1988 Ford Mustang
| Owner: |
wrenchturner75 |
| From: |
reading, PA, U.S.A. (Other registries in PA) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1988 Ford Mustang (Other Ford Mustangs) |
| Avatar: |
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| Nickname: |
Darkhorse |
| Mileage: |
98000 |
| Engine: |
1971 m-code cleveland 30 over, speed pro flat top forged pistons(l2379) stock crank and rods reconditioned, arp main studs, arp rod bolts, moroso swap pan for foxbody, moroso oil pick-up, stock volume/pressure oil pump. comp cams xe274 camshaft, comp cams timing chain and gears, comp pushrods, retainers, and locks, lunati valvesprings. closed chamber 4brl cylinder heads, 2.19 intake, 1.72 exhaust milodon 1 piece valves. ford motorsport roller rockers, stock valve covers (because there cool and say power by ford) wiend x-celerator intake, summit 750cfm v/s carb (works extremely well) edelbrock drop base air cleaner, stock duraspark dizzy(recurved) hedman hustler headers that fit around everything very well and have flat collectors for extra ground clearance. 2.5" exhaust in to summit race mufflers dumped at axle. taurus electric fan and underdrive pulleys. had power steering but decided to ditch it for a manual rack, carter high flow fuel pump. (coming soon new fuel system!) |
| Drivetrain: |
stock 8.8 with 4.10 gears and trac lock (which is on its way out) 4 cyl t-5 thats hangin in there tough! centerforce clutch (2nd one already) motorsport billet flywheel. heavy duty clutch cable, firewall adjuster and aluminum clutch quadrant(clutch is smooth as butter!) stock 5.0 driveshaft. suspension is all brand new as car was a 4cyl car, converted to stock gt suspension components including booster and master cylinder. manual steering rack. |
| Notes: |
purchased car from coworker whos wife didnt like the way the car rode (had frozen struts in the front end). bought it for 600 bucks drove it for a year till i had all the parts to do the conversion. the car is driven almost daily except for rain because its a handfull! |
| Last Updated: |
7/25/2009 |
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with a drop base air cleaner it all fits under the stock hood, barely! i had to notch the hood bracing here n there to make everything fit.
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interior shot, hard to believe it used to be a 4cyl auto car! even has the factory radio in her yet!
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mechanical fuel pump, soon to be long gone! holley blue is coming to replace it.
my pics 100.jpg
593 hits | 93.5 KB | Posted: 6/21/09
with a drop base air cleaner it all fits under the stock hood, barely! i had to notch the hood bracing here n there to make everything fit.
my pics 095.jpg
494 hits | 72.47 KB | Posted: 6/20/09
interior shot, hard to believe it used to be a 4cyl auto car! even has the factory radio in her yet!
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youd never know what lurks under the hood from the outside, i love the sleeper look!
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a side shot to let you see just how easy it is to work on, plenty of room to pull plugs and such, those headers were a bitch to put in! i love the factory valve covers, POWER BY FORD says it all!
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the 357 clevo looks right at home in there.
my pics 102.jpg
457 hits | 77.39 KB | Posted: 6/20/09
mechanical fuel pump, soon to be long gone! holley blue is coming to replace it.
my pics 099.jpg
454 hits | 65.55 KB | Posted: 6/25/09
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