'85 Turbo Coupe 5.0 Conversion

May 05, 2019, 10:46:35 PM

I purchased this car new in August of 1985. Eventually, at around 140K miles, it developed a leaky rear main seal and the wife ran the turbo 4 cyl out of oil. It sat out in my field for 7 years until an opportunity to pick up a drivetrain from a '94 5.0 Mustang came along. I converted it over to the 5.0, with a T5. i used it as a regular driver until a wiring issue stopped activating the electric cooling fan, and I parked it. It has been fallow for the past 5 years. I'm looking to swap a 5.0 into my 97 Ranger PU truck. If I can't move the T-Bird, I will cannibalize the needed components from the Thunderbird for that project. It has always been an Arizona car, lots of sun, and all the fading, etc. that goes with that..It has 280K miles. Asking 2500. Great project for someone. Locatd in Gilbert, Az.