...to go pick up my FB. Pics in a couple hours!! Warning you now, no 56K.

 

Good luck.

Hope you don't find unexpected rustyness............I always do.

 

Well, here we go!!!

Nice surprise: It has a sunroof!

There's a little rust here and there, nothing too drastic. The interior is in suprisingly good condition, considering the age and the fact that the car has sat for the last year and a half.

I'm pulling out the entire interior and switching to black. Can I dye the dash, or do I have to switch it out? I would rather go with a dash and gauges from an 83, but that looks like a pita to find.

 

 

 

Here's one of the bigger rust problems, the dent on the fender. So, rather than screw with it, I'll just buy a new fender.

 

holy crap it looks like the previous owner forgot there kid in the car!

Looks like it will be a good project car, good luck

 

Notice my son went straight for the steering wheel? He even tried to shift it, it was pretty funny.

 

good luck with her, thats what mine looked like at first what are your plans for her?

how many miles?

 

It will need new bumper covers:





And just some serious cleaning:



It's going to get a new paint job to go along with the new interior.



The only serious problem with the interior (other than the fact that it's red...):

 

T2 engine and tranny, repaint, new interior, wheels, suspension, tires, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.

165,000 miles.

 

what color u painting it?

 

Probably that bluish grey on the new Mustangs. I saw one the other morning, and it's a very cool color.

 

I'm going to try to get it running today on the current engine, the T2 swap will wait until the winter time.

 

thats awesome good luck with it

 

not bad. where's the back glass? i got a friend that has one with wiper he needs to get rid of if u need one.

 

The back glass was up in that pic.

The guy I bought it from was nice enough to put on new struts on the glass, it popped right up. He also installed aftermarket power door locks. There is also a pretty nice Kenwood or Pioneer CD player. I am going down to Sears in a minute to get a new battery for it.

 

I'm probably painting it this color.

 

You might also want to swap in a GSL-SE suspension (takes 4X114.3 rims instead of the rare 4X110), and when you switch to black interior door panels be sure to get the ones used on the '85 GSL and GSL-SE models. These panels are a more uniform molded style that look nicer and don't crack and distort at the window sills the way your current ones have.

As for the dash, yes you can apply Vinylkote to it using a standard painting system or those "Preval" sprayers sold by Home Depot. If the squared-off look of the dash is not to your liking, and you don't want the aggravation of swapping in one from an '83 or prior, you could probably mold one out of fiberglass by applying a release agent to the current dash. The new piece could then be velcroed to it.

The end result would not look like the stock '83 and prior unit, but you could still customize it to your liking. This is something that could be done in one weekend if you have the know-how or a buddy who does.

 

GS or GSL? 84 or 85? I am guessing it is a GS, due to the lack of power windows (a bonus, in my opinion) and the aftermarket power locks.
Looks like a very nice place to start, even that one fender wasn't too bad.

 

I would like to get a GSL-SE suspension, but it's tough pickins' around here. I hate the blocky look of the dash, that's not a bad idea to custom mold one.

 

nice car! looks pretty similar to the '83 I just picked up. same color even!

man, I LOVE the later dash. I'd trade you in an instant for the one on my '83. lol

or my '79

 

Good luck on the build, and you should paint it the blue on the RX-8, that is a pretty blue, it's what is going to be on my FB.

/Brad

 

I like the later AC controls and center console, but the blocky dash looks like ****. I think I will try to pull a mold like Aviator suggested, then change the gauge surround and keep the rest.