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Reply #15 – May 26, 2009, 10:52:31 PM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;274515

Seek, I sort of understand what you're saying, but I'm still loving the results here. Much better than before. Besides, if I wanted real chrome I'd have gone that route. This was exactly what I was looking for.

Oh, I agree with you there - I'm not fond of chrome myself but there was no way I was going to spend 100+ hours perfecting the intake to have an aluminum finish. I'd go brushed aluminum on everything if I could :p I'd do rims if I could but I don't have big enough of an oven. We know the snowflakes really need a decent finish with all their ribs grabbing brake dust!

I personally don't mind the Bilsteins at all - they're a bit more firm (could easily quickly depress halfway when they were out) than my 230k mile stockers but nothing too aggressive. Great strut and it appears my sn95's are like 1/2" longer than the stock tbird struts? I'm behind though - still have the 7.5" drum rear with 2.73's and stock control arms on the car to be replaced next month.

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Reply #16 – May 27, 2009, 02:53:17 PM

-why does the song, "i'm too shagy for my...." suddenly pop into my head?????:flame:

-j/k...looks awesome Eric.....

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Reply #17 – May 27, 2009, 05:26:51 PM

So thanks to this thread I spent a hour and a half repainting my calipers this morning. After I put the Snowflakes back on I found out that you can't even really see the calipers. So I now have nice shiney silver calipers that now one can see unless they bend down and look through the spokes. Thanks :hick:

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Reply #18 – May 27, 2009, 08:58:30 PM

Quote from: thunderjet302;274635

So thanks to this thread I spent a hour and a half repainting my calipers this morning. After I put the Snowflakes back on I found out that you can't even really see the calipers. So I now have nice shiney silver calipers that now one can see unless they bend down and look through the spokes. Thanks :hick:

but you know they're there :p

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Reply #19 – May 27, 2009, 11:07:15 PM

You just need the right rims now, to show off your new painted calipers. Easy solution.

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Reply #20 – May 27, 2009, 11:16:59 PM

yep, ditch the lame snowflakes

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Reply #21 – May 27, 2009, 11:30:11 PM

Quote from: shame302;274691

yep, ditch the lame snowflakes

Hey, I like my snowflakes! I spent a lot of time working and refinishing mine! grrr, lol.

also, what car did you just finishing squirting? lol

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Reply #22 – May 28, 2009, 10:05:08 AM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;274515

Brent, I sent the rims out. Couldn't beat the price: $80/rim to beadblast, powdercoat and clearcoat. They came out better than new on both sides.

The Bilsteins are pretty ed nice. They're stiff as hell, but this car rides like a truck anyway and because of its extra weight, I need all the support I can get. It's just nice knowing that A) I can get them revalved with its lifetime warranty, and B) possibly the last new pair of Bilstein 1980-88 T-Bird/Cougar shocks are on the back.

Agreed, $80 a wheel is not bad at all for the results.

I put a set of Bilsteins on my Lightning and I really liked them. Improved my lap times while at the same time they had a better ride than the stock shocks.
I currently have Koni reds and I wouldn't change them except when I put the SN95 spindles on they won't fit without the spacers so I was thinking about switching to Bilsteins but if they are noticably stiffer then I might just put a Mustang Koni on the front instead.
Thanks for the info.

Brent

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Reply #23 – May 28, 2009, 10:10:17 AM

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possibly the last new pair of Bilstein 1980-88 T-Bird/Cougar shocks are on the back.

Reason #1 as to why I went with the Mustang ones with Chuck's adapters

FWIW -- I'm thinking of buying an entire second set of shocks/struts as a "just in case"

Car looks good as always

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Reply #24 – May 28, 2009, 01:30:20 PM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;274689

You just need the right rims now, to show off your new painted calipers. Easy solution.

Quote from: shame302;274691

yep, ditch the lame snowflakes

But I like the Snowflakes :hick:

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Reply #25 – May 28, 2009, 04:33:10 PM

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Hey, I like my snowflakes! I spent a lot of time working and refinishing mine! grrr, lol.

also, what car did you just finishing squirting? lol

Painted the Mustang
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/shame302/IMG_0212.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/shame302/IMG_0211.jpg

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Reply #26 – May 28, 2009, 06:45:39 PM

Good to see you fixed it!

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Reply #27 – May 28, 2009, 09:34:29 PM

Man, you should've posted the painting in a thread. I would've like to see the progress

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Reply #28 – May 28, 2009, 09:46:27 PM

Ah, I have them, just didn't want to bugger up Eric's thread. I have pics from stock, to swap, to completion (well this weekend I will). Ill post them in my original thread for this car when it can be called complete (sans SC).

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Reply #29 – May 28, 2009, 09:52:55 PM

Quote from: shame302;274808

Ah, I have them, just didn't want to bugger up Eric's thread. I have pics from stock, to swap, to completion (well this weekend I will). Ill post them in my original thread for this car when it can be called complete (sans SC).

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