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I Want To Be Like Groverdill. Give Me Your Thoughts

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mikestang63

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So after seeing his beautiful T Top, I decided I need a new daily driver.. I saw both of these two cars today. give me your thoughts on each

the first one is a maroon 88 T Top Gt Speed Density- asking $7100
Pros
2 owner florida local car- adult owned and garaged
No rust
clean and unmolested
Solid and clean floor pans
Torque boxes solid,
well documented
Owner not mechanically inclined- this is his weekend show car
Has GT40 intake and heads
111k miles
AOD- just rebuilt
Flowmasters
full power
Ice Cold AC 134
Newer paint-one area on the hatch with some bubbles
new 1/4 windows
nice expensive stereo
newer flowmasters
Still has complete smog - untouched
The owner takes it to a shop that a buddy of mine owns- he says the owner doesnt cut corners and is a solid car. He is moivated to sell as he is restoring a 56 Ford
ROH old school rims and newer tires

Cons
porno red interior- but perfect
ashtray door broken
power window goes down clunkly
fuse cover missing
fog lights not working
small rust bubble area on hatch
Temp gauge not working
small oil leak- looks like oil drain plug
PS leak- he overfilled the pump so it could be that and a combination of a line which is common
started up car and for first minute or so the oil pressure gauge fluctuated- eventuallly was steady











86 GT T Top- Speed Density- Asking $6500
Pros
Real nice clean car
no smokes or noises from motor
nice interrior
Full power
Ice cold AC 134
AOD- says just rebuilt
Ice cold Ac
nice stereo
brand new stainless cat back
no rust
super clean underneath
nice Welds and newer tires
Under hood clean and all there- EFI motor nicely detailed
No leaks rattles or shakes
decent stereo



Cons
odometer says 67k but probably 167k miles
gas gauge not working
pulls to right when braking- caliper or hose
paint has two spots where clear faded but overall nice regatta blue

owner just bought 6 months ago and now selling to finance his other race car








 
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I was all for the '87 until I saw the 86. Different wheels, and I'd be all over that.


However...aero T-top cars are unique, especially a late '88 with the hockey stick mirrors
 
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um 4 eye all day erryday that regatta blue is my favorite!
 
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I did not read all (ok any of that) but 4-eye, hands down.

Glad I could help. Next thread.
 
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I can get over the maroon but not the red interior. 86 gets my vote just something about it!
 
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Ok. Now I've decided '86.
 
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RangerJoe

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86 all the way!

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Go with the 4eye... can't get past red interior
 
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4 eye. Aero t-tops look weird to me for some reason.
 

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I'd be torn between the 4-eye or the red interior, as I love both (I know, I'm weird, I also like Mustang IIs, we've established how weird I am).

I'd probably go with the 4-eye because that's my second-favorite fox interior, and the rest of the car is more my style. What concerns me about both is "just rebuilt" AOD transmissions. If they weren't done by a good shop there may be trouble there in the near future, combined with the fact that I find Mustangs with automatics auto-tragic (in spite of my II having a C4... we did establish that I was weird earlier... and that C4 hasn't shifted a gear on it's own in a long time with the manual valvebody and Hurst shifter).

Yeah, definitely the 4-eye. I'd have to change the taillights and the Vanilla-Ice-era wheels on the red car almost immediately to live with myself, where as the 4-eye is where I could immediately put money into improving or repairing the car.
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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4 eye all day.
 
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billison

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88--- someday that red will be nice. That's me though.

Just swap the wheels. The rest is simple crap.
 
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billison said:
88--- someday that red will be nice. That's me though.
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Red interiors are growing on me. Too many blacks and tans and greys and beiges these days.

Red interiors, when clean and with the right seats can look good.
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
Red interiors are growing on me. Too many blacks and tans and greys and beiges these days.

Red interiors, when clean and with the right seats can look good.
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Stockish cars in general.

If I could do it again I would of waiting for a stock one
 

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I vote for the 88 cause you will NEVER see an 88 ttop again (87 maybe, but an 88? Snowball in hell).
 

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Chuckman said:
I vote for the 88 cause you will NEVER see an 88 ttop again (87 maybe, but an 88? Snowball in hell).
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One of 3700 1988 GTs with t-tops.

We compared some marti reports over on Corral to put together some numbers for 87 and 88 cars
http://forums.corral.net/forums/general-mustang-tech/2303954-1988-t-top-marti-report.html
 

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hmmmm.. choices

I like the 88 because it has GT40 intake , heads, better brakes, etc
but the 86 is so clean and love draglites
both will need a little TLC

So far it is 5 to 2 in favor of the 86
 
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I can help there. Who are the two?
 
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I like the 4i Mike, but I pick that '88.
 
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