This hard to find foxbody Thunderbird is rocking coyote power!

[@tony71bowens]

This generation of thunderbirds was before its time .The body is kinda like the new Ford Taurus almost .This is definitely the best Ford thunderbird I've seen this modern day .

[@dosstheboss100]

I had 84 t bird and 87 Lincoln mark 7 loved those cars

[@MrCaribe65]

I notice that the owner said "watched a couple of your videos"... Pat yourself on the back sir. You've earned it.

[@D.T.350AG]

That Bird is a hell of a ride and that cougar looks sick AF too!!!

[@trailerpark187]

Definitely a cool car. Not enough of them left. They drove them into the ground. Hang on to it, dont let it go.

[@InfinitlyPixelated]

I've got a 88 Tbird just like it, exept stock 5.0 Overdrive auto and it's a silver color. It runs and drives good!

[@nukesploder]

Thunderbird 87 turbo coupe. Fixing it up and getting her ready to go :P

[@InfinitlyPixelated]

@@nukesploder Hope she makes a good car!

[@thenuthouse8524]

@@nukesploder hey me too. 5 speed?

[@nukesploder]

@@thenuthouse8524 yes sir!

[@DrDavidmx]

Awesome!! My favorite fox body 1983-88 Thunderbird TC.

[@theAngryMilkman1249]

My brother had that generation TBird....sweet car.

[@jeepfanatik1304]

I had an 87 Turbo Coupe T-Bird when i turned 16. This brought back SOOOO many memories!! It was black/black.

[@beauyo1293]

I had an 87 T-bird back in 96. It was a hand me down car that my mom bought new off the showroom floor of Jack Roach Ford in Houston. I wish I never would’ve sold it. My cousin had it for like a week, and completely totaled it.

[@morrismerritt7923]

Quite possibly the most beautiful Thunderbird I have ever seen.

[@mattmaverick703]

Glad you saved it! These were way ahead of the time when they came out as well as the Taurus and Tempos of same years 83 to 88. This one is 1 of a kind awesome car. Happy to see someone besides me loved these Thunderzords

[@kriszhea902]

Thanks for the video. I’m the original owner of a ‘96 T-bird. It’s all stock, so it’s a daily driver, but I love it!

[@Trin00gt]

My first car was an 87 T-bird LS 3.8L bought it for $600 white with blue interior. Loved that car. That is an amazing T-Bird appreciate others that enjoy that body style (87-88). Looks great and clean, well done Sir. Wow, stock clock, EQ, looks good. You can make it dual power seats. Chrome pin stripe looks good. To each their own not a fan of the chrome caps on the exterior mirrors. Sounds great!

[@LegionGamingTV]

Ive got an 86 bird with the turbo hood, an 80 Fairmont, and an 88 tbird 5.0 car. Love the odd foxes man. Glad your getting them some shine time. Good stuff!!

[@davidburman451]

Thanks for featuring a Bird ! I've got a Bird on the back burner.....after watching this I feel motivated. Its an 88 5.0L plain jane....got all the parts stashed to make it right. Explorer engine....turbo coupe nose and hood....rear spoiler...full gauges ...full conversion to /99 mustang big rotors & calipers with matching K membr and A arms....TracLoc rear....5 lug conversion....bullett mags. I just have to get started 😻 PS. In 88 the 5.0 cars had 8.8 open rear. The 87/88 turbos had 8.8 tracloc.

[@jrusted5.031]

BRO! This car is clean and bad ass! It's like the Yote was meant for it.

[@tomnekuda3818]

I've got a '95 T-Bird in beautiful condition that I've been considering this exact swap......for the life of me I don't know how you shoehorned that coyote into the engine bay. I've looked at mine a couple dozen times and tried to figure it out. My hat is off to you. Really a beautiful car....

[@IsmailAbdulMusic]

Sweet video! Good work on the ride. I remember seeing quite a bit of them when I was growing up in early 90's. I'm a recording artist up in Pontiac, Michigan

[@JimHorn-y1y]

Saw this car rolling on northbound I-75 this past Friday. Immediately knew what it had under the hood when I heard it (after puzzling over the plate for a minute). Glad to have found this video.

[@DavidR-ub2dp]

This era t bird are the most areo dynamic for the time

[@Celticman197]

I have a Black 88 with a 347 Stroker EFI, with a 8.8 373 rear end. Wish I would have gotten the Coyote. I tried Hedman long tubes but they heated up the starter, and blocked starter and transmission removal. Had to go to short headers. The trunk bottom rusted out but I'm getting that repaired.

