HAHA my next project, my 1983 TC, have owned it since june of 99,b ut has been sitting in a repair shop storage yard, but it has to leave so im brigning her on home to start a quicky resto, to either drive her or sell her, she aitn prettyu but al there, WISH ME LUCK!!!!!!!
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Brian J Larkin AKA Turbo
1988 Turbo Coupe 5spd
Twilight Blue
so much rebiult or replaced i lost track!
Repaint in Jan 02 by me and my close friends
I was wondering if you still had that car. It will be good to see another early TC up and running. If I didn't have 5 cars (and only space for 4
[Image: biggrin.gif] ) I'd think about buying that...keep us up to date on the progress!
Chuck
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Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental..
83 Pseudo-Coupe, 87 Ranger (soon to be 2.3T), 84 XR7, 86 XR4 and 62 Mercury Monterey (old n slo)
NATO Member
I have an 86 that same color , with the 10 hole wheels , I love that car more than any of the other 5 ...good luck .Ashley
Looks like a good solid start for a project, unless the driver side is totally trashed, that is. Pull the dent in the pass door, paint the trim, throw on a a fresh coat of red, and it will at least look great.
From the title of your post, sounds like the motor might burn a little oil?? Good luck with the project.
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Jeff Korn
88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 20 psi, forced air intercooler, water injection, bypass valve, Ranger roller cam, subframes, etc., etc.. // 86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP nitrous, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.... // 91 Escort: Bone stock winter car // 00 Windstar (wifes vehicle)
well when I got it home it was in the street with no distributor, no battery and no positive battery cable . so I took a spare distributor in, grabbed the battery cable form my daily driver , and a used rotor for the dist. timed everything in by eye, it hasn’t run in about 2 years
gave her a few cranks, started right up, and well smoked out my whole neighborhood. then moved the car back her up in the street gave her a lil gas dumped the clutch (leaving two nice marks) and got UP my driveway (ask steveX82 bout my driveway he be able to give you a better opinion)and into the back yard. now she sits again, next to the 88 Tbird Sport of my dads(declared totaled by insurance company), and i will slowly start working on her.
Now to the smoking
When i first bought the car she smoked, so i put a head gasket and such on, changed the PCV valve, and did a visual check, still smokes like a freight train, I guess I have to much blow by or a worn out turbo, even though she spools up nice, he he,. any thoughts?
He He so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Brian J Larkin AKA Turbo
1988 Turbo Coupe 5spd
Twilight Blue
so much rebiult or replaced i lost track!
Repaint in Jan 02 by me and my close friends