Gotta order a Marti report. Curious to see how many Mustangs were equipped like mine. It’s a Ghia model but has the sport steering wheel and no center console. Love the times when there were 71 option boxes that could be checked. Ok I made that number up but you get what I’m sayin.
Last edited by saleen428; 11-01-2018 at 10:21 PM.
With the original metric Michelin’s over 20 years old, I bought a set of wheels and tires. I am keeping with 4 lug which as we all know limits selection unless you go with custom drilled wheels. I am not entirely in love with these. Reason being that I had a set of authentice Sterns on my 88 Saleen. Anyway here’s some pics.
The tires are Cooper RS3-s in 245-45-17 and 275-40-17
And for some reason I can only upload one pic. I will post the wheels below...
Last edited by saleen428; 11-08-2018 at 06:19 PM.
And here are the wheels...
I am having some custom pieces being made for the wheels to make them unique and tie directly into my theme. Should be here later this week
Had custom wheel center caps made to bolster the theme of celebrating the car’s heritage. The Ghia studio contribution to the Mustang may seem insignificant, however it truly represents one of the many personalities of our beloved Mustang. What do you think of the custom caps?
Center Caps look Great!
Nice addition to the wheels and will definitely look better than the SVE center caps.
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
This is a neat car, I looked at this car at the Fall Carlise, PA car flea market and car corral in fall of 2016. It was for sale by Jim Babish a dealer out of Jonhstown, PA, I believe he bought it from as estate with other Mustangs also. Was real tempted to buy it and didn't and regretted it. Then saw it for sale on here in Michigan, too far to travel from PA for me. Very hard to find nice square light coupes. My first car was an 86 Coupe. I have multiple Mustangs now, but the only square light is a completly stock 86 Gt hatch with 23,000 original miles. Good luck with the car.
I like the Ghia center caps. Just curious where you had them fabricated.
The center caps are super cool! A great, subtle mod!
Brad
'79 Mercury Zephyr ES 5.0L GT40 EFI, T-5
'17 Ford Focus ST
'14 Ford Fusion SE Manual
No pictures for this update but I did get a set of Koni Strts for the old girl. I have also secured a set of Bullitt springs. I will cut these down to get the height I desire. I know that some may have a heart attack over this, but it is a legit strategy with these linear rate springs. I have done this with my other Mustang with great results. I will have pics for my next update.
I came across an 82 GT bumper cover and fender extensions. I really want to pull the trigger however this goes against my original plan of leaving the body stock. Oh and there is a PC hood with it. Help!!
Tough choices!
Ed's "street legal auto crosser" 79 has the Pace Car front end (same as 82 GT) with the hood and it looks great!
Ourselves on our 79 Ghia, I only intend to upgrade the stock hood to the reverse cowl hood. I am also seriously going to look into the 03 Mach 1 shin spoiler upgrade to add to the look
Update: I missed out on the parts. Sold quickly. Back to the original plans of keeping the body stock. For now.
Whew!
Actually you're not far off...
Mustang Ghia 2-door sedan options
air conditioner, selectaire
battery, heavy duty
bodyside protection, lower
(1)brakes, power front disc
console
(2)defroster, electric rear window
emission system, California
emission system, high altitude
(3)exhaust, sport tuned
engine, 2.8L litre 2V 6-cylinder
engine, turbocharged 2.3 litre 2V 4-cylinder
(4)engine 5.0 litre (302 CID) 2V 8-cylinder
lock group, power
paint, metallic glow
paint treatment, tu-tone
premium sound system
protection group
radio, AM
radio, AM digital clock
radio, AM/FM monaural
radio, AM/FM stereo
radio, AM/FM stereo with 8-track tape
radio, AM/FM stereo with cassette tape
radio flexibility option
roof, vinyl
roof, flip-up open air
seat, four way manual driver's
(5)speakers, dual rear seat
speed control, fingertip
(6)steering, power variable ratio
steering wheel, leather wrapped sport
steering wheel, tilt
suspension, handling
tinted glass -- complete
tires, WSW -- bias play
tires, steel-belted radial ply -- BSW and WSW
tires, Michelin TRX
transmission, selectshift automatic
trim, accent cloth and vinyl
trim, luxury cloth and vinyl
trim, leather and vinyl
wheel covers, turbine
wheel covers, wire
wheels, four cast aluminum
wheels with trim rings, four styled steel
wheels, four forged metric aluminum
windshield wipers, interval
limited options
heater, engine block immersion
floor mats, front
tinted glass -- windshield
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(1) required with your engine
(2) required in your DSO
(3) included with your engine/transmission combo
(4) includes sport tuned exhaust with your transmission, requires power brakes and power steering
(5) included with your radio
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I threw away some $$ today thanks to California smog laws. I took the coupe to the muffler shop to get a portion of the mid pipe replaced as well as the muffler. All of this is going to get ripped out when i upgrade to dual exhaust later this year.
When the muffler guy removed the muffler, he called me over and pointed out rust on the bottom of the floor directly above the muffler. Seems like an odd place for rust. The car is originally from PA and I am a Cali boy so we don’t have a ton of experience with rust of this sort.
It was hard for me to tell how bad it is as I only got a look long enough to snap the pic. I poked at it with my fingers and seems only an outlet layer is crusty? However, there is no outer layer so maybe it is an old protection material that has been sacrificed? I should point out that the bottom of the car is mostly rust free with the exception of some light surface rust on very limited spots. Thoughts on this?
Last edited by saleen428; 01-03-2019 at 10:52 PM.
That is nothing to worry about , much less lose sleep over .
Wire brush it and do normal prep and paint .
Most likely , heat from your muffler caused this .
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VIN
9 = 1979 model year
F = Dearborn Assembly
04 = Mustang Ghia 2-door sedan (coupe)
F = 5.0L V8 engine
172278 = 72,278th 1979 Ford scheduled for production at Dearborn Assembly
Door Tag
Date - 11-78 = November 1978 build
GVWR - 3910 lb/1773 kg = gross vehicle weight rating
Front GAWR - 2111 lb/957 kg = front gross axle weight rating
Rear GAWR - 1819 lb/825 kg = rear gross axle weight rating
F0000 = 0 lbs front accessory reserve load
R0038 = 38 lbs rear accessory reserve load
Exterior Paint Colors - 2P = Bright Red
DSO - 15 = New York district sals office
Body - 66H = Mustang Ghia 2-door sedan (coupe)
VR - [blank] = no vinyl roof
Mldg - 10E = Black bodyside molding with Argent inset stripes
Int Trim - SN = vinyl seating, low-back front buckets (S), White with Medium Red interior colors (N)
A/C - A = air conditioner
R - 4 = AM/FM stereo radio
S - C = sunroof
Ax - Y = 3.08:1 axle ratio, non-locking differential
Tr - 5 = manual overdrive (Tremec 4-speed 'SROD') transmission
MM = front spring codes
MM = rear spring codes
Buck Tag
MUSTANG = Mustang model line
172278 = 72,278th 1979 Ford scheduled for production at Dearborn Assembly
66H = Mustang Ghia 2-dr sedan (coupe)
F = 5.0L V8 engine
MR = moonroof (sunroof)
137_ = body & paint rotations #137_
2P = Bright Red exterior paint color
W = White interior trim color
ST
M
AC = manual air conditioner
HB = heated backlite (rear defrost)
DRM = dual remote mirrors
COM
MOD = manual overdrive transmission (Tremec 4-speed 'SROD')
1 = no hood scoop
V = visibility (light/convenience group)
4
6
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