mustangGT90210

Alright I'm lookin' to buy a '79 Mustang "Indy Pace Car" (http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/914353997.html)

My question is, what's the difference between a '79 5.0 engine and say an '87? I see there's about an 80 hp difference. Is it just a Head, Cam and Intake or is there more? Another question just involving that ad, what is a 411 Rack and Pinion?

Thanks in advance for any answers

FLAstangx3

First. That is NOT an indy pace car!!

Second: It has been Raced, and Raced, and Raced. 4:11 Gears w/ Mickey Thompson's should let you see that up front.

Third: Interior looks to have been "gutted" at one time. and the Paint, is well, eh, well.........

and Fourth:

That car is in my town!! The $1500, is very negotable, especially when you see it, up close and personal.

future9er24

the power difference between 79 and 87 comes mostly from the Fuel Injected setup vs the carb. I'm also pretty sure that the heads and exhaust were improved along the way as well.

also, like Ol'Dave said it does not look to be a pace car at all. wrong hood, can't tell if its got the right valence or not

BUT that beins said, it does look like a good $1500 fox to me

FLAstangx3

FYI:

mustangGT90210

And as a last thing, I call first dibs!

the procrastinator

That is one hot Fairmont!

future9er24

please tell me you didnt come into a fox thread to bash foxes

it ain't perfect shawn, and it ain't a pace car by the looks of it, but like i said before, its still a nicely priced fox and i hope you get it

throw some EFI on that bad boy

mustangGT90210

I hope I do too. My dads following up on the insurance quote. Only thing stopping me if that checks out is how it drives and how much I can haggle, seeing as I'm about 300 bucks short

mustangGT90210

From I've read they don't kill any more than 1-2 mpg in normal conditions
Figures I'd forget the sites best resource. What is an SROD? And a toploader?

the procrastinator

Okay, I won't tell you.Have you ever seen a Futura with TRX wheels? Not a bad look for the time. [Not a bash.]

future9er24

300 is exactly how much I haggled off of the II when I bought it

mustangGT90210

I could always see if I could opt out of the extra 2 Mickey Thompson tires too. But I will get the 4.11s with it

future9er24

4.11s are going to be insane dude

I hope you aren't expecting good mpg

future9er24

Oh and also

The 4 speed trans is going to be an SROD, which is a bit like a toploader like in the first gens, but the gears are different and it has overdrive (hmm, maybe you will get decent mpg after all lol). I can't give you specific details on this, but I can't recall hearing anything particularly good about em. that being said, i cant remember if they have any problems either. should be fine til it dies of old age. when that happens, get a T5.

Maybe someone with more fox experience than me can enlighten us on this. if not, PM Svopaul, he knows everything

mustangGT90210

Is someone messing my thread? I made a post last night at 9:38 regarding the post that Arin made just before then. I ask because my latest post is in the middle of the thread when it really should be the most recent. And it says the post I replied to was made at 4:41 AM today, which it was not.

future9er24

The time across the entire forum has been having issues lately. we're working on fixing it

and by "we" I mean those of us who actually understand all this computer stuff, so not me

mustangGT90210

What does the arin even do as a mod??

And regarding your last post, what is a SROD trans or a Toploader trans? I have no clue

future9er24

i moderate in the offtopic, SN, first/second gen, and art sections. basically anything from moving threads, editing titles, to deleteing things and giving people infractions/temp bans for misbehaving.

plus theres all the secret cult stuff that being a moderator entails, but thats all pretty run of the mill stuff. sacrificing sheep and so on..

mustangGT90210

But aren't you one of the sheep?

future9er24

not all the sheep still remain..