[@JMRRebuilders]

I use to own a 87 5.0 I put the turbo coupe hood on mine. I unfortunately lost it to a underpass. It had the digital dash and the super comfy cloth with the center console controls. Man I miss that thing. Sharp car brother

[@severogonzaleziii5549]

Nice bro. I had a 1983 thunderbird put a 5.0 in it. I which I never sold it back in 2000. That car looks. Sweet. U don't see these anymore.

[@reesegaster1611]

My dad's got stock 2013 motor with mustang cams, and injectors running 9.20s on 9-11lbs with 76/75 precision turbo in a 80 Fairmont wagon

[@origionalwinja]

this event got my car show hating wife completely HOOKED on drag racing....this was the best "vacation" we've ever taken! never thought she would fall so in love with cars and racing. will definitely be back next year!! hope we can find some more cool car shows and drag racing around close in the coming year.

[@mikegay8511]

That joker is amazing. My uncle had one in a dark blue. I'm so founding one.

[@pennywise8182]

Love these aero birds.I have an '88 Turbo Coupe that I'm redoing.Built at the world famous Lorain Assembly Plant in Lorain,Ohio.

[@ricardomendez4106]

Tbird hands down is the best foxbody ever made. If you never drove one it's a bucket list item.

[@Kris-mr7pf]

I've always been a t-bird fan and this one is freaking beautiful!! About time the bird actually got some wings! Excellent build man!!

[@johnwieboldt1969]

Glad to see some being saved. My 86 four eye cougar should be ready for next year. 347, pro-charged, and I'm only 7x over budget! Lol. Love the fat fox.

[@hankmoody6996]

Haven’t seen one in a while I forgot all about these. Those seats back then were so comfy like sitting on your living room couch. I’m all for leather but I miss the feeling of a good cushioned soft cloth seat.

[@ChiKrew_]

This was one of my favorite cars at the whole event, looks even better in person

[@jasuthwani6594]

So glad i bought a 88 thunderbird, cant wait to make it a coyote down the road! awesome video and such an awesome car!

[@bigt539]

Man loved me some thunderchickens back in the day Had so many 3.8s,2.3 turbo,5.0 Living in nj insurance was so high on a stang so we did the birds and cougars Xr7 cougar 2.3 turbo wicked car

[@rondyechannel1399]

After watching this, it reminded me my '88 T Coupe, in the barn collection, blew out both of it's rear tail lights when it got to a crazy 20 below last year. Weird the plastic just broke out of the center. So today got busy and very lucky to find another set pretty cheap. The headlights are getting crazy expensive, like $300.00. each. The T bird specific parts are getting hard to find. It was a great car and has 273,000 miles but is ready for a rebuild. People don't believe it but it has the original turbo and clutch. I highway commuted it 130 miles a day for years, 2 stops.

[@StrongStacker1]

Very cool Thunderbird! I got my drivers license on my grandfather’s 1988 Thunderbird. Great video guys!

[@topdowntoads3684]

CLEAN!! That is a cool car and sounds great!

[@josephmengele7804]

I got a nice built 87 tbird sport tuned its cranking 390 hp, same turbo coupe hood on can’t beat that!

[@RussellBrosGarage]

Engine compartment SO CLEAN! Talk about shoe horn!

[@vicious6573]

Incredible craftsmanship! Amazing car.

[@chadbearden8345]

Ole bird sounds mean and looks good....nice job

[@creeksquadnation2129]

Gorgeous car! Saw it there and fell in love!

[@ryanmalin]

My first car was a black 94 thunderbird. It wasnt a fox, it was a MN12 but I can understand your nostalgia.

[@joshthemediocre7824]

I love the way this era T birds drive..this one would be super fun. They are a pretty light car, especially in the back.

[@nicholasprice4103]

My first car was a light blue 87 Tbird with the 5.0. I still have the car. But with a kid it’s hard to get the money to do anything with it. But man were those glory days fun with her! Hopefully oneday that ole Tbird will fly again!

[@bluesserchion3312]

Bad. Ass. Bird. Good. Job

[@T-bird_Johnny]

we need to see some MN-12 t-birds and cougars next with factory IRS they are awesome!

[@ngrybrd-jt6cp]

There’s a few of us who have done the swap. I did my 95 thunderbird with a t45 transmission and oxmanwi here on KZbin did the swap to his 96 with 6r80 and supercharged thing is wild

[@lilibethdoherty295]

Outstanding job!, you should be proud of all the effort and attention to detail is over the top.

[@easycomeeasygo8901]

Awesome build I love these Thunderbirds as well as to cougars. That car looks like a pretty darn sleeper. Does need the supercharger though, lol. My first 5.0 small black was out of one of these... 86 actually

[@powershift1]

Very tasteful and super clean! Great work!

[@shofan70]

Man! That's cherry! Very tasteful build.

