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put your wife to work day!

bought this 86' and had to go into surgery the next day.....wife got the buffer out and lost 2 dress sizes! check it out

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Reply #1
:bowdown:she did a great job for me...and getting it running has been a big c...thanks guys...this forum has been a big help

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Reply #2
Nicely done! That's a pretty uncommon, 1-year-only color (Wine). Cleans up great, congrats! Better buy the wife something nice. ;)

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Reply #3
Quote from: EricCoolCats;324370
Nicely done! That's a pretty uncommon, 1-year-only color (Wine). Cleans up great, congrats! Better buy the wife something nice. ;)


+1  (I was gonna ask about that color)
1987 TC

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Reply #4
ah-ha... I think I may have finally found the color of my guitar. I used a  tbird/cougar color, but couldn't remember the color or year...
It's really more wine/purple then the pic shows
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #5
Thats a fairly impressive before and after difference.

Nice looking car!
...and there was light!

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Reply #6
Quote from: T-BirdX3;324395
Thats a fairly impressive before and after difference.

Nice looking car!


I agree !! How long did it take her to do all of that?
'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 #7
Wow, that's nice! I've never seen that color before. How's the interior?
2002 Honda Civic EX

1984 Ford Thunderbird Elan
5.0 CFI, T5, Dual Exhaust

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Reply #8
now thats what i call love!!:hick: the way to us guys hearts are are rides:burnout:

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Reply #9
wow, these posts add up quick! Took about 6-8 hours with the buffer. I have to go over it again after a few washes to get the rest back. The interior is in good shape. apparently the guy who ordered the car was colorblind though...the car is that wine color with the blue, black and gray Turbo coupe interior. Between her buffing skills and the help from the kids she has turned out nice. Just picked up a set of snowflake wheels so they will be on soon. Thanks for the feedback guys.

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Reply #10
Hmmm. maybe its not original factory paint.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
[/COLOR]
5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #11
yeah, its factory....same color under the trim and on the firewall. I havent seen another one that color, but the coolcats site shows the color option.

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Reply #12
I love that color, back in '86 my aunt had a brand new Bostonian Cougar that color
Fox-less at the moment

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Reply #13
was going to have the car painted black this winter, but now after finding out how rare it is......guess i may have it shot again with the same color. really wanted black though.....but cant kill a rare color. My first car was a 69' Dart GT and i hated the green color....but the car was 100% original with 42K on it......Didnt have the heart to change the color.....this one may be the same.

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Reply #14
Is that an elan edition? If so, I think that was the equivalent to a Cougar XR7, interior-wise. I'm not sure about the seats being original but it's possible.

Cleaned up, that color is just gorgeous. We had a few cars with that color at one of our past shows: