New to forum, but not fox Mustangs. I found a 1982 Vanilla/Medium Vanilla 2 tone coupe with vanilla interior, (starting to sound like the car is and ice cream cone). It has the I6 and auto transmission. The car is straight and interior in reasonable shape for its age (dash pad cracked, driver seat vinyl splitting on bottom otherwise good to go), and the owner is asking $1200. I have a 1991 5.0 Auto Convertible that has seen its better days (needs paint and a whole lot of trim pieces, interior faded), but it only has 108000 miles and runs and drives good. Which leads me to seek advice from the forum. Immediate plan is to get these things done first, then possible go crazy with mods.
1. Remove from the 82: Engine, trans, rear end, all suspension, brakes, and k member.
2. Swap all suspension components, including K member, rear axle, a arms, spindles, struts, and brakes, from the 91 and put under the 82.
3. Swap 5.0 bone stock engine and convert auto to T5.
Questions/advise
1. Since the 82 is Carbureted would you convert EFI motor to Carbureted? If not, how would you go about converting 82 to EFI (EECIV or aftermarket [read Fast EZ-EFI])?
2. Will I run into issues swapping out suspension components?
3. Are there any stumbling blocks/nuances to doing the T5 conversion on an 82 compared to 87-93 cars.
4. Am I crazy for even contemplating this?
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