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Good God someone talk me out of this.....

http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/cto/2634604413.html


I'm going to call and see if he'll send me more and better pictures. If  it's a rust-free straight body, it's a better deal than the silver one  was! Tr-3550s are apparently good to 400-425 lb-ft of torque. Probably actually shifts right too and doesnt need to be double-clutched for every up or downshift except 3rd-4th gear (yea I'm not kidding LOL)

Should be at least mid 12's right? 3:73s and an aluminum-headed 10:1 motor? I've got an interview Friday at a booming nanotech firm around here. Neighbor of mine thinks he can give me a special advantage. If that goes well I'm buying it. No. Screw that. I'm buying it anyway.
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

Good God someone talk me out of this.....

Reply #1 –
That sounds similar to toms tc the way its setup, except he has an auto. How long have the parts been on the car, and what kind of wear. If its a lower mileage car, it could get that asking price stock.
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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buy it...you only live once
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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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Reply #3 –
nice car, not a cat fan anymore but the list of drivetrain goodies makes it sound like fun car.. the cam is a bit small for my liking with that amount of compression and those heads, but that's just me lol
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

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HAHAHA YES Jerry would never let me down or anyone else for that matter. Awesome attitude. Aint it the truth though. The black I like a lot better than silver (black was the original color of mine....engine bay was left alone. I wanted to get it back to that color) and frankly.....I let a former "friend" drive it last year and, well, an angry fencepost slid into it and messed up the rear pass quarter. The "friend" took a dent-puller with a large wood screw on the end and turned it from being legitimately CAVED IN to just wrinkled like a balled-up t-shirt, aaaand with five 3/8" holes in it. And the plastic trim was left behind. And his stupid buddy climbed on the roof when he said "we'll strap you to the roof" and now that has a couple nice big dips in it. BUT IT'S STILL fast! LOL

(I don't have ADD or any issues at all, surely you can observe this!!!???)
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

Good God someone talk me out of this.....

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Quote from: ZondaC12;370002
HAHAHA YES Jerry would never let me down or anyone else for that matter. Awesome attitude. Aint it the truth though. The black I like a lot better than silver (black was the original color of mine....engine bay was left alone. I wanted to get it back to that color) and frankly.....I let a former "friend" drive it last year and, well, an angry fencepost slid into it and messed up the rear pass quarter. The "friend" took a dent-puller with a large wood screw on the end and turned it from being legitimately CAVED IN to just wrinkled like a balled-up t-shirt, aaaand with five 3/8" holes in it. And the plastic trim was left behind. And his stupid buddy climbed on the roof when he said "we'll strap you to the roof" and now that has a couple nice big dips in it. BUT IT'S STILL fast! LOL

(I don't have ADD or any issues at all, surely you can observe this!!!???)


and you call him a 'friend?' FORSHAME! lol
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

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Well he was a friend until I loaned him some money and he didn't pay back. The one thing I am thankful for is that in the mess I got the crown vic back, just given back. Sold that to him then he seized the motor. Cyl 6 had 30 psi compression. I was really stupid for giving this kid cash. But I trusted in him and thought he was more mature than he is. You live and learn to better sniff out the fires and liars.
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

Good God someone talk me out of this.....

Reply #7 –
Don't lend friends money. It's just a bad idea.

As for the Cougar I say go for it :).
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;369989
Good God someone talk me out of this...

Don't buy it.  There -- I did my part.

 
Quote from: daminc;369995
buy it...you only live once

Okay -- I guess I was over-ruled.
13 Dodge Dart SXT Special Edition
09 Honda Shadow Sabre ---------- 08 Caliber
05 Aztek ---------- 02 Avalanche
02 Thunderbird (4,000 miles) ---------- 02 Cadillac ETC
98 Explorer ---------- 96 Suzuki X-90
89 Fleetwood ---------- 89 Continental
88 Town Car ---------- 86 Silverado ---------- 84 Fiero
83 Town Car ---------- 82 EXP (32,000 miles) ---------- 82 Mercury LN7
80 Mustang (35,000 miles) ---------- 65 Continental
62 Galaxie 500 ---------- 54 Packard

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: ShowBoy;370011
Don't buy it.  There -- I did my part.

 


Okay -- I guess I was over-ruled.


Hey....someone has to be the voice of reason and sensibility. Kudos to you for being a down to earth person with more restraint and will power than I. LOL
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

Good God someone talk me out of this.....

Reply #10 –
Well at least you're not trying to buy a Mark VII. I have a crazy idea that I want one, air suspension and all. I have no where to put another car except in the driveway, which makes complete sense when me and my girlfriend already park there. So yeah it makes perfect sense to pick one up when I have no space to store it for the winter and no time to drive it since it'll be snowing in two months......my girlfriend questions the logic of two "toy" cars. I have no idea why she thinks I have problems.....:rollin:.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #11 –
buy it!

Good God someone talk me out of this.....

Reply #12 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;370019
I have no idea why she thinks I have problems.....:rollin:.

she thinks we all have problems apparently :p
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver
 

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Ad expired.
2003 Marauder 300B
1996-97 Cobra wheel straight but weathered (For Sale)
84 TC manual shifter handle no  (For Sale)

BTW, I had a 1988 T-Bird Sport way back when. I found out that it was totalled shortly after trading it in. It still has the ignition switch recall to date.

Special thanx to EricCoolCats for showing me to this site.:bowdown:

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Reply #14 –
Wow I coulda sworn that said October 5th as the posting date. Maybe it was September 5th lol. I never took down the phone number, guess I'll see if he re-lists it :rollin: Maybe someone saved me from myself!

There's a decent black mark a stones throw away from me, with ground effects and the turbine style wheels. Square exhaust tips through the back bumper add-on. Guy that owns the small sunoco service shop just outside my neighborhood owns it and has it for sale. Of course that has be all googley eyed every day I pass it too LOL
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