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    I bought my 84 Anny last weekend. Its in nice shape, needs a mild resto being 22ish years old.

    My goal is a nice occasional driver. Any mods will be bolt ons that dont require drilling holes, I plan on keeping any parts I remove.

    My big issue is the red trim and red interior.

    Im just not a big fan of red interiors. So why did I buy red? The body is rust free, V8, 5spd, T-tops, its tough to find a 22 year old car with everything the way you want it, so a few compromises had to be made.

    Im thinking of repainting the car the orginal white with either standard GT black trim, or the anny trim done in black, and replacing the red interior with black.

    The seats, door panels, headliner, carpet, and dash are shot. The interior panels are in good shape but faded.

    Red interior parts are hard to find, repainted red parts end up fading again, black is the only color that seems to hold up well.

    I hate to change a special edition car this way, but I bought it to enjoy it, not worry about future value or collectabilty.

    The car I had been looking for was a 85GT, but I live in the middle of frickin nowhere, and the selection was somewhat limited.

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    That's the problem with special edition cars. Any other color looks "wrong".

    A red 7-up edition car looks wrong.

    A black 79 Pace Car looks wrong.

    An anny with black interior looks wrong.



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    I agree with negusm. The red interiors aren't my favorite either, unless they're perfect (aka, not faded pink), but if it's an ANNY ya gotta leave it stock. Same goes for exterior -- though it seems these things are everywhere, they fetch more than standard 84s with comparable options and making any changes is not only taking away from the originality, but also lowers resale price. I'm an originality type guy that likes only minor mods that aren't really noticed (internal engine mods, some extra engine compartment paint or shine, etc), but on an ANNY you can't get away with much without taking away from its ANNY-ness.

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    I bought it to enjoy it, not worry about future value or collectabilty.
    So do it! Suppose you did want to return it to original down the line, it's not like it couldn't be done. Don't ask us what you can/can't should/shouldn't do with the car. Make yourself happy. It's all good, as long as you don't aero-nose it. Aside from that, there are no rules but to have fun.
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    An anny is a car that IMO should not be monkeyed with. There are plenty others out there to customize but there are relatively few survivors of some of these limited edition cars. I think that if you keep it looking stock it will tend to grow on you.
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    I can tell you my vote.....







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    Ouch my retinas. The red is burning my retinas.
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    No love for teh porno red, lol.

    I say f-it, the interior is wasted anyway, go with whatever color you want. My '82 GT had a wasted black interior that I changed to gray. Gray wasn't an option on the '82 GTs. Whoopty-do-da. I like gray.

    Fortunately, my '85 GT came from the factory with a gray interior. Of course the whole thing has been replaced anyway, except for the seats. Phil took care of that before I bought the car from him.
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    If the interior was salvageable I would also try and keep it stock. If it is trashed go for whatever will make you happy. I too am not a fan of porno red.
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    That's why it's important to be patient and wait for the car you want. A lot of cars that wind up getting picked just because it was available never get completed. They'll get torn into, and either the car you originally set out for comes up, or you decide that this is too much work, something comes up and you can't complete it and it gets abandoned.

    Also, if the time comes when you have to sell it, the car's value as an Anny will essentially be nil if you un-Anny the car. The car will be worth what any other messed-with 84 GT is. I know you're not looking at collectability or whatnot now, and that's fine, that's the right way to go about it. But, if you do have to or want to sell the car in the future, it's likely to be a disappointing experience.

    Something to think about, based on what we've seen happen many times around here.

    My cars prove that I'm hardly a purist, but I couldn't bring myself to un-special any special edition type car. I'm probably going to re-porno my Turbo RS just because a color change in my interior would take too long and tick me off too much.

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    Over the years I have gutted 5 different cars to the shell and rebuilt them. Unless the allmighty has different plans for me Im pretty confident that I will be around to see this through.

    The only mods Im planning are a switch to a true dual exhaust and 5 lugs. I will retain the 84 specific parts I remove. I would keep the factory exhaust if I could find a new replacement, but I dont think those are available. At 183,000 miles the cats are pretty much gone, everything back of the cats is a muffler shop fab anyway.

