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pics of my 86 TC thundercat








RIP 1986 Turbocoupe
1988 Mustang GT Show car/weekend racer
1986 Mustang T-top coupe The 2.3T project
1977 F250 400 4wd Fun in the mud
1997 Honda CBR F3 For when i want to make everything else feel slow

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #1
awesome dude...nice and clean...
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #2
Looks good:D

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #3
verry nice looks good man, now does it look that good under the hood?

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #4
as for under the hood it is getting there. i bought the car with a very neglected 146,000 mi, for 700 bux. Every time i have something apart on the motor i Clean and paint or polish. here it is after i did the Valve cover gasket. I have since polished the turbo outlet 90 and rebuilt the T3.



RIP 1986 Turbocoupe
1988 Mustang GT Show car/weekend racer
1986 Mustang T-top coupe The 2.3T project
1977 F250 400 4wd Fun in the mud
1997 Honda CBR F3 For when i want to make everything else feel slow

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #5
cool beans
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.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #6
I like the looks of the 4-eye Cougar nose on the Tbird. 
That color looks good with the black-outs too.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #7
Very nice lookin car.  5 speed too! :)
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #8
Very nice got me thinking about chaging my nose cone,

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #9
I like the wheels.  Where did you get them?
-Jim
1987 Cougar LS 5.0


pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #10
very nice.  I have a budy who lives in dayton and he mentioned seeing a light blue/silver turbo coupe right down the street the last time I talked to him.    Wow small world.  I may be in dayton the week sometime.  I'm about two hours away.  If I see it I'll stop.

Also is that an old motorsports front mount intercooler?

Living that close to Youngstown (Yeah I know its like 4.5 hours away) you will have to attend Cat Jam!
One 88

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #11
Very nice car.  It looks way nicer than the $700 you paid for it.

Call me a purist, but I'd really like to see a Tbird front end on there. :)
pro-five-oh

88 Cougar XR-7...5.0HO, T-56, and much more                             
85 Thunderbird 30th...#2471, 29k, all original and might actually stay that way

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Reply #12
Quote from: CougarSE
very nice. I have a budy who lives in dayton and he mentioned seeing a light blue/silver turbo coupe right down the street the last time I talked to him. Wow small world. I may be in dayton the week sometime. I'm about two hours away. If I see it I'll stop.

Also is that an old motorsports front mount intercooler?

Living that close to Youngstown (Yeah I know its like 4.5 hours away) you will have to attend Cat Jam!


More than likely thats mine. Does he live near Third and smithville? Whats he drive. There is another 86 down on the corner. its black and very neglected. Has a 87-88 hood on it too


Quote from: jkirchman
I like the wheels. Where did you get them?


They were on my Mustang but i am converting to 5 lug so i slapped them on the TC. they are Discontinued from Konig


Quote from: pro-five-oh
Very nice car.  It looks way nicer than the $700 you paid for it.

Call me a purist, but I'd really like to see a Tbird front end on there. :)


I would love to have a Tbird front nose but i can't find one. there are 7-8 cougars and 4-5 87-88TC in the junkyards near me so the closest thing was the Cougar. its grown on me but im still looking for a tbird one before i paint the car

RIP 1986 Turbocoupe
1988 Mustang GT Show car/weekend racer
1986 Mustang T-top coupe The 2.3T project
1977 F250 400 4wd Fun in the mud
1997 Honda CBR F3 For when i want to make everything else feel slow

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #13
Sweet Bird. *thumbs up*
2005 Subaru WRX STi|daily driver

pics of my 86 TC thundercat

Reply #14
thanks everyone

RIP 1986 Turbocoupe
1988 Mustang GT Show car/weekend racer
1986 Mustang T-top coupe The 2.3T project
1977 F250 400 4wd Fun in the mud
1997 Honda CBR F3 For when i want to make everything else feel slow