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Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #15 –
Quote from: RareBreed 5.0;360005
I like it, but i think it would look even better if you painted the color of your car to give it that "Factory" look.

 
then it would look loke this lol
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #16 –
think i prefer the stock grill
83 Thunderbird Heritage - Right Hand Drive
95 Falcon GLi
 

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #17 –
After market leave it all Bling!
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http://www.cardomain.com/id/Carpimp1987
1987 T-Bird AEROBIRD-GT had many many mods but is now totaled and is the car that made me want to start customizing everything all over again.
1988 T-Bird 5.0 HO DD/Sleeper/next project car :birdsmily:
1988 Cougar XR7 5.0 HO Vortech Supercharged being bulit right now :cougarsmily:

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #18 –
I think it looks great! It sucks you had to put so much work into it just to make it fit but at least the end result looks to be worth it. It was the same with my hood, it took a good bit of work to make it right but I love the end result.

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #19 –
I hear you on that, I bought the same hood, but now my hood fits better then the stock one did.lol
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #20 –
I still have to use a hook to lift it enough to get my hand under it because of the lip it has but I'm willing to put up with it.

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #21 –
oh you are supposed to cut all that off. I have about 3/8"-1/2" of lip on the outside, and smooth under the cowl.


1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #22 –
We were afraid if we cut it down it would come apart since it's got the finished underside. Seeing your's now, the next time I get the car painted it'll be getting cut down. Have you had any cracking? Mine has a couple on the sides of the cowl. Nothing major but they're there. They'll be taken care of as well when I get it painted again.

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #23 –
yeah one on the corner where it was dropped and repaired before I bought it(that's why I got a $350 refund!!!!)I thought I had it fixed but the paint kept sucking in, and one little split on the very top of the cowl near the edge.
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #24 –
Yeh, I knew it wasnt a plug and play unit. I paid some guy to fab mine up before I had my first billet grille made (4 years ago before this grill even came into production). The manufacturer should put in a disclaimer that the grille surround needs to be professionally modified for the grille to mount.
Motorsport FMIC, Boport 1.5, Boblee header, gutted upper, profiled lower, phenolic spacer, Accufab fpr, LA3, Boport stage 3 big valve head, 57 trim/stage III Perfromance Techniques custom turbo, stinger 3" DP and custom 3"exhaust, AEM wideband, custom aluminum carnk pulley, Merkur custom A/C setup, PA performance high output 3G alt, dual oil catcj cans, Motorsport Valve cover,full Motorcraft tune up kit, 22psi of LOCO!!

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #25 –
this was a total pain in the butt, finally got it ready for paint, just waiting to paint my other parts

1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #26 –
All done
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #27 –
I think I need to clean myself up now. Looks sharp!
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #28 –
Very nice! It looks great, I can't wait to see it on the car.

Billet grills I cant believe it!!!!!

Reply #29 –
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