Prospective Turbo-Coupe owner here.
I have always liked these cars especially in the 1983-1986 form and hope to own one soon.
I honestly have never even SEEN a 1983-1986 in person.
I hope to soon change that by possibly meeting up with someone, on this site, who is in the Atlanta area so I can see what these are all about.
I'd buy you lunch and we can talk cars.
I've had a 1995 Super-Coupe 5-Speed my senior year of high-school in 2013 (very fun)
Daily is a 1995 BMW 325is
Weekend car is a 1985 BMW 325e (on it's second engine because a mouse found its way between the cam and timing belt...)
Current father/son project is a 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII 5-speed swap
I feel like a Turbo Coupe is the next step, thanks for taking the time to read!
Welcome to the forum. I can't help you as far as those Birds go, but good to have you here. Hopefully you can find someone locally soon.
Welcome. I'm partial to the "four eyes" myself. Good luck on your hunt.
Thank you! Glad to be a part of this great group. I tried doing a search on common issues to look for (rust, mechanical) when looking at a Turbo Coupe, but not really any luck; if someone has the time, can they direct me to a good link or explain some common problems? Again, thank you very much guys
If you stick to the 83-86 cars, mechanically there is not much to look out for. The a4ld auto trans is not a very stout peice, but almost all t-5 parts swap with a mustang, so parts are relatively cheap and available.
Here is a buyers guide for 83-88 cougars, a sister car to the Thunderbird. They are mechanically identicle but have a few body differences, mostly lights grills ect.
http://www.coolcats.net/welcome/buyersguide.html
The 83-86 cougar is almost identical to the 83-86 birds and you may want to include them in the search. For the 86 up 302, almost any engine modification you can do with a mustang 302 can be done to the same cougar bird v-8, just an FYI.
Play around on coolcats website, it is very complete and full of information and fun to veiw content. Just replace "cougar" with "tbird" mentally ;).
Another good link
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/foxthundercats/foxhunter.htm
Thank you! I actually have that site under one of my favorites and completely overlooked using it as a buyer's guide. I love the look of the Cougar's notchback, it's just I love the T-Bird's fastback a bit more! Haha
welcome to the forums
Welcome to the site :D
The one in my black bird must've been gone thru cause when I turn up the boost and shift it manually, it'll bark 2nd. Otherwise it shifts nice and firm.[/FONT][/SIZE]
Welcome to the site! i'm up north of you in Gainesville. Owned an 88 LX 5.0 back in 1990. Drove it daily until it was totalled in an accident ( not at fault).
I' m looking for a replacement 88 sport myself.. Good luck with your search!
Godspeed,
Jon