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I have the opportunity to pick up a 1988 thunderbird for 400 dollars complete, which parts will fit on a 1986 svo? Rearend, engine, electronics turbo, Transmission, hydraulic clutch and actuator?
The 88 was the the year to have from all stand points. Yes all of the parts you mentioned will work. (hydraulic cluch I'm not sure of) I want to find one myself. If you get the whole car you can sell some of the TC parts for a recoupe of your investment too. Never mind scraping the steel, copper, aluminum, when it is stripped!
IIRC, you will need to change the bellhousing over to use the hydraulic actuator.
LA3 will swap over with a re-pin of the harness (do a search)
Rear end will be a good swap and keeps the 3.73 ratio
Rear end will be a good swap and keeps the 3.73 ratio
If the 88 TC is an auto, this is correct. Based on him wanting use the bellhousing, I assume its a 5 speed car, and it would have 3:55 gears. The TC rear will swap in, but you will need to modify the quad shock brackets. Swap in the SVO axles and brake parts and call it done.
These shortblocks are tough. People often see the hone scratches even over 120k miles.
The 88 TCs are pretty good looking cars, much better looking than my POS 84 I drove for a couple years in college. Worth more stripped than whole though, and IMO not worth saving like an SVO.
The turbo motor just didn't do the biz in that big car, there were much better options for it.
I disagree with stripping it. An SVO is also worth more stripped than whole. It's a great cruiser with seating for 4 and luggage room. The interior is far better than any Mustang and the ride quality is great. It only weighs a few hundred pounds more than a Mustang. I drove a beat up one this weekend to check the rear-end before pulling it to put into my SVO. This car was beyond saving but still it felt nice and had more than enough power stock to move it.
They made a lot more TCs than SVO's but at their current part-out rate the number of surviving cars might be near that of the surviving SVO's.
Now, to answer your question. The intercooler is bigger and should work on the SVO just fine. The 8.8 is a near bolt in, I only had to tap 4 holes for the brake line mounting bracket. The ECU will re-pin over, the T5 is a world-class and will bolt right in. You can swap over the pedals and bellhousing if you want to go hydraulic, or just swap the transmissions. It has a serpentine belt setup that you can put onto your car. The radiator and duel electric fan setup is a direct bolt in. You don't want the turbo, it's a small IHI in comparison to the T3 the SVO's came with.
You can sell the axels and brakes to another Foxbody guy to do disc, the front brakes are the same as the 87-93 5.0L. For any pre 87 Fox or 87-93 4-cyl Fox the front brakes are an upgrade.
If it's an auto it has 3.73's if it's a manual it's 3.55. The 3.55's are an awesome gear for a street driven 2.3T. Cruising around town in 4th gear I'm doing 2k or less RPM's.
It has a lot of upgrades for your SVO but it also could make a nice driver.
I’ve had several TC’s in the past and its where I cut my teeth of the 2.3 turbo. During each TC project I always found myself trying to turn a TC into an SVO. Most of the drive train parts are direct crossover except the 87 and up used the smaller IHI turbo that was intended to spool up faster (and address the publics concern of turbo lag). The intercooler is larger and a popular upgrade fro the SVO among those who want to keep their cars stock appearance
My 86 TC, after 246,000 hard driven miles (and using synthetic oil) still had the original cross hatch pattern in the cylinder bores.
Since the SVO is so hard to find, when scrounging for drive train parts in the local wrecking yard, I always look for a TC and 400 is a good deal
The 1987 Turbo Coupe was Motor Trend's Car of the Year. It's a 87 SVO with a trunk,( boot for ya'll across the pond). The turbo isn't that hot but all the engine parts will work. If you haven't bought it by now that deal's probably gone!
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