28 year old picture of 1983 Mustang GT

[Baron Von Crowder]

Yep , both cars are . The Ghia is yellow with black interior .

damn, I want one!

[dumpycapri85]

You really should sell me that! SROD?

My '80 hatchback was built from an '86 SVO wreck, so it had all the drivetrain from that car (2.3 with .48 a/r T3, PE computer with 30lb injectors, T-5, 7.5 with 3.73s).

I put a K&N on the vane meter and used a stock Ranger roller cam in it. I was fixing it more than driving it. I was doing a head gasket about once a month and I put two clutches in it. I knocked about a dozen teeth off the 3.73s so I replaced it with a 3.27 8.8 from a Mark VII. That was probably at its fastest. Then I put a .63 a/r T3 on it and swapped the gears for 4.30s and that made it slower than stock. Oh well. I beat on it a lot and it was easy to fix. I miss it.

Somethink like this ? Its an 86 but I know what you mean . I have also had 3 turbo coupe t-birds . This one now has a front mount and all new tubes .

[46Tbird]

Hell yeah! You might notice the SVO side spats and tail lights on the early pics of my Mustang.

I've had Tbirds too! Everything I've had is ghetto though.

[dumpycapri85]

Hell yeah! You might notice the SVO side spats and tail lights on the early pics of my Mustang.

I've had Tbirds too! Everything I've had is ghetto though.

Yea I saw them . I figured you SVO'ed it . I love the birds . I would really like to have another one .

[Sean88gt]

Crash, wanna sell?

Danny, hair is holding strong at 34 but I still can't grow a damn mustache.

[46Tbird]

Crash, wanna sell?

Danny, hair is holding strong at 34 but I still can't grow a damn mustache.

Guess I got ya there.

[WildBill]

Yep , 79 2.3T . TRX wheels , factory manual steering and brakes with A/C . I did the same thing and crated the complete 2.3 and put an in it . I have a 79 2.3T Ghia also .

The TRX wheels and tires were uber expensive in 79.

Tires were $412 set wholesale and wheels were over $800 each from Ford.

The overboost buzzer was very annoying too. LOL!

[WildBill]

Guess I got ya there.

Amateur!

[46Tbird]

Sean, maybe you could give Metamucil a shot, looks like Bill has had good results...

[dumpycapri85]

The TRX wheels and tires were uber expensive in 79.

Tires were $412 each wholesale and wheels were over $800 each from Ford.

The overboost buzzer was very annoying too. LOL!

All four tires are still mint on these wheels , and yes the buzzer is not a nice sound .

[WildBill]

Sean, maybe you could give Metamucil a shot, looks like Bill has had good results...

LMMFAO!

[WildBill]

All four tires are still mint on these wheels , and yes the buzzer is not a nice sound .

Can you still get those tires new?

[46Tbird]

Can you still get those tires new?

Yes you can. About $2k per set.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/COK-631954/

[stevo]

Yep. Ghetto liquid-to-air intercooler. The top was a stop sign heli-arc'd to the original SVO intercooler casting. The bottom was just a piece of sheet steel since the SVO IC was steel there too. The system used 1/2" hose and an ice chest under the hatch. The pump was a 12v unit for an RV sink (running water). It worked as well as I needed it to, I routinely saw 30psi and it was pretty fast for a 2.3. Until I holed a piston...

I also had a TurboCoupe IC I used when I didn't want to run the LAI.

Haha, I did the exact same thing with the same intercooler on my Festiva, welded a plate on the top and re-plated the bottom, ice-chest in the back floorboard and a marine live-well pump. I was never able to test it at the track, it had horrible traction issues and even worse torque steer with the added cold air and boost turned up, I went from 9 psi non-intercooled boost to 23, which was about all the turbo would do.

Stevo

[WildBill]

Yes you can. About $2k per set.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/COK-631954/

Given today's tire technology and prices, that's expensive!

Given what they cost in 79..............

$412.00 in 1979 had the same buying power as $1,314.19 in 2010.