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Reply #270 –
lol I just stumbled upon this in an old thread and had to put it up: :poke:

Quote from: vinnietbird;349652
A spoiler will never be bolted to the trunk of the Sport.They look wrong on the Birds,especially the 87/88's with the shortest trunk lids.

Car does look great Vin
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

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Reply #271 –
Thanks a lot. Today....as in 30 minutes from now, I'm going out to swap the transmission. The new 5 speed is going in, the old one is coming out. One step closer. Window tint happens Monday morning at 8. Getting there.
'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 #272 –
Woooo! Getting closer to mine as well.
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

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Reply #273 –
No trans swap today. It seems that I need a helper. Maybe my heart isn't in it today. Whatever the reason, no trans swap. After having the new T-5 sitting on the bench for 6 months, I guess another month or two won't hurt anything.
'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 #274 –
Well just think of it as safer with two people at least
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

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Reply #275 –
I'm getting the windows tinted Monday at 8 a.m. I may start pulling it apart after that. I have until Next Sunday, so I don't have to be in a hurry.
'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 #276 –
I think tinted windows against your car color is gonna look sweet! I had mine done at a shop that I have used many times on other vehicles and when I picked it up the guy( young kid ) said  they should have quoted me much higher due to the  shape of the back glass.
87 Tbird LX w/Factory floor shifter:D   3G upgrade. Tinted Windows...85 Mustang GT steering wheel(non-cruise) 17'' Saleen SC style wheels,Front/Rear TC sway bars/poly bushings & Mustang GT steering rack...'05 Mustang V6 springs...93 Cobra MC & booster, MM adjustable C/C plates,  Work  In  Progress.......  ( On The Shelf---HO computer, 19lb injectors, HO cam, BBK headers, Explorer Intake, Cold Air Intake ,Phantom Gauges, Stinger stainless exhaust pipes )
 S O L D

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Reply #277 –
I was told that as well at one shop, he quoted me $450 due to the shape of the rear window. This shop I'm going to tomorrow stated $120....I said good.I agree, I think the dark glass along with the black trim (which I just repainted around the windows) and green paint will look great. I'm having them tint the glass as dark as legally possible. That should be good enough.  I'll post a few pics later this week. I'm waiting for my hood to come back from paint.......which is another story...........

I took the car and got the new Nittos installed and an alignment. I told them, "Do NOT latch the hood, just set it down"....With it having the center of the '72 Torino welded in, and all the fab work done, I didn't want a heavy handed person slamming it. Well, after I paid the shop and went home, I was busy in the garage, and the next day, I noticed a crack in the hood where they slammed it shut. I couldn't prove they did it, but thy were the last ones to touch the hood, SO, I have a friend here who painted my car, and he took the hood and is repainting it and repairing it for me. I have three scoops as well, one I had installed, and two extras. He painted them all. I have one at a hydrographics place getting a carbon fiber covering done to it, so, it'll have the green shining through the carbon fiber. If I like it, I can run it on the hood. If I don't, then I'll just keep using the scoop I have been using all along. I wanted options. Didn't want to mess up my scoop if it was the only one I had.

A few people said paint the scoop black, but I never liked that. To me it looks like somebody took scoops from a black car and installed them on a different colored car. No bueno. Anyway, my hood should be done Tuesday or Wednesday, and back on the Sport along with new hood hinges.

I'm going to start getting the black carpet cleaned (that'll be a giant all day job), and into the car as well. I'm trying to get the car done before summer (July 1st is my goal), then, drive and enjoy.
'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 #278 –
Window tint happens at 8 this morning,. One step closer to getting the Sport done. It's raining today, so that's all that will be happening. If tomorrow is dry, I'll get serious and start the transmission swap. It's not going to get done by itself......although I wish it would.
'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 #279 –
Well, windows are tinted. The car looks a bit different. I'll post pics when I can figure out how. We have a new computer and it's a bit different than the last one. No trans swap today...of course it's cool and raining, it's my friggin' vacation.
'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 #280 –
Sun came out (woo-hoo!!!). My hood came back from the repaint and looking awesome I must say. The scoop isn't done yet from being "dipped" in carbon fiber at the hydrographic place. It'll be carbon fiber over the green then clear coated. When I re-installed the hood, I also changed the hood hinges. Dear Lord, endless adjustment possibilities. Almost have the hood dialed in. The scoop I have had on the hood is on it now. I have three of them painted to match. One will have the carbon fiber, two will remian gree to match the car. Pics soon. I also moved the satellite radio antenna as well. I had it in the rear window, mounted in front of the third brake light. Apparently, after the tint was installed, reception sucked. SO, moved it to the front of the car centered on the forward part of the auto-dim light panel on top of the dash. I cut a tiny slot at the glass side edge of the little panel (my Sport doesn't have the auto-dim light option) so the wire wouldn't show. It's such a y little box I really pay it no mind. Very clean install if I say so myself....which I just said myself. LOL. That's the update for the day.
'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 #281 –
I'm confused, maybe. In addition to the welded in Torino center you are installing an additional hood scoop? Which would seem like messing with perfection, but then I haven't seen it.  Or you have two hoods, one with the Torino center, and one with your original hood scoop?

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Reply #282 –
No No Noooooo.....The hood has the Torino center scoop area from a 72 model grafted in. The actual scoop itself bolts in. The hood was slammed by a guy at the shop who did the alignment (I told him not to shut my hood), and he caused a small crack. It was off the car to be repaired, and now it's back. The scoop that bolts in, I have three of them. I want to be able to keep it all body color, and have an extra scoop as back up in body color, then the third scoop is for messing around with, experimenting. So, the carbon Fiber dipping process.
'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 #283 –
So I was confused. Knowing that the Torino center has a bolt in scoop makes all the difference. Looking forward to seeing the results.

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Reply #284 –
It can get a little confusing. I gotta get my son to help my upload some pics. The Bird is looking really good. I gotta give Jerry (Daminc) the credit for everything. if it wasn't for the hood, I wouldn't have bothered with any of it. he did great work.
'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..