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$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=218&ad=37178422&cat=&lpid=1&search=cougar&ad_cid=6

Car looks okay and price seems more then fair. I was tempted to call as I have an extra 3.8 t-5 and supposedly a 351 flywheel bolts right up. 120 miles from me.

If anyone wants to save this car and contacts the owner, please let me know.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #1 –
That's too far away for me. Probably a steal for someone though.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #2 –
I've seriously though about calling a few times. I've had bad luck with every 3.8 car I've had and I much prefer the 86 cars, but this would make a good swap candidate to replace my rusty 324k mile car. I just don't really have a need or place for it.

I even thought about driving down with someone with some tools and swapping in a t-5 sans clutch pedal (only part I'm missing) and driving it home with no clutch. Bet even just hooking the TV cable back up with wire would limp it home.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #3 –
Would be a sweet base for a whole drivetrain build.
Sounds like it might limp home in the state its in. As you said, maybe the cable fell off. If not and its simply almost spent...just adjust that sucker all the way tight for maximum pressure and let off the gas on each shift. It'll grab those gears LOL
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #4 –
My bet is all but 1st and 2nd are burned up with alot of slipping. I've towed cars home a few miles, but 120 miles would be miserable. I'd rather just throw a stick in at the sellers driveway. Would be quicker if ya just jumped the nss and started it in gear to get going, rev matches the gears and get it home without all the extra effort of a pedal swap. Dropping the auto can be done in an hour and swapping in the stick shift only takes 20 mins. With a straight freeway run, it would be worth the effort.

I drove my tbird for 3 months with a busted clutch cable when I busted the motor mount and it cut through the cable as the motor slammed down.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #5 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;452547
Would be a sweet base for a whole drivetrain build.

Drag car/burnout machine :burnout:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #6 –
One by one....we will bring all of these cars into the muscle-car status they deserved. MOAR HORSEPOWER ALL THE THINGS!!!
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #7 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;452566
One by one....we will bring all of these cars into the muscle-car status they deserved. MOAR HORSEPOWER ALL THE THINGS!!!

That's the idea :burnout:

I've done a Thunderbird. Now there's only thousands more to go :hick:

Is it bad I want to turbo my DD Focus?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #8 –
There's some high-school or college-age girl driving around grandma's two-tone brown 87/88 bird. They've got the classic muscle-car fast-back look. I want a birdie now too LOL
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #9 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;452630
There's some high-school or college-age girl driving around grandma's two-tone brown 87/88 bird. They've got the classic muscle-car fast-back look. I want a birdie now too LOL

Tu-tone brown is the worst of the tu-tone colors :hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #10 –
I actually quite liked my two tone brown bird.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

$450 88 3.8 cat with trans issues utah

Reply #11 –
The best tu-tone color combo, in my opinion, is the 87 Light Regatta Blue Metallic / Medium Shadow Blue Metallic combo. The Silver / Smoke Metallic color combo on my Thunderbird is nice but no where near as nice as Light Regatta Blue Metallic / Medium Shadow Blue Metallic.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.