kirks5oh Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 decided to pick up a four-eyed fox. this car is an '85, 5.0 5speed t-top car. my uncle has owned it for 8 years, and drove it 500 miles--hadn't driven it in 7 years. car has 52k original miles on it. GT40 heads, roller rockers, MAC shorties, E-303 cam, flowmasters, stock h-pipe, and 3.73's in the rear. i had to rip all the interior out to clean it (mold), yanked all the smog, emissions, and A/C stuff, replaced leaky header gasket, valve cover gasket, 160 degree t-stat was removed and switched to 180 degree. new dist cap, rotor, wires, and plugs were added. engine bay still needs cleaned up, and some old, cracked wires need fixed--but the car is up and running--and will easily smoke the 265 BFG's from first to second. plans are to add all the stuff i posted in the other thread (basically very mild suspension upgrades, shorty shifter, K&N filter, bushings all around, and an SLP loudmouth catback), change all the fluids, etc, etc. i also have the dual snorkel attachments for the air intake to get cold air from the fender wells. enjoy kirk http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9724/s3500067.jpg http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1030/s3500085.jpg http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6010/s3500091.jpg http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/470/s3500092.jpg http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9150/s3500090.jpg http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1728/s3500095.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 4-eyed foxes are sexy.... nice buy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 brakes need bled. not sure if the rear is still a 7.5" or if it has been upgraded, but i'll know soon. car also has a new battery on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 dqm where r u storing the one at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 brakes need bled. not sure if the rear is still a 7.5" or if it has been upgraded, but i'll know soon. car also has a new battery on it. didnt all those cobras come with 2.3T motors? and 7.5? i thought they had 8.8s...unless it was a factory 2.3T, but i didnt realize those had 7.5s either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 my brother has my '87 in columbus. i have the other 3 in tampa--and my wife's old beater, and her exploder. looks like a car lot at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 didnt all those cobras come with 2.3T motors? and 7.5? i thought they had 8.8s...unless it was a factory 2.3T, but i didnt realize those had 7.5s either previous owner (not my uncle) put the 'cobra' badge on the fan guard--and did all the mods to the car. '85 and prior stangs came with the 7.5" rear end. this was the last year for carburetion. all GT's in 1985 came with the 5.0 liter motor, with shitty heads, rated at 205 or 210 hp. i believe the e7 heads started in '87 (maybe '86--my fox knowledge is slow to come back to me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 previous owner (not my uncle) put the 'cobra' badge on the fan guard--and did all the mods to the car. '85 and prior stangs came with the 7.5" rear end. this was the last year for carburetion. all GT's in 1985 came with the 5.0 liter motor, with shitty heads, rated at 205 or 210 hp. i believe the e7 heads started in '87 (maybe '86--my fox knowledge is slow to come back to me). oh ok... didnt realize pre 86 5.0L cars had 7.5s.... i didnt think they made a cobra in 85! lol... i was thinkin of the 79 2.3T cobras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 nice... I need to find one for when the boys get older. How about this when you move up to WI I'll buy it off you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 thanks for the offer, but i think i'm going to hang on to this one for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Nice car. Will be nasty once you get the other stuff done to it. Since you've got this car now, I'll gladly take the Cobra off of your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Nice car! Looks awesome for it's age, very clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan900 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Nice looking car. Good find. I generally like the newer fox body cars, but yours looks great. I really like the color combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Nice! Looks like you did an awesome job cleaning up the interior. Brings back memories of college when my roommate had one like that only in silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktcfcsb Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 if you ever need a 8.8 let me know Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 if you ever need a 8.8 let me know Thanks thanks i'll be swinging through columbus in august to pick up some stuff i have at my brother's house. if you still have it then, i'll buy it off you kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 beautiful 4eye. always liked them more than the aero cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Clean ride man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOS50 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 brakes need bled. not sure if the rear is still a 7.5" or if it has been upgraded, but i'll know soon. car also has a new battery on it. Keep smoking those 265's and you'll find out if it's a 7.5 or not.jk!I remember putting my buddies 79 Pace Car 5.0 on a lift and hearing the teeth go plunk,plunk,plunk in the drain pan.Nice looking car.Those wheels are pure 1985. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 thanks guys. yeah, i will definitely upgrade the rear if it hasn't been done already. i want to wait and do the 8.8/5lug/rear disc conversion all in one step if possible. not sure what springs i want to put on it, but i don't want anything too low/harsh. i might do bullitt springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/4/daaaaamn.jpg Clean 4-eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Damn thats clean. Just answer one question - why the hell would you yank the AC in FLORIDA???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN1647545504 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Clean 4-eyed fox... Good luck with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Damn thats clean. Just answer one question - why the hell would you yank the AC in FLORIDA???? it didn't work, and i didn't want to upgrade everything to the newer type of a/c units. also, i will never drive this car to work--pretty much driving it to shows/meets/for the hell of it, on the weekend with the t-tops off. my wife has promised never to set foot in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 nice find...hope the tires arent rubbing the tail pipes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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