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XR-7 front end

does anybody have a picture of a cougar XR-7 with a front end like this but with fog lights?

XR-7 front end

Reply #1 –
Do you mean like a stock '85-'86?

Brent
:cougarsmily:
1985 Mercury Cougar XR-7 - 5-speed 
One of 1,246 built

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Reply #2 –
Thats a nice car but I think I like the front on the one that I posted. Do you know which model exactly that front came on?

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Reply #3 –
You meean with the blacked-out grille and the blacked-out headlight bezel? No models came with that. That's custom.

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Reply #4 –
I know that in 86 in the Turbo coupe they came wtih the blacked out grill and the black headlight buckets. Don't know if they did that to the cougar or not.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

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Reply #5 –
Quote from: baxo;153365
You meean with the blacked-out grille and the blacked-out headlight bezel? No models came with that. That's custom.


I kinda figured that but I like how the grill only has vertical lines.

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Reply #6 –
That's the '83-'84 grille.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Reply #7 –
’83-’86 Turbo Coupes & ’85-’86 XR-7’s used the same lower bumper cover with the Marchal fog lamps.
So to get that look you could either mount an ’83-’86 Turbo Coupe/’85-’86 XR-7 bumper cover onto an ’83-’84 Cougar or put an ’83-’84 Cougar grill on an ’85-’86 XR-7.

Paint as desired. ;)

Billyf17's car has the look that you are wanting with some added ground effects.

Brent
:cougarsmily:
1985 Mercury Cougar XR-7 - 5-speed 
One of 1,246 built

XR-7 front end

Reply #9 –
Same hood basically 83-88 the big difference is those vents.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

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Reply #11 –
Not trying to hi-jack but, I'm thinking about going with a 4-eye front end on my '88...is it all bolt on...just splice in the earlier wiring?  If somebody knows, please PM me.

Thanks,
Don
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

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Reply #12 –
Yeah that's what I'm gonna do to my '88 Turbo Coupe but I specificaly want the '83-'84 grille (or at least that's what somebody said it was) that only has the vertical lines like this one.


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Reply #13 –
Yeah, I like the vertical lines on that...looks bad ass.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

XR-7 front end

Reply #14 –
Yeah, I was thinkin that the fround end with the fog lights would be pretty cool but somebody showed me a pic of one and to be honest it really doesn't look as clean.