question about the unibody

While doing work on my car at school it was found that my strut towers have rust, rusted being that you can reach throught with about 3 fingers and grab the turbo. Its the same story on the driver side. My teacher inspected the rest and told me that it was good. He said that it wouldnt cause me problems for a few years but it would have to be fixed eventually.

Is this common to these cars, and how hard is it to fix?

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87 Turbo coupe, 5spd, full factory options, Gillis valve at 18psi, Monroe Sense-a-Trak shocks in rear, K&N cone filter.
Near future: custom 3in. exhaust, Dynomax Magnum Bullet Race muffler, Autotechnic S7 30psi boost gauge, Ranger Roller, frame pull, new windshield, new quarters, fresh coat of paint.

If its that bad, it will have rust eating away in several other places as well... I'd find a rust free one while they are cheap and still out there.

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Three 1988 Turbo Coupes .....
And now a 1987

I agree with Tom..... rust like than is pretty bad. Find a nicer TC, and use the old one as a parts car.

Had a 69 Mustang (similar unit boby to the TC) daily driver back in the early 80s with similar rust problems. On a hard left turn, the right side strut tower ripped loose and ended up laying against the motor. That was the end of that car [Image: frown.gif]

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Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 21 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 // 04 Taurus Duratec (wifes car)