1983 GT Convertible

[rumblin46]

Sorry for the first post being a "for sale" ad, however I think this is likely the best forum to list this car. What I have is a real 1983 GT convertible, black exterior and top with red interior. Please note I purchased this car for the 408W it had with the intent to sell it after I pulled the engine. That's the reason for the sale.

Here's the details:

108K on chassis


88K on 5.0 roller shortblock
TFS Stage 1 cam
Refreshed GT40P's with 3K, TFS drop in springs
Knock off Eddie Performer RPM intake
4160 Holley, big carter fuel pump and Holley regulator
Flowtech Longtubes with H pipe
Dynomax super turbos
MSD 6AL
Taurus electric fan and SN95 cobra radiator

T5 from SN95, mileage unknown but no leaks, noises, etc
Valeo stock replacement clutch

5 lug conversion, Cobra brakes up front, 95GT 8.8 rearend, 3.08's, new pads
New edge 5 spoke wheels, nearly new Toyo's rear, factory goodyears on the front

Full load of Maximum Motorsports goodies:
Coilovers front and rear, Bilsteins
CC plates, chrome strut tower brace (not installed)
Frt tubular lower control arms
Rear tubular lower control arms, Panhard set up
Kenny Brown extreme subframe connectors

Miscellaneous:
160MPH speedometer
Glenns Performance sleeper fuel tank
SN95 front seats, recovered with red leather, included the "halo" headrests, drivers is power
Power windows
Headlights are bosch replacements wired up on relays. Nice and bright
4 point roll bar
The car is pretty darn rust free, I will get some pics of the questionable areas.

Low points:
Paint is decent, especially for black, however the drivers fender is showing some sun damage
The rear corners of the quarter panels have some body filler, I do believe the drains from the convertible top are big contributors to that
Heater core leaks
It is an AC car but I only have the compressor
The radio and console clock do not work, the indicator lights do
Rear windows need adjusted
The top has seen better days for sure, the stitching on the lower outside portion of the rear window have pulled loose
Weatherstripping is original and has seen better days


I just got the engine in and running and am still tuning the carb, I do have a WB O2 so I should be able to get it dialed in pretty good.

I don't have pics yet, but will by the weekend (hopefully). Located near Peoria, IL. I am starting it at $4500 and have no issues with this forums guidance on my price!

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No pics yet, woke up to this yesterday:

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Reason I bought it:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/903343...posted-public/

[rumblin46]

Thoughts or input? I am not attached to this at all but would like to see it go to a good home. It's a good driving project mustang.

[9D83]

Well if it's a real 83 GT it is somewhat rare however my experience has been that the market doesn't really care about that. Having the original engine would help as well. My suspicion is that you are priced a bit high for the market given the overall shape tho she looks great in black. I am a bit biased tho as I have had one for a long time. I thought mine might have been worth more but the market doesn't agree with me. In my case it doesn't matter cos I have reasons to keep mine but if I had sold years ago and was looking to get back into a GT 'vert I would be very interested. Maybe post a VIN so the experts can confirm it's status as a real one...

[rumblin46]

Buck tag confirms it is real. I will get a pic of it and include the VIN. Thanks for the suggestion!

[9D83]

Door tag is always good too..

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VIN pic didn't come through very good, 1fabp27f0df213498

[9D83]

Nice red interior. Looks well optioned. I see PW, cruise, AC, premium sound, tilt... Someone should give it some lovin...

[rumblin46]

Let's move this, I really don't want to sit on it all winter. Any questions or more info needed please ask!

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Price drop, $4000.

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To the top.

[homer302]

The air dam and wheels look cool on there. I would get the striping on the front all one color (less than $20), swap the "GT" and 5.0 emblems back to the correct locations (less than $30), remove the front tag mount (free) and replace the heater core ($75 plus some time) for this price. I did read why you bought the car and you didn't "do" any of the things I mentioned yourself, it was like that when you got it etc. But you are asking for help (thoughts or input) and that would go a long way towards making it attractive to a potential buyer. Replacing the shot top would be going to far and you would not recover your investment on that. I don't think that's a deal killer really. Also seems like you are going out of the way to not take pictures of the engine. And you mentioned in the first post you would take pictures of the problem areas and have yet to do so.

PS....I love your truck. Sounds awesome!

[TopGear85]

Can you take a better pic of just the seats?

[rumblin46]

I posted the flickr link below, there's several pics. I didn't see a need to add a bunch of pictures into the thread:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/903343...57661038636409

[CANANICA]

Sent a Pm a few days ago...Still for sale??

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PM returned.

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Still available.

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TTT. Installed new summit 600 carb over the weekend. May tackle the heater core in the next few weeks.

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Heater core replaced.

[2camsam]

Heater core replaced.

Does the top work ? Do you have pictures of the floorpans and under the battery tray ?

[rumblin46]

Top works. I will work on your pic request.