I will be getting more pics up when the car gets here to its new home but for now here is what I got. Bought my first fox thunderbird 2.5 weeks ago and found this TC about a week later! I love the body lines of these cars! Plus no one around here has one so thats pretty cool. This car already has some things done to it but I plan on changing the wheels and getting it tuned to make sure everything is running correctly when I get it home. I want to get it tuned because I have never had a turbo car before and I dont want it to blow up on me! lol
engine bay/new paint job
interior and a shot before the new paint.
I think it looked okay white! But I do like the blue alot
Interior could use a little work but its in decent shape
Nice find man! You're becoming a fast regular here :D.
Yeah I like this site alot better than the other local forum I am on.
Everyone seems alot more laid back and mature on here.
T5 swap time!
Smart man! Thats exactly what I was thinking!
Hopefully my back wont give me too many problems when driving it.
nice man, the paint looks great.
I think I have a pretty good shot at guessing your favorite color. :D
So, did it make it home yet?
I likes me some blue! lol
Was going to paint my sport this color after seeing "The Hawk" on here. But decided Id rather have this car. I think I want to paint the sport black...? Maybe
Hell NO! lol
Its killing me, I look at the pictures atleast 2x a day. Friend of mine has been waiting on a guy down in Wilmington to fix the driveshaft on a lifted Ramcharger so he can trade him for his motorcycle. So a possible trip to wilmington is in the works for this weekend. Unfortunately I wont have the cash til July but Im planning on test driving it and checking it over real good before July comes around.
live fast: Where in North Carolina do you live? I lived in wilmington for five years, then in the suburbs of charlotte for 4. Wilmington is an awesome place, haven't been there in a while though.
I live in a little town called Hillsborough. Im near Raleigh/Durham. No one knows where Hillsborough is! haha
We go down to Wilmington alot! My favorite place to be is the beach. Hope to move there one day.
idk if youve ever been to Masonboro Island (sp?) but its this little island only accessible by boat, with the most fantastic beach ever. very few people. and bigger waves than those of wrightsville for some reason...
Thanks I might have to check that out next time we head down there.
Mee too... Congrats on the new Birdie...
My parents are in Youngsville... North of you I think, yes?
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
Thanks!
I guess you would like a white TC! lol
Cool you're getting another one :D
I hope the paint is better in person than how it looks in the pics. In the pics it looks a bit dull/orange peeled.
Yup, I looked specifically for a white TC with automatic and black interior, to change over to a 5.0(could have lived with blue int)... Before this one, I had a medium red, black and a white '87 that was going to get the treatment... The other white TC had lower mileage and was in a bit better mechanical cond, but since the plan was to gut it anyway and this one had better paint plus near perfect interior, I sold the '87 and got my money back... Only had $1215 in this one vs $2100 for the '87(this was '97)...
I've owned nine other TCs after the above four, still have a bright red one...
Get addicted easily? lol
I think I will stick with my 2 for now. Would like to build another race car but that would be wayy in the future! Still paying for the Camaro! lol
I've had 5 cougars, 2 5.0's, 3 3.8's, two 87 5.0 birds, and a 80's something mustang vert with a 4 banger that I bought for $100 for the rims and tires to pass saftey.
I've only been driving for 5 years, and haven't spent more then $500 on any of them, not counting getting them on the road.
I've been through 27 mustangs, 2.3's/5.0's, 2 80 model trans am's, a 72 chevy truck, the ltd, my 2 t-birds, the camaro, a 98 gmc truck, a fiero i got for free when i was 14 (needed a fuel pump) a and probably a few other cars that didnt last but a day or so before i sold them. I have been through Chevy's, Pontiac, and a few foreign cars but I always fall back into a Ford! Gotta love Ford!
Just love all cars! lol
Naahhh...
(http://members.pen 15s.net/turbocoupe50/5birds.jpg)
Adopt me???
Please?
I think I like the red one the best!
The red TC was a late spring/early summer promotional color... Only produced for prob May/June '88 and are somewhat uncommon... Besides my white 5.0 TC, that's the one I till have, it's a basic, few option 5 speed car...
They are both nice cars but the red stands out more and catches my eye. Come to think of it I believe thats the first red one I have seen. Sounds like a pretty rare car. Think I would hold on to that one.
In that picture, the blue car farthest on the left, whats the color? My TC was that color and I want to paint the 88 it, but don't know it. Paint code anyone?