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Old Nov 28, 2010
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Wow, that car is in very good condition for the age.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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would of never guessed it had that many miles on it, wow! you did good
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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well 96k on a 32 year old car is 3000 miles a year so its not too bad considering it was the guys only car up until he died
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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amazing shape!!!

there's alittle old lady that comes into my work from time to time with a dark green one with only like 20k on the clock haha. she bought it brand new and drives it to the grocery store and thats it!

can't wait to see how the power mods come along!!
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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well thats true but still sitting around for most of its life isnt good
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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thats awesome, most people expect me to tell them it only has like 20k on it...he must have driven it a decent amount, he was in the air force so it was parked at the air force base alot. sticker is still on the front bumper. it was bought new from tiedge ford in portsmouth ohio
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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your lucky to find it, most wouldnt be in such good shape
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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That thing looks mint.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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i saw a medium chestnut metallic fairmont box top a few weeks ago, i went flying into a parking lot to look at it, as i approached i realized it was a flintstone mobile, the bottom of the doors were gone, the rockers were gone and the bottom of both fenders and quarters were gone, made me realize how lucky i was to score this one
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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yeah some guys have all the luck lol
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010
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That thing is clean. Look forward to seeing what you do with it.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2010
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jesus that is clean.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2010
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Looks GREAT!!! yeah i bet its hard to find a car over 6 yrs old without any kinda of rust damage or rust starting!! that thing looks like its been grarge kept most of its life!! are you gonna keep inter. exter. orginal? just with the exception of motor trans? BTW: gotta LOVE The carpet in that thing!!! LOL!!!!
 
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Old Nov 30, 2010
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it is going to stay stock appearance until you turn the key
 
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Old Nov 30, 2010
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are you keeping the interior red with the bulitt theme?
 
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Old Mar 30, 2011
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SO heres the update

-302 built and installed (E303, Edelbrock performer intake, motorsport headers, cobra valve covers, roller lifter conversion)
-World class t-5
-93 cobra progressive rate coils
-convertible 1.25" front sway bar
-sensa trac struts and sensa trac air shocks
-8.8 3.73 with carbon fiber clutches
-2.5" h-pipe with flowmaster super 44's
-Brand new ACC carpet
-blah blah blah

so its been apart for 68 days right now, hope to fire it this weekend







 
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Old Mar 30, 2011
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Woooooo! Awesome progress so far
 
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Old Mar 30, 2011
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Thats the newest pic of the motor i got...as of now, everything is complete except the carb isnt on. I cranked it to get oil pressure last night
 
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Old Mar 30, 2011
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Nice, man! I like it a lot!
 
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Old Mar 30, 2011
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That is going to be super fun to drive!! Great job!!
 
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Old Mar 30, 2011
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Looks great but the rims give away the sleeper look.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2011
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Damn that thing is clean! Looks great!
 
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Old Mar 30, 2011
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Looks great!
 
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Old Mar 30, 2011
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and to think, back in the mid 80's -90's people who owned those cars *****ed about owning a crappy Ford Fairmont Futura, now its a classic! Good find!
 
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Old Mar 31, 2011
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im drooling over the motor
 
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