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    The Life and Times of the Cobra TC

    I've owned this car since September of 2002. Purchased it from a local car lot for $1100. With the next chapter of its life about to start I thought I'd take a moment to review its past from the first photo I took, how it transformed into the present state, before we step into and document it's future progress. We may be here for a little while...

    First photo I ever took of it, about 9 months after purchase with my first camera. Didn't take long for mods; 5% limo tint, cherry bomb duals, and the "bodies in the trunk" suspension
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    Window sticker from the glove box
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    A preview of things to come...
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    RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

    '80 Town Coupé
    '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
    '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

    #2
    New gauges
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    Engine v1
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    Cargo coil install... at night
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    Reppin' the boxes at an Orlando meet
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    Fresh wash
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    Last edited by phayzer5; 01-20-2016, 11:17 PM.

    RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

    '80 Town Coupé
    '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
    '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

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      #3
      Real-life Keystone photochop
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      K-code swap time!
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      Now with Gabriel Hijackers
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      The Linc's first drag race
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      The flock grows
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      Visit to the panhandle
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      Last edited by phayzer5; 01-20-2016, 11:14 PM.

      RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

      '80 Town Coupé
      '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
      '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

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        #4
        More panhandle fun
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        Last edited by phayzer5; 01-20-2016, 11:13 PM.

        RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

        '80 Town Coupé
        '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
        '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

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          #5
          Just'a good ol' boys
          Never meanin' no harm...
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          New shoes
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          And this, because I don't know why I made it
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          Last edited by phayzer5; 01-20-2016, 11:18 PM.

          RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

          '80 Town Coupé
          '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
          '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

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            #6
            Carb swap time!
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            Last edited by phayzer5; 01-20-2016, 11:19 PM.

            RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

            '80 Town Coupé
            '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
            '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

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              '78 z-28 hood scoop installed
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              Box dyno day in Jax with 88grandmarq. My car isn't pictured on the rollers, but it's my dyno sheet
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              Had issues with the Holley Red used during the carb swap. Got a gauge installed and found it's free-flow pressure is a bit over 10.5psi
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              PI sway bar installed
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              RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

              '80 Town Coupé
              '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
              '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

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                #8
                Cavalier rear ended my Linc, then got rear ended itself. Car in middle was on a flatbed before I left, dont know if #2 made it. I got these scratches, bent license plate frame, and a check for $250 from their insurance co.
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                FRPP wide-ratio kit
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                Shipped it up to Scott for a trans build from his guy. Month-ish later, Scott drove it down to Eric's for an install weekend while I busied myself installing new Silverstars
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                RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

                '80 Town Coupé
                '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
                '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

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                  #9
                  About half way home from the trans install in ATL, one of my stock rockers decided to make like a banana and split. I just so happened to have a set of rockers in my trunk from the e7 install earlier in the year, so I managed to fix it on the side of the road by flashlight in the middle of nowhere Georgia
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                  New 3-core radiator
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                  And that brings me to the end of 2004. A lot of action for this car in a short amount of time. Stay tuned for the next installment. Same bat time, same bat channel

                  RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

                  '80 Town Coupé
                  '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
                  '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

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                    #10

                    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                    rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
                    Originally posted by gadget73
                    ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
                    Originally posted by dmccaig
                    Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                      #11
                      Summer car-> 1988 Lincoln Town Car, triple blue, 335,xxx km. New HO 5.0 in and running. Bought 2006/08/22. June 2017 PotM!
                      Winter vehicle-> 1995 Ford F-250 XLT SuperCab 4x4, 284,xxx+km. AKA "Brutus" 460/E4OD/4.10 axles and 12 MPG. Bought 2019/08/14

                      Originally posted by phayzer5
                      I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                        #12
                        I really like the look of the 80-84 taillights. Sweet car, funny that so much was optional on a Lincoln back then. Even interval wipers & rear defrost weren't standard lol.
                        1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
                        1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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                          #13
                          Ah, good times. This car was a lot of fun!
                          1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
                          Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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                            #14
                            Never seen a rocker split like that!
                            1990 Country Squire - weekend cruiser, next project
                            1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - waiting in the wings

                            GMN Box Panther History
                            Box Panther Horsepower and Torque Ratings
                            Box Panther Production Numbers

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                              #15
                              Takes me back to when I was new on this board and very in love with my red P72...

                              Ironically it was Ben ^^^ that wooed me to GMN from Cardomain.
                              **2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
                              **2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
                              **2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
                              **1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck Duties

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