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87 Turbo Coupe Convertible

Some one is most likely going to try and hang me for this, but I didn't realize a company made a cougar convertible in 87, so:

How sweet would it be to have one of these bad boys with a turbo coupe front clip and tailights.  lowered, sick (ford) wheels.  stiffen the chassis, upgrade suspension etc..  mmmm...  Could be bad ass!
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

87 Turbo Coupe Convertible

Reply #1 –
ask eric. Have you ever driven a convertible? There nice in the summer, but in the winter they suck. Also, no matter how much you try to stiffen them there is still alot of flex. My friend has a 89 convertible cavi and every time he turns you can see gap in the door lines.
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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Reply #2 –
oh, I know...  my dad had a fox mustang convertible.  no where near as fun as a coupe.  but I do have to say:

1.  I currently live in CA, winter is no big deal and
2.  If you have a car that rare and you live in a place where winters are bad, what are you doing driving it in the winter?!?  :D

anyway, I know all the convertible issues, just think it'd be a sweet looking, novelty (for the lack of a better term) car!
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

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Reply #3 –
Considering there are like two '87 Cougar convertibles in existence, it'd be far worse to cut one up to turn it into a Thunderbird than it would be to drive one in winter :hick:

If you wanted a convertible T-Bird it'd probably be easiest to graft the roof hardware and glass from an SN95 ragtop. Or, if you wanted to get really fancy, find a wrecked (or theft recovery) 2007 or newer hardtop convertible Sebring and graft that roof on...
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 ♣

87 Turbo Coupe Convertible

Reply #4 –
kind of off topic but not How cool would it be to have a chop top and traga top Turbocoupe?

i dislike T-tops because a traga top 2 me seems more like a 1 step thing and you don't gotta worry about the glass windows breaking.

Also chop tops for our car are super rare and with the top of the car lower any nice rims would look awesome on the car.
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1987 T-Bird AEROBIRD-GT had many many mods but is now totaled and is the car that made me want to start customizing everything all over again.
1988 T-Bird 5.0 HO DD/Sleeper/next project car :birdsmily:
1988 Cougar XR7 5.0 HO Vortech Supercharged being bulit right now :cougarsmily:

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Reply #5 –
Back in the day, Ford was talking about having a retractable top on the birds that kept the quarters intact.  Imagine the roof panel and rear glass being a soft top that retracted into the trunk.
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I think I just found my next project after I finish my car.
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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87 Turbo Coupe Convertible

Reply #7 –
There's been a red 87-88 thunderbird convertible posted here a long time ago.

87 Turbo Coupe Convertible

Reply #8 –
I've always wanted to make a TC into a targa top car.  Problem is, the door frame goes across the roof.

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: tc²;222340
I've always wanted to make a TC into a targa top car.  Problem is, the door frame goes across the roof.

Sawzall and a lot of rebuilding. I need to see one up close.
does anyone have one near me?
TC or Cougar?
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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87 Turbo Coupe Convertible

Reply #10 –
yeah, I always thought it'd be a cool car to have (but not to replace coupe of course!)...  I'd love to see some pics.  I'll have to search, if anyone has any post them up!!
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

87 Turbo Coupe Convertible

Reply #11 –
I was gonna keep this a secret. But perhaps getting it out in the open can give me motivation.. Here goes....

Obviously, I have a Convertible cougar. my plans are making it a Convertible / T-top / Targa / Retractable. It's a LOT of work but i already have t-tops glass, and cut a t-top roof off a capri.. having a Cougar with the roof already cut off gives me great leverage to start building my custom roof :D

87 Turbo Coupe Convertible

Reply #12 –
just to let you know baxo....  the T-top capri was a rare car as well.... :mad:  lol
 

87 Turbo Coupe Convertible

Reply #13 –
Sweet, New twist.... combination of 2 rare cars!