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The 87 LX

Well the mods begin so I guess I'll just post up in here to keep it easy.

How I got it:




Step 1:

Painted em silver, leave em or blue insets to match the body? Similar to how Ethan (Fordguy545) did his (pic would be great ethan!)

The 87 LX

Reply #1 –
I would pass on the blue and go with black.
...and there was light!

The 87 LX

Reply #2 –
I'd leave them silver............and send the car to me;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

The 87 LX

Reply #3 –
I vote leave them silver :D





 and I am WAY jealous of that front plate bracket
Fox-less at the moment

The 87 LX

Reply #4 –
Quote from: hypostang;325138
and I am WAY jealous of that front plate bracket

Seriously, I was psyched about that. I'll yank it one of these days and fab up a few metal ones ;)

The 87 LX

Reply #5 –
Quote from: crystal;325140
Seriously, I was psyched about that. I'll yank it one of these days and fab up a few metal ones ;)


Sweeeeettttt!!
Fox-less at the moment

The 87 LX

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Dibs on that couch.
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The 87 LX

Reply #7 –
Nice wheels.Leave them silver.When you black them out,it hides the detail.Nice work Chica.
'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..

The 87 LX

Reply #8 –
Ethan's wheels polished/red

The 87 LX

Reply #9 –
I liked the wire covers....
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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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The 87 LX

Reply #10 –
Quote from: daminc;325184
I liked the wire covers....


I don't mind em, but the 14" wheels with their lack of handling have got to go. My tires shouldn't be screaming for mercy taking an exit ramp at 40 mph...

Except for that one I found in OH that says 10 mph... they weren't kidding on that one, learned that the hard way

The 87 LX

Reply #11 –
the 10 mph turn in the middle of Cleveland? tried that one in my van at 30 mph. That was an eye opener..lol.... And a little screaming coming from my passenger seat. :rollin:
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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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The 87 LX

Reply #12 –
Quote from: daminc;325190
the 10 mph turn in the middle of Cleveland? tried that one in my van at 30 mph. That was an eye opener..lol.... And a little screaming coming from my passenger seat. :rollin:


I was on my way home from the second CJ where I found it in my bird at about 40. I don't think I've found the one in Cleveland but could be. All I know is I now believe any 10 mph turns...

Wait, the really big goof turn in the middle of cleveland on 80? That's not bad in the bird or the chero, but I could see it being sketchy in a van

The 87 LX

Reply #13 –
That's the one.... like they started making it, and ran out of room. So then they had to make a 90 deg. turn to keep going. lol

Not van friendly with about a ton of weight inside of it.
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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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The 87 LX

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A few more "before" pics







And the wheels are staying silver. I made myself very very sick painting them that far so I'm laying off the paint for a bit...