I might be getting an 87 TC

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I might be getting an 87 TC

April 24, 2005, 05:01:05 PM

But I have a few questions first, It sounds like a well optioned T-bird (I havent seen it yet) but Ive never owned one so I want to know before I went ahead and gutted it. I know It has the keyless entry door pad, digital climate control & FULL power driver and passenger seats but the guy was just telling me what he could see so there could be more. Its rust free wich is what I was looking for cuz I just want it for the body and clean inside, The down sides to the car is that the header panel is chiped and cracked and it has a bad head...Id be getting the car for what I think is a bargan at $650 for a fust free car in Michigan!
I just want to make sure I wouldnt be hurting anyones feelings if I tore it apart to put my motor in. Its not a cougar like I wanted but it will work! :D

Re: I might be getting an 87 TC

Reply #1 – April 24, 2005, 05:33:40 PM

I think you would hurt more peoples feeling if you didnt save it! Sounds like a good deal to me.

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Reply #2 – April 24, 2005, 05:39:14 PM

Do it man,i did.
My TC only has 80km on it and is has a rust free body and non faded interior and i dropped my 5.0 in there.
Much faster,nicer sounding ride that way.

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Reply #3 – April 24, 2005, 05:42:29 PM

Why would anyone else's feelings *really* matter, in the end?

I'm sure a few people would scoff at me wanting to put a supercharged 300 I6 in my V6 T-bird.. or bitch because I'm considering at least a bit of color-change paint on one of them (probably the '88) at some point.. but they didn't pay for my cars, they didn't sign their names on the titles, and they don't ever have to drive 'em. People can bitch until they're blue in the faces, but the bottom line is we do what we want with OUR cars.

Sure, you might get a little bit of ribbing and/or bitching from some of the TC purists.. but unless they're waving money in your face offering to buy the car from you in lieu of having it "defiled" or whatever, they have no real say in what you do or don't do to it.

I say go for it, for what it's worth. Better to have another T-bird/Cougar/Mark "in the fold", as it were.. and not ending its life as (for example) some barely-functional beater that a family puppiess off on their just-learned-to-drive 16 year old who has no respect for the car and would rather have a brand new Civic.. or, (slightly) worse, in the crusher.

Re: I might be getting an 87 TC

Reply #4 – April 24, 2005, 08:47:42 PM

there is a nice, str8 clean rust free tbird body on ebay for 500. the guy would probly take less. its perfect for what you are lookin to do. i doubt its anywhere near you though.
clicky

Re: I might be getting an 87 TC

Reply #5 – April 24, 2005, 08:54:51 PM

I own a 1984 Turbo coupe and I would like to keep them all BUT i don't have the cash or the space. Besides one less will make mine worth more in the long run. Even saying that if the car shiznits on me again with out it running for a long time screw the four banger and 351W hear we come. I bet that with twin turbo I would LEAVE YA SMALL IN MY REARVIEW! Any how do what ya gotta do or sell it to some one that maybe looking for one besides you might make some cash on the side and make finding that cougar a little easier. Just today I saw an 88 cougar for sale for $2000.00 by owner. The thing looked to be perfect from what it was white with red interior. Check over at http://www.turboford.org they always have some one lookin for a turbo coupe.

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Reply #6 – April 24, 2005, 09:14:15 PM

Your right it would hurt my feelings(If you didn't buy it)...

A '87-'88 TC is by no means rare, and surely not a sacred cow... If you don't get it, likely it will just be parted or junked anyway..

Re: I might be getting an 87 TC

Reply #7 – April 24, 2005, 09:35:31 PM

I go to see the car tomorrow, its about an hour away. I would love to buy one of those black 88 XR7s that keep poping up but they are a little out of my price range!
I figured Id probly get most of my money back after I sold all the good parts I dont need off the TC. Ill need all the $$$ for the plans I have for the car this summer! :evilgrin:
I guess I just feel bad ripping out another fully loaded dash

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Reply #8 – April 25, 2005, 10:14:36 AM

think peoples feelings would be hurt more if someone hear got it and didnt shair the parts their ripping off it.

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Reply #9 – April 26, 2005, 09:04:56 AM

Well maybe someone here is getting it but its not me!

So I called the guy about 2 min before I go to leave to make sure that he was home cuz he told us that he MIGHT be back in town monday and he tells us that someone has already put a deposit down on it and will be picking it up tuesday! It me off cuz my BF took the day off work just so we could get there at all and the guy new we were coming! He also said the first one with the cash gets the car, if that were the case he shouldnt have taken a deposit and I would have had the money a day sooner :disappoin people constantly disapoint me! :nono:
Well, I guess Im still looking for a car

Re: I might be getting an 87 TC

Reply #10 – April 26, 2005, 10:12:15 AM

Find a Sport. It's got all the TC goodies for a V8 swap, without tearing up a TC. :)