New here with an 88 TC January 16, 2015, 09:26:02 PM Hello all, I'm a longtime Ford / Mercury lover and owner that made a deal on a nice 88 Turbo Coupe this week. It is a high mileage car that was completely taken apart for the repaint several years ago, and hasn't covered a lot of miles since then. The engine and trans are out of a lower mile but rusty TC that was parted out by the same person.Plans are to lower it a bit, and probably do a 5-lug swap to open up the aftermarket wheel selection.It's a 5-speed car with a black & grey cloth interior. Worst part of the car cosmetically is some fading on the tops of the seats. Nice to be in a Fox car again. Previously I've had an 87 Mustang LX 5.0 hatch brand new back in the day, an 85 Marquis LTS 5.0 (Canadian-only Merc version of the LTD LX), an 85 Capri RS 5.0L, an 85 Marquis wagon, an 87 Mark VII LSC, and an 89 Mustang GT.cheersEd Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #1 – January 16, 2015, 09:33:47 PM Beautiful car. Welcome to the forum. Hope you stay a while. This is a great community. Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #2 – January 16, 2015, 09:41:58 PM Thanks, I've picked up a lot of good info just browsing through older posts so far. I should have also mentioned that I've been a T-Bird and Cougar owner before, just not a Fox. 95 Super Coupe 5-speed, 66 Thunderbird Town Hardtop 390-4V, and a 68 Cougar 289 that we converted to EFI using a Fox Mustang 5.0 system.cheersEd Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #3 – January 16, 2015, 10:22:19 PM If you havent already ready found it.... http://www.turbotbird.com is specific on the turbo birds....really a nice site like this one.Nice looking TC, also quite the list of cars....Travis Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #4 – January 16, 2015, 10:47:34 PM Thanks Travis, I did find NATO as well. Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #5 – January 17, 2015, 06:43:43 AM Like the others have said "WELCOME".. Thanks for posting pics of your TC . You will find we love pics here. Great looking ride. Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #6 – January 17, 2015, 06:54:29 AM That's just beautiful as-is. I wouldn't change a thing. Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #9 – January 17, 2015, 11:51:19 AM Awesome ride :).Lower it a bit and leave the wheels alone. Looks awesome as is. Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #10 – January 17, 2015, 07:21:14 PM Welcome, Nice ride, what is the story on the mustang in the background? Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #11 – January 17, 2015, 09:34:33 PM Pics are from the seller's storage space behind his business. Calypso green car is a 93 notch that belongs to a friend of his.cheersEd Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #12 – January 18, 2015, 03:44:20 AM Quote from: Lodemia;443028That's just beautiful as-is. I wouldn't change a thing.X2Very nice looking ride. Sue & I are really fond of our 88TCsRon Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #13 – January 23, 2015, 11:17:24 PM Considering the nice refinish done on the wheels, and the fact that they have decent tires on them as well, I will likely leave them on for this year at least. I've ordered a pair of 1" bolt-on wheel spacers to bring the rears out a bit closer to the fenders ... that's the one thing that always bugged me about the appearance of the 87-88s with the long front control arms, front tires out at the edge of the fenders, and rears tucked under. cheersEd Quote Selected
New here with an 88 TC Reply #14 – January 24, 2015, 02:42:39 AM Very nice score, and welcome to the madness. I have 3 Silver Foxes, yours would look very nice in the mix......... Quote Selected
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