I've been wondering if it is possible to make my non-turbo T-bird into a turbo. What I'm getting at is changing my stock 88 into a "turbo coupe". I suppose I could pull the parts from a donor but should I?
I bought a sales brochure for the 1988 Thunderbirds. It tells me things I wanted to know such as what options came with which model and such. I am going to try to figure out how to scan it.
Oh wow. I better look into that before I do any of it. Thank you. I just checked on that. The hub doesn't fit and if I mill it out the cap won't go on just like you said. I have some thinking to do on this now.:(
Here are a few exterior shots. The body is pretty solid. Just two rust spots on the bottom by the seam below the passenger windows. They aren't through spots. The mileage is high but no knocks, pings or smoke.
I pulled my carpet out because of water stains and mildew smell. Once the carpet was up I saw a few surface rust spots. Practically the same locations. The pedal, on passenger side by kick board and two spots halfway down both door sills. I was going to check the firewall and grommets as well as the hose method. I thought it was from the windows being left down in the rain by the PO.
I used the something called Simply Spray. It is meant for fabrics. You can Google it. The company has many different colors. I wasn't able to save the carpet. It smelled of mildew and had tar stains on it. I'm not rushing this refresh. That is when you mess up.
When I bought my '88 the seats were badly faded by the windows. I figured instead of getting them reupholstered I would try to redye/paint them. I also am switching from the four lug rear and front's to five lug from a Mark VII.
