Official Show your Birds thread!

[knight721]

I wanna see a front angle and rear pic from farther away. Looks good

As soon as get some from the front I'll post them. I need to take my Formula to a better location to take some decent pictures .

[onetroubledguy]

[SSwt00SS]

hahahaha, sorry but i have to do this!!!

above was how i bought the car, here is how she looks now.

i have bought an assload of parts for the car, but have not installed them yet. once i get the car painted its final color of either Dark Grey Metallic or a Dark Red Metalliac, then all the suspension and interior parts will be installed...

named her "Skunk"...

[blk99ws6ta]

Great job
What a change!

[onetroubledguy]

So was it worth buying it in that condition or would you have rather purchased a "new" one? I've always wanted to pick up a trashed bird then fix it up, but do you save money in the long run?

[SSwt00SS]

So was it worth buying it in that condition or would you have rather purchased a "new" one? I've always wanted to pick up a trashed bird then fix it up, but do you save money in the long run?

considering the price that i got the car for (PM sent), and the $1000 or so spent on new brakes, rotors, headlight motors, passenger side O2, EGR valve, catalytic converter, tint removal, transmission mount, yes to me it's worth it.

paint was a garage job just to simply make the car look good while driving it and while it sits. i plan to tear into it after moving into the new house at the end of this month.

this includes: OEM ram air hood, OEM ram air box, bilstien hd's and eibach sportlines, window motors, racing seat, harness bar, 4-pt harnesses, smoked front corner lenses, newer center console, newer door panels, hurst shifter. thats just what i can think of off the top of my head. i have all these parts already as i have been aquiring them along the way, all at very good prices from other members, ebay, or sadly new in the case of the cat, O2 sensor, brakes, etc...

even in the condition now, what i paid for it and the $$$ to date put into it, i could still flip it for i would say $1500 to $2000 profit. so yes to me its worth it to have a fixer-upper and do to it what i want to versus spending more for a better condition, simply to do the same. most people wont choose to spend the money on a car that in better shape (body/paint wise), that doesnt need paint just to repaint it to a color they want. finding a car that needs a little TLC, in my case, the car needs paint and other stuff. it just made sense. plus it is a coupe and a 6spd. not many in that combination were produced, and certainly not that many still out on the road today. i see it as saving one from the crusher...

for example it was cheaper for me to buy racing seats and do a rear seat delete (which is what i had planned to do), versus trying to re-upholster the leather interior thats is nothing but cracked, ripped, torn, that's currently in the car...

[BirdCountry02]

considering the price that i got the car for (PM sent), and the $1000 or so spent on new brakes, rotors, headlight motors, passenger side O2, EGR valve, catalytic converter, tint removal, transmission mount, yes to me it's worth it.

paint was a garage job just to simply make the car look good while driving it and while it sits. i plan to tear into it after moving into the new house at the end of this month.

this includes: OEM ram air hood, OEM ram air box, bilstien hd's and eibach sportlines, window motors, racing seat, harness bar, 4-pt harnesses, smoked front corner lenses, newer center console, newer door panels, hurst shifter. thats just what i can think of off the top of my head. i have all these parts already as i have been aquiring them along the way, all at very good prices from other members, ebay, or sadly new in the case of the cat, O2 sensor, brakes, etc...

even in the condition now, what i paid for it and the $$$ to date put into it, i could still flip it for i would say $1500 to $2000 profit. so yes to me its worth it to have a fixer-upper and do to it what i want to versus spending more for a better condition, simply to do the same. most people wont choose to spend the money on a car that in better shape (body/paint wise), that doesnt need paint just to repaint it to a color they want. finding a car that needs a little TLC, in my case, the car needs paint and other stuff. it just made sense. plus it is a coupe and a 6spd. not many in that combination were produced, and certainly not that many still out on the road today. i see it as saving one from the crusher...

for example it was cheaper for me to buy racing seats and do a rear seat delete (which is what i had planned to do), versus trying to re-upholster the leather interior thats is nothing but cracked, ripped, torn, that's currently in the car...

i wanna do this too. buy a cheap late 4th gen black ta and completely redo it and strip it. good call, you should post up pics of it and show us the progress after your done, specially the interior. gotta say progress looks good, and as for saving another from the crusher good job. looks good so far

[RedVertTA]

Beautiful job, congrats.

[Ryans99LS1]

Very good job. Looks awesome compared to how you got it.

[JoshieDoom]

This looks very familiar

[knight721]

Here is a Knight rider gag that I did with my formula. Sorry for the poor quality. I did this with my cell phone. My kids and I had a good laugh with it, hope you guys find it funny too.
http://video.cardomain.com/clip.aspx...9878074CEDA54D

[JoshieDoom]

Here is a Knight rider gag that I did with my formula. Sorry for the poor quality. I did this with my cell phone. My kids and I had a good laugh with it, hope you guys find it funny too.
http://video.cardomain.com/clip.aspx...9878074CEDA54D

Found the new mustang KITT scanner on ebay today.. its very cheap, always wanted to rig up remote start and the scanner.

I had one of my stepbrothers friend point out the door of my dads house when I was pulling up one day and asked why I drove the batmobile...

I wish more people knew about knightrider

[black crowe]

[knight721]

Great looking TA. Love the hood.

[Ryans99LS1]

Here is a Knight rider gag that I did with my formula. Sorry for the poor quality. I did this with my cell phone. My kids and I had a good laugh with it, hope you guys find it funny too.
http://video.cardomain.com/clip.aspx...9878074CEDA54D

ahhh hahah i love it! My dad could appreciate this a lot more than me though im gonna have to show him this.

[knight721]

ahhh hahah i love it! My dad could appreciate this a lot more than me though im gonna have to show him this.

I'm Glad you got a kick out of it. I am a big fan of the old series. I wish they would make a movie but with a 4th Gen TA in stead of a mustang.

[black crowe]

Great looking TA. Love the hood.

Thanks! Nice looking ride you have there also!

[mdevecchio]

Thats the hood i'm looking for, where can I get one?
Nice car.

[black crowe]

Thats the hood i'm looking for, where can I get one?
Nice car.

I bought it from Suncoast Creations out of Florida. It is their Raptor style hood and it was $695 and $125 for shipping. Here is a link.

http://www.suncoastramairhoods.com/e...categoryID=190

[mdevecchio]

I bought it from Suncoast Creations out of Florida. It is their Raptor style hood and it was $695 and $125 for shipping. Here is a link.

http://www.suncoastramairhoods.com/e...categoryID=190

Thanks for the reply, did you have any problems installing?