My 87 T-Bird (It's back! New pics pg. 7)

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My 87 T-Bird (It's back! New pics pg. 7)

Reply #15 – June 06, 2007, 11:10:45 PM

smooth

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Reply #16 – June 07, 2007, 12:45:17 AM

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smooth

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Reply #17 – June 19, 2007, 08:47:38 PM

Finally got word from the paint shop. The paint manufacturer will cover the materials, but not the labor. I suppose it's better than nothing. Thursday I'll take the car over for an estimate...

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Reply #18 – July 01, 2007, 07:49:11 PM

I swapped these in yesterday (Mike, those C panels turned out great):

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Reply #19 – July 01, 2007, 11:51:04 PM

I think I agree that a smooth hood looks better. Okay, what about this quick photochop: which looks better, grille or TC?

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Reply #20 – July 01, 2007, 11:58:06 PM

i like the tc nose, but thats just me

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Reply #21 – July 09, 2007, 09:33:42 PM

By the way, I got the word from the paint shop. $4610, full repaint, including bumper trim, and fixing all rust and dings. I have dings on both sides as well as on the hood and roof (hailstorms suck). Rust is in the usual places as well as in a couple of spots below the rear window, and he'll fix all the rust on the inside of the trunk lid (not much, just a little, but will be fixed). He *might* remove the side trim and paint beneath it, depends on whether he can find replacement trim and/or pull mine without destroying it. I told him to use his best judgement (it's a family business, he's *very* reputable and I trust him -- he repainted the car before). The finish will be factory (paint + clearcoat), not sanded to showroom, but it's a DD so I don't want to get really crazy.

I checked out another shop that's been there forever and does similar quality work (perhaps better). They couldn't even come close. $5k minimum, with no rust repair.

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Reply #22 – July 09, 2007, 09:46:15 PM

I think I like the TC header a bit more...for what it's worth, I have one in mint condition that looks like it should match your paint just about perfectly.

-Don

P.S.
Are ya making good use of the TC sway bar yet? lol

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Reply #23 – July 09, 2007, 09:52:12 PM

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I think I like the TC header a bit more...for what it's worth, I have one in mint condition that looks like it should match your paint just about perfectly.

-Don

P.S.
Are ya making good use of the TC sway bar yet? lol

Tempting, tempting...I just might make another road trip :D
As for the sway bar, hell yeah! It will get even better when I stick new sneakers on the rims. I'm on Z-rated Bridgestone Turanza-Z Revo's and they're down to the hard compound. I'm still trying to see if I can first score some snowflakes before making a visit to tirerack.com.

Edit: Turanza-Revo has apparently been renamed the Turanza-LS. The review below shows why I originally bought them -- among grand touring tires (and possibly more than that), they were the best in wet weather.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/TireTestServlet?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Eagle+ResponsEdge&tirePageLocQty=

The bird has a new beak

Reply #24 – August 05, 2007, 03:53:30 PM

I made a small switch last night (thanks Don):

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Reply #25 – August 05, 2007, 04:11:27 PM

I've always likes teh TC nose better then the grills on the 87-8's. Then again. I still prefer an 87-88 cougar to even that. It looks great man. Good job!!

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Reply #26 – August 05, 2007, 05:59:28 PM

WOW, that is pretty close to our paint color...maybe a hair lighter...I might be able to set you up with a set of the mustang pony rims if you're interested...I'll have to make a phone call...the guy I bought the cougar off of still hasn't given them to me...they would be bare though and obviously need tires...but you're looking to do that anyway.

Give me a call if you'd like to try that route.

-Don

P.S.
Your panel alignment job with that header panel looks pretty good!

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Reply #27 – August 05, 2007, 10:14:16 PM

Actually I picked up a set of snowflakes on the way back from CJ. They're sitting in storage until I can find a shop to refinish them.

The reason my paint looks lighter than the header panel is because my clearcoat is beat-up. I can't wait to get the car painted (the guy at the paint shop says he can't do it until October at the earliest).

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Reply #28 – August 06, 2007, 10:02:29 AM

You might be able to use a little rubbing compound to freshen up your paint, it'll help remove the loose oxidized clear coat...did wonders for my buddy's '71 maverick and he had all sorts of burned into his paint.

Can't wait to see it all painted up again with a nice set of snowflakes...are you going to get them powdercoated? or just natural with clear?

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Reply #29 – August 06, 2007, 12:20:17 PM

the snowflakes def need refinishing but only one small spot of curb rash. Tc nose looks great man!!! cant wait to see the snowflakes on there