New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) December 18, 2006, 06:21:42 PM The weather was gorgeous this afternoon, so I gave my Tbird another much needed wash (the 4th in the past 6 weeks I believe). Here are some new pics:Hopefully I can keep it pretty clean now that I dont have to park it in the gravel parking lot at school.UPDATE: check my latest post for info on the new stereo system Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #1 – December 18, 2006, 07:08:54 PM Very nice looking Bird. Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #2 – December 18, 2006, 09:19:11 PM Looks good. Where is the chrome in the front and rear rub strips? Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #3 – December 18, 2006, 10:35:08 PM Quote from: thunderjet302;119165Looks good. Where is the chrome in the front and rear rub strips?Thanks for the compliments :) .Um yeah...I have no idea where those are; they've been missing since before I got the car. If you look closely at the rear bumper, the car has been lightly hit in the back (the bumper bows down just a smidge near the drivers side of the license plate), so that might have something to do with it. Dont know about the front though. An old lady was the original owner of the car (I'm the 2nd) so who knows. Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #4 – December 19, 2006, 08:54:01 AM That's a nice lookin sport! That old lady must've kept it in a garage. The paint looks excellent. Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #5 – December 19, 2006, 12:16:08 PM -clean.....looks like what the 5.0 lx in my back yard supposed to look like before it encountered a truck rear bumper...and oh, your local ford dealer should be able to help you aquire those chrome strips. if not lmk, i'll point you in the direction..... Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #6 – December 19, 2006, 12:55:36 PM Thanks guys. Yeah, the car is in great shape except for a couple of small rust spots on the passenger side rear quarter panel; nothing that some sanding and touching up wont fix though. And the paint does show some road grime just from being driven (she's over 124,000 miles), but overall in very good shape. The interior is even nicer:Thats an old pic, though. I may snap a few new ones the next time I clean it up. The only problem with the interior was that the console lid was bent from someone leaning on it too much, but a buddy snagged us one localy for $10. Also, she needs a radio badly; the volume control is really messed up, so a CD player and some new speakers are definitely coming soon. The windshield unfortunately developed a crack a couple of months ago as well. The engine compartment is in very good shape too, just lots of surface grime. I plan to clean that up during the HO conversion cause I'd like to take the car to some local cruise ins over the summer.Thanks for the tip; how much do those strips cost? Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #7 – December 19, 2006, 03:46:41 PM Hmmm maybe it was a late 88 and they ran out of the front and rear strips? What month was the car built (should say on the door tag)? I think I have one of the earliest production 88s as mine was built in September 87. Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #8 – December 19, 2006, 04:47:36 PM Im liking the firebird in the backround Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #9 – December 19, 2006, 04:59:43 PM Quote from: thunderjet302;119296Hmmm maybe it was a late 88 and they ran out of the front and rear strips? What month was the car built (should say on the door tag)? I think I have one of the earliest production 88s as mine was built in September 87.I havent looked at the tag, but right near the hood latch, there's "4-28-88" written in black marker.And that you see in the background is dad's 85 Trans Am. It's a T-top car with a 305 in it. Unfortunately, it wasnt very well taken care of like my Tbird, so it needs some TLC. Still very fun to drive and handles like a dream on mountain roads :cool: . My Tbird after the HO conversion will be almost exactly as fast as the T/A (although I will have a ~20hp advantage) so dad and I wanna go to the local dragstrip over the summer and race em.In our driveway, we have 2 Chevys, a Honda, a Pontiac and a Ford. We're not very biased :grinno: . Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #10 – December 20, 2006, 01:03:41 PM Looking good man....your interior is almost identical to mine :) Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #11 – December 26, 2006, 04:02:55 PM Hey guys, just hooked up my new Sony XPlod CD Player today. My dad woke me up at about 9:30 and we got right to work. 5 hours and $50 later (spent on an amp and RCA cables), it's up and running. And sounds daaaaaaaaaaaamn good. Dont worry, I got plenty of pics comin from during the process and the finished product. No dash modification was needed either! None, zero, zilch. I'll post the pics when I get home from work. WOOO Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #12 – December 26, 2006, 04:27:28 PM wow, i must be pretty seasoned... i ran all my stuff down the center and under the carpet in about an hour..pics are a must.. and you gotta love not modding the dash... its awesome isnt it? my pioneer is actually free standing in the hole its just held back by the radio bezel.. redneck anti-theft if you will. Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #13 – December 26, 2006, 06:19:49 PM i used all the factory brackets and it has a little gap at the bottom but i never notice it. Quote Selected
New pics (new stereo system installed 12/26!!) Reply #14 – December 26, 2006, 09:28:43 PM Quote from: kingcars;119128That's either a really big Thunderbird or you're a really small fellah :DNice 'Bird - if it had 10-holes it'd look just like mine, especially after I finish swapping the blue TC interior in (still have dash, carpet, headliner and door panels to do) Quote Selected
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