My original plan was to go 100 % stock but the budget always gets in the way.
The 5 speed is preferred by most but there is a demand for automatics in a daily driver.
If the next owner of this car wants a 5.0 H.O./5 Speed, I will gladly buy the powerplant back !
The interior is like new on this car.
The doors are not rusted but damaged from a bad trailer ride in the past.
Easier to replace them then try to fix.
Just happen to have a couple of them laying around.
Underbody and shock towers are like new but are covered in an oil/wax coating that is impossible to remove so I will just spray more protectant in the bare areas.
I said in the past that my plan was for the original stereo to be put in but in today's world, it will just get chucked away.
Right from the start of the Fox bodies I have always liked them.
My father worked for Ford where the Fairmonts were assembled for a few years.
I have owned 3, 1980 Thunderbirds, one a Silver Anniversary model that was too rough to save.
My first new car was an 87 Thunderbird LX Sport.
Unfortunately I missed as red light six months later.
As the original owner of an 88 XR-7, that I still have, I share you love of these cars.
I spotted the Red one for sale in 2017 but I was too busy to even go see it.
It had some equipment on it, Like a Tremec TKO 5 speed and the top of the line MSD ignition system.
It disappeared on-line so I forgot about it.
About 8 months later, it appeared on-line again, minus the 5-speed and the ignition.
The seller, now just wanted to part it out and was not interested in selling it whole.
I offered him a fair price it Red/Red was on it's way.
I have been hunting and gathering a few parts that I needed and even found a whole Blue/Blue Cougar parts cat that had stuff on it that I never thought I needed.
