bought a notchback for a drag car.. need some help

Bad92GT

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yea its long.. but anywho my dad was really wanting to get a notchback to build.. and i agreed fully because.. simply we havent been spending as much time with eachother Father/son wise once we finished the GT.. and so we decided to do this.. someone had previously striped it.. it basically was just a shell and still is LOL.. but its perfect for what were doing.. dont know about body wise but i'd like some help identifying the hood.. and maybe the bumper to. We bought it for 200 bucks as it sits minus the wheels and tires (stuck my slicks on it).. so heres all the pics.. just if anyone can tell.. let me know because im deeply confused.. LOL











its going to recieve a roll cage and full suspension.. as well as a healthy 7.0L

 

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grey5.0beast

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lloks like a 79 lx nose, have fun, looks like we both have huge projects ahead of us... urs is bigger though!

 

grey5.0beast

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yeah looks like this
http://focsetup.dealerconnection.com/library/images/org/6678/1979-mustang.gif

 

spiff

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I agree, 79 nose. Nice find for 200 bucks, looks pretty solid, leave it gutted!

 

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kinda looks like a 4cyl capri hood.

 

grey5.0beast

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no looks like the stock 79 hood...

 

Bad92GT

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well that works for me.. funny thing is its originally an 82' base base base model mustang.. had the 6cyl in it and wasnt even a GL.. it was a "L" LOL wont matter though.. with the roll cage, a 427w, aluminum dash, and custom built harness through the whole car.. it oughta roll perty good

 

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was it the 2.8L engine? i think 83 was the first year for the 3.8l and 82 was the last year of the 2.8L in he mustang? am i right or wrong

 

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Yeah, I think they used to have a straight-6 in the earlier ones before they started putting in the 3.8 V-6. My buddy's first car was a '79 Mustang with a 6-cylinder - yeesh, what a pile that thing was! But it had EXACTLY the same hood and front-end as yours, even the same maroon-red color ... except his grille was half knocked out and the hood looked like someone had taken a sledgehammer to it in a couple of places.

But what the heck, someone's already done the hard part of stripping everything out for ya', so you've got a nice clean slate to work with, there. Good find.

 

Bad92GT

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had a 200 cid 3.3L straight 6 in er before hand.. probably going to put the later model dash in it just for cover and so we can use alll the aftermarket gauge pods.. probably stick with a pace car, cobra, or GT ground effects though

 

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looks pretty rust-free for a 79... good job

 

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Bad92GT said:

well that works for me.. funny thing is its originally an 82' base base base model mustang.. had the 6cyl in it and wasnt even a GL.. it was a "L" LOL wont matter though.. with the roll cage, a 427w, aluminum dash, and custom built harness through the whole car.. it oughta roll perty good

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They still used that nose in '82.

 

Bad92GT

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85_SS_302_Coupe said:

They still used that nose in '82.

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alright good deal then..

 

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looks like the body is in great shape! good find for 200.