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Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Need a V8 sport gauge cluster ASAP, for sons car.  Had ignition short out and fried coupel fusible links and mess up plastic cicut board on cluster.  Got car runnign and runs fine, but not sure AMP gauge is working, so want to replace it..  Send pics and info to droptop93@att.net
88 T-Bird Sport-- H.O conversion, GT40 heads, FMS 1.6 RR's, Cobra/EXP intake, 65mm TB, MAC headers, X-pipe, 05GT lers, TC 8.8 with 3.73's.



Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #2
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;351860
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88 T-Bird Sport-- H.O conversion, GT40 heads, FMS 1.6 RR's, Cobra/EXP intake, 65mm TB, MAC headers, X-pipe, 05GT lers, TC 8.8 with 3.73's.


Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #3
Are the sport speedo gauges on the sports cable or electrical ?
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #4
Quote from: thewestie;351979
Are the sport speedo gauges on the sports cable or electrical ?

Electric
Fox-less at the moment

Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #5
to bad wanted  a cable one
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #6
Steve, you may have to go aftermarket. I think all the 86-88's have electronic speedo's.

Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #7
Yea I bought one just trying to avoid hacking the cluster i cant afford a complete set right now.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #8
I have a speedo out of an 80's stang. Not sure if it would work, but I would let it go cheap.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #9
Quote from: thewestie;352120
Yea I bought one just trying to avoid hacking the cluster i cant afford a complete set right now.

Why would you hack the cluster? To try to use the buttstuffog other gauges? Will that even work?

Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #10
I need to mount a cable driven speedo in the cluster witch as far as i can see means a hole saw through the panel and who knows what contacts Ill break and what instruments Ill lose. I have a 80s mustang 140 speedo but doubt that will work I have a sn95 dash but not sure what drives that speedo
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #11
What tranny are you running? Reason I'm asking is that the electric speedos just need the two wires connected from the sending unit on the trans. You should be able to use the Sport cluster without problems.

Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #12
I running a T5 but I pretty much gutted the wires in the car, can I run new ones. I'd love to keep the T.C cluster. Id imagine Id need to re power it? The other day some one left the map lite on and drained the battery. When I had the jump pack on and was cranking it over the speedo jumped to 30 mph then dropped to 0. hasn't moved since?

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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

Needed ASAP... 87-88 V8 sport gauge cluster.

Reply #13
http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-auto-parts-tires-other-parts-accessories-1987-88-Ford-Thunderbird-Mercury-Cougar-V8-Sport-Cluster-W0QQAdIdZ242378985

This is in Calgary Alberta Canada but it is cheap. I know the guy too. He is a member on here.
1988 Thunderbird Sport. Work in Progress
5.8L swap w/fitech efi, 4R70W swap w/quick 4 controller, 2003 GT rear diff, 5 Lug swap

Bought this car back as an old project car.

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