i think i can,i think i can.

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i think i can,i think i can.

July 11, 2005, 02:46:43 PM

i had to try to see if this works.for me anyway!
this isnt a picture of my 30th,but at least its a fox chasis.this picture was taken a few years ago after just getting back from the NHRA HOTROD REUNION at beechbend raceway park in bowlinggreen,ky.still kinda wound up.
its my 85ltd wagon trying its hardest to do a gratuitous burnout.(i think i can,i think i can)cant expect much from a 3.8 cfi.

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Reply #1 – July 11, 2005, 03:44:59 PM

Cools, I love wagons. :)

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Reply #2 – July 11, 2005, 04:18:58 PM

Makes me want a 82 Cougar wagon again to mod it as a sleeper

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Reply #3 – July 11, 2005, 05:56:34 PM

An LTD II!

My dad bought one of those in 1993. It wasn't a wagon but the regular 4 door sedan. It looked brand new but my how I hated that car. It never ran right. Glad to see you putting one to good use.

*note: this post is not meant to make you feel bad or to put down your car in any way*

Sweet burnout pic by the way. :D

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Reply #4 – July 11, 2005, 09:05:39 PM

That's not a II - the II was Panther based, I think (It was not a Fox, anyway). That's just an LTD. And I love wagons too - a HO/T5 would make that a real sweet car :D

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Reply #5 – July 11, 2005, 09:52:09 PM

Small LTD, (what he has in a wagon). We had a sedan like the one pictured below. I vaguely remember seeing after the letters "ltd" on the dashboard, roman numerals II. I could be wrong. After all I was 8 years old when my dad bought the car and I hated it from the moment I saw it. Maybe it's just that I always thought of it being the LTD II since my aunt had the full size LTD Crown Vic. Kind of like the Bronco and Bronco II.
Let me live in my own delusion! :crazy:

LTD Crown Vic (same year as above) Just like the one my aunt had.

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Reply #6 – July 12, 2005, 12:42:28 AM

The small LTD's weren't II's though a lot of people like to call them so. LTDII's were big full frame cars. Actually, the LTD you have pictured is my very own '84 that I regret getting rid of. It's my "wish I had it back" car.

Anyway, yeah. LTD = Mid-size (except pre-83 cars), and LTD Crown Victoria = Large Cars.

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Reply #7 – July 12, 2005, 04:20:06 AM

I've seen a photo's LTD with a early model stang nose, but howabout a cougar nose? :D

Here's my lil red wagon concept of that idea.

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Reply #8 – July 12, 2005, 10:04:42 AM

That's pretty ed cool :D But I don't know how you'd make the fenders match up with the doors

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Reply #9 – July 12, 2005, 11:01:59 AM

yeah that would be fun. You would have to either cut up the fender so it was straight, or cut down the door. I dont think that it would be too hard. Maybe flatten the fender though. That would be a pain.

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Reply #10 – July 12, 2005, 11:13:44 AM

never thought of that one before.kinda makes ya go hhhhhhmmmmm.might have to take some measurements the next time i go to my dads.how about the 80-82 cougar/tbirds.that might be alot easier to pull off.

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Reply #11 – July 13, 2005, 04:22:56 AM

I figure it mod newer fox body T-brids and Cougars you'll hafta shave the last bit of the fenders and shave off most of the front fender on the old Wagon, Some welding, some fiberglass, so bondo, and volia, a 83-88 T-bird/cougar nose on a 80-82 body.

Which kinda reminds me of the guy putting a TC Nose on a 93? Stang. (or was it a 93 Stang nose on a TC...)

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Reply #12 – July 13, 2005, 10:02:10 AM

[rant] You know...I'd really like to get rid of the Ranger as my daily driver and pic up an LTD wagon instead....I wish my fiancee wouldn't go into convulsions every time I mention I'd rather have a wagon. She claims she'd refuse to ride in it :rolleyes:

The Ranger is good as a parts hauler and around town it's ok, but it still drives like a truck and the aerodynamics (or lack thereof) kills any mileage on the interstate. Besides I hate driving trucks....[/rant]

Nice little wagon, 3.8 nonwithstanding ;)

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Reply #13 – July 13, 2005, 10:20:02 AM

Ithink that concept is pretty cool. I think I'd like it even more if you could do the fenders a la mid 80's Capri.

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Reply #14 – July 13, 2005, 10:24:47 AM

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Nice little wagon, 3.8 nonwithstanding

84 and up (depending on the area) did come with optional CFI, so the high-pressure fuel supply is already there for that "what should I do with the 5.0 from my wrecked Bird/Cougar" scenario.