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Need help. Need some pics

I have a buddy that moved up to Michigan for school this year. He is looking at a Mark VII, but due to the area I want to make sure he doesnt get screwed over with a rusted up POS.

Thing is I can go look at it with him, and he isnt that knowledgeable about cars. So me explaining what to look at isnt to helpful. So I told him I would try and send him pics of what to look at. The thing is, my car is at home and I am at school.

If anyone has some extra time could they grab a few pics for me?

I need one of all the areas rust likes to start on Foxes.

  • Strut towers (engine bay and wheelwell)
  • Bottom of firewall, front of floor,
  • door bottoms
  • Rockers
  • frame rails
  • toque boxes
  • trunk lid
  • quarters
  • core support (might borrow Jerry's if he doesnt mind)


It also has a sunroof, but I an not sure where the drains run on the Marks. Does anyone know?

I am going to try and gather what I can from here. 

Even one pic helps:bowdown:

Thanks

Can email to

cougar86_89@yahoo.com
1986 Cougar LS

Need help. Need some pics

Reply #1 –
I don't know about anyone else, But this is the area i've been fighting rust:

 trim clips deteriorate and cause troubles.

*EDIT:
Whoops, Missed the MarkVII part.
Still might want to check under the trim pieces though, These factory clips deteriorate so bad with water...
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Reply #2 –
under the battery tray, and anything under the car and behind fenders and quarterpanels where roadsalt will go.
1987 TC

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Reply #3 –
Man, I could give you at least 50 pics of where the worst spots are in my car....but here were the worst...
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

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Reply #4 –
dude, just look at any before pic of my car
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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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 #5 –
Quote from: daminc;267307
dude, just look at any before pic of my car


That what i did. It so so hard finding stuff in the thread now that it is so long. I did use the front end pics of your car. As for the underside and exterior I didnt send them yet.
1986 Cougar LS

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Reply #6 –
Here. Don't hurt yourself. ;) there's a huge directory on the left and subs inside of them
http://s233.photobucket.com/albums/ee79/daminc/
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
[/COLOR]
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 #7 –
Quote from: daminc;267322
Here. Don't hurt yourself. ;) there's a huge directory on the left and subs inside of them
http://s233.photobucket.com/albums/ee79/daminc/


The Holy Grail of pics!

LOL I looked for 20 mins to find the pic of the sending unit yesterday. I remember seeing all the pics, just not what order I saw them in. Thanks Jerry!
1986 Cougar LS

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Reply #8 –
It's listed on the left under.......

fuel sender and pump
or
Tank and supports

Everything's listed as a project, or as a section of my car. There's probably 100s of pics that I never posted, and a bunch of the tank, pump and sender that I only saw

The only thing not on your list are bad torque boxes. mine were surprisingly un-rotted and I only have the pics of the reinforcing plates going in.
If you can't find something, let me know. I can tell you where I put it, or find it quickly for you
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
[/COLOR]
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
Join us on Facebook
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Reply #9 –
I had probs with my rear quarters, I have noticed this is a problem with Mark VII's as well.

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Reply #10 –
Quote from: 86XR7project;267386
I had probs with my rear quarters, I have noticed this is a problem with Mark VII's as well.


I labeled pics for everything but the underside and sent them to him so far. He is getting the run around. I emailed them too so I could get the run down on the car.

It was a vinyl top which scares me. Its brown too so seeing the rust coming though is even harder.
1986 Cougar LS
 

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Reply #11 –
I generally try to stay away from vinyl tops because they rust underneath about 98% of the time. If he is getting the run around I'd just count on it having rust on it. Most people sell a car when it has a problem of some type. It is guaranteed.