Mod vs. No Mod poll

[Ol'Dave]

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Four words here.

Guilty. & Not Done Yet :-)

[HeelBird]

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The only changes I've made to Amadeus:

Painted the wings on the wheel centercaps TBird blue.

Put a "V-8" emblem (from an Explorer) on the wall behind the seats

Added the chrome strip upon which the hardtop rests.

and, chrome valve stem covers

[007Cruiser]

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Gordon...I'd consider doing the windshield surround in the gunmetal color too.

[Will]

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[quote=Daktari;392755]Hello there,

The only mods I have done so far are to fit Aero rear pipes...

I'd like to hear more about those Aero's, Dak. I admired them on your car when you & I met at David's Blue Ridge Pkwy cruise. Do they slip on or do you have to cut & weld? What dimensions did you order? Where would I get a pair? What else should I know? Thanks ... Will.

[RustyFrye]

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Chuck, that's not a COPS problem that's causing the hesitation in your DSB, it's the sheer weight of all the mods...

If Chuck has a COPS problem its in his trailer-pulling truck. You have to drive a car more than into and out of a trailer to experience those issues...

[Daktari]

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Hello there,

The only mods I have done so far are to fit Aero rear pipes and a new cold air intake.

If I was to make any cosmetic changes to the car the first thing I would do is to have the plastic looking chrome windshield surround sprayed black to match the body colour. Second, I would have the bright chrome wheels powder coated to a nice gunmetal color and have the plastic chrome grill sprayed to match the new gunmetal wheels. I love the stylish look of the black birds but have always thought the windshield surround kind of looks garish and cheapens the whole look.

After saying that, I still love the look of this car and because of the expense of having these mods done, I will probably live with the existing look.

All the best, Gordon.

[Black Bird]

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Any idea where we can pick up the chrome air scoop trim?
I know they were available a couple of years ago, but haven't seen them lately.
Any suggestions are much appreciated.
Thanks!

THe Ford Source/Downs Motorsports has them. You can order on line

Item # 5W6Z16C630AAA 50th Anniversary Chrome Hood Scoop $85.00
plus $11.31 ship. Bunny Lou

[JAB02LHS]

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Any idea where we can pick up the chrome air scoop trim?
I know they were available a couple of years ago, but haven't seen them lately.
Any suggestions are much appreciated.
Thanks!

2002-2005 THUNDERBIRD NEW CHROME HOOD SCOOP BEZEL

[pmrshll]

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Any idea where we can pick up the chrome air scoop trim?
I know they were available a couple of years ago, but haven't seen them lately.
Any suggestions are much appreciated.
Thanks!

[lostjohn]

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Lou , I know what you mean. That's why I went with the better sign material than the thin foil like tape. I just drove it to town and back and it does get hot,but there are alot of other stickers in the engine compartment. I'm hoping for success! John

[Black Bird]

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John

I am curious to see if the vinyl chrome strips stay on your car. Your engine gets extremely hot and that will loosen the 3-M tape glue. Also the heat will effect the vinyl
at that extreme temp and will crack the chrome . Be looking for that and let us know.
Bunny Lou

[lostjohn]

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Hi, I think I came up with a new MOD! On the top of engine cover there are 8 raised strips painted a silver color about 13" long. I went to my local sign shop that sells vinyl stick- on signs and had them make me 10 strips of chrome vinyl 1/8 x 13' long. Good thing I got 2 extra... the first didn't stick very good. So I wiped them with thinner and let it sit in the sun long enough to drink a cold beverage. Then peeled the backing off and put the strips on ! Looks like factory chrome and only cost $8 bucks. There is a guy on Ebay selling 1/8 " rolls of chrome tape for $3.00 + shipping .Don't know how thick it is.? Sorry I can't post pictures [don't know how and wife wont let me touch digital camera] Anyway it looks good with Thunderbird quarter panel script on the coil covers... John

[billm]

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On the Black '04, I have added the chrome hood scoop bezel, trim around the hardtop, doors and rocker panel moldings. Most recently, I applied a small T Bird emblem on the porthole windows on each side, each one being centered in the porthole.
It really looks nice! Bill
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[V8 Cat]

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I'm personally just not into changing my cars as I did when I was in my 20's and would mod all kinds of things to my car.
Remember Thrush mufflers?

This is kind of the way I feel although I have done a couple of "minor" appearance mods to the bird. In my 20's I did a lot of mods to a couple of cars I had then. Somebody here mentioned "shaved and decked". I did that along with custom paint jobs to a 1953 Mercury 2dr with a flathead V8 and a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 2dr ht with the Tbird Special 312 CI V8. That was just the start. Exhaust systems, engine dress-up kits, US Royal Master tires (remember them?), custom interiors, Sun tachs, changing rearend axle ratios just to name a few.

[Treken]

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I'm personally just not into changing my cars as I did when I was in my 20's and would mod all kinds of things to my car.
Remember Thrush mufflers?

I put 4" chrome outsider exhaust on my 74 Monte Carlo from the front to the back tires... louder than thrush...