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My 87 LX

Reply #15 –
yup. looks to be a real nice quality peice

My 87 LX

Reply #16 –
Todays progress, I got the shop somewhat clean enough to get the bird in and I just went to town. got the doghouse all off and started taking dumb stuff loose

My 87 LX

Reply #17 –
Can you use all factory suspension parts with that thing?
'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..

My 87 LX

Reply #18 –
spindles and such. yes. the coilovers just slip over the strut on the front. the tube LCA's have the mounts for the sway bar. the kit looks awesome and it only weighs about 85 lbs...

My 87 LX

Reply #19 –
Got the k-member out and got the rest of the junk out from under the nose of the old girl. started cutting the rust and rot out from under the old girl. Time to get to fabbbbbbin.






My 87 LX

Reply #20 –
Hey, I'd have to use Stang mounts with one of those. NO WAY !!! It took me FOREVER to get a new set of ChuckW Thunderbird mounts, and I'm using them no matter what. Giant K memeber.....it stays under the Sport.LOL.
'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..

My 87 LX

Reply #21 –
Hey Vinnie...order your tube K...I'll buy your Chuck's mounts..:D

Seems as if I have a need for a second set lol
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

My 87 LX

Reply #22 –
No way. I have wanted these forever, and they are staying. Going on this week when my new headers get here.
'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..

My 87 LX

Reply #23 –
small but important update. I bought the materials I needed for the front subframe and subframe connectors. a total of 24 dollars. awesome.

My 87 LX

Reply #24 –
I got the front rails refabbed. Now all I have to do tomorow is go to Henry Steel and get some sheetmetal and refab the strut towers and clean the holes up in the engine bay, but other than test fitting the K-member today, I feel like I got a great deal accomplished.

Heres the progress pics... Enjoy!



My 87 LX

Reply #25 –
I got my poly motor mounts, tranny mount, sway bar mounts and rack bushings, S/S brake lines, line lock and thats about it today. just compiling parts now.
 

My 87 LX

Reply #26 –




Thats where I left off today. got the rails and all my welds cleaned up seam sealed DTM primered, sealed and started smoothing things out.

Clayton

My 87 LX

Reply #27 –
looks good
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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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My 87 LX

Reply #28 –
Thanks. It was no where near as bad as your cougar but I spent alot of time in your thread around the strut tower rebuild of yours. You helped me alot and didnt even have to weld anything... on my car that is.

My 87 LX

Reply #29 –



On vacation now... Now I can get some REAL work done. I got all the rinky stuff done, cleaned all my front end parts, painted my chassis parts, calpiers got a good coat too. I cleaned up my 11" spindles also. Hopefully this week I can get alot more done.. I hope to have the nose 3/4 the way back together, atleast have the k-member back under it.