[@Tom-wq2mz]

My first Thunderbird was a 1989 5.0 Turbo Coupe. Love from Leitchfield Kentucky

[@carlspackler91]

In 89 there was no Turbo Coupe. The Turbo Coupe never had a 5.0, it was a 2.3 Turbo 4 cylinder.

[@Tom-wq2mz]

@@carlspackler91 It had a 5.0 and console shift. I bought it from a used car lot for 2.000 in the day. White with grey interior. It had a emblem on the right side of the trunk that said turbo coupe. It's very possible that the previous owner could have put it on. I remember stepping in on the gas pedal and the rear-end was light and would fishtail. Since there was no convertible in 89 we reinforced the the car and cut top off and rolled the interior out and put trim around the edges to hold the interior in place. I painted it taxi cab orange and shot house of kolor orange and gold metal flake in the clear came out a burnt orange. I'm very positive it had a 5.0 I've built car's all my life

[@carlspackler91]

@@Tom-wq2mz What you had was an LX my friend. It must have had the deck lid replaced or like you said an emblem added for fun, but if it had a body like the one in this video, it wasn't an 89 either, must have been an 88.

[@Tom-wq2mz]

@@carlspackler91 I went back and watched the video. Yes it is the same body style Pointed front bumper cover and the blacked out taillights. I would say that the hood on the car in the video is aftermarket mine was solid.

[@carlspackler91]

@@Tom-wq2mz You had an 88 LX. The hood in this video is stock from 87-88 Turbo Coupe.

[@1991CALYPSO]

That thing is sick. He did a great job.

[@ljsites]

That’s so cool, beautiful car. I had a ‘85 Turbo coupe, (4 cyl.) loved that car. Great channel!

[@jeepfanatik1304]

I had an 87 right when i turned 16. My parents gave it to me when i turned 15. I loved that car right up until i got rear ended and was totaled out......which was a month after i got my license :(

[@joshmata4541]

That’s my favorite t-bird body

[@MrChevroletsforlife]

Nice, I remember my gma having one of these the same color when I was a young kid. I had a blast with my uncle doing burn outside and donuts with me in the backseat. What a blast

[@shawnclyne1904]

Very nice job! Had a hand me down 86 5.0 cougar from my dad when I was in the corps. Great memories of that car!

[@robertespinosa6317]

Coyote swap plans for my 97 bird, currently 4.6 powered. Your videos have pretty much convinced me😄

[@SVTJD]

I. LOVE. THIS. CAR. 🤩 Far and away my all time favorite car. I had 5 different t birds, one was a turbo coupe 84, an 88 5.0 lx the rest were v6s. Love these cars, this one would have been a wet dream for me at 20 years old.

[@chrisgrignon3877]

Nice I had an 89 super coupe wish I never sold it beautiful car

[@AmitKumar-ym7bw]

I've got a 85 Cougar all original and I love it. Would love to do a swap like this one day. My father got it in 85 and I took possession when he sadly passed on and kept it garaged for 14 years. Drive it on sunny days. Original 128,838 miles on the od. All I need is to give it some gitty up!

[@rondeltritt5047]

My pops had an 87 with the og 302 was a beast. Nd I had the 91 with the og 302. Miss those t-birds!

[@robertwalls5794]

Gorgeous! Big fan of the 83-88 T Bird/Cougar/Mk7 here.

[@gordythecreator]

I've always loved that old foxbody turbo T-Bird. I prefer the Lincoln Mark7, cougar looks weird tho. Mark7 SLAMMED, looks so menacing, but I've not seen it done right since the 90s. Slammed Mark7 is the ticket

[@The07gt]

It’s a Ford! So it’s absolutely beautiful!! Very clean!

[@invincable187]

Just got done picking up a cougar can’t wait till I can put the coyote in it

[@chrispulieri9543]

How's that coming

[@k5wxp22]

Very nicely done! Glad you didn't have problems with sinkholes... I was at the Corvette Museum shortly after a bunch of rare cars were swallowed up!

[@lordvader3716]

I have a 86 bird that I daily, I wish mine looked half as good as that, maybe one of these days. Sick ride, thanks for sharing.

[@stephenroberts7816]

I love those T-Birds! I had a black v6 back in the day and loved it. I wish putting a Coyote in it was an option back then. Sooooo cool and sounds wicked!

[@greggkunkle8539]

So clean. I can almost smell the foxbody interior. If you know, you know.

[@mustangmike4078]

Awesome car, its great to see some of these other foxbodies getting some love! Makes me miss my 88 cougar though😕Maybe we'll be lucky enough to see a tricked out LSC on the channel at some point.

