whitefox's '87 August 21, 2011, 11:25:13 PM 5.0/auto, SN95 'stang running gear, custom dual exhaust, Bullitt wheels. The hood scoop is made for a 2005 Dodge Ram. It fit perfectly with no massaging (who knew?) All original paint, it's due for a respray but looks good from a distance. Great cruiser and awesome first car. I'll try to find some pics without my ugly face in them Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #1 – August 22, 2011, 12:14:46 AM Great looking car. Definitely a keeper. Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #2 – August 22, 2011, 08:50:13 AM Looks good! I like the scoop. I think it's great you and your dad work on it together. That's a great way to stay close. Great choice for a first car! Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #3 – August 22, 2011, 02:40:12 PM Welcome , car looks good young man . Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #4 – August 22, 2011, 03:51:56 PM Wow, very nice starting point. Darkest legal tint possible will help the look a lot, IMO. Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #5 – May 04, 2014, 07:24:15 PM It's been a long time since I've posted here, but I figured it's time for an update:Last summer the starter got hungry and decided to eat the flex plate. Apparently the previous owner replaced the starter at some point, and used some random junk bolts to hold it in place. They loosened over time enough for the starter to grind on the flex plate, and eventually the teeth become so worn that it wouldn't engage at all. Since good driving weather was coming to an end, and I was already pulling the tranny out anyways, I figured it was the perfect time to tear out the tired, 200k mile original engine and stick something a little nicer between the fenders. So out went the old wheezy 5.0, and in came a new 5.0 from a '96 Explorer. The Exploder motor is a great starting point, with all the goodies from GT40 H.O mustang engines but generally a much more pampered life. The new engine is proof of that, it's amazingly clean inside. It has 120k miles on it, but you wouldn't know it had half of that looking at the condition of it. The engine is basically all stock inside, other than swapping the lazy expo cam for something a little more appropriate, a Trick Flow Stage 1 cam and springs. I've heard nothing but good things about it, and so far I'm impressed. It really wakes up the old girl. Besides the cam, I installed a set of BBK shorty headers, an Edelbrock Performer 289 intake manifold, and an Edelbrock 600cfm carb. Why carbed instead of EFI? Because I was tired of having a hood scoop that doesn't do anything . Actually, because I like the simplicity and tuneability of carbs, plus they look better than the 5.0 efi setup and offer a little more power for the same money. I put on a set of ebay sheet metal valve covers because they were really cheap and add a bit of flash to the engine bay.Besides the engine swap, I also installed a B&M shift kit and a 2500RPM torque converter. And to keep a better eye on the new engine, I made up a new gauge panel with a full set of VDO Vision gauges. And that's basically it. The car looks the same as it did 2 1/2 years ago when I first posted here. It's still rust free, and after a trip to the exhaust shop it'll be by daily driver again.And now some new pics. Sorry for the quality, but they're all I have on my computer. Once I get her on the road again I'll get some prettier pictures.(never mind the messy plug wires, they're only temporary) Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #6 – May 04, 2014, 08:49:09 PM Awesome ride! Looks good for the original paint. Would love to see some interior pics, especially how you did the gauges. Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #7 – May 04, 2014, 08:56:27 PM Looking good....More pictures please....Travis Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #8 – May 04, 2014, 09:11:57 PM Very nice. Great looking Bird, and those wheels look just right with the white paint. Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #10 – May 05, 2014, 09:39:38 AM Car looks nice! I almost did the 5 lug conversion and went with Bullitt take-offs myself. I think they look great. Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #11 – May 07, 2014, 10:19:13 PM Thanks guys. Besides the engine, the 5 lug conversion and the brakes that came with it are my favorite upgrade. Much better wheel selection, and the brakes are a huge improvement over stock. Cobra brakes are in the cards someday, but for now I'm happy with standard GT brakes.Here's a shot of the gauges, just mocked into place for now. The back panel is just some spare acrylic sheet I had laying around, painted to match the gauge bezels. It looks lighter in photos, but the black is pretty close to the gauges. The gauges are VDO Vision series, they have a nice 80s sports car look and they're pretty cheap too. I put LED bulbs in them which lights them up way better than the old incandescents. The tiny LEDs I used for indicators are super bright, too bright maybe, but they work well. I forgot to get a pic of everything lit up, I'll put one up tomorrow. Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #13 – May 19, 2014, 12:15:28 AM Looking nice! Loving the VDO gauges there!And it looks just prefect with the Bullitt wheels!Get some videos of her now Quote Selected
whitefox's '87 Reply #14 – June 09, 2014, 12:52:30 AM She looked so pretty after work that I just had to get a few pictures Quote Selected
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