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DoctorWhoDoctorWho Posts: 9,496 Senior Member
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The shop owners son got this 1982 Mustang @ scrap metal prices....

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The previous owner had tried to work on it and ruined the ignition lock among other things, however, it has mostly cosmetic problems.\

No rust, good frame, engine, transmission etc.... it is lots of work...
"There is some evil in all of us, Doctor, even you, the Valeyard is an amalgamation of the darker sides of your nature, somewhere between your twelfth and final incarnation, and I may say, you do not improve with age. Founding member of the G&A forum since 1996
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  • jbp-ohiojbp-ohio Posts: 10,932 Senior Member
    #2
    Should be a lot you can do with that. There are more aftermarket parts for Fox body Mustangs than you can shake a stick at.
    "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
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  • Six-GunSix-Gun Posts: 8,155 Senior Member
    #3
    I've got a friend with a slightly newer 1983 that he's been working on over the course of many years. He adds a part here, a part there, but the overall car has been up and running for quite some time. As jbp already said, you can't possibly run out of options for that thing.
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  • DoctorWhoDoctorWho Posts: 9,496 Senior Member
    #4
    It is a fighter jet of a Mustang, so far all it needs is cosmetics and minor engine work..... I repaired the mangled ignition lock removing the mangled original without harming the column, an exacting chore, installed the new cylinder and all works well, also repaired the ignition system...
    "There is some evil in all of us, Doctor, even you, the Valeyard is an amalgamation of the darker sides of your nature, somewhere between your twelfth and final incarnation, and I may say, you do not improve with age. Founding member of the G&A forum since 1996
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  • jbp-ohiojbp-ohio Posts: 10,932 Senior Member
    #5
    Rims would be the first thing I would ditch.... Those things are horrid.
    "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
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  • DoctorWhoDoctorWho Posts: 9,496 Senior Member
    #6
    Do they qualify as "**** rims" ???? :yesno:
    "There is some evil in all of us, Doctor, even you, the Valeyard is an amalgamation of the darker sides of your nature, somewhere between your twelfth and final incarnation, and I may say, you do not improve with age. Founding member of the G&A forum since 1996
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  • DoctorWhoDoctorWho Posts: 9,496 Senior Member
    #7
    This car is not stock, it has an Edelbrock carburetor, badly installed.... IIRC, OEM, it was a throttle body injection system.
    "There is some evil in all of us, Doctor, even you, the Valeyard is an amalgamation of the darker sides of your nature, somewhere between your twelfth and final incarnation, and I may say, you do not improve with age. Founding member of the G&A forum since 1996
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  • breamfisherbreamfisher Posts: 14,103 Senior Member
    #8
    Wambli Ska wrote: »
    '82 still had a regular carb right?
    1982 was the intro of the 5.0 H.O. motor. Which had a 2-bbl.

    1984 was the intro of the fuel-injected 5.0.
    Meh.
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  • steffen19ksteffen19k Posts: 255 Member
    #9
    Not bad, for a 80s Ford product. :jester:
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