    I will think about the interior, I could get the aftermarket non-correct red seat covers and paint the body panels. It would be close in appearence.

    I also need a new drivers seat anyway, the back seems to be broke and it will not "un-recline" to a full upright position.

    My wife is warming up to the car. She even suggested we sell the 05 and get a 40th anny, that way when the 50th's roll around we will have all three.

    You all make good points, keep em coming.
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    I am in process of swapping to duals myself....I am keeping ALL the original parts "just in case"

    As for the 5 lug....thats another thing you can keep your orginals and easily go back to.

    I plan to run the TRX's....I have a thing for keeping most cosmetic things original if possible.

    shoot us some pics of the inside of the anny....that will help give us a better idea of what your going thru.

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    Luckly, I don't have the same issue with my Pacecar... It's so far from being able to restore, that I might as well do it like I want it...

    Good luck with whatever you choose to do...
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    If you think of ever selling it, it might be harder if the ANNY doesn't ressemble an ANNY.

    That being said, mod it however you see fit to do so. Powertrain, interior color, wheels, brakes, aeronose....wait...scratch that last one!
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    You can forget the aeronose. Ive already had a couple of those. My other 4-eye was a 81 200-six. I modded the hell out of that 200, once you unload all the smog and power acc, stick in a 3speed they scoot right along with the proper gearing.

    I will post up some more pics later.

    It will be awhile before I get to the interior. this year its going to be suspension and drivetrain. The engine starts and runs smooth, the tranny shifts fine, but the clutch is worn and there are oil leaks. What what I gather from the door tag Ive got a 3.08 T-lok, so just a refresh on teh rearend is all Im going to do out back.

    Later this year I will pull both and regasket/reseal everything if the compression checks out ok. Susposingly the engine has a recent rebuild.

    This is what I was looking for, a project. It keeps me from furthur disassembly on my 05.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lizardking
    I also need a new drivers seat anyway, the back seems to be broke and it will not "un-recline" to a full upright position.
    You shouldn't need a seat for this, the recliner mechanism can be swapped out for one out of any 84-93 Mustang seat. I have done this before, and I used a recliner out of my 84 lowback seat on my 84 Anny seat.

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    Well, a big point in keeping it correct is the seat material. Its about impossible to find, so keeping it "correct" might not even really be an option.

    Do what you want I guess. Although, black conversions are never easy as about 20% of it was never made to bolt or screw right in. Basicly incompatable years. I already did it to one of my 84's and it was not an easy task to make it look right.
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    I must say I love the red interior, but it's your car and if you want to sell the Red interior Quarters let me know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 79mustangcobra
    I must say I love the red interior, but it's your car and if you want to sell the Red interior Quarters let me know.
    Remember, if you want these for your 79's, the 79-83 red is different then the darker more of a maroon 84-86 red. Then in 87 up is went back to red red, and then in 93 it changed again to a weird shade of red. More of a wine red.
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    And 84 pieces are not a direct swap for 79 pieces, those rear quarters changed mounting points somewhat. There would be a small amount of work involved to make them fit, and they are not identical in style either.

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    I can understand your disklike of the red interior. I too detest it.

    That being said, it IS an anniversary car, and special in its own right. I think it would be a shame to eliminate its uniqueness, and an interior color change is a pretty extensive switch.

    I looked at a couple anny's and I kept shaking my head why Ford chose that color. But it is what it is.

    FWIW, there is an anny support group on Yahoo Groups. They had a lot of good info on resto stuff for the car.

    Good luck

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    I'd keep it origional.... if it was my car. That being said & it not being my car; at least keep whatever mod's you perform tasteful.
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    I know you want a different color interior but on this car, I strongly feel that the white/red combo should be kept. It was a special car when it left the factory in terms of appearance and it'll lose that luster if it's changed. I vote for restoring the interior and exterior to stock specs but mod the hell out of the drivetrain. What would be cooler than seeing a stock appearing Anny doing a burnout at the track and then running in the 11's or 12's? NOTHING!

    O.k., I'm done with the blabbing. It's your car and you should do what you feel is right. Whichever direction you choose to go, good luck!
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    stupid question but.........what the heck is an "Anny?"
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