The day of the Foxes
Well today I got to drive both my Fox cars.
I took this...
over to get this so I can drive it for a couple days (FINALLY!) while the weather is nice.
One sad note, over the course of the past week or so, something fell on the '83 while in storage and left this on the hood...
It was nice to drive it. The tune is in dire need, and now finally I'll be able to attend to that since the engine appears to be staying together this time.
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
My mom had a canyon red 83. They are really cool cars.
Very very nice rides ---- BOTH of them!!!
13 Dodge Dart
09 Shadow Sabre
08 Caliber
05 Aztek
02 Avalanche
02 Thunderbird
01 Cadillac ETC
98 Explorer
96 Suzuki X-90
89 Fleetwood
89 Continental
88 Town Car
86 Silverado
84 Fiero
83 Town Car
82 LN7
82 EXP
80 Mustang
65 Continental
62 Galaxie 500
54 Packard
Stock never goes out of style.
Well the pics are kind to the '80, the paint is beat on it, period.
The '83 however...is nice and shiney....except for its new dent
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
It`s tough deciding which one to drive isn`t it ? Nice rides...
78 Futura - So many directions so little time-What should i do with that 460BBF i had lined up for the 93 notch ?
I'm madly in love with the 83. I know you'll make the XR-7 equally as impressive.
The 83 looks nice with the Cobra wheels. I have always been a fan of the 4 eye Tbird!
83 GT Turbo
Nice to see them out. Really sorry to see the dent. I can relate, as I dented my hood recently too.
85 Ford LTD LX: Four eyes and Four doors
EFI swap, AFR 165 heads, 5-speed conversion, Cobra brakes, etc.
Yeah, those wheels fit that body style pretty well. I was looking for something else for the '80, something a bit more blocky to match the car better, but the deal I got on the other set of Cobras was too good.Originally Posted by 93-331-29PSI
The weather forecast has changed and they say no rain until Fri night/Sat now, so I may just drive it all week. I need to dig back into the MegaSquirt manual to sort out the tune a bit better. My warm-up strategy leaves a bit to be desired.
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
cars look good.im jealous that you get to enjoy your toys.
~ May those who love us love us. And those that don’t love us, May God turn their hearts. And if He doesn’t turn their hearts, May he turn their ankles, So we’ll know them by their limping. ~
IRISH TOAST
Well the '83 was off the road for 18 months and the '80 sat in a garage for 3-4 years before I finally got it on the road...so it's timecars look good.im jealous that you get to enjoy your toys.
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
You know what I was thinking the '80 needs as far as wheels?
Some basket-weaves painted the "body" color (the bittersweet "orange") with a polished lip....hrmmmm
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
I think that would look good. A set of Mark VII BBS would probably work pretty well for that.
Matt
1984 Thunderbird -- 1989 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake, Edelbrock 600 4bbl, 85 Mustang dizzy, Jegs o/r h pipe, Dynomax mufflers, Mustang AOD & shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, Mustang front & rear sway bars, KYB 87-88 TC struts & shocks, and Mustang 11" front brakes.
1988 Mustang GT hatch -- Explorer intake, GT40 heads with Trick Flow spring kit, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, 70mm MAF, 70mm throttle body, o/r H pipe, Dynomax mufflers, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 Deluxe handle, clutch quadrant & firewall adjuster, and 3.27s
(86 Mercury Cougar 5.0, 89 Lincoln Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 80 Mercury Zephyr 4 door) sold
Yes, but those aren't 17".....I think that would look good. A set of Mark VII BBS would probably work pretty well for that.
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
what springs are you running on the 83?
On a side note I also was able to drive 2 of my Foxes yesterday , not a chance of it today , snowing like crazy ...and the mustang is rollin on DR's
clowns to the left of me , Jokers to the right
Current set-up is FMS C-kits on the front and SN-95 converts on the rear with a relocated LCA mount on the axle.
Coil-overs for the front is eventually planned.
The '80 is running the same set-up
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
Love the Cougar. When I was in high school, I used to see a like-new '82 that had the shiniest black paint job and a set of Cragar SS wheels on it. It was so freakin' cool.
Robert
1986 ascMcLaren SC 5.0 -red
1985 Capri GS (w/ 5.0) - red
1985 Capri 5.0L - black
1984 ascMcLaren SC 5.0 - white
1984 Capri GS (w/ 5.0) - white
1983 Capri RS Crimson Cat - red
1982 Capri RS Black Magic - white
1982 Cougar wagon
1982 Mustang GT - red
I know this car:
Your from Cool Cats. I'm a member there as well (SRV1). I haven't been there in some time since I got rid of the TBird 2 years ago. I see it is finally done. NICE!!!
James
Try the 05+ Mustang GT wheels. They're blocky looking and 17".
85 Ford LTD LX: Four eyes and Four doors
EFI swap, AFR 165 heads, 5-speed conversion, Cobra brakes, etc.
Those Cobra wheels look amazing on both of them !
79 Fairmont Futura pale yellow/tan 3.3 SOLD to ZX3
93 LX 5.0 Notch RPM heads, B303 w 1.7's, TFS track heat, Weld Magnum Drags, etc etc
2003 Mustang Cobra ZY Steggy Stg V ported blower, 60lbers, SCT Maf, Spec Stg 3, MMFLSFC, etc etc
Well I don't need (or want) any more offset on the wheels. I have plenty of room to run the 94-04 style stuff. In the back, that is an SVO axle with 275's on it...and there is still room.
The 80-82's always looked like they were teetering around on their wheels stock, so widening things up and adding more meat definitely helps the look of the car.
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
That is exactly right. The big boat Caprice of the 1990s suffered the same problem, looking like a hippo on rollerskates. Slap on some wider rubber, however, and it became the seriously cool Impala SS.
Robert
1986 ascMcLaren SC 5.0 -red
1985 Capri GS (w/ 5.0) - red
1985 Capri 5.0L - black
1984 ascMcLaren SC 5.0 - white
1984 Capri GS (w/ 5.0) - white
1983 Capri RS Crimson Cat - red
1982 Capri RS Black Magic - white
1982 Cougar wagon
1982 Mustang GT - red
Does the XR-7 have cobra or 13" brakes? If not, I have to agree with the idea of MKVII Meshes....I would be willing to trade you 7 of the MarkVII wheels for the Cobras!
" If you're not living life on the edge, that means you're taking up too much room."
1979 Mustang Indy Pace 2.3T/4spd (sold on 1/10/16)
1983 GLX vert 3.8/auto (triple black, sold on 10/8/13)
1984 (early) Turbo GT (parts SLOWLY coming together)
1985 Coupe 4.6L DOHC/IRS swapped (sold 9/10/17)
1986 GT TTop 5spd (sold as of 10/8/13)
1988 Thunderbird TurboCoupe (Cobra IRS/Brakes/big turbo project)
Currently it has 12" Vette brakes on the front, but may get 13" when I sort out the Brembo calipers on the 83 (and thus swap the Cobra stuff).
I can't step back to 16's...I'll just have to keep my eyes out for something in a 17".
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
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