Well it’s been a few years so I guess I should start a Member’s Ride thread. This is my 1983 Mustang GL, 3.8l V6, C5, notchback roughly how it appeared when I brought it home from my buddy’s dealership.
He acquired it in PA, the body and interior were in reasonable condition.
A little compound and polish brought the paint back to life a bit:
The car ran ok, the brakes were terrible and it bumpsteered badly. The V6/c5 combo also made it the slowest car I have ever owned but I didn’t really care as the plan at this point was to throw all of the original drivetrain and interior away and turn it into a coyote/t56/IRS street and track machine. The only modifications to the car were dual exhaust (which is some home-brew setup that doesn’t quite fit right) and the five lug conversion with tri-bars. The five lug conversion was done with one 94-95 spindle and one 96+ spindle… it was not ideal.
I corrected the spindle situation, added maximum motorsports bumpsteer kit and caster/camber plates, new shocks and struts and Ford B springs and threw some fresh tires on the tri-bars so I could drive it around for a bit.
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