adding to the collection....
11/25/05, 01:28 PM
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Added another one to the collection.....Went with a friend for Thanksgiving and it ended up being a true one where I ended up saying "Thanks for giving me this car!" 
Turns out a relative had a son with this '85 GT sitting in the yard....wrecked it 2 years ago and bent the core support. Went over to look at it and he gave it to me FREE so I picked it up this morning 
The engine is sick and it needs a general resto but it's solid...
I needed another project like a hole in the head but I miss the old '85 GT that I had years ago so I'll do this one up. We already mixed our own custom color this afternoon that I think I will paint it. Going to ditch the carb and go EFI with it.
Turns out a relative had a son with this '85 GT sitting in the yard....wrecked it 2 years ago and bent the core support. Went over to look at it and he gave it to me FREE so I picked it up this morning The engine is sick and it needs a general resto but it's solid...
I needed another project like a hole in the head but I miss the old '85 GT that I had years ago so I'll do this one up. We already mixed our own custom color this afternoon that I think I will paint it. Going to ditch the carb and go EFI with it.
cool!!! I can't tell from the pics, does it have t-tops?
11/25/05, 10:41 PM
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Originally posted by joker@November 25, 2005, 4:45 PM
Tell ya what some jolly old fat man can drop it off at my apartments if ya want to get rid of it , Im not talking about santa either
Tell ya what some jolly old fat man can drop it off at my apartments if ya want to get rid of it , Im not talking about santa either
Only a select few will get that.
11/26/05, 11:40 AM
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Great find Paul!! 
I love the four-eyed Foxes, especially the '85 - '86 GT's. I used to have one and I'm dying to find another but so far I haven't found a decent one. Congrats on the excellent find and keep us posted!!
I love the four-eyed Foxes, especially the '85 - '86 GT's. I used to have one and I'm dying to find another but so far I haven't found a decent one. Congrats on the excellent find and keep us posted!!
11/26/05, 06:31 PM
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I would prefer not to have T tops but I can live with them...my old '85 that I used to have was a T top car as well...once you replace the weatherstrip and stop the leaks they aren't bad.
The engine is sick as in unhealthy....it has blowby. It has a lot of nice parts: MSD Distibutor, MDS Ignition Box, MSD Tach Adapter, MSD Blaster coil, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake and Edelbrock carb.....but those will go on the shelf as I plan to install an EFI engine into this one.
The engine is sick as in unhealthy....it has blowby. It has a lot of nice parts: MSD Distibutor, MDS Ignition Box, MSD Tach Adapter, MSD Blaster coil, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake and Edelbrock carb.....but those will go on the shelf as I plan to install an EFI engine into this one.
11/27/05, 11:36 AM
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Originally posted by Fordracing200@November 26, 2005, 7:44 PM
great, EFI rocks. you going to run a cage or just subframe connectors or what?
great, EFI rocks. you going to run a cage or just subframe connectors or what?
11/28/05, 07:28 AM
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Originally posted by Fordracing200@November 27, 2005, 7:29 PM
Kool, thats a good mind set to have. I am much different, my idea of a street car is my uncle's Coupe
Kool, thats a good mind set to have. I am much different, my idea of a street car is my uncle's Coupe
11/30/05, 06:20 PM
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Originally posted by svopaul@November 28, 2005, 8:31 AM
That's OK...you're still young...you'll learn
That's OK...you're still young...you'll learn
12/2/05, 08:41 PM
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Originally posted by svopaul@November 28, 2005, 9:31 AM
That's OK...you're still young...you'll learn
That's OK...you're still young...you'll learn
(without a cage) and when people weld their torque boxes do they mean they are repairing them because they'v ebeen damaged or do they mean they reinforced them? thanks in advance