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My recent aquisition has me wondering...

Reply #31
1983 Turbo Coupe, that I bought from Mike Pinto, 107000.  But is basically a new car as most everything has been rebuilt or replaced.
beej8508
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'85 Cougar XR 7
'85 Fila
'24 Model T speedster
'14 Model T Depot Hack

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Reply #32
Just passed 58K on my 86. Virtually nothing stock but the body panels and seats.
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86 5.0 Turbocoupe (Katrina), 87 5.0 Sport (Rita)

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Reply #33
-ok, so i saw the thread friday, and just for the naysayers who doesnt think it exists, i went out to the garage and opened it up to try to make some pics, so at least you would know its there and does exist. this car was bought off of the showroom floor by my father in laaaate '87.  it had sat so long that the fuel had turned into gel.  the dealer was a VERY small country town dealer with NO svc dept at that time.  my father bought the car, took the tank off, cleaned it out, coated it with POR-15,  changed the pump on the sender, and drove it home.  he had became friends with the GM at Atlanta Motor Speedway about 2-3 years before, and thats when they were using T-birds as pace cars. they gave him about 10 wide open laps in a '87 around the track, and it had a GFX kit on it, hence the one installed on this car.  i dont remember the company brand, but the place that installed it is still in business, so i could find out if needed. i just remember it being done at the time as i was just graduating college.  my dad bought the 'bird and i bought my first Ranger GT at about the same time.  he kept it just like it is until he passed in '93 and left it to me, which i had to fight my step-mother over it as she tried to take it.  but thats another story.  i'd get a pic of the window sticker, but its against the wall on the passenger side. as you might can tell, the rear is up in the air, as that fuel pump he engineered from an F150 has finally gave up the ghost, and one of my winter projects is replacing it and putting in a new fuel tank. so maybe when thats done the weather will be warmer and i'll get it out and make some better pics for all to enjoy. interior pics are a little fuzzy as i had to turn up the iris on the camera to get the inside shots.  hope this will do for now.  as a note, yes its a raven cloth interior.



note factory/convoy stickers on 1/4 glass.....

note plastic on seats and the paper/cardboard FORD floormats....

 the ORIGINAL DEALER tag, still on car.....

there she is. 538 TOTAL miles showing.  what you cant see good, is the tripometer reads 537.....
-Stu
-'87 turbo coupe with only 740 ORIGINAL miles.... :dunce:
-'86 turbo coupe, 5sp. Cali Car.......:cool:

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Reply #34
You win :D
If you ever sell or let anything happen to that car, I, personally, will kill you :hick:
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #35
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

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Reply #36
HI!,

Mine was 46k MILES when acquired by My Mother in 2000, Now it have around 65-70k, not sure cauz I changed the buttstuffog cluster for a full digit cluster in 2005, I have the papers in the glove box with the mileage of original cluster and the digit cluster, I just too lazy to go in the garage to check them :-)

The engine (V6 232ci) rebuilted have around 6-7k since 2005~2006 winter when I rebuilted.

NOTE: My car ever touched the snow, never run in a winter time, always stored since new. (except 2 years here in a yard).

Dom.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]1985 Thunderbird 3.8 carbed 57k original, summer car.
1980 Econoline inline 6 300ci 300k, winter/working.
1988 Base Bird finally crushed... RIP.

Dominique,  The Ridiculous, Fordus, crazyous!!!  :birdsmily:

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Reply #37
Quote from: 1WLD BRD;199729
Im asking for ones that MEMBERS own, not ones you have seen....

Yeah but the '88 Sport that belongs to a guy I know deserves honorable mention... Still has all original drive train, timing chain only major repair...

The original AOD croaked at 341,xxx mi, it's now parked... Pic was taken four years ago(Feb '04)...


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Reply #38
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;200457
If you ever sell or let anything happen to that car, I, personally, will kill you :hick:


messin' with Sasquatch....lol.  thanks carm.  i guess i'll let my kids fight over who sells it...:flame:  or makes it a daily driver, much to the chagrin of Al Gores kids..:D
-'87 turbo coupe with only 740 ORIGINAL miles.... :dunce:
-'86 turbo coupe, 5sp. Cali Car.......:cool:

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Reply #39
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;200457
You win :D
If you ever sell or let anything happen to that car, I, personally, will kill you :hick:

+1 , those pics just totally blew my mind.


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Reply #41
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;200457
You win :D
If you ever sell or let anything happen to that car, I, personally, will kill you :hick:


Quote from: baxo;200530
+1 , those pics just totally blew my mind.


+2 :D :beatyoass:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.