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Anybody like turbines without the centercaps?

I swapped the winter tires off the rears finally and as I was putting the wheels back on I noticed one of my hubcaps had a couple cracks on the inner part of it. They are very noisy and violent coming off, no!? So I took em all off and shelved 'em, as that little paranoid part of me had just kicked on very aggressively. "Oh what if someone steals em or they get broken MORE?". At first it looked a little odd with the indentations near the center and the rim there that's now not covered by the cap, but it's REALLY growing on me. Especially from afar, they look SO much more like your typical '80s turbine, the caps do like the rest of the car, unseat it from it's time and make it jump further ahead and look more modern than it actually is. I like how this puts it back where it should be, kinda.
 
Maybe this is completely unnecessary and I'm just typing what's on other's minds, this must have been discussed before. But, I have two final exams coming up, I'm trying to study and add to the "crib sheets" we're allowed, and I don't want to so I'm CREATING distractions. :hick:
 
Oh and I spray-bombed the tires again. Two of 'em rubbed a curb in the last couple months. Lame. I don't know why the hell I can't....well....DRIVE!
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

Anybody like turbines without the centercaps?

Reply #1 –
Funny you should say that as my son stole my turbines for his 83 today and since it will be going to get new tires I didnt put the center caps back on yet and thought to myself, that didnt look to bad, of course then I also thought my kid stole my rims and I get to buy him new tires also.

Anybody like turbines without the centercaps?

Reply #2 –
Why yes, yes I do. :burnout:
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

Anybody like turbines without the centercaps?

Reply #3 –
Dan, it sounds like you got the better of that deal, lol.

I like the turbines wo/ center caps.
1987 TC
 

Anybody like turbines without the centercaps?

Reply #4 –
I paid 64.00 on ebay for a set of good centercaps for the turbines I had on my Mustang.

I do like those black ones without the center caps. I bet those are a lot easier to keep clean being black too. :hick:
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)