Well guys, I guess being 34, I have decided to re-live my highschool years, I just bought my first Mustang, Its a 1988 LX (Hatch) 4 speed with OD. The car is stock except for a K&N Drop in filter
and A Magnaflow Cat-Back system. The Car has about 140,000 miles on it.
It has had 3 other owners besides me, the guy I bought it from had it for over 10yrs. And had it has been rust proofed for the last 15+ yrs. The body is in good shape a few rust spots here and there.. The front of the hood has alot of stone chips that turned into rust. Undercarriage looks pretty clean also.
Interior is in good shape, but could use some new carpet or a good cleaning. I paid $1500 cdn for it. I thought I got a good deal on it, very disappointed it isn't a 5 spd though.
I pick it up on tuesday am, then its going right into the shop for a safety inspection, and then I will change all the fluids and do the repairs if needed to pass the inspection, then its off to get the emissions test done. Then after that I am hoping to find a place to work on it during the long crap canadian winter and do all the body work and paint so it will be ready to roll in the spring.
Where should I start mod wise? I have read alot of things about a shift kit and 4.10 gears will bring the auto to life. I sure hope so when I took it out for a test drive I wasn't that impressed, but mind you the owner was in the passenger seat haha.
I am hoping a set of headers, a full tune-up, proper gears. shift kit, Cold air intake, Underdrive pully's will bring this Auto to life. And any other mods I may have missed please inform me.
Thanks for reading guys, And thanks for any input you may have..
Also if there are any canucks on here where are you buying your goodies from
Prices in the US are awesome, but we get screwed with duty and tax
and A Magnaflow Cat-Back system. The Car has about 140,000 miles on it.
It has had 3 other owners besides me, the guy I bought it from had it for over 10yrs. And had it has been rust proofed for the last 15+ yrs. The body is in good shape a few rust spots here and there.. The front of the hood has alot of stone chips that turned into rust. Undercarriage looks pretty clean also.
Interior is in good shape, but could use some new carpet or a good cleaning. I paid $1500 cdn for it. I thought I got a good deal on it, very disappointed it isn't a 5 spd though.
I pick it up on tuesday am, then its going right into the shop for a safety inspection, and then I will change all the fluids and do the repairs if needed to pass the inspection, then its off to get the emissions test done. Then after that I am hoping to find a place to work on it during the long crap canadian winter and do all the body work and paint so it will be ready to roll in the spring.
Where should I start mod wise? I have read alot of things about a shift kit and 4.10 gears will bring the auto to life. I sure hope so when I took it out for a test drive I wasn't that impressed, but mind you the owner was in the passenger seat haha.
I am hoping a set of headers, a full tune-up, proper gears. shift kit, Cold air intake, Underdrive pully's will bring this Auto to life. And any other mods I may have missed please inform me.
Thanks for reading guys, And thanks for any input you may have..
Also if there are any canucks on here where are you buying your goodies from
Prices in the US are awesome, but we get screwed with duty and tax