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'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

http://rochester.craigslist.org/cto/5119605890.html  Wow....and they get hammered with snow out there usually.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #1 –
That's a lot of miles for a no winter car. Plus the interior looks surprisingly un-faded.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #2 –
No winters = snowbird trip to Florida??? :)  That's my guess and would explain the miles...

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #3 –
Last picture almost looks like a winter tread tire. My younger brother lives in Rochester and cars that see the winter rot out in a season or two. When he first relocated there from RI, his pristine car turned to hell after two winters up there.
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1988 T/C body with a 5.0 transplant. Motor has a Vortech V-2 supercharger, Edlebrock Performer RPM II intake, heads, FRPP F-303 cam, Comp Cams roller rockers, Power Pipe, LMAF, full Mac exhaust, lowered, Koni's, 5 lug conversion, Cobra wheels, 13" Cobra brakes, etc.
SOLD September 2020. Will miss this car after 19 years of building/driving/showing it off. Time for a new chapter in my life.
Dynoed 446 horse/409 torque at the wheels.
2003 Tenth Anniversary Cobra Convertible. 1 of 369 Torch Red made.
2021 Chevrolet 3500 dually, crew cab Duramax.

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #4 –
Lou, that's what I can't believe about the s-charged one I just bought. 177k, always called Eastern Mass its home, and everything aside from the door bottoms might as well have come from the southwest...
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #5 –
Gotta buy a southwestern car one day. My Thunderbird is from California originally. It does wonderful things for the undercarriage........
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #6 –
when you zoom in on the drivers side.. it looks like someone edited the bottom of the door lip and the rocker seam behind the door...there are weird rectangles on top of the pic that really dont match...this car probably has been repainted and is ready to explode with rust
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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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'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #7 –
Quote from: daminc;449989
when you zoom in on the drivers side.. it looks like someone edited the bottom of the door lip and the rocker seam behind the door...there are weird rectangles on top of the pic that really dont match...this car probably has been repainted and is ready to explode with rust

I see what you mean. I think they might be hiding rust.....
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #8 –
the other side too ...and there are big edits on the lower rear quarters too
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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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'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #9 –
My car was winter driven for several Indiana winters (and has similar mileage) and other than some minor rust on the door seams is rust free.  It did have a quarter size rust bubble on the passenger rear quarter that had to be cut out and patched when the car was repainted.  If you are really buttstuff about immediately washing the salt off, you can fight off the rust for the most part.  That being said I'm not gonna start winter driving my car any time soon, lol.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #10 –
There are numerous variables, but overwhelmingly I've found that if you see any significant rust on the side exterior of these cars, or Panthers (maybe even MORE in the case of Panthers), RUUUUNNN because the undercarriage is 10x worse! Haha.

Lou - I need to post up a pic of the Marquis' undercarriage. It's all covered in some unknown thin black undercoating (not the typical textured rubberized stuff we all know and hate) that seemed to be extremely effective over 65k miles and 25 years in Southern Missouri winters (well, if they drove it in the winter at all). I squat down at random times just to look at it, brings a smile to my face every time :)
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #11 –
What's funny, my under side is virtually mint on my cougar, but i have quite a few quarter panel and wheel well rust spots. Doors were as good as new when i swapped them for the manual doors. I also have a few rust spots on the bottoms of the fenders. One day i was working on the car, went to pull myself out from under it, and my hand went through the fender. There was nothing but paint holding it together.
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I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #12 –
My 85 T-Bird was like Haystack's: External body rusted, including the door bottoms, rear quarter panels (in front of, around, and behind the wheel arches), and front fenders. With all that rust, however, the underside of the body, including the rocker panels, was mint - still coated in the factory primer
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #13 –
Just buy a car with a bad rear main seal. My old 1980 Tbird had a bad rear main for umpteen years before I bought it. All that oil flinging all over the bottom kept it showroom fresh to this day. I fixed the seal and sold it. I bet it rusts out now, lol.

The 87 XR-7 that I had back in the 90s was the same way. It leaked oil and transmission fluid everywhere. I delivered pizza in ohio winters for years in that car and it never had a speck of rust.

Now, of course, I'm older and have a nice driveway, and I don't want my cars to leak. So the cars stay bone dry, and rust immediately.
CoogarXR : 1985 Cougar XR-7

'87 Cougar LS $2k western NY 192k miles "no winters"

Reply #14 –
Dead ringer for my first one.  Only difference is the mudflaps and the dealer emblem on the trunk!
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