Somebody please stop me... Thunderbird Turbo Coupe content

Backstory is from 2001-2007 I was hardcore into Turbo Fords, specifically the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. I've owned over 50 of them (no lie) and even had a decent garage business making parts for them that I sold to a guy in Connecticut.

There's an 87 TC for sale that's an auto-to-T5 manual swap (so still has 3.73 rear end) with a T3, 3" exhaust, and other mods with power sunroof (which I love) for $1850...

I don't need another car. I don't need another car. I don't need another car. I don't need another car. I don't need another car. I don't need another car. I don't need another car. I don't need another car.

Yes you do need another car.

Really? Stop you?  You've come to the wrong place to get such advice. 

If a similar XR4 came up for sale local to me... I’d have a hard time saying “no!”

i also really like the aerobirds.

What color is it?

Why would you want a Turbo T-bird?  You can't do anything cool with a turbo cou. . . 

uh, yeah, so you should totally buy it. 

Do it do it do it do it do it do it

doitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoit

Idea: you buy it, have it shipped to me, and I'll keep it safe for you. 

It's in Spokane, which is far away, but I have a friend out there that can both look at it and store it for me.

It's Oxford White. (Note - not actual car in question)

do it

Can't wait to see your build thread 

Uhh yeah. Wrong place to get dissuaded. Do it 

But those engines are heavy.

Thats all I got.

RossD said:

But those engines are heavy.

Thats all I got.

I'm staring at the Cobra in the garage and trying not to tell myself that the drivetrain is the same weight and that a stupid-low, tubular suspension, coilover, FR500-equipped TC with a 32V Romeo 4.6 and a T45 would be way cooler...

In reply to Javelin :

Ok, but then you have to put a turbo on the 4.6. That's just the rules.

In reply to slowbird :

Well, duh. 

In reply to Javelin :

IIRC Antihero lives in Spokane. And Turbo Coupe is never the wrong answer .

I assume you have been active on TurboFord forums? My buddy and I used to get a kick out of the ridiculous parts for trade posts. "I need 42lb injectors. I have 2 used tires and a half gallon of milk for trade."

Those guys were a trip LOL

In reply to stanger_missle :

TurboFord scared me. I was on NATO and foxthundercougarbirds or whatever it was. Dealing with the people is what drove me to sell the business, the headache wasn't worth it. I manufactured replacement decal sets for the center console power window panels and the door lock plates in house and also had a couple of parts contacts where I was able to get the OE Hella foglights direct among other parts.

I have a buddy in Spokane who's into Fords (he has a Falcon coupe and a 1st gen Bronco) who's going to go look at it and store it for me if it's a good car.

Pic I've been saving forever:

I'd do it as long as the shock towers aren't rotted out....

Didn't we both say we wanted to swap our SN95 parts into a Fox once? Well your SN95 parts are better and this Fox is way cooler than what I would have ended up with.

Owned 50+ turbo t-birds?.... how is that even possible?

tux424 said:

Owned 50+ turbo t-birds?.... how is that even possible?

its called addiction 

You came to the wrong place.  This isn’t AA. 

spitfirebill said:

You came to the wrong place.  This isn’t AA. 

I’d say it’s closer to AAA in the ability to get projects hauled home. 

tux424 said:

Owned 50+ turbo t-birds?.... how is that even possible?

I owned 3 3rd gen f-bodies and like 5 2nd gen Rams in the space of 2 years without trying very hard, so It's definitely possible.