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 Topic: I thought I posted this!Posted: 07-December-2009 at 5:20PM |
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Not that I needed it, but too good to pass up. Mild mid 9:1 compression 460, C6 with E4OD gears, 2.47:1 gears.
Oh. this too.
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Posted: 07-December-2009 at 5:52PM |
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Nice lookin' car! I love the colour combo, and it appears to have a lot of nice options. I'm not a big fan of the truck-like wheels, but that's a matter of personal taste.
How much was it, if I may ask?
BTW it look slike it has rocker trim AND the wide side trim; was that actually available? I always thought it was one or the other.
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Posted: 07-December-2009 at 6:01PM |
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The wheels and tires are going. Not sure what I'm replacing them with, but. *something* more fitting. I do need to fix the A/C, and the engine bay/interior need to be cleaned up to my standards. I question the black column and wheel.
Both the side trim and rocker trim were available I believe.. I've seen other cars with it. Or it was a dealer conversion? Hopefully the build sheet is under a seat and I can see. |
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Posted: 07-December-2009 at 6:05PM |
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I noticed the engine bay was a bit of a dog's breakfast of wiring, but I knew you'd be lookin' after that
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I noticed the wheel and steering column being black; it didn't strike me as odd because '77 and lower Firebirds had the same thing, but yeah, I guess it should be body colour, eh? It'd certainly look better, but with the engine-turned finish it is kind of sporty at the same time.
Interesting about the trim, too. Canada might have gotten a different set of options, too; we just like to be different LOL!
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Posted: 07-December-2009 at 6:08PM |
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I figure its because the car has the GT interior with the turned metal overlay. MY friends 79 Nova Ralley has a black column and wheel in a red car, and I constantly make fun of him for it.. Looks like I have to put my $ where my mouth is. I have a red column and wheel, so I can fix it.
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Posted: 07-December-2009 at 6:17PM |
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So that "GT interior" is a legit option, with the engine turned finish instead of woodgrain? I'm learning a lot lately :D! If that's the case and the black wheel and column are legit, then I have a lot more respect for it.
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Posted: 07-December-2009 at 6:20PM |
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It was VERY rare on the Cougars, but it was an option. It was normally on the Ranchero GTs and LTD II Sports.
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Posted: 07-December-2009 at 6:24PM |
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That's a really cool find, then! Kinda too bad it wasn't left stock... Did one get any particular wheel when one ordered the GT option with the Cougar? I don't think that Magnum 500s could be had on XR7s, could they (although they were available on regular Cougars, as I recall)?
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Posted: 07-December-2009 at 6:59PM |
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I assume this car either had Turbines or the usual "polycast" wheels. I have a set of polycats here, but I HATE them.
The GT parts aren't ruined except for the radio install, and I'm confident I can clean that up. The autometers are most likely going to be replaced with an OEM cluster that I have, both because I think they look better, and I could use the $ from the sale of the gauges... I bet I could sell it complete, as a drop in cluster for a 72-79 :-).
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Posted: 07-December-2009 at 7:03PM |
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I agree, stock gauges would look better; however, I'm actually impressed that the previous owner found so many small gauges to fit! I know what you mean about the Polycast wheels; I think my basic pie-dish wheel covers look fancier than those awful things. They really show their age, style-wise, and even back in the day as a kid I didn't like them!
I do like the turbine wheels a lot, though; my uncle's Cougar had those, and when not corroded to the point of no longer being able to hold air, they looked fabulous on these cars.
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Posted: 08-December-2009 at 5:41AM |
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Like.
Like very much. No one seems like those truck wheels on Torinos, which is probably why I do. Ranger and Explorer wheels fit the Ford small bolt pattern cars. Hrmmm...the ones I like most are the 7-spoke chrome ones used from about 2001 and up on XLT Rangers. 
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Posted: 08-December-2009 at 12:07PM |
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i like! and to be honest, i actually think the wheels look good on there.
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Posted: 08-December-2009 at 1:42PM |
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I think the wheels on it right now are American Racings. I want something with more of a stock appearance.
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Posted: 08-December-2009 at 1:52PM |
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American Racing does do some pretty butch wheels; my T/A has American Racing mags that look a lot like early '90s Jeep wheels (a few people have asked if that's from where I got them!). However, with Firebirds emblems in the spinners, it makes them look more car-like, and the style suits the car.
In general, though, I think that truck wheels look too massive somehow, too heavy for a car. Dare I go as far as to say that they don't look "refined" enough? The aftermarket solves this with some pretty ornate, "delicate" wheels for trucks, but that's definitely not a truck's principle market!
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Posted: 08-December-2009 at 3:10PM |
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To be honest, I'd love the repro Dukes of Hazzard wheels, but the budget isn't there.
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Posted: 12-December-2009 at 11:50PM |
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I've never been big on Red Interiors, but Dove Gray is one of my favorite exterior colors. I like the Polycast wheels. Of course I also like the Turbine wheels and the Deep Dish wheels mostly used on Lincolns. I have sets of all of 'em, as well as the Factory Wire wheel covers.
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Posted: 13-December-2009 at 12:22PM |
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I love any interior colour that isn't beige, black or grey, which is all one can get nowadays! Black with red interior is perhaps my favorite combo of all time ('course I'm biased a bit
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The factory wires for these cars are actually really nice, a lot better than, say, 5th Avenue wires from the '80s where the hub in behind the spokes is so big it ruins any illusion of being a true wire! I'm normally not a big fan of deep dish, non-open wheels, but you're right, the ones like you could get on Lincolns and Marquis in the '70s are very cool.
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Posted: 13-December-2009 at 4:27PM |
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I too, loathe anything thats beige black gray or tan, lately, but that's because that's ALL you can get on new cars!
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Posted: 13-December-2009 at 5:06PM |
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Yeah, it's kind of anti-climactic when you see an old car with a black interior... it's like, "You could have gotten anything else!" Ah, if only people knew back then what was in store LOL! Still, I suppose one could argue that people liked black/grey a lot back then, and that's why the automakers have pared down our choices so much... that and they're cheap!
I've seen a couple of people post on this forum about changing their interior colours from green, for example, to black. I cry everytime I read such a thing!
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Posted: 14-December-2009 at 2:29AM |
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I did change my Elite from blue to black, but blue wouldn't really have worked with a red exterior with a white stripe, lol.
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