New Member, Had a T-bird and miss it Reply #15 – November 11, 2005, 03:38:52 PM Quote from: Thunder ChickenAll Sports had the V8, so your V6 model wasnt one. If by "digital dashboard speedometer" you mean just the speedometer, that's the base instrument cluster. A full digital cluster (digital tach, multi-gauge, tripminder) was optional on base models and standard on LX and Sport (87 model).Ok awesome, that makes sense. I read you guys have seen just about everything as far as cars go, so I have these two of her before I lost her. It actually looks alot worse than in the pics, after I opened the door to take them they wouldn't close. She had a leak in her trunk, that filled the spare tire bay with water. That probally got sealed inside for the most part and provided moisture for the entire interior to start rotting, and who knows how much rust damage to the body. On top of that I had no funds or knowledge with which to repair her, and when my father changed his homeowners insurance they made us ditch the unregistered car next to the house, they saw it as a fire hazzard. So my father towed it away while I was on my vacation. Sadly not much if anything I could do about it at the time, lived at home then, still live at home now, temporarily. She needed at least $1000+ in repairs before the damage from sitting for three years in massachusetts, sitting on dirt, staying under snow, ect... She was towed to a local junkyard, so maybe I can ressurect her in time if she is still there. In the mean time I've been looking through stuff since I got here, am reading my Hayes Automotive Repair Manual, and am thinking about settling on getting and '87~88 turbo coupe, in light blue. Start putting money away now, read alot and ask questions here as they come up, and get one that is still running and in decent shape, and learn the maintanence and repair as I go. Lacking a garage, there is only so much I can do myself, but that should be rectified in a few years when I move. At least we have a big ass driveway. Anyways, that sound like a good place to start for a a newbie to automotive repair?Oh, also did any Turbo Coupes come with factory sunroofs, or where they just on the other models? Also, did they have any major leaking problems? Quote Selected
New Member, Had a T-bird and miss it Reply #16 – November 11, 2005, 07:32:50 PM I think all models came with sunroofs, but they are rare. They had some leaking problems, but it seems that is only if the water track was full of leaves and such. Also, You can find another tbird/(or if you want one) cougar in better shape then that one. I have bought too cougars for $550, in really good shape, and $400 with a broken ebrake and some rust. One was a 5.0, and one was a v-6. Quote Selected
New Member, Had a T-bird and miss it Reply #17 – November 12, 2005, 08:25:55 AM Your right I could get a better one, at least I know where I can grab some parts. I am really just about set on getting the funds together to grab a good condition and driveable Turbo Coupe this Spring. I've been looking arround on various online sales sites, is Ebay Motors overpriced, or is that a valid quideline for how very good condition ones go. I think given my inexperience, I should get one that doesn't need much work and nothing major to start, and pick the skills up as I go. I haven't tried anything like this yet, although I did spend last night reading about how to service, maintain, and rebuild the 2.3L Turbo coupe engine. Not that I would hopefully have to worry about rebuilding it. Quote Selected
New Member, Had a T-bird and miss it Reply #18 – November 12, 2005, 09:54:32 AM The Turbo Coupes are more likely to have the hole in the roof than the other models. Out of 13 owned I've had 4-5 with Moonroofs.. Quote Selected
New Member, Had a T-bird and miss it Reply #19 – November 12, 2005, 10:01:38 AM Quote from: TurboCoupe50The Turbo Coupes are more likely to have the hole in the roof than the other models. Out of 13 owned I've had 4-5 with Moonroofs..Moonroof, sweet. That would be a nice bonus, but finding a good light blue one would be more than enough to keep my happy. I have some stuff to sell on ebay to help me raise some funds so I can actually do this. Thanks everyone for being so helpful, this is the friendliest message board I have been on in years. You've owned 13 of them, wow. Do you fix them up and sell them? I was under the impression that there weren't alot of Turbo Coupes to go arround. Quote Selected
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