[@wafflesnfalafel1]

super cool build - love those gen tbirds

[@Rome3aaro]

I got a 88 Turbocoupe with a 460😁 runs pretty good

[@rickybobby7326]

I had an 87 5.0 loved that car

[@FadedGlory4532]

The wheels look killer on there

[@tonguemyangus2664]

Floor pans are completely different. The cougar xr7, tbird sport and of course the turbocoupe had 8.8. The front control arms are the same as sn95s the rear end is the same width as an early sn95. Thats a few of the differences of course theres a lot more.

[@thefoxchamber]

Love that T-Yote, saw it in person at Foxtoberfest and Ford Takeover. Awesome build.

[@trbstang]

Very nice! Loved those 87-88 T birds. Wish I had grabbed one when they were cheap and still in good condition, but I never had the room and I certainly would not get rid of my 87 LX.

[@jecoboost1440]

I always like the 87-88 turbo coupes

[@BuiltVSBought]

It's super clean. Epic intro as well.

[@mikeflanders1292]

That thing is awesome. I've owned hundreds of ford's, f-150's, mustangs, thunderbird, broncos, etc. And I've got to say, I think the 5.0 coyote is their best 8 cylinder engine. The king is obviously the old inline 6, but for v8's you can't beat the coyote

[@kennethrobinson5151]

It also has a much longer wheelbase which helps with the ride

[@JB-dk3qc]

3"

[@bradkrekelberg8624]

Awesome clean build!

[@juanreyesjr580]

Hell yeah this car is nice!

[@samueljackson2478]

Glade these Thunderbirds are getting some love finally and the 1994 Thunderbird SC Coupes also the 87-98 Lincoln Mark 7/8 series Coupes

[@michaellowe3665]

I miss my 87TC. Also a terrible winter car. The fuel system always froze up and it would stop running at precisely 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Didn't really have to worry about winter traction that way.

[@BLACKKNIGHTMUSTANG]

I use to have a 87 Ford thunder Bird keep it for a while. I drop 3 motors in that car. Nice 💪

[@chadvalliere8697]

Man in high school (1998) I had a red ‘88 T-Bird with a 5.0 with the digital dash. Miss that car

[@robertvalentin5846]

wow rare t bird ill haven't seen those in years those are nice looking car my favorite t bird is 77 and 77 mercury cougar big boy heavy car like those 80s t bird so many nice cars are gone

[@Str8sixfan]

Really love the features on any non-Mustang Fox. I still want to do Cyclone swap in a four-eyed Cougar just to have something way out there. Beautiful T-Bird. I'd bet ACC makes a carpet kit for the T-Bird. They make one for my Fairmont, so they'd almost have to make one for a T-Bird at that rate.

[@roadrunner40]

I owned a '86 Cougar. It had the metric wheels Michelin made the only tire available. I remember installingtamper-proof security screws through the tail light lenses because they were being stolen frequently. I cannot remember what it was but there was also something different about the AC compressor. It handled like a sports car and was very dependable.

[@jerryhayden8720]

I had a 97 Mark VIII that had too many issues so I got rid of it but I'm thinking about doing something like this Bird to a first gen Mark VIII which I like the body style better than the gen 2. I know some think that's an old man's car but hey, I am an old man and I still want to have a hot rod Lincoln even though my first one was a messed up rust bucket that "everything" was wrong with. I had a 85 T-Bird but like the 87 & 88 much better. This is definitely one fine ride but my hat's off to you because I know there was an enormous amount of labor and money that went into this build. 👍

[@tsgarage2382]

This is silly sick,, thats what needs to be done with all the old cars still on the roads. I would love to get the turbo mustang engine in a Probe

[@brad5469]

I have a silver 1988 Thunderbird V6 in perfect condition. Put Ford Motorsport mustang lowering springs and new struts and shock and cobra wheels. Has little extras as well. It is a great cruiser car for long trips.

[@projectturbocoupe4897]

I'll be happy if my 85 turns out half as clean as that one.

[@cmbvrb]

the thunderbird is a fox chassis but some of the suspension parts are larger. the carpet may not fit because it is a little larger car.

[@avgjoe1836]

Black t bird was my favorite car at the whole event!

[@dreadpiratesidebeard9471]

Heh. I think I saw a wad of paper stuffed into the power button for the Amp. I had to do that with mine too. I have an 88 TC and am loathe to replace the 2.3 but man does this ever tempt me. Gorgeous!!

[@LiquidSSSnake]

T' yota....JK I would love that, I have fond childhood memories traveling around the country in a black '84 Tbird.

[@edwardgutierrez8991]

Havent seen one this nice looking, bad ass swap 👍

[@The147tacammo]

Thunderchickens and the capri rs has a special place with me nice car man👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@carlosnsosa99]

Loved hose back in the day