Progress Thread 1985 Gt I Finally Have A T Top Car.

[A5literMan]

Like this one?

Yeah, and it ain't a smiley face, it's a clown face. And I haaaaaate clowns. I'm scarred for life.

 

[GroverDill]

so many broken and unhooked vacuum lines led me to this.

Smog delete.

 

[NIKwoaC]

so many broken and unhooked vacuum lines led me to this.

Smog delete.

Looks like weight reduction to me. Racecar.

 

[Mustang5L5]

So can you twin turbo a carb?

 

[GroverDill]

I am struggling with the underhood, it is a mess. The pictures make it look better than it is.
Got the BBK headers mocked up and and looks like no steering shaft interference so that is good. I found some surface rust under the battery box, no surprise there so I did a quick wire wheel and rust reformer.

Who can tell me what the semi shiny metal boxes on each side?

 

[02 281 GT]

The box on the driver side should be the ignition control module (duraspark), the one on the passenger side should be the voltage regulator.

 

[GroverDill]

Thanks! that confirms what I found online.

 

[NIKwoaC]

I'm going to be zero help here, but those valve covers are badass.

 

[General karthief]

Wow, I think I have a set similar to those 'cept they are just old cal custom stuff. I think they are in that place I call a garage. Someplace. Maybe. Let you know next week. If I can find my way out of there.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I think those were 84-85 only.

I had a set off an '84 that I sandblasted and tossed on eBay. Had a bidding war on them.

 

[GroverDill]

brittle wiring fix, ugh. I cut off this plug shrink wrapped each wire then covered with a loom.
The wiring is all there still it is just the casing of the wires are so brittle they crumble when you touch them

 

[Davedacarpainter]

I think those were 84-85 only.

I had a set off an '84 that I sandblasted and tossed on eBay. Had a bidding war on them.

They're on my '83.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Maybe 83 as well ?

 

[RaggedGT]

AC work? Is it still R12?

 

[GroverDill]

AC does not blow cold. I will be fixing that, this one is 100% keeping A/C

 

[Noobz347]

AC does not blow cold. I will be fixing that, this one is 100% keeping A/C

Funny, folks minds change about this feature at the 40ish year OLD mark.

 

[95BlueStallion]

Mine changed at age 26 a few days after I removed it from my '95.

 

[Mstng93SSP]

I had a friend who literally for no reason tore out everything related to the ac (working ac) on his 92 GT. I asked him wtf was he doing. He told me it didn't need ac because it was a "race car." This puzzled me as we have no race track on this island. He then needed to sell the car a few months later. Every inquiry started with "does the ac work? No? Click....." I drive my convertible with the top down and ac on...........

 

[Mustang5L5]

My first car ever with working ac was my 2003 GT I bought new when I was ~24. Ever since then, when windows are down I still have a/c on.

My Fox will have a/c shortly...after I yank the motor out

 

[GroverDill]

SO I am considering doing something fairly dumb. USAA just mailed me an offer I may not be able to pass up, 0% APR for 18 months....

FREE MONEY!

I really want to buy a topend kit and pay it off over EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS!