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Title: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: usnlightning on January 04, 2005, 07:06:50 PM
Been a Ford fan for sometime, had 2 quad light Mustangs (carbed and injected) and currently have a 94 Lightning with a 393. Went looking for a Fox bodied stang as a daily driver and found this for $2500. 1988 5.0 bird, 64K miles,  near perfect. All I have done is Pony rims and spoogehos. Let me know what you think. Not the best photo, had about a 15 minute window between rain.  As I said, daily driver for now, but a HO 5.0/T-5/TC 8.8 swap sounds like a good winter project for next year.
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: amooset on January 04, 2005, 07:26:52 PM
Quote from: usnlighting
Been a Ford fan for sometime, had 2 quad light Mustangs (carbed and injected) and currently have a 94 Lightning with a 393. Went looking for a Fox bodied stang as a daily driver and found this for $2500. 1988 5.0 bird, 64K miles,  near perfect. All I have done is Pony rims and spoogehos. Let me know what you think. Not the best photo, had about a 15 minute window between rain.  As I said, daily driver for now, but a HO 5.0/T-5/TC 8.8 swap sounds like a good winter project for next year.



Pretty nice bird.  I'm surprised it cost 2500, though.
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: Haystack on January 04, 2005, 07:41:31 PM
if you need any help with anything almost this is the right place to be
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: 1986Tbird on January 04, 2005, 08:42:29 PM
Very nice and clean car. I like those pony wheels on it they are a nice touch. Amooset: not sure what you mean but up north a rust free, low mileage, 5.0 car like that could go for a lot more than 2500.
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on January 04, 2005, 09:23:57 PM
Welcome aboard..... Nice Birdie you have there.... For a nearly perfect 64K mi 5.0 Bird, $2500 ain't a bad deal.

One of the other board members also has a first gen Lightning...
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: usnlightning on January 04, 2005, 09:44:32 PM
Yeah, I tell you, sometimes the tools just seem to call to me in the middle of the night. "Come outside, pick us up, make the T-bird faster!"
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: amooset on January 04, 2005, 11:55:40 PM
Quote from: 1986Tbird
Amooset: not sure what you mean but up north a rust free, low mileage, 5.0 car like that could go for a lot more than 2500.


I live even further north and mine is rust free.  Sure it's a v6, but I only paid 1300.  Maybe I got a good deal or something.  2500 just seems a little high to me.  I don't mean to be a jerk, I'm happy to have new members around here, especially when I need a little help.
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: Tbird232ci on January 05, 2005, 01:20:53 AM
the thing is, people pay what its worth to them, and people sell for what they feel its worth, i picked up both my birds for 500 each, the red one, 3.8, high milage, but rather clean and in great running shape, the TC wasnt as great, but not bad, i feel that i got great deals, because i would have been willing to pay more (well, maybe not for the TC)
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: DryGoods on January 05, 2005, 09:35:55 AM
I like the mustang wheels on it, cool!
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: chrome302jr on January 18, 2005, 08:18:35 PM
Quote from: amooset
I live even further north and mine is rust free.  Sure it's a v6, but I only paid 1300.  Maybe I got a good deal or something.  2500 just seems a little high to me.  I don't mean to be a jerk, I'm happy to have new members around here, especially when I need a little help.


Thats a great price for a V8 low mileage Tbird. Id pay that all day long. The V6 motor to me is junk, hey I can say that I used to own one and tore it out lol.  :dunno:

Nice to have a fellow Gen 1 owner on the boards. Mine screams to be modded, but my bank account replies no. Got any pics of the L?

Later
Ronnie
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: montecitan on January 18, 2005, 09:57:12 PM
Quote from: chrome302jr

 Mine screams to be modded, but my bank account replies no.

 :iagree:  you can say that again.. a few hundred times-
 more bank would always be nice...

Great looking car, man, good deal on it, too!
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: usnlightning on January 19, 2005, 04:25:00 PM
Chrome jr,

Here is a pic right after a nice bath. Not too bad for 111K with a Maaco respray.
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: dominator on January 19, 2005, 06:02:08 PM
Sweet truck man.
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: usnlightning on January 19, 2005, 06:23:14 PM
Thanks. I'll bet you can guess which one get's the 1 car garage when it snows!
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: usnlightning on January 28, 2005, 09:12:20 PM
(http://www.nloc.net/gallery/images/full/27051-501-14515.jpg)

Here's a shot of my first moneypit. It went 10.92 @128 on a hydraulic roller 306 and a 150 shot.
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: usnlightning on January 28, 2005, 09:15:31 PM
(http://www.nloc.net/gallery/images/full/27051-501-14517.jpg)

And here's the pristine 76K original 86 GT I let the wife talk me into selling. But that's OK. I ended up taking part of the proceeds and putting a 125 dry shot on the Lightning, which resulted in a broken ring land on #4 piston, which resulted in the 393 currently in the garage!

Needless to say, I don't have to have a new car, just a good looking one.
Title: Re: New to T-birds, 1st purchase
Post by: Clayton on January 29, 2005, 11:56:43 AM
Quote from: Tbird232ci
the thing is, people pay what its worth to them, and people sell for what they feel its worth


heh i bought mine for $50 does that account for me? mine has a little rust... bottom of doors and fenders ,nice car....  heh, NICE NEIGHBOR!