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1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Well I finally got back into a fox, I sold my old rusted out Altima.
Car has a 302, so I stay true to my user name. I just got it 2 hours ago so my plans for this week are put my Pioneer deck in it, bolt the 10 holes on, and wax the shiznit out of it. It only has 122KM, a couple of rust bubbles and a small dent on the hood and some scratches, an old lady bought it new so the thing is loaded.

Pics tomorrow, my internets is acting slow and I have to go to work in a few hours.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #1 –
Congrats!!! I can't wait to see it.I'll look for the pics later ,I have to go to work to make that money.I wish I was born rich instead of so good looking.I've learned to live with it though.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #2 –
I would like to see some pictures. Nice to have you 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

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #3 –
w00t!  Can't wait to see this 4-eye!
84 TC 302 -5.0L/t5/7.5 locking rear and a 3.45 gear, Edelbrock Intake, Aluminum Heads, Edlebrock 65mm Throttlebody, Edlebrock Cam, 24lb injectors & MAS Air Sensor calibrated via chip,  BBK headers, Catback H pipe, Magnaflow lers :evilgrin:
:pics-stfu:

 Project Thread with pics

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #4 –
Hey guys sorry about the wait. Gave the car a good wax, gonna apply another coat tomorrow, and I took the mud flaps off and I'm considering selling them as they're almost brand new.


Anyway enough talk:









I'll clean the interior tomorrow and post some pics.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #5 –
It is a keeper and I'm pretty sure you think so too !! :poke: :headbang: :cool:

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #6 –
wow!  Dude that rocks!
84 TC 302 -5.0L/t5/7.5 locking rear and a 3.45 gear, Edelbrock Intake, Aluminum Heads, Edlebrock 65mm Throttlebody, Edlebrock Cam, 24lb injectors & MAS Air Sensor calibrated via chip,  BBK headers, Catback H pipe, Magnaflow lers :evilgrin:
:pics-stfu:

 Project Thread with pics

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #7 –
Such a beauty!
~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #8 –
You know if that car was driven daily I bet it was the mud flaps that saved it from the salt ;)


Nice ride :D
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #9 –
What a nice looking car. Never was a fan of mud flaps but they sure saved that car. My 80 had them also and it has zero rust issues. My son has a 83 Heritage also, do you have any interior pics?

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #10 –
wow that is super nice...............is that a engine block heater cord, I see?
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
:birdsmily: :birdsmily: :birdsmily::birdsmily: 
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:birdsmily: :birdsmily: :birdsmily::birdsmily:
1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #11 –
Quote from: Chooglin;270728
wow that is super nice...............is that a engine block heater cord, I see?



I wanted to know what that was too...
-'88 Tbird 3.8
-2012 Altima 2.5 BASE. 
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Future: Budget 5.0 300 HP.

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #12 –
Thanks for the comments.

I'm gonna go clean the interior right now so I'll get some pics after I'm done that. And yes that is the block heater cord. It gets to -45 Celsius in winter here so it's needed.

Oh and I'll make sure to get some engine pics.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #13 –
Interior pics:



No cracks in dash pad! My Cougar doesn't have any either.



Loaded to the gills.


Pioneer deck will be in Friday.


Interior needs a good shampooing.



But I have a question, tonight after a short cruise the car started to sputter when you came to a stop, it would get so bad that it stalled twice. So me and my buddy took a look under the hood and theres no vacuum line going to the EGR valve, and theres a gas leak on the right side of the carb. Should I get it rebuilt or just buy a 4 barrel?

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

1983 Thunderbird Heritage - 03.03.10 New parts!

Reply #14 –
Car is in AMAZING shape from what the pics show.

Get that thing re sealed and undercoated ASAP! There are 2 guys around here trying to sell theirs (one Elan,other Heritage) in same or better condition for around 3500-4000.

I wonder what 83-84 door panels would look like with an 85-88 dash...
1986 Cougar LS