Just bought a Thunderbird turbocoupe...

Anyone ever mess with these things? I know they are basically a SVO Mustang, but I'm not into Fords.

It was too cheap to pass up. Now I've got to figure out what to do with it...

Needs minor body work, (hood blew open on the interstate) otherwise a nice car.

1. Prep it for a cheap track day car

2. Doll it up and re-sell it

3. Sell it as is.

4. Doll it up for a D.D.

5. Part it out.

 

Man I had a Supercoupe and loved it.....one of my favorite cars.If it's in nice shape make it a daily driver.....tons of fun.

 

:stupid:

 

i had a 93 kenny brown SC. lots of fun, was the second reasonably fast car i ever bought.

 

if it was me i'd clean it up as best i could and sell it lol....

but im sure you could make it a fun ride if you wanted to

 

best i could do was a 12.4 i believe....i would have to look back in my records (forums) haha.

 

Pics !!!!!!

 

I'll second that...:stupid:

 

if its a turbo, it must be an 89? i think thats the time period they ran turbo and not superchargers.

 

It is a turbo... its a turbocoupe. A supercoupe has a supercharger..:bye:

 

yeah, i just thought he made a mistake. its older than i thought, 1983-86 offered the turbo 4 cylinder i believe....god i was 2yrs old when that came out.

 

Hey ASS!!!!!

I HAD a 1983 Ford Thurderbird Turbo Coupe.

And I was in college.

LMAO.

5-speed manual.

Seemed quick in the day, but in reality it had to be pretty darn slow compared to today's standards.

 

haha, thats cool matt, i had mine in highschool. i drove a 93 in 1998....damn.

 

its an '87 I'll make pics as soon as I can.

 

I just sold my 91 Thunderbird Supercoupe (supercharged V6). Fun to drive but not much HP compared to the Hemi. It made 220 hp. They were notorious for trans problems.

 

I'm thinking the car would make a nice "disposable" track day / autocross car (no big deal if I stuff it into a tire wall! )

It handles decent, & has decent power. Plus fox mustang (read cheap) parts bolt right on. (a 5.0 is an easy swap if the turbo 4 takes a dump. )

 

u know u can get 500hp out of a turbocoupe that 2.3 motor is one tough cookie

 

only if you stroke it. haha, and yeah, thats a bit of cake.

 

nope u dont have to stroke it at all and not even.020 over also

 

um, ok....ill take your word for it. i just wouldnt be surprised if that thing blew on its first pass with that kind of psi needed to blow it up (literally) to 500hp.

i do know of a guy on thunderbird nest that ran a stroked 2.3 and made 580rwhp....but yeah, he was stroked.