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Look at the 10 year difference

Reply #15
Quote from: Thunderbus;109422
Exactly hahaa

I need to get Clayton to get some more pics of this beast up on here.


trade ya birds plus a pair of cougars :D  I have alot of parts if you need them just pm me for details

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Reply #16
Quote from: Thunderbus;109422
I need to get Clayton to get some more pics of this beast up on here.


True that, but since you arent here now... ill list a few future plans for your car...

(completed mods)
Removed AC compressor (its a big ... anybody want one?:D)
dumped smog unit.. yay for free HP and no more popcan sounds!
new exhaust (needs better tho but were working on it)
hillbilly hijackers.. thx for getting that stuck in my head claude :D
dual stereos.. came with an 8-track and plan on keepin it that way


(future mods)
429 CJ well maybe not a CJ but eh... its a bigblock in a bus..
custom headlight covers :D (thats where i come into the picture eventually)
paint
interior
maybe a disc convert (not too orthodox but whatever)
and a few otyher things i cant pull of the top of my head

all i know is im the part time grunt lol

and im gonna eventually buy a hood for it and make a custom hood for it

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Reply #17
muwahahahahahaaaaa!

I HAVE HEAT! (we fixed the heartercore)

1978 Ford Thunderbird Town Landau.
351 mod... not for long :beatyoass:

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Reply #18
Quote from: Thunderbus;112891
muwahahahahahaaaaa!

I HAVE HEAT! (we fixed the heartercore)


gotta love those heater cores,  5 little screws and its out unlike the fox birds :grinno:

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Reply #19
wow, his was only held in by 3...

thats almost 1/2 the freakin work

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Reply #20
well the 5 came from memory, its been so long since I've messed with my cougar that I have forgotten :(  I miss the poor cougar.

 

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Reply #21
I guess that I need to do a side-by-side comparison of my Cougars, which would be similarly startling.

[Please ignore the rust in the photo.]

Robert

- too many '80s Capris and mid-'70s Cougars

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Reply #22
clean motor anyone?




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Reply #23
Clean?  Hah, try spraybombed.  Looks like there's a few specs of dirt you painted over, heh.

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Reply #24
ah, got me!

meh.. it looks better than it did thats for  sure

Not worried about 110% clean.. that motor is going to be replaced eventually.

429 stroker is going in :D

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Reply #25
Engines painted when fully assembled look like ass, better than a ball of rust and grease though.


Scott
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC