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Hello all, long time reader, first time poster. Glad this resource has been available, its helped me get my Blackbird running it tip-top shape!
Unfortunately, I'm just finally posting because my Blackbird was totaled 3 weeks ago (no one was seriously hurt) and wanted to see if you guys would be ok with me parting it out on here? I own a motorcycle forum myself and always get annoyed when we have a member join just to make a buck, so I figured I'd ask first. I'd like to help out the community to keep these cars alive and to be honest the extra money never hurts either, but I'm not looking to get rich.
Here's a little more info: My turbo coupe adventures started when I bought a fiberglass 1926/27 Ford roadster body. I've always wanted to replicate this car, but with a different drivetrain, http://www.kitcarmag.com/featuredvehicle...d_track_t/ .
So after a little research I decided an 87/88 turbo coupe would be a great donor vehicle. I couldn't find one initially, but I did manage to score an engine/transmission from a local pick-n-pull. Well not long after that I located a donor turbo coupe and bought it sight-unseen. It was greatly misrepresented and in terrible shape, but did run good so I decided to get it against my better judgement. It had been painted 3+ times terribly (last color was a metalic grey), had 296k miles, the interior was horrible and the trans was out. Anyway, I swapped in the spare junkyard transmission and drove it....it was a BLAST!.....but looked like ass...I dubbed it the T-turd. :-P
I decided that I'd like to have another (nicer) one to drive around for fun while I was building the 26/27 roadster, so I found another (MUCH nicer) one 2 weeks later with the clutch out. Swapped in the clutch from my junkyard motor and I had 2 running/driving T-birds!...I dubbed the new car the Blackbird, due to its black exterior.
Anyway, it was time to partout the T-turd for the roadster last winter, so its been up on blocks for the past summer with all the good parts stored in my garage if I needed them for the Blackbird. Well just recently I was letting a friend borrow my Blackbird, and someone ran into him (no one was hurt!) and it totaled the car. :-(
I bought the car back so I'd have a spare drivetrain for the roadster, but I don't want to see the rest of the car and all the spare turbo coupe specific parts go to waste, so I thought some of you guys might be able to use some of the parts off it or the T-turd (although most are pretty well used up on that car).
Anyways, sorry to be joining like this, but if you'll allow me, I'd like to see the parts help out other turbo coupe owners. If its not OK, thanks again for the forum and for reading my story....I'm sure you'll heard about my turbo coupe powered roadster after I get it on the road. :-)
Oh and here are a bunch of random pictures of all of my turbo coupe cars/parts/pieces as well as some inspiration and parts and pieces for the roadster. As you can see, I liked the red/black patina on the Blackbird, so sorry for all the pictures of that, lol.
https://plus.google.com/photos/111574688...8-Z86mh6AE
Unfortunately, I'm just finally posting because my Blackbird was totaled 3 weeks ago (no one was seriously hurt) and wanted to see if you guys would be ok with me parting it out on here? I own a motorcycle forum myself and always get annoyed when we have a member join just to make a buck, so I figured I'd ask first. I'd like to help out the community to keep these cars alive and to be honest the extra money never hurts either, but I'm not looking to get rich.
Here's a little more info: My turbo coupe adventures started when I bought a fiberglass 1926/27 Ford roadster body. I've always wanted to replicate this car, but with a different drivetrain, http://www.kitcarmag.com/featuredvehicle...d_track_t/ .
So after a little research I decided an 87/88 turbo coupe would be a great donor vehicle. I couldn't find one initially, but I did manage to score an engine/transmission from a local pick-n-pull. Well not long after that I located a donor turbo coupe and bought it sight-unseen. It was greatly misrepresented and in terrible shape, but did run good so I decided to get it against my better judgement. It had been painted 3+ times terribly (last color was a metalic grey), had 296k miles, the interior was horrible and the trans was out. Anyway, I swapped in the spare junkyard transmission and drove it....it was a BLAST!.....but looked like ass...I dubbed it the T-turd. :-P
I decided that I'd like to have another (nicer) one to drive around for fun while I was building the 26/27 roadster, so I found another (MUCH nicer) one 2 weeks later with the clutch out. Swapped in the clutch from my junkyard motor and I had 2 running/driving T-birds!...I dubbed the new car the Blackbird, due to its black exterior.
Anyway, it was time to partout the T-turd for the roadster last winter, so its been up on blocks for the past summer with all the good parts stored in my garage if I needed them for the Blackbird. Well just recently I was letting a friend borrow my Blackbird, and someone ran into him (no one was hurt!) and it totaled the car. :-(
I bought the car back so I'd have a spare drivetrain for the roadster, but I don't want to see the rest of the car and all the spare turbo coupe specific parts go to waste, so I thought some of you guys might be able to use some of the parts off it or the T-turd (although most are pretty well used up on that car).
Anyways, sorry to be joining like this, but if you'll allow me, I'd like to see the parts help out other turbo coupe owners. If its not OK, thanks again for the forum and for reading my story....I'm sure you'll heard about my turbo coupe powered roadster after I get it on the road. :-)
Oh and here are a bunch of random pictures of all of my turbo coupe cars/parts/pieces as well as some inspiration and parts and pieces for the roadster. As you can see, I liked the red/black patina on the Blackbird, so sorry for all the pictures of that, lol.
https://plus.google.com/photos/111574688...8-Z86mh6AE