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WWYD SVT Thunderbird?

Reply #15 –
I don't care for the back end at all,but I really dig the front.Awesome hood and lights.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

WWYD SVT Thunderbird?

Reply #16 –
On closer inspection, this might be a fibreglassed running board. I'm not a fan of running boards on cars.

WWYD SVT Thunderbird?

Reply #17 –
Just about everything mentioned was produced after '87-'88...lol.  Think about what they had back then...

My perfect SVO 'Bird...

a good ol' heapin' helpin' of H.O. power for motivation
a T-5
standard T/C rear with no changes
full black interior with halo head-rests
mustang GT brakes with Mark VII calipers
manual seat tracks/windows/mirrors
rear tire air diverters (like the ones used on the '86 SVO stang)
open up the chrome-like LX grill on the header panel and have simply a bird in the middle with a black plastic mesh behind it....

those are things they could have easily done back then...without really spending money on redesigning anything (except the header panel obviously)

That combination would have been simply impossible though, because it would have been faster than the flagship mustang GT of those years.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

WWYD SVT Thunderbird?

Reply #18 –
Quote from: oldraven;213604
I'll likely cry the first time I see a Donk T-bird.

~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~

WWYD SVT Thunderbird?

Reply #19 –
Quote from: Romeo2k;213676


It's obvious at this stage of the thread it needs to be locked.LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

WWYD SVT Thunderbird?

Reply #20 –
I do wish they had an option box for a V8 T-5 for the Turbo Coupes (transmission, not engine). Throw on a FMIC and the old T3 for a boost in torque, upgraded (less off-road) springs, a perf. leather SVO colour matched threaded shift-, and the same stitching on the seats, SVO steering wheel/centercaps/floormats, Halos, and the ducktail to go with it, to make a full SVO package. Heck, with the FMIC, a ram-air setup from the scoops would have made it a pretty serious package. Considering how many people optioned out their TC's, I bet it would have been a popular sell.

WWYD SVT Thunderbird?

Reply #21 –
I tried and tried and tried to get a TC w/ a SBF instead of the 2.3T.  I literally called all over the country trying to find a factory option. The HO 302 was my goal of course, but even the lame std motor w/ an auto would have been okay so long as it was a TC everywhere else. 

Now I'm okay with the Lima, but only because technology has caught up with my performance aspirations.  I'm still mulling a small displacement TT V6, maybe like the 2.5 V-dub.
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Twin '85 TCs
White/ Grey 2-tone
#1 (left): undergoing top-to-bottom rebuild     
#2 (right): DD, power everything (sorta)
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

WWYD SVT Thunderbird?

Reply #22 –
I'm building mine the way I wish Ford had done it.It'll look almost all factory when it's done.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..
 

WWYD SVT Thunderbird?

Reply #23 –
Vinnie that was the idea. We are all individuals with different likes and dislikes. I just threw this out to see what everyone likes. Something to stir up the creative side of the brain.