Hey all,
Thought I’d reintroduce myself. I’ve been a member on here for probably 15-20 years and have had a few four eye fox bodies and aero nose cars. Even had an 06 GT and currently my daily driver is a clean zinc yellow 02 GT 5 speed. I haven’t had a fox body in about 8 years but all that changed last Tuesday when I finally got my hands on a 1982 Mustang GT. This or a 79-81 Cobra has been a bucket list car for me for some time.
So it’s a 1982 Mustang GT 4-speed. Someone swapped in a bunch of 85 GT interior parts but the interior overall is complete and not in bad shape. The engine I believe is still the stock 302 but has an Edelbrock Performer intake and 4bbl carb which I believe may be a 750 cfm which is too much for the car. Polished stainless shorty headers were also added on along with dual exhaust. I’m not sure what the previous owner’s vision was for the tail pipes but that will be the first thing I replace with LX tail pipes. I’m in Arizona so of course it’s a solid rust-free car. Engine runs very well aside from running a bit rich. Trans shifts as good as an SROD 4-speed could. Rear is quiet with no issues. Pony wheels came with it along with a spare hatch with the correct 3-piece rear spoiler which I’ll put back on. The accessories on the front of the engine all look to be new or recently replaced. AC blows ice cold. All missing trim and mirrors were included and in the rear hatch. Also some new front parking lenses included. All in all it’s a fantastic project car that I was able to pick up 8 minutes from my house for $2200!
If you’re only into restoring these cars and don’t like to see them modified then you’ll not want to follow my build posts. I will do the 82 GT car some justice but it’s getting heavily modified. Stock body work to remain but with some newly designed aero “enhancements” will be added. Staggered 17-18 inch wheels and tires, big brakes, suspension, mild 400 hp ITB stack injected 302 backed by a 5 speed are in the plans initially. Think Boss 302-inspired.
Those that don’t remember me or know me on here – I’ve created a lot of fox body concept renderings for Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords as well as the design for the 1981 Cobra that Detroit Muscle is building. I produced a half a dozen or so fox body tech articles for MM&FF as well from photography and writing the article to handling the installation on some.
I’ve also stayed in touch with Skye C. from this site and hoping to reconnect. I’d love to contribute to this site with my artistic and design skills.
Some of you also collect the GMP 1:18 Diecast Mustangs. I worked full-time for GMP for over 6 years and all of those fox body diecast that they’ve produced came from a lot of my hard work. I developed those programs from the photoshoot to prototype development to production as well as developing all the custom and drag versions.
It's good to officially be a part of the four eyed pride community and be back into fox bodies again. I’m also thankful for a very understanding wife LOL.
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