Thunderbird turbo coupe

65coupe88hatch · 07-07-2006, 04:30 PM

I was driving down the road past a local garage and theres a 1988 ford thunderbird turbo coupe with 131,000 miles on it. stick shift.. body is in overall good condition except a few patchy rust spots like on any old car, interior needs some help though, door seals went and messed up seats.
But from what i understand and have heard the engine mounts are the same for the 2.3L mustang and tbird right?
id like to get it and drop that engine in it once the other 4 banger goes, basically keep to work on later on. the man at the garge said that he would go for 600 bucks and no lower, would it be work the hassle?

TBird232ci · 07-08-2006, 10:05 AM

why rip apart a relatively rare car for a 4 banger stang?

I know people that have searched for an 87-88 Turbo Coupe for years, myself included, to find multiple threads about people taking them, ripping them apart, and junking them for a mustang swap.

Jugador · 07-08-2006, 03:11 PM

honestly, the later turbocoupes have so many sick ass options, i agree that it seems ridiculous to tear one apart for a postang just cause it has so many features that you cant incorporate into the stang. BUTTTTTTTTTTT 600 for an 88 turbocoupe is a steal...and if you dont want a turbocoupe...it's your call

TBird232ci · 07-08-2006, 07:02 PM

i got mine for 500

Jugador · 07-08-2006, 07:17 PM

thats even more of a steal. i think there's one on a local forum for 700 but he won't go any lower on it.

dYs · 07-08-2006, 07:48 PM

I have never been able to find a turbo coupe in decent condition, if I ever do I know ill pick it up just to start my car collection up again lol, my buddy has a 89 turbocoupe, 90 probe GT turbo, and a 88? escort turbo (both the probe and escort have the same 2.2l engine) they are all interesting cars

Jugador · 07-08-2006, 09:24 PM

89 would be a super coupe, they switched to a supercharged 3.8 v6 instead of the turbo coupe's turbo 2.3 i4

2 kwik · 07-08-2006, 10:18 PM

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ORIGINAL: TBird232ci

why rip apart a relatively rare car for a 4 banger stang?

I know people that have searched for an 87-88 Turbo Coupe for years, myself included, to find multiple threads about people taking them, ripping them apart, and junking them for a mustang swap.

I know where several are....bought my son;s for 1k with 105k on the clock....everything works

as thier know for electricial problems...

TBird232ci · 07-09-2006, 12:34 PM

They dont so much have electrical problems, they just get issues like any older car, with a relay going back here or there, and things like that. Ive bypassed the original fan circuits and relays and used my own, which solved that problem, and the brake relays have already been replaced. No problems since.

65coupe88hatch · 07-09-2006, 05:19 PM

i didnt even know that they were very rare, just figured since i tend to see a bunch of them around where i live (boonies) but yeah.
incase anyone was wondering i got it for 450, i traded the man my old pioneer headunit and two 6.5 speakers and he dropped it to 450 for me.