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Reply #30
I'd save my energy and maybe try some T-tops. Funky Cricket has a good point, and I'm not even remotely interested in making my T-bird 100lbs heavier.

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Reply #31
Quote from: Chuck W
Would look pretty silly IMO.


 I could think of another word for silly but since this is a family site.....

Lambo doors.....yet another "unique styling" fad that we'll all laugh at in 5 years ( I'm not waiting....I already laugh at it :yuck: )

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Reply #32
Quote from: The Hawk
I could think of another word for silly but since this is a family site.....

Lambo doors.....yet another "unique styling" fad that we'll all laugh at in 5 years ( I'm not waiting....I already laugh at it :yuck: )


Hawk, not many people can say they have a bird as nice as yours, so if suicide doors make me a slight bit cooler than you, darnit, I'm gonna do it. :) LOL
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Reply #33
Suicide doors would probably look good on a T-Bird, but the whole flip out and up lambo type door craze that all started in the tuner car scene looks retarded.

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Reply #34
Quote from: FordTruckFreeek
It better be some heavy-duty stuff, these doors weigh nearly 100 pounds apiece...


Actually, they weigh 98 LBS each WITHOUT glass, power window motors, wiring, mirrors, door panels, etc. That box weighed another 87 LBS. So, theyr'e about 145 LBS each, loaded. :D

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Reply #35
man no wonder it took me 20 minutes to get each of those doors to the door of the junk yard. I didnt think I was THAT big of a whimp.
Quote from: jcassity
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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Reply #36
oh man, thems some heavy doors...


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Reply #38
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Folks have been watching too much Unique Whips


I've seen that shop in person 24 inch rims and lambo doors abound :disappoin
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Reply #39
Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports
Actually, they weigh 98 LBS each WITHOUT glass, power window motors, wiring, mirrors, door panels, etc. That box weighed another 87 LBS. So, theyr'e about 145 LBS each, loaded. :D


I know whatya mean, I just stripped my maroon '88, and was really surprised by how much the doors weighed...
No wonder these V6 cars really are slugs, guess I need to put the thing on a diet...
Or could get a JATO rocket.....heh  ;)
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #40
Shipping TBird parts makes one knowledgable about how heavy they are. I mean, they got some FAT in them.

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Reply #41
anyone lightened up these doors at all? removed some interior stucture, are they still strong? and safe?

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Reply #42
You might be able to replace steel for aluminum bracing, etc. That wouldn't be too cheap, though. Lexan windows?

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Reply #43
sounds kind pointless unless you were to go fiberglass or something. Plain and simple. Just a waste of your time.
Quote from: jcassity
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.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #44
Actually, on my ugly 87 all those years ago when I was a penniless teenager, I cut out the inner frames, did the seat-belt window mechanism trick, and removed all of the wiring. They weighed substantionally less. The car was really bad on the NVH though... (gutted interior, cut out everything, open exhaust, etc)