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So I have had a few mustangs in my past but my favorite 5.0 was always my 88 LX coupe. It was lowered about 2 inches, had a Tremec 3550, a 347 stroker, edlebrock heads, cobra intake, F303 cam, longtubes, off road H pipe, flows, etc. I loved that car... But sadly it met it's demise at the 1/4 mile track when some ass-hat got pissed that I beat him and put me in the wall after I crossed the finish line, then drove right out of the track never to be seen again.
Fast forward 13 years and I have 2 kids, wife, house, a couple of motorcycles I do track days on, and a boring ass truck for a daily driver. Now boring is good in this case, it always runs and is under warranty, but whatever.
I got to looking at my dirtbike that I had only ridden 1 time this year and 9.2 hours in the past 12 months and decided I would rather have another 5.0 then the bike I never ride. I found a guy who wanted to trade plus cash his mustang for a dirtbike and we worked out a deal. It is a 92 coupe, 5.0, 5 spd, red with black interior (THANK GOD it isn't red like my 88 was). Has a few mods, here is what he told me but I have not verified yet... GT-40 heads, B303 cam, dumped flows (some dumbass welded them onto the stock H pipe and still has stock headers and an exhaust leak), Cobra clutch, Hurst shorty lever (short, with hurst knob, but unsure of shift lever it's self), 5 lug 4 wheel disk brakes (missing e-brake cable, likely needs different master cylinder), weld wheels (15x10 and 15x3.5, want to trade for standard 5 lug mustang wheels)...
Long term plan for the car: It will be a weekend driver, needs to be totally streetable, but also ready to hit the track (road course, screw drag racing) at a moment's notice. It will have regular wheels, be lowered, suspension will be setup for corners, and I want it to have at least 300 RWHP while still maintaining drive-ability, and creature comforts.
So here is what I need help with.
1. The brakes were converted to 5 lug, but the e-brake isn't hooked up to anything and I need to make it work. I haven't crawled under the car all the way yet as I am tired, but likely will tomorrow to see if the cable is still there.
2. The guy lost the keys to the car and just has a replacement ignition set in there, I need to get it re-keyed to all match... Can a Ford dealer get me that based on the VIN or call a locksmith? And yes it has a clean title, and yes the VIN matches, that concerned me but It appears to be fine.
3. Blinkers don't work... the hazzards do but the blinker doesn't. I am no NOOB to troubleshooting like this, just wanted to see if this was common before I go through the whole process?
4. I need a drivers-door arm rest cover... what is the best/cheapest place to get those parts? (http://www.latemodelrestoration.com)?
5. The radiator fan is missing a blade, and the radiator is pretty beat up... It drove the 4 hours home just fine and never got hot, but I want to replace them before it becomes a problem... Radiator and fan suggestions?
I am sure I will have plenty more later, hell I have forgotten so much about these cars with all my focus being on bikes the last decade, but it is coming back to me.
Obligatory pics:
So I have had a few mustangs in my past but my favorite 5.0 was always my 88 LX coupe. It was lowered about 2 inches, had a Tremec 3550, a 347 stroker, edlebrock heads, cobra intake, F303 cam, longtubes, off road H pipe, flows, etc. I loved that car... But sadly it met it's demise at the 1/4 mile track when some ass-hat got pissed that I beat him and put me in the wall after I crossed the finish line, then drove right out of the track never to be seen again.
Fast forward 13 years and I have 2 kids, wife, house, a couple of motorcycles I do track days on, and a boring ass truck for a daily driver. Now boring is good in this case, it always runs and is under warranty, but whatever.
I got to looking at my dirtbike that I had only ridden 1 time this year and 9.2 hours in the past 12 months and decided I would rather have another 5.0 then the bike I never ride. I found a guy who wanted to trade plus cash his mustang for a dirtbike and we worked out a deal. It is a 92 coupe, 5.0, 5 spd, red with black interior (THANK GOD it isn't red like my 88 was). Has a few mods, here is what he told me but I have not verified yet... GT-40 heads, B303 cam, dumped flows (some dumbass welded them onto the stock H pipe and still has stock headers and an exhaust leak), Cobra clutch, Hurst shorty lever (short, with hurst knob, but unsure of shift lever it's self), 5 lug 4 wheel disk brakes (missing e-brake cable, likely needs different master cylinder), weld wheels (15x10 and 15x3.5, want to trade for standard 5 lug mustang wheels)...
Long term plan for the car: It will be a weekend driver, needs to be totally streetable, but also ready to hit the track (road course, screw drag racing) at a moment's notice. It will have regular wheels, be lowered, suspension will be setup for corners, and I want it to have at least 300 RWHP while still maintaining drive-ability, and creature comforts.
So here is what I need help with.
1. The brakes were converted to 5 lug, but the e-brake isn't hooked up to anything and I need to make it work. I haven't crawled under the car all the way yet as I am tired, but likely will tomorrow to see if the cable is still there.
2. The guy lost the keys to the car and just has a replacement ignition set in there, I need to get it re-keyed to all match... Can a Ford dealer get me that based on the VIN or call a locksmith? And yes it has a clean title, and yes the VIN matches, that concerned me but It appears to be fine.
3. Blinkers don't work... the hazzards do but the blinker doesn't. I am no NOOB to troubleshooting like this, just wanted to see if this was common before I go through the whole process?
4. I need a drivers-door arm rest cover... what is the best/cheapest place to get those parts? (http://www.latemodelrestoration.com)?
5. The radiator fan is missing a blade, and the radiator is pretty beat up... It drove the 4 hours home just fine and never got hot, but I want to replace them before it becomes a problem... Radiator and fan suggestions?
I am sure I will have plenty more later, hell I have forgotten so much about these cars with all my focus being on bikes the last decade, but it is coming back to me.
Obligatory pics: