Very nicely done! It reminds me of one I saw maybe 8-10 years back, a couple of doors down from a buddies house, sitting and rotting away in the driveway..... Wish I could have seen these pictures then, your car looks amazing!
SS
Very nicely done! It reminds me of one I saw maybe 8-10 years back, a couple of doors down from a buddies house, sitting and rotting away in the driveway..... Wish I could have seen these pictures then, your car looks amazing!
SS
1986 GT T-Top 5.0, waiting on trans and IRS swap.
1988 GT Ragtop, 5.0, T5, 3.73, 03 Cobras with Nittos
1989 LX Ragtop, 5.0, AOD, shift kit, Pony wheels, baby cam, X pipe and Flowbasterds.
1984 SVO needs TLC
I wasn't able to find anyone to make original lower stripes, so I cheated:
PM me your addy and I'll send you a sample of each one. If they match your stripes, I've got enought left over to send you for the front air dam.
John, I honestly have only put a few miles on the car since I've bought it. From the little I've actually driven this RS, it drives like any other fox body Mustang. But it's nothing like the SVO.
Last edited by JTurbo; 04-05-2010 at 07:21 PM.
1979 Indy Pace Car Mustang 302 / 5spd
1982 Mustang GT T-Top 302 / 4spd
1986 SVO Mustang - 1C
Ok, ever since I repainted the car, there was one thing that I had on the to-do list. Upgrade the exhaust back to the twin tips. The car has/had a standard 5.0 LX tail pipe as seen below.
When I bought the car, it still had the original style exhaust including the twin tip, but the entire system was rotted. After I removed the system, I cut what was left of the twin tip and stored it away. Well today, I cleaned up the tip and welded it to the tail pipe. Here is what I ended up with:
This shot shows how much of the LX tail pipe I ended up cutting off:
Here are a few more shots:
That was my New Year's day task....
JT
1979 Indy Pace Car Mustang 302 / 5spd
1982 Mustang GT T-Top 302 / 4spd
1986 SVO Mustang - 1C
Very cool. Nothing like a 55 degree January 1st in Mass to get some projects done.
79 Capri RS
341 rwhp,348 rwtq 11.20@127
1939 Pontiac Deluxe 6. 73,xxx original miles. Barn find. Currently the secomd owner.
2013 Focus ST
2012 Taurus SEL
1997 F350
That twin tip looks great
1983 Capri RS Turbo
1986 Bronco 351ho
VP Berks County Mustang Car Club
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2462250
Nice job, I like it
Past Mustangs:
1965 "K" Code Coupe... 289/271HP 4 speed Poppy Red
1986 GT... Canyon Red 5 speed
2002 GT... Silver Automatic
2003 Mach 1... Azure Blue 5 speed
Current Cars:
1986 Mustang LX 5.0L Coupe
1996 Escort LX 2 Door
2011 Ford Fusion SEL
Very nice, looks better like it use to be.
`82 Mercury Capri 5.0 4.speed / not RS
`86 Mercury Capri
Nice job JT!
putting together a little something special......stay tuned!
92 notch-WIP
87GT-S Trim,4:10s,AOD=12.70@107
89vert-sold
84SVO-WIP
84 notch-aka-FREAKSHOW
85GT shell-for sale
78 Zephyr-WIP
86 Capri RS-WIP
Finally,the list of fox wants is complete!!!
I missed this thread before. The car looks great. Yesterday's weather was great. I actually washed my cars with the garage door open. Usually this time of year I have to put them in the shop overnight with the heat on. Joe, why does this have PA plates on it? Have you really not driven this car since you bought it?
Yes, the weather was pleasant this past weekend. It was nice to be able to work without needing a heater running.
Thanks - I like it much better than the LX tip....
Thanks Ed!
Thank you Marshal.
Yes, I like the original look of the twin tip.
Thank you!
Thanks Will!
Well the thread is pretty old, but I figured that I would just put the update attached. The full rebuild thread on this 84 RST is here:
http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthread.php?t=44463
Next time we meet up, I'll give you the back story about the PA plates. And no, I haven't really driven it since I bought it. I only put a few miles every so often to keep the fluids flowing.
JT
Last edited by JTurbo; 01-02-2011 at 09:31 PM.
1979 Indy Pace Car Mustang 302 / 5spd
1982 Mustang GT T-Top 302 / 4spd
1986 SVO Mustang - 1C
And i didnt put any miles when i had itAnd no, I haven't really driven it since I bought it.
-RICH-
84 CAPRI RS FOR SALE
i'm a car junkie - i love junkie cars
Sweet looking Capri!
Great Work!
Trey
Looking good as always Joe! Nice job and I really like the twin tips!
~Paul
1982 Mustang GT
1983 Mustang GT TTop
1985 Mustang LX 5.0 Notchback
1995 Ford F150 SVT Lightning
www.cardomain.com/id/mustang4life1985
Looks great. Glad I finally got to see the car in person.
Update 2022 - You can either scan this thread or watch the progress on a YouTube video that shows the entire resto:
https://youtu.be/UWTLZkSEgv0
Either way, enjoy!
1979 Indy Pace Car Mustang 302 / 5spd
1982 Mustang GT T-Top 302 / 4spd
1986 SVO Mustang - 1C
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