wow good luck an great work so far!!
1979 Mustang Cobra wht/green v8
1984 Mustang GT-350 Convertible
2005 Toyota Tacoma Ext Cab Trd 4x4 off road- (daily driver)
1968 Mustang Conv (Eleanor Project)
2009 Honda crv.
what are your plans as far as engine? Are you going to freshen up the original?
I pulled my front clip and will be dropping the k memeber on mine soon as well for a sandblast and paint
I just completed a driveling change over on my P/C this summer. http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...e-in-driveline I thought I got a deal on mine @ $1600.00. You got me beat! Nice Car!
Last edited by forgotn; 11-01-2013 at 07:58 PM.
nice! Sub'd
I've always loved the pace cars, especially the way they designed the front end. I even like the factory wheels, but it would be hard for me to stick with them and give up the extra handling from a more modern set of wheels and tires.
Any updates?
Have a few pics to update
The right front frame rail was shot, so after a few hours of air chisel work the frame rail is literally a pile of rusty ruble on the floor! The good news is we hit solid metal on the shock tower and the frame horn. Next step will be install a replacement frame rail.
I pulled all the interior out and was pleased to find the original seats and carpet in respectable condition for a northern car. I'm trying to keep things as original as possible, some of this looks to be restorable!
I found hay in the spare tire well, together with a coating of clay on the chassis, confirms my suspicion the original owner lived on a Farm.
Last edited by PaceFever79; 01-31-2015 at 10:02 AM.
Among all the change and trinkets under the seats, I found this Tupperware receipt dated 1981 that also confirms my suspicion that the original owner was a woman (who else would never mod a Mustang or beat it to death) thanks Eileen!
Last edited by PaceFever79; 10-13-2014 at 12:52 PM.
Too bad about the frame rail but at least you found it and are fixing it. To have rushed through and not done it you would've kicked yourself!
We picked up a carpet from ACC for our 79 and are quite happy with it. May be an option if yours is faded more than the picture shows.
It was a bummer about the frame rail, it makes for a much bigger project, but also makes it more interesting.
Btw, it looks like battery acid is what caused the frame rail to fail. The older batteries were notorious for leaking. The battery acid ran down into the frame rail and rusted the rail from the inside out.
Awesome survivor and a steal. Great addition.
Just noticed your car says "pace car" on the passenger side and "official pace" on the driver's side. That is weird.
1984 Mustang GT owned since 1991 (first car). Mercury Mountaineer GT-40P engine, some suspension mods, currently undergoing a five lug SN95 brake upgrade and more suspension mods. Some minor body and interior mods have been done as well.
2004 GT convertible, 2001 Taurus LX, 1994 F150, 1950 F-1 Ford Pickup
The car has its original paint and graphics except where they did some rust repairs on the rear wheel lips. They had to remove the lettering from the quarter panels to blend in the paint. Rather than removing the letters they had to and leaving partial words they pulled the entire word from each side. It's been fun rebuilding the forensic history as well as the car itself.
I'm glad you're keeping it stock. Have you done anything with the SVO?
'88 Mustang GT convertible, T5, 3.08:1 gears. 5.0 Explobra Jet: A9L Mass Air conversion, Fenderwell Mac cold air intake, 70mm MAF meter = 4.6 T-Bird/Cougar housing + '95 Mustang F2VF-12B579-A1A sensor, aftermarket 70mm throttle body and spacer, Explorer intakes, GT40P heads with Alex's Parts springs and drilled for thermactor, Crane F3ZE-6529-AB 1.7 "Cobra" roller rockers, Ford Racing P50 headers, Mac H-pipe, Magnaflow catback, Walbro 190 LPH fuel pump, UPR firewall adjuster and quadrant with Ford OEM cable, 3G conversion ('95 Mustang V6), Taurus fan, rolled on Rustoleum gloss white paint...
Past Four Eyes: Red well optioned '82 GT 5.0, Black T-top '81 Capri Black Magic 3.3L 4 speed, Black T-top '84 Capri RS 5.0 5 speed.Over 200,000 miles driven in Four Eyes, and over 350,000 in Fox Body cars.
Thanks guys! Both are "spare time" projects that are inching along slowly (est 2 years). No worthwhile pic updates at this time. I'm still in the disassemble and parts gathering stage at this time.
DarranOriginally Posted by BLUECRAPI
1982-1C (Black) GT T-Top:http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...he-Road-Thread
1986-9L (Oxford White) SVO: http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...d-did-1986-SVO
1979 (85:Tangerine) Coupe (my son's): http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...gerine-Machine
1979 (3F:Light Medium Blue) Coupe (one day to be my other son's!) http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...um-Blue-Bomber!
Brock
1984 Mustang LX Convertible 3.8L V-6/Auto (SOLD)
1984 Mustang GT Hatchback 5.0 V-8/5 Speed
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