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Hello I'm new and don't know a lot about Fords,
I have a 68 Dodge Charger R/T as well as a 1956 Cadillac Coupe Deville. I do all my own work and really enjoy wrenching on cars. My newest acquisition a 1989 Mustang LX 5.0 hatch that is nicely equipped but needs that extra umph. I'll post pics soon but I don't have any at the moment. My brother bought it with aftermarket equipment already installed. It has Under drive pulleys from Summit Racing, a Dynomax Exhaust with Cats that sounds really great might I add. The Transmission has a shift kit and extra fluid cooler. My brother said this was for racing. I have the 16" Pony Rims which look really good (4 lug.) I also have the original Rims and tires with 10 holes.The car has sat for close to 8 years. So two years ago when I started helping him bring it out of retirement We started with the fuel system. Since I started working on it in 2015 I replaced the Fuel Tank, High pressure Sending Unit, Fuel Pump and Foam pads for the tank. Summer of 2016 I noticed that the nylon parts are starting to get brittle and break so I ordered a few new parts from LMR to get the Throttle working correctly. Now the driver door sags and doesn't want to shut. I just ordered a new set of hinge pins, return spring, and nylon lower roller. I have a friend at work that is a hardcore fox body guy. I feel at times I'm bugging him too much and annoy him, So here I am to bug you.
My plan is to make the car a street racer. My friend Sam has told me first thing is have Team Z Motorsports in Taylor put in a Subframe kit to stiffen the frame, through the floor of course. Second he instructed me to Get rid of the cats and install a Off Road X pipe. Which I am confused about, can I just order a BBK mid pipe and it will fit right up to my Dynomax exhaust? I think I have factory headers but I don't know. When I was under the car last it looked like it had collectors, so are those long tube headers? The third step is to make the car a 5 lug disc brake setup. He instructed me to get spindles off of a GT or Cobra (SN95.) I may not get to brakes till next year but I will purchase used parts as they become available. I'm trying to make this a budget build. I said trying, I will spend the money where I have to. I don't plan on doing any engine work till next year. or the following. I want to put 17" Type R rims on the car to replace the 15" Pony Rims. I was planning on 17x9 but I have not made any permanent decision yet. I think that is the largest tire that will fit with no modification. For tires I was told anything between 245-275 for width. I would love to see some tires and rims that other people are running to get a good idea of packages. I also do not have lowering springs. So please send me some pics with Rims/Tires and details. I would love to see what the options are.
Thank you,
Chris
I will post pics of my pony soon. I'm really excited about this car.
I have a 68 Dodge Charger R/T as well as a 1956 Cadillac Coupe Deville. I do all my own work and really enjoy wrenching on cars. My newest acquisition a 1989 Mustang LX 5.0 hatch that is nicely equipped but needs that extra umph. I'll post pics soon but I don't have any at the moment. My brother bought it with aftermarket equipment already installed. It has Under drive pulleys from Summit Racing, a Dynomax Exhaust with Cats that sounds really great might I add. The Transmission has a shift kit and extra fluid cooler. My brother said this was for racing. I have the 16" Pony Rims which look really good (4 lug.) I also have the original Rims and tires with 10 holes.The car has sat for close to 8 years. So two years ago when I started helping him bring it out of retirement We started with the fuel system. Since I started working on it in 2015 I replaced the Fuel Tank, High pressure Sending Unit, Fuel Pump and Foam pads for the tank. Summer of 2016 I noticed that the nylon parts are starting to get brittle and break so I ordered a few new parts from LMR to get the Throttle working correctly. Now the driver door sags and doesn't want to shut. I just ordered a new set of hinge pins, return spring, and nylon lower roller. I have a friend at work that is a hardcore fox body guy. I feel at times I'm bugging him too much and annoy him, So here I am to bug you.
My plan is to make the car a street racer. My friend Sam has told me first thing is have Team Z Motorsports in Taylor put in a Subframe kit to stiffen the frame, through the floor of course. Second he instructed me to Get rid of the cats and install a Off Road X pipe. Which I am confused about, can I just order a BBK mid pipe and it will fit right up to my Dynomax exhaust? I think I have factory headers but I don't know. When I was under the car last it looked like it had collectors, so are those long tube headers? The third step is to make the car a 5 lug disc brake setup. He instructed me to get spindles off of a GT or Cobra (SN95.) I may not get to brakes till next year but I will purchase used parts as they become available. I'm trying to make this a budget build. I said trying, I will spend the money where I have to. I don't plan on doing any engine work till next year. or the following. I want to put 17" Type R rims on the car to replace the 15" Pony Rims. I was planning on 17x9 but I have not made any permanent decision yet. I think that is the largest tire that will fit with no modification. For tires I was told anything between 245-275 for width. I would love to see some tires and rims that other people are running to get a good idea of packages. I also do not have lowering springs. So please send me some pics with Rims/Tires and details. I would love to see what the options are.
Thank you,
Chris
I will post pics of my pony soon. I'm really excited about this car.
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