My New 1990 LX Hatch -All Stock

[Joe Jr.]

This is my 4th mustang and I'm loving it. It's been a road eater. It has 254,000 miles on it and still runs......all stock. I was laughing because it even still has the original shocks on it. It's a little rough....but who cares, it's a running fox. I have a newer 92 block that i'm putting gtp's on with the cobra intake....and I have a completely rebuilt rear end with 3.55's to go it with turbo coupe disks in the rear.

this one is an auto.....amazingly fun to drive...( i would have never thought) and that will change also, because i have a t5 waiting to go in it also.

It is strait piped and is running off the cats, so i need some mufflers and tails and some headlights....they've seen better days.....

all in all i'm pumped because i haven't had a running Stang in a few years....just good to be back in one...

Joe

 

[Coast2CoaStang]

Congrats on your new ride .

 

[LaserSVT]

Most ecxellent project car dude!
Body looks very straight and rust free. What is that by the rear passenger side tail light? Is that a dent or rust or am I just seeing dirt?
I assume you got a good deal on it too.
The way the paint looks I bet if I spent 8 hours on it with my chemicals and buffer that I could make it a nice deep glossy red again. I miss working on a Stang so much that if you lived near here I would say bring it over so I can buff it out for ya.

 

[Joe Jr.]

thanks guys, i'm pretty excited to have it. It needs some work, but i'll have fun driving it before winter and then clean it and park it for the winter.

yes that is a bit of a dent and some rust at the passenger tail light. it looks like someone backed it into something at that corner. If i did live closer i'd take you up on the buffing. I can do it myself, but it takes some work....and i wouldn't call myself a pro..

 

[ill advised]

And you got a sunroof?! Lucky!

/Napoleon Dynamite

 

[89stang1]

nice 5.0 body looks real good.......................let the lovin begin

 

[Joe Jr.]

And you got a sunroof?! Lucky!

/Napoleon Dynamite

yeah not real excited about the sun roof, but hey it's there, so I'll keep it.

 

[Joe Jr.]

nice 5.0 body looks real good.......................let the lovin begin

is that lovin or spending you're talking about?.....

i already ordered a new side marker, found some bassani 3" tails for it and am on the hunt for some mufflers...

 

[the pony boy]

nice ride but im partial!

pic from ad i found.
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how it looks now.

 

[Joe Jr.]

Nice car....you have that thing clean....I likey!

nice ride but im partial!

pic from ad i found.
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how it looks now.

 

[Joe Jr.]

any other red LX hatches out there for inspiration?

 

[mob]

Cool man, good to see a car with that many miles still on the road. I think my shocks are stock too, just reminded me I gotta get new ones, I only have 170 though. Looks like a fun project.

 

[Joe Jr.]

yeah the shocks started squeaking once I got it home too.....not to worry though, i have a new rear end and some strange adjustables to go on it soon...

 

[S&B]

its probably just no spring isolators in the rear

 

[89stang1]

is that lovin or spending you're talking about?.....

i already ordered a new side marker, found some bassani 3" tails for it and am on the hunt for some mufflers...

both lol the lovin always cost $ Good Luck wit her