Back in a mustang finally!!!

[exrider416]

I sold my 1991 LX 3 years ago and bought my Srt4. Which i have regretted for 3 years, not that the srt was bad just missed not having a mustang. So finally had the money to get another one. I picked up an 1988 Coupe wednesday. Its a very solid car. Just needs some little odds and ends for now. Paint isn't the best but i will have that taken care of this winter :bigthumb Now for the details. Its an 88 converted to mass air. 306 w/ Edelbrock Performer heads, trick flow street heat intake, 75mm throttle body and mass air, 24 lb injectors, 4.10 gears with auburn posi unit. 5 speed w/ King cobra clutch which i hate the pedal feel and going to a spec asap. Just gonna drive it for the rest of the summer and enjoy it and then over the winter start tearing into it and getting the body and interior atleast where i want it. The motor runs very strong so im just gonna leave it be for now.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/exrider416/coupe.jpg

[sean]

nice... VERY NICE I like that blue too. Congrats

[Gearhead]

:bigthumb Nice looking coupe !!

[DeckerEnt]

Good looking coupe!!! More pics please....someone has to say that every time. LOL

[bolender01]

nice looking coupe !!

[93LXhatch]

awesome you bought my buddy lees old coupe.....its a fast car man ive rode in/raced that car a few times and it def holds its own gl with it man

[exrider416]

awesome you bought my buddy lees old coupe.....its a fast car man ive rode in/raced that car a few times and it def holds its own gl with it man
What kind of times did you turn in it

[exrider416]

ill have some more pics up soon.. It was the guy i got it from daily driver so it needs some tlc and cleaning up.. Straightening up some stuff on it now

[Maximus]

Coupes FTW!!!:bigthumb

[exrider416]

Coupes FTW!!!:bigthumb
I actually passed up a cleaner gt because of my love for coupes

[plated]

hell yea you did get you one good deal:bigthumb looks like a damn good start to congrads

[exrider416]

hell yea you did get you one good deal:bigthumb looks like a damn good start to congrads
Yeah i passed up on alot hatches just wanted a coupe.. Over the winter it will be in your hands for the paint

[93LXhatch]

What kind of times did you turn in it

i never drove the car i raced it as in me in my car him in your coupe lol my cars went a best of 12.5 @ 110mph with a 1.96 60ft and we were a realllll close race so your def at mid 12s np

[exrider416]

Sounds good.. Looked a little more today it has 19lb injectors. Think im gonna go 24lb with a mass air that is calibrated for them. Also which color gray is my interior, need a few interior parts and dont wanna get the wrong shade of gray..
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/exrider416/DesktopBackground.jpg

[exrider416]

about to start ordering some interior pieces.. Could someone let me know which gray i have...

[DeckerEnt]

Holy Shifter!!!! Talk about a long throw!! LOL.

[exrider416]

Holy Shifter!!!! Talk about a long throw!! LOL.
Yeah that is going real soon i have to reach to the windshield to hit 3rd gear

[exrider416]

The number 7 cylinder is getting alot of oil by the rings, so im looking for a short block. Let me know if you know of any out there. looking for a 306 or 308

[exrider416]

or what piston and ring kit should i go with?

[exrider416]

i found a great deal on a 347 stroker short block... So im just throwing my performer 5.0 heads and trick flow upper and lower on it and going with that setup

[exrider416]

think im just gonna get an ed curtis custom grind.. That way i don't have to try to choose between a ton of cams

[quik lx]

about to start ordering some interior pieces.. Could someone let me know which gray i have...

If it's original to the car it would be titainium, it looks like that in the pic. Sometimes the factory tear tags are still under the bucket seats between the springs and foam. That will tell ya what color foo shoooww:cool1::cool1:

[5.0Greaser]

Nice looking coupe.Deff a great start to a new project.

[exrider416]

Thanks was just gonna drive it until the winter and then let it become a project.. But with it burning oil like it is i might as well start early on it :mad: I will check the seats.. It has 1990 interior in it i believe cause it has the 25th anniversary dash in it and the grays match... So what color gray did the 1990 have?

[NXcoupe]

Nice find! Sweet car!

[Stangman]

89's had the 25th anniversary horse, I think 90's-up had the horse but no "25th Anniversary" script. 89 would be smoke gray... 90 and up would be the titanium like Joe said.

Btw... I LOVE the shifter setup...

[exrider416]

i hate that long shifter handle... Didnt they run the horse 25th on some cars that were built in 90.. Just thought i read that somewhere before

[exrider416]

Got exhaust unhooks tonight and all the wiring disconnected. Probably gonna pull the motor tomorrow and start swapping everything over to the 347 short block

[1992MustangDW]

This will be one awesome build!

[exrider416]

my 347 stroker short block w/ Edelbrock Performer heads, trick flow street heat intake, 75mm throttle body, and im gonna have a ed curtis custom ground cam shaft. What size injectors should i run? 24,30,42?? And i should probably upgrade the fuel pump also right?? LEt me know thanks

[exrider416]

update.. Just redoing the 306 now.. When i check the compression all cylinders were perfect with exception of oil on number 7. Should i replace all the rings or just do number 7?

[exrider416]

also should i replace all 3 rings on 7 or just the oil ring? Let me know what you guys think... Thanks Dave

[exrider416]

any advice?

[Camaro86SHOCKER]

your going through the whole motor? best to replace the rings as well. However you can pull the ring off put it in the block and check the clearances but honestly...its cheap insurance to replace them. Do you reallly wanna have to pull the motor back out for something like this?

[plated]

buy an explorer motor for 500 at a junk yard,sell the heads 200 bux sell the intake 100 bux you have 200 in a ford built shortblock that with your heads and cam/intake should make you a mid 11's motor?? food for though?? lmk if you need any more info

[exrider416]

Just got done ordering everything for my motor.. Thanks for the info though...

[exrider416]

Got the rings on the pistons, new rod bearings, cam and timing chain and gears and installed it all.. Tonight i put the oil pickup tube on, oil pan and timing cover back on. Have to wait till tuesday when my spark plug inserts come in to repair the 2 chewed spark plug threads in my heads. Then its time to bolt everything back on. Drop the motor and trans in the car and hope it fires :bigthumb

[exrider416]

motor is together... Bolting the flywheel and clutch on tomorrow. Then bolt the trans up to the motor and drop it in and start hooking everything up

[Mustard]

really dig that color blue. nice buy!

[NXcoupe]

i hate that long shifter handle... Didnt they run the horse 25th on some cars that were built in 90.. Just thought i read that somewhere before

Nope, the 90's actually said '25th' aniversary. The ones from 91 to 93 just had the running horse with no writing. You probably have a 93 from the color. That means only a 93 will work. It was a bastard year color. I had a heck of a time finding stuff for my calypso car.

[exrider416]

Got it running tonight... :bigthumb Now since i got the motor out of the way i hope to get together enough money to have it painted over the winter...

[plated]

Got it running tonight... :bigthumb Now since i got the motor out of the way i hope to get together enough money to have it painted over the winter...

f'n a you got it running already:bigthumb,i'll treat ya right on paint:)

[exrider416]

f'n a you got it running already:bigthumb,i'll treat ya right on paint:)

I will be in contact with you about paint.. hope i have the money in january sometime :bigthumb My friend also with the '83 i pm'd you about a few months back about also wants his painted around then...

[94bluestang]

Thats a nice coupe, I just bought one the other day myself cause i sold my 90 lx i had and i couldnt stand not to have a mustang in my drive way,nice car though

[exrider416]

debating on selling... Pm me for more details... Don't really need to sell just want something a little different.. Still be a mustang though