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Before & After pics anyone?

Reply #15
Before paint restoration....2006 pics:

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?16669-Here-s-my-85-Cougar-LS


Afterwards....June 2008:

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?20197-The-Cats-out-of-the-bag&highlight=

:oldcougar: :cougarsmily:

Before & After pics anyone?

Reply #16
Waaaaay before, around 1999...





During...










After:







1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

Before & After pics anyone?

Reply #17
These only show a brief history of the long outer transformation, lots more under the skin and still left to do.

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1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Before & After pics anyone?

Reply #18
The Cougar is looking pretty good Ed! (It is Ed, right? I mean, it's been so long since you left us here in the western states...  :)
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Before & After pics anyone?

Reply #19
My buddy's TC when he bought it..




And after bodywork, paint and some wheels..



TC#1- 2.5T- 10.14@134....9.76@138 with a 50shot
TC#2- Turbo BBF project
TC#3- parts car

Before & After pics anyone?

Reply #20
Before I put a roll bar in the bird..



In progress..



Done..

TC#1- 2.5T- 10.14@134....9.76@138 with a 50shot
TC#2- Turbo BBF project
TC#3- parts car

Before & After pics anyone?

Reply #21
Quote from: jrad235;447947
The Cougar is looking pretty good Ed! (It is Ed, right? I mean, it's been so long since you left us here in the western states...  :)


Thanks!  It has changed quite a bit since you saw it.  I haven't been able to do much in the last few years because they have this thing called winter out here and we only have a one car garage now.  The last thing I did to it was put the cam in over a year ago.

How's the Tbird running these days?
1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

Before & After pics anyone?

Reply #22
Running? Not so much. For about a year now, she's been torn apart for the EFI conversion. I've been playing with other toys. Back on it this year though. Winter sucks! Move West!
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

 

Before & After pics anyone?

Reply #23
Still a work in progress, but it is coming along as best as it can. Doing wiring in the engine bay presently and should have the motor running soon.
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exterior - still pending some minor body work and paint. Want to switch out rims if I can locate a nice 4 lug set or I will have to update to 5 lug.
Installed Turbo hood vents, but moved them back more towards windshield.
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Interior - Done some black dying of panels and still have more to go. Installed gauges on pier and need to mount tach.
Doing some carbon fiber overlay vinyl on flat surfaces. Searching for a Column to console shifter kit as well.
1985 Muscle Car V8 Thunderbird
tbirdregistry.com - #56919
Lorain, OH. Assembly #151041
811 TBirds followed Mine

1988 Thunderbird V6
tbirdregistry.com - #80084
Lorain, OH. Assembly #111106