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My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #15
BJL is hooking me up w/ a camber kit for the front. In turn ill be hooking him up with a 2.3L coffee table for his place from my business!!

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #16


Brian J Larkin
1988 Tbird Turbo Coupe
1989 Cougar XR7
1995  Ranger Splash

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #17
Find a detail shop that has/get yourself access to a PowerFlite ozone generator to take care of the smoke smell inside...
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #18
Nice T-bird.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #19
Thanks i really can't wait to take this thing to some local show and meets!

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #20
So 50tbird88 hooked me up with the cut springs from his TC and now my bird doesn't bounce in the back and the dangerous springs are out!


^Old springs

^Top: new (to me) spring
  Bottom: Old heated spring

^Before

^After








^My bird next to BJL a few weeks ago

 

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #21
Eric if you want a TC dash pm me i have a few.
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #22
wow.. those old springs look messed up!
83 Thunderbird Heritage - Right Hand Drive
95 Falcon GLi

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #23
Quote from: EFFalcon;400005
wow.. those old springs look messed up!

Yeah it was pretty horrifying to drop the axle and see them. Its much better now, no shimmy under braking. If you can see i used ramps to get the car into the garage and even with them over the 3 inch lip the exhaust still rubbed on the floor pulling in... happily more pulling out (new springs just a tad lower)

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #24
Is it low!  What's the measurements from the front & rear fender lips to the ground?

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #25
Quote from: 86T-bird;400017
Is it low!  What's the measurements from the front & rear fender lips to the ground?

23.5" ground to lip (front)
24.5" ground to lip (rear)

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #26
Looks pretty slick.
Whoever done that to those springs should never touch another vehicle, ever.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #27
Quote from: thunderbirdsport302;400022
looks pretty slick.
Whoever done that to those springs should never touch another vehicle, ever.

agreed

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #28
Just love the stance!!! Nice clean Tbird too.  :D
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
88 Tbird Sport :ies::ies:
5.0 SO, stainless shorty headers, w/ Magnaflow lers. KYB struts, KYB shocks. 5lug conversion from sn95 Mustang, subframe connectors, drilled and slotted rotors, 03 Mach 1 wheels. sequential taillights.140 speedo

My newly aquired 88 Thunderbird V6

Reply #29
Your car is very low! I had a heck of a time with sing tailpipes with those springs.  Glad they worked out for you!
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube