Holy crap man you really do have a disease! And I may be jumping to conclusions here *gets out jumping to conclusions mat* but since youre posting in the 5.0 talk....
probably not a modular....
You may be on to something!
Alright dude, its Friday. It may be early, but its Friday. Time to spill.
You're right! My dream car that I'm getting today is a... 1984 T-Top Coupe with 59k original miles, two tone black on the bottom and dark shadow grey on the top, separated by a red pinstripe. Here are pics from the previous owner, I'll get my own this weekend!
Mod List
smoothed engine bay
Barry Grant Speed Demon 650
Jegs throttle bracket
Victor Jr. Intake w 1inch spacer
AFR 185 Heads w 1.6 rockers
347 Stroker (cast nodular crank 3.4 stroke, hawks 4340 h beam rods, probe forged pistons, comp solid roller bar-type lifters, comp cams custom solid roller camshaft, billet double roller timing chain and main girdle)
(282/286 duration, 609/618 lift, 110 lsa.) Cam specs.
Moroso 7qt oil pan
110 GPH Holley mechanical fuel pump
Holley FPR with carb mount
MSD 8598 dizzy
March Alt bracket
FRPP AC delete Bracket
SFI Balancer
Griffin Alum Rad
MSD 6al
MSD Blaster 2 coil
Spal Electric Fan
Spal fan controller setup with two speed relay turn on
Relocated battery to trunk
Mac Shorty Headers
off-road h-pipe
Flowmaster American thunder catback with tailpipes
Optima Red Top
FRPP Polished Alum Valve covers and push in breathers
Jegs 14” off set high-flow air cleaner
The rest of the drivetrain:
Hawks Racing 8# aluminum flywheel
Spec Stage 3 clutch kit
T-5
Adjustable clutch cable
Billet quadrant
B&M Pro Ripper Shifter
FRPP Alum HD Drive Shaft
8.8 4:10 Gear with a (rebuilt) trac-lock
5 lug axles
Brakes and
Suspension
Eibach Sportline Springs
Racecraft cc plates
Racecraft bumpsteer kit
sn95 spindles, hubs, calipers and rotors
All new brake lines
Basic drum setup on rear end with organic shoes and new hardware.
Weld in sub frame connectors
Adjustable upper and
lower control arms
Exterior
New two-tone paint
86 LX front and rear bumper covers and body molding
HO Fibertrends 3" cowl hood
89 Vert doors (on the door mirrors)
87-93 quarter windows
New trunk lid
All new weather stripping (t-tops, doors, trunk)
84-86 Taillights
FR500 17x9 wheels black with the polished lip
New Ford Carlite door glass to make the doors work on the car ($275 each in these)
Interior
85 GT grey dash
Black dash pad
Console delete
85 gt leather wrapped steering wheel
93 cobra gray leather seats (drivers 6 way adjustable)
new black carpet
83 black manual door panels
83 black interior quarter panels
new black headliner
new black door seal plates
Custom rear seat delete
140 Certified Cal Speedo
Oil pressure and Water Temp in dual pillar pod, fuel pressure mounted on cowl (Autometer)