What I did this weekend - pics inside...

[Paul]

This was my Saturday...

It started out a bit gloomy in the morning, when my friend and I were headed to the junkyard to get various fasteners for my notch. There was mud and general swampiness everywhere, but we were undaunted.

I found a perfect, unsuspecting '87 Lincoln Mark VII LSC. It had a virgin 83,000 mile 5.0 HO in it, which I subsequently stripped of damn near every fastener in the engine. It was almost sad - I tore apart a perfectly good motor just so I could rob it of its bolts. However, I knew that it was for the greater good, as this is all part of restoring the notch. I was also able to get some 19 lb injectors off the Lincoln, which another friend needed for his car. Excellent.

Then, I was meandering through the yard when I happened upon the engine you see below. I immediately called a good friend of mine, snapped some pictures on my phone, and emailed them to him. Three hours later, my friend and I were driving away with this virtually complete engine, ECU, and mass air meter for the princely sum of $260. We delivered it to my good friend Mike, and all was well with the world.

Can anybody identify the motor in question? A gold star goes to the first person to get it right.

Sorry for the crappy pics, but they were snapped with my phone. What do you want from me? :hammer:

Paul.

 

[TRUUBLE]

Supercoupe?

 

[9psi 98]

That appears to be a 2.3L ford turbo motor out of an old Thunderbird SC... Where's my Gold Star....lol :dancing6:


Edit: I gotta split the gold star with TRUUBLE. I was right about the turbo motor, but I did say it was out of a Super Coupe.

 

[Paul]

Bingo, it's a turbo 2.3 from a Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. (Not a super coupe, those were supercharged if memory serves...)

Gold star goes to 9psi98. O0 Dang, I thought this would be tougher for you guys.

Now the much more difficult question...

What year(s)? ???

Paul.

 

[9psi 98]

The SC's were supercharged V6's. The Turbo Coupe's ran from 83' to 88'. 89' was the first year of the SC body style. I dated a girl that had one a long time ago...the only reason I know this crap about them.

 

[Paul]

Yep, they ran from '83 to '88, but this motor is unique. It only ran for two years - do you know which ones? It is also the most desirable.

 

[forcefed5pt0]

1987 and 1988, the last years? they were intercooled.

 

[mean green]

my guss is a 1988

 

[realitygt]

1986 1/2

 

[Paul]

Right on the money ForceFed, this was an '87. The intercooler and all that stuff was in the trunk. I believe the 87-88 were also the only ones with the serpentine belt setup.

Paul.

 

[9psi 98]

Nice find. Take a 4cyl notchback and throw that thing in there. It would definitely be unique.

 

[mean green]

a buddy of mine had a 88 turbo coupe and it had a blowed up motor so we rebilt it and put a aftermarket turbo and that think kicked some ass

 

[Paul]

Nice find. Take a 4cyl notchback and throw that thing in there. It would definitely be unique.

It's going in my friend's 1984 Mercury Capri RS - it came with a turbo 4 cylinder stock. Some friends of mine own a big 79-86 board, and it's one of their cars.

Paul.