my 1980 coupe

[dutch2081]

]as alot of you know i picked up a 1980 coupe 4 cyl auto from original owner with 79000 km....it has mint interior and the body was underground garaged kept but winter drivin and not rust checked at all...body is original but it does has some rust on bottom of doors and and the frame rails need some attention around the sway bar mounts..the plan is pull motor and trans and get someone to fix the front frame rails then proceed with a nice ford 5.0 5 spd and 8.8 rear end..build a nice 300 to 350 hp and have fun with it. leave the body the way it is and put some ten hole wheels with some nice fat drag radial..being that the sticker in the door says the car weighs about 2600 lbs should move along pretty good...enjoy..will up date when time has come

the good

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the bad

[onetrackrider]

Nice, your money ahead with as nice as that interior is...

[mustang22]

Good luck on the build.

[STL79Coupe]

That's a sweet interior, than your heart sinks when you see the rust. Check out my build thread in my signature. I weigh 2660 without driver and it is stripped. No accesories, bumper support, hvac, tube k member etc. So get it on a scale just to make sure. With a warmed over GT40P motor E cam it has gone 12.5@110 so they can scoot for little money.

[grabbergreen84]

Nice score! And a mostly uncut dash. I think I see a classic early '80s Pioneer SuperTuner in there. My old '82 came to me with a Pioneer, but it was a much later deck, with digital tuner and inferior cassette mechanism. Still shaft mount though.
The point is that IIRC my dash was slightly hacked to fit the Pioneer, but nothing a factory radio wouldn't cover up.

That interior shows the benefits of keeping them garaged.
Looks like under your battery tray is the worst part. That's a pretty common problem.

[TopGear85]

That interior was worth the price of admission alone...wow, that is sweet!

[dutch2081]

yeah interior is mint and it is an aftermarket pioneer deck...yeah i am 1000 dollars into it and thats the price of the car....motor getting pulled tomorrow morning then sent off to a friend to cut and replace the rails...i was a little dissappionted when i dug into thos rails but an 80 coupe is rare up here in toronto winter climates...the car is worth saving...more pics

[STL79Coupe]

That's the original color of my car, but it had blue interior. The previous owner changed the dash to a black one so I kept going with black. Now I kind of wish it was red. Titanium frost with a red interior would look really nice.

[BMW Rider]

Almost a twin to what my 79 was originally. My interior was way worse, but the rust was less extensive.

[dutch2081]

Very nice. Ya can get pretty pricey up here if you got to piece an interior together.

[BMW Rider]

Very nice. Ya can get pretty pricey up here if you got to piece an interior together.

Which is why I'm going with minimal bare aluminum skins with racing seats in stripped out race car style. Getting almost anything for the car up here involves expensive shipping and cross border fees. I have come across a few parts closer to home. Just watch the local online ads zealously and you'll likely score a few things.

Have fun with your rebuild, looking forward to progress reports.

[unt8mdgt]

oh man I want your seats for my coupe.
good luck with the build!

[dutch2081]

Well the engine is all loosen up and ready to be yanked. Good by little 2.3liter 88 hp you served well...

[dutch2081]

motor tranny out

[mustang22]

Sweet ride.

[dutch2081]

picked up 94 gt parts car...all the parts for 5 lug conversion disc 8.8 rear and pedal assembly

[dutch2081]

well been awhile, i got the frame rails fixed, engine bay painted, 8.8 rear in, motor deliverd, 306 with f cam fly cut pistons with 351 ported heads, should make 300 crank hp (before No2 SHHHHHH) and have everything for 5 spd swap....question what size carb should i go for this setup and anyone recommend a good intake?
a few pics

[shovelhead 93]

Looks great. Reminds me of what I had to do to my 80.

[onetrackrider]

WOW nice repair work...

[79mustangcobra]

Love Silver and Red cars

[dutch2081]

well my fuel system is pretty much figured out...was worried about my stock fuel sender when the feed nipple broke off and how you just cannot order new ones anymore, along with the tank straps, but fortunately a local rad shop here in pickering rebuilt the sender and is fabbing up some straps..
Now waiting for this to show up on my door on monday, already have the blue pump, Universal fuel kit with 3/8 line and 6 an braided, Russel filter and holley regulator with a performer edelbrock intake...just need to get a carb and a russel gauge fuel, and some line to the carb, probably going with a edelbrock duel feed electric choke with vac secondaries, pretty much plug and play..i hear they are a good street car carb..stay tuned next week, i am off for two weeks and the wife and kids are gone monday tues and wed..will be doing alot more work on it those days..will update. Any advice with anything is welcome or criticism..

[dutch2081]

put the motor kinda together , just to get an idea i like it..looks kinda oldschool bad azz...that intake you see i am not using,
i have a new performer coming

[dutch2081]

Motor in.

[82GTforME]

Nice work! Going to be a fun ride when you're done!

[dutch2081]

worked on the car for 6 hours today..fuel pump mounted and plumbed, the fuel line is run and secured and the fuel regulator and gauge all done. I need to straighten the regulator little crooked now i look at it I need two more elbows to run the line from regulator to carb. Also cooling system in and secure with the alt. whats left is the electrical harness, clutch pedal and cable, speedo cable, drive shaft, have the gt sway bar and sway bar links to install along with the ford racing front springs and the new struts. All parts i have, so wont be long now..:bigsmile: oh and exhaust...yeah that's a big one
i mover the FPR to the shock tower...around here its illegal at the track to have it mounted to the firewall