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Don't mount lers too close to the floorpan

I just popped the rear seat bottom out of an 87/88 TC and this is what I found. The hole in the bottom of the rear seat is about six inches deep. That HAD to smell. Unbelievable.
 
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1987 Turbo Coupe - Son's car
1987 Super Coupe - Son's project car
1934 Ford - My project car

Don't mount lers too close to the floorpan

Reply #1 –
I can't believe it didn't start on fire.
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Don't mount lers too close to the floorpan

Reply #2 –
Did you have dumps or tailpipes??




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Reply #3 –
Quote from: 5.8fastcat;212907
Did you have dumps or tailpipes??

It's got stock looking exhaust on it now that looks okay, but who knows what was on it before. Both sides were like that, but the pass side was worse. It looks like they were only miles away from possibly burning up the entire car. I've pulled a lot of rear seats out of TCs and I have never seen anything even close to that before. Scary stuff.
1987 Turbo Coupe - Son's car
1987 Super Coupe - Son's project car
1934 Ford - My project car

Don't mount lers too close to the floorpan

Reply #4 –
Scary indeed I wouldn't have expected that in a million years. Close? I'd even guess touching or firmly planted against the floor like the whole surface area of the  haha. I mean the pictures say it all that's some home-cooked backseat right there. :hick:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #5 –
I would have neer thought that the rear lers would get that hot. I guess they do !
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Reply #6 –
all the more reason to run open exhaust :mullet:
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2004 Ford F150 Lariat
2008  Chevrolet Cobalt Sport
2007 Suzuki DR-Z400S dual sport/Supermoto
1988 Thunderbird LX - sold
1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with GST kit - gone

Don't mount lers too close to the floorpan

Reply #7 –
FTMFW!!!!!! and wow that's an awesome smiley!!!! lol
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Don't mount lers too close to the floorpan

Reply #8 –
I think most internal parts are flame retardant material.

I don't see how it got that hot.  Must have been a  that was leaking.  Maybe it was running pig rich.

Don't mount lers too close to the floorpan

Reply #9 –
wow.... I guess the moral of this story is/could be.... be observant!  be careful!
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Reply #10 –
I had a 40 series Flo Master on my 86', in the stock location and it did the same thing but alot worse. I had a hole thru the top of the seat that I could put my hand thru.
I had started the car cause it was cold outside and I had my 2 dogs in it. I came out like 15 minutes later to leave my friends, the whole car was filed with smoke and the dogs were huddled in the front floor board.
They were ok, but the car smelled really bad. And yes, the car ran extremely rich. At times it looked like a diesel p/u. I took care of that problem.


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Reply #11 –
That is exactly why I have some header wrap and some decent anti-heat reflective panels above the lers and on the pipes.  Cheap insurance in my opinion.
88 TC, Lots of Mods.

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Reply #12 –
sorry to interupted but why was the car running rich.
 

Don't mount lers too close to the floorpan

Reply #13 –
I have to believe your car is running rich. I have flowmaster on
my 87 the car is modified been driving it for three years and
had no problems. you may need to install heat shields mine
has heat shields.