well as a H.O. and Explorer set up. It has 3 T.B's also well here is a screen shot with info

1988 Cougar XR7

Reply #22 –
Well guess it wouldn't let me load from my phone guess that's why ad said call
 

1988 Cougar XR7

Reply #23 –
I explained everything on the phone and that's why the ad says call with questions but it was in the 50's here Sunday so I pulled the car out to go cruisin