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    Been a while and i have a few updates, not all mustang related...

    Hey guys I haven't been on here in a while, had lots of stuff goin on for starters i rolled my beloved f150 3 times at the begining of january the damage doesn't look too bad but it twisted the frame and i wasnt hurt at all, so here are some pics; And after fighting with the insurance...
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    Opinions and/or reviews on body parst shop

    I'm in the market for a new hood and wing, looking for a 2.5 or 3" cowl hood for my 85 and also i like the look of the cobra wing, i was checking out ploaces and designconceptsauto.com seems to have pretty good prices. I was wondering if anyone has dealt with them before or if there is a better...
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    Finally a foxbody in a decent video game!

    Not too sure how many of you guys are gamers, but i have been looking for a game that has a fox body in it and have only come accross one terrible game, some ford mustang racing game for the old x-box. Anyways I just found out that forza 3 has the 1993 cobra in it and thought i would share. It's...
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    Rear Swap

    I found a 8.8 to swap out my 7.5. I have 2.73's now and the 8.8 has 3.08. He wants 250 for it and i was wondering if it would it be worth it or should i wait until i can find a rear end with 3.55 or 3.73's. Will there be much differene? As always looking for some advice from the gurus
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    Advice on some parts

    I was browsing kijiji today as i always do when bored at work and found a guy who has a 351w c6 tranny and a 9" rear end he planned on putting in his torrino. Now i was going to be replacing my rear end (was going to be a 8.8) but how much harder is it to fit a 9 into my 85? Also how much work...
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    Smog delete

    My 5.0 still has the smog pump running, i was wondering if i need to get the delete kit which just looks like a pulley so i don't have to get a new belt, or can i just rip it out and get a new belt. I did however just replace my belt but a new belt is cheaper than the delete kit... Also if there...
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    phew....

    Finally i got some goodluck with my car! About a month ago i had coolant pouring out of my engine, and i never got a chance to look at it until yesterday. (Kind of put it off because i feared head gasket) But i tried bypassing my heater core, topped off with coolant fired it up and NO MORE...
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    Antifreeze EVERYWHERE!!!!!

    I had a small antifreeze leak but it wasn't bad so i just went to get some fuel because i was running on fumes, and on my way back to my housei noticed a small trail behind me. So i parked it and shut it down and then it jsut came gushing out, it was running down the midpipe on the passenger...
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    Can anyone help me with 7.5" rear end gears?

    Hey guys i was wondering if anyone could help me out. I took a pic of the tag on my diff and was wondering if anyone could tell me what gears i have in there. Here it is: Thanks guys!
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    7.5 or 8.8 rear end

    For a daily driver with a few mods; holley 570 avenger, edelbrock top end kit, bbk longtubes, o/r xpipe, and flowmaster catback, will a 7.5 be good enough if i want to put in 3.55 or should i go to a 8.8? I'm not going to be doing any racing, or any of that stuff. Thanks
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    Shopping for a Intake Manifold

    Hey guys, looks like i may need a new intake manifold... So i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? Right now all the car has is a holley 570 avernger, and i am going to put in a cam maybe new heads, bbk longtubes, bbk x-pipe, and flowmaster catback. Thanks guys!
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    Searching for seats

    My seats in my 85 are done, both front seats are in constant full relcine mode and i do not wan to try to fix them. I was wondering what my options are. I have been shcking out some threads and REALLY like the look of the 03 cobra seats in the fox, but have been having no luck in locating any in...
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    Air cleaner clearance issues

    The guy i bought the car off of put a holley 670 street avenger carb on my 85 and now i am looking for a aircleaner that will fit under a stck hood. I never received the stock one and a couple i have looked at will be too big. Is it the carb that is sitting to high or am i just looking for the...
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    Photos Finally!!

    Here are some pics of the car, it is filthy and needs lots of lovin but it'll be fun, also thanks to all the guys who helped my with my key situation! Drilled out the pin replaced the cylinder with a new one from napa for like 30 bucks!
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    since this is the only forum i post on I am having problems uploading pics...

    He guys just wondering what i am doing wrong i got my car home and took some pics of it to post on hrere finally and i am getting this error message "Failed to write file. Check disc quotas and permissions for the path: albums/2/8245770f546b1ba18ef81120d22ea914_2536.jpg" anyone help me out?
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    Picking up CAR TOMORROW!

    Have the trailer hitched and ready to go hopefully its not too cold outside... Will have pics posted by Sunday so I will finally have something to show!!!!!! I realize this is kind of a pointless thread but i can't stop thinking about it!!!
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    Flat top pistons

    Hey guys another beginner question. My car has flat top pistons and i've been reading a lot of threads with people having to notch their flat tops. I was just wondering what are the limitations of having flat top pistons as opposed to notched. Thanks
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    Edelbrock; Power Package 2091?

    Wandered into one of our local speedshops today and the guy was trying to sell me this top end kit. It looks good but i don't know if its jsut the easy way out or should i try to piece it all together? As far as i know the only mod the car has is a670 CFM Carburetor Holley Street Avenger...
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    Problems already.....

    The smart guy who i am bought the car off of has lost the keys to it, i will be going to pick it up in a little over a week and am wondering what my options are. SDhould i get a new steering column? He said he called the ford dealer with the vin and they need a number off of the ignition or...
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    Starting to get EXCITED!!!

    Hey guys, I will be going to pick up my 85 gt in a couple of weeks and i want to start making a list of some mods to look for for it. Now i have noticed that most sites i have been looking at mostly show parts for 87 and up, not so much for the 85-86.... All I'm planning on doing to this car is...