Progress Thread 85GT4V’s “New” 1985 Mustang GT

AND in emergencies you can sleep in it.. If the weather gets bad you can put your car in it for protection....Enclosed trailers are pretty handy

Yeah, plan is to turn the nose of the trailer, above the gooseneck, into a sleeping area w/ microwave, etc. be fine for mild months.
 
Did I miss it in the thread somewhere? What’s the second car?

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Was a pleasure to see your fine '85 out at CnC, today. Just caught up on the progress thread, and I'm jealous of you being the original owner. That's an accomplishment, these days.
 
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Was a pleasure to see your fine '85 out at CnC, today. Just caught up on the progress thread, and I'm jealous of you being the original owner. That's an accomplishment, these days.

Thanks, good to have 2 Foxes in close proximity!! If Jerry could have got his ‘79 over there we’d have been all set.

I’ll be there whenever the weather is good. I go early to get that exact spot. Not many crotch goblins get over that far : )

Next time I’ll find you and introduce myself.
 
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Thanks @limp ! It’s a fun car but a maintenance headache. Everything is expensive, requires a special tool, requires tons of research, etc…

The Mustang is worth more (from a resale perspective) and is just as fun to drive. If I could only keep one it would be the 85GT4V!

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The Mustang is worth more (from a resale perspective) and is just as fun to drive. If I could only keep one it would be the 85GT4V!

Well yeah... You have a FkN unicorn in the barn. O_o


2:AM

Mustang: Hey... You still awake?

Porsche: What is it?

Mustang: I bet you're really fast.

Porsche: I can turn a corner too.

Mustang: I'll :poo: all over you just by starting and idling. :D
 
Just read your thread,WOW !!!
You drove your stang for two years and stored it all those years, afuking mazing...
I got my stang used in 2007 and have daily drove her exclusively still to this day, I can't imagine parking her and not driving her.
Took her to get smog inspection Friday and as always she passed.
 
- May 12, 2025

Been up on stands since Thursday afternoon. We had great weather in NC (low 70s, low humidity) over the weekend so, it was a good time to be in the garage. Been raining the past two days but, temps are still nice.

Replaced the quads with OEM-level Gabriels and started detailing the underside. This was a daily driver for two years back in the 80’s. Very little surface rust, mainly on the unpainted parts (differential and crossmembers), and a coating of southern road grime.

Is cleaning up nice. Who needs dry ice blasting :p

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Were those the stock drums you refinished or bought new ones? know what brand you bought?
 
Sweet. Deciding if I want to do the work to restore or just buy new ones.

They came from the factory raw but…rust. I only spent ~15 minutes each with a wire wheel on a bench grinder cleaning them up. Even a wire wheel on a drill would make easy work cleaning ‘em up. If you have the originals (or whatever you currently have) and they work, paint ‘em up and save your $$ for a real upgrade : )