I got tired of driving around my horrible looking half primered 88 TC, so for the last 2 weeks, I have been spending EVERY free minute of my time finishing up the body work, removing trim, sanding, masking, painting, color sanding, buffing, installing trim, etc. The wife is pissed because she hasnt seen much of me for the last 2 weeks either.... "Are you going out to the garage to work on that $%&# car again???" was all I have heard for the last 2 weeks out of her. Well, it is finially 99.9% done, and I am pretty happy with the results!!! I would call it a great garage paint job... not up to professional standards, but it looks great unless you look very close up and stare for a while. I'll snap some pics later this afternoon, and try to figure out some way to post them... Dan, if you are out there, could I E mail you a few pics, and could you post them on your site or in the showroom?
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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)
Welcome back Man !!! There has been this void without you...
I e-mailed you, Brian L. or Nate K. can post your pics in the showroom, so just send them to one of them.
Good to have you back !
Welcome back Jeff, you have been missed.I thought with school out you were on sabatical in Tahiti :>)
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88 TC X 2, 86 SVO, Main TC with K&N, 3"DP to 2.5"duals through Dynamax, Ric valve at 17+ and disconnected KS.
Elite Bodega 16" chrome wheels. Autometer pod w/ A/F and Vac/boost gauges. New engine shortly, ported head and
manifolds, polished and cc'd chambers, A-230 cam, Race Engineering Adj Cam Sprocket, Crowlers, ARP head studs, Walbro 190 pump and T-3 for starters. KB subs
and jack rails.
Glad to be back!!! I did most of the major body work and rust repair last year, and left all the "little" stuff until this year. Its that last 2% that takes forever!!!! Hell, removing all the trim took me a whole day, and the loose trim covered most of the basement floor. I did a 2 tone paint job -- black under the bump strip, and a wide black stripe over the hood, roof, and trunk, with the rest of the car midnight blue, so the masking took a little while also. I should have some pics by tonight, so I'll send them off to Brian or Nate tonight or tomorrow. Only problem is now my wheels look like crap compared to the rest of the car. I am thinking of some polished Cobra Rs with somke nice new rubber, if I can sneek that past the wife.
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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)
Hate to bring up an old topic (ok, fine, no I don't
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Ryan Harris
1988 TC, 5 speed, all options including sunroof
1987 3.8L V6, C4, 160K miles, no options (winter car, when it works)
RIP 1987 TC, "Built" A4LD, 119K miles, all options except sunroof
My Audio Mixes
Welcome back Jeff, I totally feel you on the whole wife thing---I have not heard the end of it from mine---I have heard the same line from her that your wife has said--lol. I have seen some garage jobs that look absolutely great so dont knock it just yet. And hey to everyone else--I have been pretty busy with the motor on my car so I have not been around either. Put some pics up Jeff
Check the posts' dates, Keith
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Jeff and his pictures have been back for 3.5 years.
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posted 06-23-2001 03:44 PM
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BWAHHAHAHAHA
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1987 Thunderbird 3.8
1987 Turbo Coupe, 5-speed
www.foxthunderbirds.fast-go.com
aka Tbird232ci
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I relinquish the title to "Oldies Digger Upper"
You win, you are the new master
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Glad to see somebody discovered the search feature!!!!
hah
I've always used the search feature.. I've been using message boards since the Windows 95 days lol
It would be cool if you could change the title under my name to that though!
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