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Old 07-24-2011, 12:18 PM
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Default 1986 T-Bird

I remember seeing pictures of the T-Bird with this grille and ground affects when they were new and thinking it looked cool. I found this on ebay a few years ago and it was only about 30 miles away so I bought it. I started doing the bodywork than lost interest and it has been sitting outside for a couple of years. My other projects require a lot more work and money to finish so I thought I would finish this. I will be removing the V6 and adding a 302 and 8.8 form a Lincoln LSC.

This is how it looked when I got it.





Brian will have a little rust repair



I sanded it down and primed it a couple of years ago

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Old 07-24-2011, 12:50 PM
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I've always liked those year Tbirds. I think they would make for a really cool hotrod or PT car. Good luck with it.
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i agree with other guy. Post more pics as you go.
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My Thunderbird has been overlooked to long so I decided to work on something you will never see the front and rear bumper support



I cleaned them up and sprayed a couple coats of SPI epoxy



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Glad to see it's still around and moving even if slowly.
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Today I sanded and epoxy primed the front and rear bumper







The front bumper will require a lot of sanding and priming





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