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i miss my '87 fox in columbus, so..


kirks5oh

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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

 

 

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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

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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).

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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

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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.

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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.
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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.

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