1988 T-Bird

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1988 T-Bird

March 04, 2005, 11:45:04 PM

5.0 HO 5 speed, super-cpe seats, mach460 sound with 10 disc changer in trunk, mustang GT spindles/calipers, exhaust, etc.

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Reply #1 – March 04, 2005, 11:51:49 PM

Whoa! Love the paint job! Any interior/engine shots?

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Reply #2 – March 04, 2005, 11:57:46 PM

I will take some interior and engine pics tomorrow.

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Reply #3 – March 05, 2005, 12:05:10 AM

nice

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Reply #4 – March 05, 2005, 12:28:08 AM

Wow... super coupe seats. I always thought that couldn't be done. I had the same seats in my SHO and they were awesome. VERY nice car. Reminds me a bit of Crystal's Sport.

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Reply #5 – March 05, 2005, 12:39:02 AM

Wow, that is one clean bird. Very nice man. Paint looks uber nice. I want to see your interior and engine. Post more pics! Post more pics!

Bryan

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Reply #6 – March 05, 2005, 01:17:00 AM

Super clean ride you got :)
although I'm not a fan of center stripes going lower than the bumpers.

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Reply #7 – March 05, 2005, 01:20:44 AM

sweet. nice job. and welcome...you kinda came out of nowhere...

i checked your profile....into rc aircraft...whatcha got?

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Reply #8 – March 05, 2005, 01:48:31 AM

I just found this forum tonight, but I have had my t-bird since 1990, It was the catalog vehicle for the 1988 factory brochure. I have a abel hobbies "adrenaline" profile 3D, model tech "Magic" and a dual motor slow stick (nowhere near slow), traxxas revo truck, nitro rustler buggy, and a couple of boats as well. I have been reading alot of posts, seems like alot of good people. Hope I can help some people out or contribute in some way.

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Reply #9 – March 05, 2005, 01:56:36 AM

We're the same as any other community (internet or not), you get your mix of good and bad. Welcome.

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Reply #10 – March 05, 2005, 02:44:07 AM

awesome...so your car was the one they took pics of for the 88 catalog? what color was it originally?

i currently am messing around with a potenski cobra, 60 size cap 232 and an hobbico avistar. i sold my RC10GT/novarossi .15 fully converted to aluminum, t-maxx moderately modded, nitro hawk, midwest cap 232 (never built it), ultimate bipe, telemaster. im looking into getting a ikarus piccolo pro or some sort of micro heli.

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Reply #11 – March 05, 2005, 02:53:34 AM

Very Beautiful!

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Reply #12 – March 05, 2005, 09:06:04 AM

Oh so purdy and clean. I wish I could get my car to look that good.

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Reply #13 – March 05, 2005, 11:02:33 AM

It was one of a handfull that we used for the catalog, I will post a picture of it. It was originally twilight blue with a grey interior. Here are a couple more pics, although it is raining.

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Reply #14 – March 05, 2005, 11:21:09 AM

As far as the interior goes, I gutted the original grey cloth interior, installed the black interior and super coupe seats, I recovered the rear seat with the super coupe seat covers, removed the powerseat controls from the center console and installed backlit powerwindow switches and a one touch down relay for the LF window. I just installed the original electronic cluster back in the vehicle, I had a mustang white face buttstuffog cluster in it for the past 6 years, I had to make a custom meter hood and wire it up, but it worked as it should. I also installed a factory mach 460 sound system, complete with the cool double bubble speaker grills in the package tray, morphed in a town car 10 disk changer in the trunk. I am planning on removing the changer and adding the factory equalizer and a hard wired IPOD plug. I removed the chmsl because the rear wing already has the 3rd brake light built in. I have the original EVTM, shop manuals, and engineering electrical blueprints, so all of wiring has been a breeze.