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    Default Picked up my first ever running driving 79 Coupe.

    Ive owned quite a few of these cars over the years, some via a junk yard where the cars were going to be crushed. This however is the first running driving 79 Coupe that Ive ever owned that runs and drives. It was recently sold on FB to a friend of mine who decided he would sale it to me and I purchased yesterday.

    Id love to find out some more history on the car as I plan to keep this car like it is for quite sometime. Plans are to store it and drive it occasionally as is. Its possible down the road I may do an exterior paint job and add the side moldings back.

    Anyone remember seeing this car or know more about it?

    Things I was told.

    Its was bought new in New York at Di Blasi Ford Corona New York

    Car shows to be original miles, which is right at 30k now. Previous owners title showed 28k miles He kept a copy of the previous owners title with actual mileage shown at 27090 miles back in August of 2004 ( 16 yrs ago today) The car has spent that time as I know it in storage only driven occasionally.

    Vin Decoder Shows 9F02T261274

    9 1979 Model Year

    F Dearborn Assembly

    02 Mustang 2-door Sedan (Coupe)

    T 3.3L I6 Engine

    261274 161274th 79 Ford Scheduled for production at Dearborn Assembly.

    I can't imagine there are a lot of 79 Coupes still out there ( more than I know I am sure) but if anyone knows any history on this car please share it with me.

    Few notable things that might jar someones memory on it, The car has a hook lock system on it, Its mounted inside and has a wire cable that will go into a latch on the under side of the hood, also it has some small reflector type things on each door just above the belt line.

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    Last edited by 91svtcoupe; 08-20-2020 at 05:26 PM.
    1981 T Top Coupe Sold
    1981 Coupe Pastel Chamois
    1987 LX Coupe 1 of 47 Sand Beige
    1965 F100 Crown Vic swapped 5.0 5 speed

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    1981 T Top Coupe Sold
    1981 Coupe Pastel Chamois
    1987 LX Coupe 1 of 47 Sand Beige
    1965 F100 Crown Vic swapped 5.0 5 speed

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    That's a good lookin little coupe! Nice score!!
    1986 ACS McLaren Capri
    1971 Mustang
    1968 F100

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    Agree very nice score

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    Quote Originally Posted by york0060 View Post
    That's a good lookin little coupe! Nice score!!
    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry peachuer View Post
    Agree very nice score
    Thanks guys. Its a very neat piece of history for sure. Its great to just stare at and imagine being back in 79 buying one of these cars new
    1981 T Top Coupe Sold
    1981 Coupe Pastel Chamois
    1987 LX Coupe 1 of 47 Sand Beige
    1965 F100 Crown Vic swapped 5.0 5 speed

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    Wow that thing is in great shape!
    Congratulations
    79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.

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    Under-tired and under-engined, the majority of Fox Mustangs and two door Fairmonts and Zephs from 1979 to 1982 came this way; restricted intake door stops.

    Funniest ones are the various Mustang Cobras which actually came out factory 3.3 stock with these incredibly old engines.

    They are the most underrated and best value base transport. Enjoy it.

    Three Auto Trend EFI twin point injectors hidden as 2CG Rochester carbs, and your under powered 85 hp low compression plodder is set for 185 hp cammed-up fun, or 350 hp turbo charged Nirvana with 13 pounds of boost.




    BRWSaver has an old 1979 racer with just one 2CG hooked on to the log intake







    Quote Originally Posted by Carter_BBD_2_barrell View Post
    I replaced the low top BBD with the newer model high top BBD. I changed the choke shaft from the low top to the high top so my manual choke linkage would work. The ported vacuum works the way I want it to on the high top (no vacuum at idle). There was always some vacuum at idle on the low top ported vacuum port. The high top has different air bleed system. I see a Hygrade carb kit available for the high top $20.00 + free shipping so I better buy that in case in need to work on this made in China carb.
    The 1/2" carb spacer is made out of two pieces of 1/4" red oak fiber glassed together.
    The idle and fast idle screws can be shortened so you have to dimple the valve cover for clearance. I didn't do that when I installed this newest carb.
    i was going to buy a BBD carb for a Jeep that had an elec choke but the carb linkage lever looked like it would hit the valve cover.
    The same may happen if I installed a Holley Sniper BBD setup. I think that the Holley Sniper small base Rochester would be easier to install.


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