351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay June 04, 2007, 07:36:48 PM This is the car I wanted to build. Minus the Pony wheels.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Thunderbird-Turbo-Coupe-AP914044_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6240QQihZ015QQitemZ250124792460QQrdZ1 Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #1 – June 04, 2007, 08:29:32 PM Why the ieajf would someone buy an 88TC brand new to swap a 5.0 into?This car is why my car is staying with the engine it was meant to have :) Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #2 – June 04, 2007, 09:07:35 PM I bet that was fun with that huge ABS M/C in the way. Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #3 – June 04, 2007, 09:37:31 PM I wouldn't do the swap myself, but that's a nice TC! I'd buy it and leave it a 351, I like it. Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #4 – June 04, 2007, 10:20:14 PM interesting choice of steering wheel.... Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #5 – June 04, 2007, 11:30:11 PM its a truck steering wheel isnt it?? Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #6 – June 05, 2007, 09:30:25 AM Quote from: bhazard;151867Why the ieajf would someone buy an 88TC brand new to swap a 5.0 into?This car is why my car is staying with the engine it was meant to have :)My guess would be that the original buyer wanted a V8, 5-speed T-Bird and Ford wouldn't sell him one, so he made his own. Kinda like how somebody might take a Solstice and drop an LSx engine in it nowadays...For the record, the T-Birds used in the Bondurant driving school back in the day had the same swap, and Motor Trend magazine was trying to convince Ford to build an HO/5-speed Bird, so this guy wasn't alone...Quote from: daboss351;151928its a truck steering wheel isn't it??Looks like a Super Coupe wheel to me... Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #7 – June 05, 2007, 09:44:21 AM I almost hate to admit it, but I like that car! Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #8 – June 05, 2007, 11:21:16 AM Quote from: Thunder Chicken;151998Looks like a Super Coupe wheel to me...Nope it came out of a Tempo. I know this becasue I have one. :hick: Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #9 – June 05, 2007, 02:22:25 PM Well now we know an efi 351 will fit under a stock hood. Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #10 – June 05, 2007, 02:42:09 PM Quote from: slamedcat;152019Nope it came out of a Tempo. I know this becasue I have one. :hick:What year? My '85 Tempo's wheel looked nothing like that - it looked just like the two-spoke base T-Bird wheel. I know a lot of early 90's Fords had a wheel with the big center because of the airbag (in fact, I'd venture as far as to say Ford only had one airbag wheel in the early 90's and used it in EVERYTHING), but that one looks fancier than the one I'm thinking of... Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #11 – June 05, 2007, 03:17:16 PM Quote from: Thunder Chicken;152055What year? My '85 Tempo's wheel looked nothing like that - it looked just like the two-spoke base T-Bird wheel. I know a lot of early 90's Fords had a wheel with the big center because of the airbag (in fact, I'd venture as far as to say Ford only had one airbag wheel in the early 90's and used it in EVERYTHING), but that one looks fancier than the one I'm thinking of...That wheel is a non-airbag wheel that was used in 1986-1989 Tempo's/Escorts & EXP's. Brent:cougarsmily: Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #12 – June 08, 2007, 01:22:52 PM Quote from: dominator;152048Well now we know an efi 351 will fit under a stock hood.We already knew an EFI 351W would fit under a stock hood. ;) Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #13 – June 08, 2007, 02:11:11 PM Quote from: BCA;152063That wheel is a non-airbag wheel that was used in 1986-1989 Tempo's/Escorts & EXP's. Brent:cougarsmily:yeah, it's not a Super coupe steering wheel. SC wheels have the SC logo smack dab in the center. Quote Selected
351w, EFI, 5-Speed, 88TC on eBay Reply #14 – June 08, 2007, 02:51:23 PM My '94 Tempo has that same wheel too. Quote Selected
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