Differences for 87-90 and 91-93 saleen kits

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Sicarius428

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Hello Guys,
I am looking at buying a Fox Saleen kit that is suppose to have come off a real saleen and I was curious how I can tell the difference for which year car it is for. I know the front fenders are different between 87-90 and 91-93 and assumed that the kit would differ too. The current owner hasn't mounted them on his car and needs the funds to repair a blown engine. He wasn't aware of any differences so I am looking for any input. Thank you for your help and your time.
Kevin

 

Snikt89GT

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Not sure what a "saleen kit" is, but the 91-93 cars had bigger fenders than 87-90. The strut towers are also slightly different.

 

25thmustang

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Most of the Saleen kits I have seen are for pre 91 cars. If the kit is off a real Saleen ask him what year the car was...

 

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same as what they said... extensions on the fender are about 1.5" diff between 87-89 and 90-93... 90+ was when they came out with the 16" ponies so they had to give more space.

 

25thmustang

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so even the LXs changed in 90, I know they didnt come with ponys, but still had 10 holes, and thought the GTs still had Turbines? I thought it was 91 where the fender change happened?

 

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Thanks for the responses. The guy didn't know what year they came off of and he never mounted it on his car yet either. Is there an easy way to tell or use a tape measure to find out? Can I measure the sideskirt or is it a difference in the fender?
Kevin

 

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Ground effect changed slightly from 89 to 90. Side skirts stayed the same, but the front air dam and the rear valance changed. The front air dam on a 90 is noticeably different than an 89. The lower lip on the 89 air dam is smooth all the way across while on the 90+ there is an 'indent' in the middle.

 

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Subscibing......i didnt realize there was all these changes?

 

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From the pictures he sent, it has the indent in the center of the front piece. Here are some pics.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r215/Sicarius428/IMG_0846.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r215/Sicarius428/IMG_0845.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r215/Sicarius428/IMG_0842.jpg
I think that will work.
Kevin

 

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Yep, going by the front air dam those are post 89 pieces.