Here are some pics of my 88 TC. Now updated!! enjoy!:flip:
So is that 1 mile or 1,000,001 miles?:D
Looks good;)
Actually that would have been.....96,271 miles lol
Is that the one with the Griggs suspension? She is CLEAN sir. Very clean. :D
wow! thats very clean
and the raven leather...i envy you...
Yep, thats the griggs bird.
Wow, that is one pretty bird. Very nice, very nice.
Nice clean as hell too, I want one.
wow, puts mine to shame... Where did you get your headlight lenses? i need some clear ones, or even some stock ones, mine are all faded and foggy and stuff...
Birdman: Nice car :D You don't see many in black, for some reason.
Austin: You can buy the headlights on eBay for about a hundred bucks a pair. I think Ford dealerships still can get 'em as well.
To further rub it in, I'll tell you that the headlights in that parts TC of mine are less than a month old. No, you can't have 'em :evilgrin:
That's one nice TurboCoupe you go there.
Wow that's super nice. I used to have one just like it... may she rust in piece. Mine got totalled by a drunk driver but at least I was able to salvage everything useful...
I love those raven leather seats!
Here are some pic of my '87 Cougar XR7
Dood, you should start your own thread, that's a pretty sweet cat! I used to have those same Cobra wheels on my Bird (see sig).
the 88 my dad is given me black on blue interior, just like that car except that ones got leather the frim ride set up on mine shiznit out long time ago i have to get that fixed before i start driving it so i can use it
wait i though the speedos went to 90 the 88 goes to 140 SWEET good now i dn't ahve to upgrade it
Wrong, bucko - the 140 MPH speedo is a very rare, very expensive aftermarket (Ford Motorsports) upgrade that has been out of production for about a decade. If you can find one expect to pay $300+ for it, and even more if it's new old stock with no miles, like the one in Birdman's car.
If you don't like the 90MPH speedo you can either install a Canadian speedo (goes up to 120 MPH/200 km/h), modify your current 90MPH speedo (instructions are in the "Greatest hits" section of this forum) or you can search for a 140 MPH unit on eBay and pay thru the nose.
it ill have to ask my dad which one it has in it now i can't remeber
I got a deal though, 200 shipped :)
Yours looks terrific! Is it a daily-driver? Did you do work yourself?
Yep, daily driver, but i didnt put the Griggs suspention on it. It was put on by the previous owner, after the car had a pretty bad front end meeting with a guardrail. LOL The paint has so many swirls right now, so its going in to be completely detailed when taxes come back. Here are some more pictures of it as it sits today.
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The second to last pic is one of the ford motorsports motor mounts....dont know the PN, but i'll try to get it.
well i do not want 90 mph cause its gonna be doing more then that would be nice to know exactly what its doing lol. and i know im not gonna be street racing the car i just want the larger speedo seems like it should have it because it will do more then 90 so, and far as the canadian 120 how much, and did the tc u bought have one. if it did, i don't care about shiping costs how much u want for it, cause i want one, either that which i think might be cheaper or ill jsut go all out evetually and get a 140. wishful thinking i need a dman job. my mom won't let me do oil changes and tune ups on peopels cars at my house stupid bitch. she thinks im stupid, ha rebuilt 2 engines, done 2 swaps,done like 75 tuneups, 100's oil changes. thinks i don't know shiznit, its in my blood, plus i bleed ford blue all day.thast what i get from my dad worked as mechanic for ford 27 years, and always been in that shiznit, so i always helped him got into it and thast it, cars are like drinking its addicting.
The TC I bought had one, but it's already been sold on eBay. If you keep an eye on eBay you should be able to find a Canadian cluster
o well thanks ill do that
Looks really good man. So what's the deal with this Griggs suspension? Was it like a super rare TC specific one or something? or just a nice overall setup?
I think it was Thunderbird specific, but not 100 percent. It still has the PRC struts in front, but it has a coilover sleeve and spring on it. It also has different strut mounts, wich ARE thunderbird Specific. Things up front look a little odd when compared to my 87 TC. The swaybar is a bit beefier, the mounts for it look stock, but the entire bar looks like its higher up than stock. The front motor mounts are a Ford Motorsport Mount, so I'm thinking at least the K-member might have been for a mustang. The rear end, as you can see, is not stock. I have never seen a swaybar that bolts to the INSIDE edge of the control arm, let alone seen the Step Down (at least thats what i call it) . Its really firm in the rear, making me think that those are possibly V8 springs in the rear. I'd like to get ahold of the owner that put this stuff on so i can fuiger out what was really done to it.
nice and clean.like it mine looks the same but has a 351 c and many other mods.will be up soon to veiw