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Reply #480 –
Did everyone loose interest in my thread? LOL!

I will have some new pictures tomorrow.. maybe that will liven things up...

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Reply #481 –
Nope, still here watching and reading. :D
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
88 Tbird Sport :ies::ies:
5.0 SO, stainless shorty headers, w/ Magnaflow lers. KYB struts, KYB shocks. 5lug conversion from sn95 Mustang, subframe connectors, drilled and slotted rotors, 03 Mach 1 wheels. sequential taillights.140 speedo

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Reply #483 –
Still here as well waiting for new pics of these awesome mods!
John

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Reply #484 –
Quote from: hcor;325236
Still here as well waiting for new pics of these awesome mods!


I made a lot of progress today with some finishing work on the dash. I was hoping to take some daylight pics today with everything in place but I had a setback painting the center stack trim. The  finish started crackling so I had to wait for it to dry and sand it down completely. I think it had something to do with the black factory paint that was applied originally to the trim.

Anyway, the dash and console is now all black. Gauge cluster trim, shifter trim, dash vents and front face of the center dashtop clock are all silver now. I gotta respray the center stack trim on wednesday and hope I get a good finish this time. I also have to work on the passenger airbag cover which will be silver to match the gauge cluster trim.

I do have a peek of what is now completed... Better pics later.

Excuse the nasty looking combination turn signal/dimmer/wiper switch. It's just there until I find another one from a 86-88 Taurus that is in better condition. This was the only one I could find, but it works. It fit the old Fox style steering column perfectly. I used the 1989-93 Tbird column shroud trim. If anyone likes the beefier later model squared off steering column trim then this is the way to go. I experimented with the original Tbird dash long ago and the square shroud fits perfectly... I really like having the hazard switch on top of the column now.

Floor shifter

Reply #485 –
Here is the surface mount Mark VII automatic floor shifter which mounts directly to the tunnel without cutting a huge hole. Just needed a small hole for the cable to pass through.

The shifter trim now has the inset painted silver. iI ordered the SN-95 Mustang manual shift boot which will finish this off.

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Reply #486 –
I like it. I wish I was willing do experiment with my previous cars as much as you have.
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

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Reply #487 –
Nice!  The only thing that seems 'off' to me, and immediately caught my eye in that first picture, is the dash vent being silver.  For some reason, when I see it, I want it to blend in with the dash instead of standing out like it does.  Maybe it takes away from the aesthetic appeal of the instrument bezel or something.  Just my :2c:
-Jim
1987 Cougar LS 5.0

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Reply #488 –
Very nice work. I really admire what you're doing.I can't wait til Wednesday to be able to spend some quality time with the Sport.
'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..

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Reply #490 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;325395
Very nice work. I really admire what you're doing.I can't wait til Wednesday to be able to spend some quality time with the Sport.


Hey Vinnie I ended up changing the tilt lever to the style that the SN-95 Mustangs use that matches the end of the turn signal stalk. Consistancy in details...

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Reply #491 –
Quote from: jkirchman;325373
Nice!  The only thing that seems 'off' to me, and immediately caught my eye in that first picture, is the dash vent being silver.  For some reason, when I see it, I want it to blend in with the dash instead of standing out like it does.  Maybe it takes away from the aesthetic appeal of the instrument bezel or something.  Just my :2c:


I thought about it but since I am going for the look of the 1958-63 Tbirds I wanted the vents to sort of replcate the use of chrome ones on cars equipped with AC. Look at the picture of the turquoise interior and you can see that the optional AC vents are chrome and this vent bezel in combination with the radio looks remarkably like the one the SN-95 Mustang used. The old Tbirds did not have left and right side vents on the ends of the dash. However as a measure of consistancy I wanted all the vents to be silver.

Did anyone notice yet that I painted my HVAC s silver as well?

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Reply #492 –
Oh yeah and some of you will be happy to know the big bird emblem is not going back on the passenger airbag cover. I will eventually get an appropriate Tbird name script and locate it where the Mustang script resides.

Eventually I am going to include a hood scoop for the hood. I want something that replicates the look of the ones on the classic Birds since they all had one.

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Reply #493 –
Chrome gauge rings are coming soon which have a presidence in 2005 Tbirds.

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Reply #494 –
Center stack is reinstalled along with the dashtop clock. I was also able to save the ugly Taurus multifinction switch with a fresh coat of black paint.

I experimented with using this silver paint on a s piece of vinyl. I cannot believe it sticks and flexes! So that is what I will use for the airbag cover.