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I'm back

Well hopefully I'll be around the forum more often now.  I changed jobs back in August and in doing so went from a office job where I would check in here during my down time to a "utility worker" job (local rural water company).  Our laptop at home pooped out on us so I've been pretty limited to the Internet until now.  The wife got me an iPad for Christmas so I'm back browsing the forum.

The new job is great, but I've not done much with the 'bird other than drive it and then put it away for its winter nap this fall.  Plans are to go with a new radiator and fix some minor interior wear/tear issues.  The old girl ran hot this past summer at power tour.  I thinking the stock radiator is full of gunk.  She's also starting to use oil...it's a matter of time before the 5.0 is gonna need rebuild/refreshed.

Other than that I sold my '73 f250 project and am thinking about buying a '87 f250 4x4 off my Dad as a project/hunting/fishing/winter truck.

I hope you all had a merry Christmas and wish you the best in 2016!!!
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

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Reply #1 –
Good to see you back around. Glad your new job is going well, the grass always looks greener... but it's nice when it actually is.

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Reply #2 –
Welcome back.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #3 –
good to see ya back
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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 #4 –
I didn't know you had left ;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #5 –
Sharp looking Bird, I like the Cobra rims on it, glad things are going good over there.

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Reply #6 –
I wondered where you went

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Reply #7 –
Thanks guys...bought that '87 F250.  Been searching craigslist for parts!
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube
 

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Reply #8 –
Cool good to see your'e back. Been gone for about a year myself. In other words, didn't even know you were gone!
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L