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My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #60 –
YEP ITS FUNNY what alittle paint does to a  ride:burnout:
remember it easier to fix them, than to find them after they been crushed.

V6 = juvenile delinquency!

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #61 –
What did you decide with your mldgs? When I painted my sons car over the summer (83 heritage) I only cleaned them up and put them back on there original grey. When I painted mine early this fall (87 bird) I was not sure what I wanted either. I painted them but left the chrome strip. My kids car is blue and I changed mine to black so it might be relative to color also as they both turned out very nice.

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #62 –
I'm leaving the mouldings in the middle off.
'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..
 

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #63 –
looking good!!
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #64 –
thanks for all the positive comments guys.  I've decided to leave the moldings black and put them all back on. 

Car is going back to the factory color.
'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

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #65 –
I think that will look awesome!
Have you thought about redoing the mouldings with a colored stripe?
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #66 –
Looking good:D  Really don't worry about the *rust repair*. It's not much and that little is just about equivalent to pulling out a dent or two ;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #67 –
Quote from: 50tbrd88;246119
thanks for all the positive comments guys.  I've decided to leave the moldings black and put them all back on. 

Car is going back to the factory color.



Looking good.I'm glad you chose to put the moldings back on,I like the looks of them.
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
:birdsmily: :birdsmily: :birdsmily::birdsmily: 
  [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
:birdsmily: :birdsmily: :birdsmily::birdsmily:
1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #68 –
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Looking good.I'm glad you chose to put the moldings back on,I like the looks of them.


The problem with putting the moldings back on right now is that the ones on the fender and door on the passenger side have been taken off before (or should I say pryed off) and are warped.  Anyone have any nice ones handy?

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I think that will look awesome!
Have you thought about redoing the mouldings with a colored stripe?


Not really...but a body colored stripe would look pretty cool.  I kinda like having that little dash of chrome on there though.

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Looking good Really don't worry about the *rust repair*. It's not much and that little is just about equivalent to pulling out a dent or two


Yeah I was actually pretty happy the rust was not any more extensive than it was.  Considering the tail lights leaked once and FILLED the trunk with water, I wasn't surprised there was rust in that quarter.  Its hard to get moisture out once its there.  The bit under the windshield was kind of a surprise but it was easily fixed.  What sucks the most is that we have wintry salty roads around here now and I can't enjoy it!  Come spring I'm probably going to put some new exhaust on and get the windows re-tinted...and drive it as much as possible.

I appreciate your guys positive comments!  Hopefully I can make it to Catjam some year and let you guys see it in person.
'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

Color!

Reply #69 –
Just looked at the car and she has color!  He was in the process of buffing it out...and man does it look good.  Its nice to see all the little dents and dings that drove me nuts long gone!  I can't wait to see it completely polished and everything put back on it (including the pinstripe).  I've been wanting to do this for soooo long!!  It seems like it took forever to save enough money up to do this!  Sorry the pics aren't better there was not much room to work with...





I decided to have him paint the grille and leave the birdy chrome :headbang: ...I have a spare grill if I ever want to take it back to a regular grille.



Let me know what you all think.
'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

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #70 –
Oh wow.  That is a really pretty color.  GOOD JOB!!!
88 TC, Lots of Mods.

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #71 –
Looks great, can't wait to see the finished product!
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #72 –
Looking great!  I'm thinkin about doing the same to my grille when the car gets painted.  Are you having the pinstripes put back on?

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #73 –
car looks great !!!!
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
:birdsmily: :birdsmily: :birdsmily::birdsmily: 
  [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
:birdsmily: :birdsmily: :birdsmily::birdsmily:
1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.

My car...a couple of new pics.

Reply #74 –
that color looks awsome!
88 cougar v6- $75
87 351w pi- $50
5.8 liters in a cougar- priceless!
:burnout: