Help identify the year of this car

[bonestock87]

Guys and gals, a friend of mine at work sent me some pics of his "88" GT. He told me about the car a few months ago and I've been on him to take some pics. He wants me to help him get it started as well since it's not been started in 2+ years. Anyway, I just got the pics from him and I'm confused as heck. Here's what I have problems with: quarter windows are pre-87, this car appears to have mas-air, and the brake fluid resovoir is metal (shouldn't it be clear plastic?). The A/C lines are gone, so I'm thinking it could be from any year FI car. Check it out and give me your opinions. 2 clues that might help you: He is originally from California and if you can't tell, it's a T-top car.
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[S&B]

88 or 89 unless someone put mas air on it

 

[25thmustang]

I will say 88... Not sure if or how many 89 TTop cars there were.

 

[S&B]

its a 1500 dollar car

 

[LaserSVT]

89 Speedo reads 140. I bet its an 88 but someone put the older quarters and a MAF on it.

Looks like alot of mold on the floor. Cars only saving grace is its a T-top

 

[bonestock87]

its a 1500 dollar car

+1

 

[S&B]

the brakes were probably busted and that was swapped in.

 

[fiveohwblow]

All cali cars were MAF in 88. Its an 88.

 

[mob]

Its an older car, you can tell by the interior. Someone put MAF in it, you can tell by the hackjob wiring and the airbox

 

[Mustang5L5]

What scares me more is that the caster plates are missing on the front struts! All that's holding the strut in is 3 nuts!

 

[FrankenStang]

The ashtray door works.

 

[bonestock87]

The ashtray door works.

Crazy right?!? This little 4-cyl '93 I picked up recently has a perfectly functional one as well.

 

[slp352]

Is that a toggle switch on the side of the console near the drivers right leg?

 

[bonestock87]

Is that a toggle switch on the side of the console near the drivers right leg?

By George you're right. Didn't even notice that. Surely it's not for fog lights since it appears the dash has the factory fog light switch. This thing keeps getting more mysterious.

 

[Mustang5L5]

The car is obviously been tinkered with

 

[bonestock87]

I got the skinny from him on this after I pointed out all that seemed wrong. It's an '84 GT that got frankensteined using an '89 donor car. Mystery solved. I pointed out that he better get it covered at the very least. Found out the toggle switch by the driver's knee is a kill switch he wired up. I would have hidden that better, but that's just me.

 

[slp352]

I agree, I would have hidden the switch better. I had a battery cut off switch under the hood of the 83 for that, if I was worried about it I would just take the key out of the switch and walk away.

 

[LiquidGT]

I had a feeling it was a four-eye car.

Why did he put a kill switch there... so he can bump his leg into it while he's driving?

 

[LaserSVT]

The stering whell was blocking it so I thought it had an 85 MPH speedo. Had I of seen that then I coulda seen it was an 89 dash. That was the only year for 140 mph speedo and the idiot lights on the lower right spot by the key

That switch bothered me from the first time I saw this thread. When I cruise my leg rests right there, i would have to rip that switch out first thing.
Bet the floors are rusted to crap

 

[Mustang5L5]

The stering whell was blocking it so I thought it had an 85 MPH speedo.

It does have an 85MPH speedo...and no pony.

So the parts car was an early 89