turbo coupe ?

[mustang2300]

i have the option of picking up a 1984 thunderbird turbo coupe...its got 130,000 miles ....but its got a bad head gasket....is there anything that I have to be cautios of when buying a car with a bad head gasket...and what would be a fair price..thanks for the info

 

[Pro-Hawk]

i have the option of picking up a 1984 thunderbird turbo coupe...its got 130,000 miles ....but its got a bad head gasket....is there anything that I have to be cautios of when buying a car with a bad head gasket...and what would be a fair price..thanks for the info

The problem I think in 85 (older 85's) and under 2.3T is that they didn't have hardned exhaust seats. From what I hear its RARE to find a 85 ( older) and under without a cracked head. Also the exhaust mainifolds are either cracked are about to crack. If it was me I would go real cheap on it like a few hundred bux.

 

[mustang2300]

thats what I was thinking...but then i am going to turn this in to a street car with some power so I can blow the doors off all of my friends with ricers...I am prob going to get new manifolds all around and get a new head and port and polish...anything else you recommend

 

[Stinger]

Haha...fortunately there is nothing wrong with 99% of the cracked heads...matter of fact, I'm running 3 of them and don't have any plans to change them.

Exhaust manifolds are a minor issue...

Price depends on what you want (whole car or just drivetrain) and what kind of shape the car is in (if you plan to drive it).

500 or less would be great for the whole car if you just want the drivetrain...

Stinger

 

[mustang2300]

no car is in very good shape for twenty years old...I am going to fix it up and drive that...also going to keep my current 2.3 mustang...

 

[Pro-Hawk]

Haha...fortunately there is nothing wrong with 99% of the cracked heads...matter of fact, I'm running 3 of them and don't have any plans to change them.

Exhaust manifolds are a minor issue...

500 or less would be great for the whole car if you just want the drivetrain...

Stinger

Ya I been hearing that some of the cracks on these heads wasn't worth worring about and that is was the machine shops being to picky. Hell my 85 SVO ran great until the mainifold cracked.

That about what I payed for my 88'TC parts car.

I'm not sure on anything else on the older TCs you may want to check out NATO's web site since you want to put that bird on the street and not strip it.

 

[Stinger]

Pro...your SVO's head is cracked....just thought I'd let you know

 

[mustang2300]

whats that website address?

 

[Stinger]

what website?

 

[mustang2300]

I'm not sure on anything else on the older TCs you may want to check out
NATO's web site since you want to put that bird on the street and not strip it

this website that Pro-Hawk was talking about

 

[Stinger]

www.turbotbird.com
www.turboford.org

 

[mustang2300]

thanks for the info everybody...i will let everybody know what happens with this

 

[Pro-Hawk]

Pro...your SVO's head is cracked....just thought I'd let you know

That is just not fair