so i bought my car about a month ago, i was actually laid off of work for a week when i bought my car. its an awesome 87 GT with MAF conversion and a rebuilt 5.0 . the drivetrain has been giving me a run around with a list of problems that me and my mechanich are trying to budget fix. i replaced the extremely stiff clutch with a ram clutch and my mechanich found that the release bearing inside the trans is screwed, along with the rod inside the bearing. my synchro's are toast and the guy who had it before me had to of been non clutch jamming the gears. so a used gearbox is going to be going in it asap. i also had to replace the yolk on the driveshaft that goes into the trans, it was MESSED up. it ruined a 24 hour trans seal and the old bushing looked like i took a grinder with a pyramid shape bit and stuck it inside it. lol.
so i picked it up from the shop last night and started dogging it home. SO MUCH smoother. the clutch was done last week and the driveshaft done this friday. almost all of the shaking and rattling i was experiencing is gone. AWESOME! i live in st. pete, and was deciding rather i wanted to take me and my fiance to daytona for the night or drive down to arcadia and hit the windy roads and farm country. she didnt want to go to daytona, so after buying some energy drinks getting some free Hungry Howies from my buddy we were off to I41. 41 was a drag too many people lights, it was miserable. lol. but once we got on 70 heading to arcadia i was the only person on a lightless highway. testing the limits of my car, spending the first time on the highway with my girl. it was an awesome night. passing trucks, going fast, going faster. i liked driving with my foggers on they really revealed that dark highway and are awesomely bright.
my first night with my car was an awesome 200+ mile trip that lead me to nowhere and took 4 hours but all in all was the perfect end to a long week.
so i picked it up from the shop last night and started dogging it home. SO MUCH smoother. the clutch was done last week and the driveshaft done this friday. almost all of the shaking and rattling i was experiencing is gone. AWESOME! i live in st. pete, and was deciding rather i wanted to take me and my fiance to daytona for the night or drive down to arcadia and hit the windy roads and farm country. she didnt want to go to daytona, so after buying some energy drinks getting some free Hungry Howies from my buddy we were off to I41. 41 was a drag too many people lights, it was miserable. lol. but once we got on 70 heading to arcadia i was the only person on a lightless highway. testing the limits of my car, spending the first time on the highway with my girl. it was an awesome night. passing trucks, going fast, going faster. i liked driving with my foggers on they really revealed that dark highway and are awesomely bright.
my first night with my car was an awesome 200+ mile trip that lead me to nowhere and took 4 hours but all in all was the perfect end to a long week.
A stockish Fox will not redline 5th unless you have 4.10s+ 
I can tell you what gear you have though pretty easy. Get a buddy with a car and find someplace you can pace him. For instance have him do 40MPH and stay right with him in 4th gear. You can post it here or PM me but tell me how many RPMs you were turning at 40mph (or any speed really) in 4th gear and tell me your tire size. As long as I have those numbers I can tell you what gear you have.
