MY 86 notch build..

[krisx125]

About 6 years ago, i was at a local ford dealer picking up our F-350 king ranch. I took a walk around looking at trucks and such. I stumbled across a garage where the owner of the dealer had his "stuff". I walked in and found a 1985 mustang notchback. It was covered in about an inch of dust and dirt. Seems like it was sitting there for a while, tires were flat, spider webbs you name it! So i asked my friend who was the lead sales guy whos it was. He told me it had been sitting there since 91! it was a 4cylinder automatic with 63,000 miles. Years went by and i forgot about it. Until this fall i was talking to a buddy of mine about his 82 notchback he just picked up to do a 347 swap. I made a quick phone call and the car was mine. 400 dollars later i have myself a sweet project! Im only 21 and i have many many projects going on so i hope i can finish this one!

This is where it sat from 89 till fall of 2009.

Its a very clean car for just sitting its whole life

Front clip ready for por 15 black

 

[1993SSP]

Bitchin find!!!! Def looks like you got a solid car to start your project with

 

[foxmustangman]

Nice man! looks like a fun project!

 

[nvr2low]

nice find, i would be all over a 4cyl notch for $400 in that shape!

 

[krisx125]

haha, i didnt really know what i was getting into with this build. I.e brakes, coil springs, rear end, tranny etc. But i had my 89 gt that i crashed so it made life easier...NOW WHAT COLOR SHOULD IT BE!? I have been losing sleep the past few night trying to come up with a color. First it was going to be a white pearl with a blue or purple flake...But then i was thinking of a metallic navy blue...

 

[nvr2low]

haha, i didnt really know what i was getting into with this build. I.e brakes, coil springs, rear end, tranny etc. But i had my 89 gt that i crashed so it made life easier...NOW WHAT COLOR SHOULD IT BE!? I have been losing sleep the past few night trying to come up with a color. First it was going to be a white pearl with a blue or purple flake...But then i was thinking of a metallic navy blue...

a well done white coupe looks awesome IMO, no reason to change the color! brakes should be expected on a car that has sat for that long, and if you are going to swap in a V8 you should upgrade them for sure. the other stuff, hit or miss, but it will look great with a set of lowering springs.

 

[SScott]

Awesome find! Great deal too. I look forward to seeing updates, please post more pics as you get them.

 

[NIKwoaC]

By my math, you were 15 when you were picking up the F350...?

Anyway, cool car! I'll be watching for progress!

 

[krisx125]

By my math, you were 15 when you were picking up the F350...?

Anyway, cool car! I'll be watching for progress!

LOL well maybe i should have said my moms king ranch. Haha i have a 1997 Powerstroke.

 

[1987LXragtop]

Took me 3 months to come up with a color that I liked. Search the interweb for pics and colors. The 3 best colors to hide any flaws if you have them are white red and yellow. If its perfect go with a darker color to make it stand out. I finally settled on Deep Jewel Green. Thought about 2005 True Blue. My brother has a Harley edition f250 in true blue with silver ghost flames that looks sick.
You'll change your mind 47 times before you settle but its fun experimenting.
Good luck

 

[krisx125]

1987GT thanks for the advice. I have SOOO many colors in mind. White with pearl, Copper metallic orange, Black, But the one i think im going with is my girls 2000 jeep grand cherokee color. Its like a rich navy blue with a nice pearl to it. And i just need to stick with it. My interior is the 4cylinder blue cloth. So you cant get away with much. Ill upload some more pics tonight.

 

[Cobra912]

wow. I wish I had one to call my own.....sigh

 

[NIKwoaC]

wow. I wish I had one to call my own.....sigh

Did you get rid of your Fox?

 

[1987LXragtop]

1987GT thanks for the advice. I have SOOO many colors in mind. White with pearl, Copper metallic orange, Black, But the one i think im going with is my girls 2000 jeep grand cherokee color. Its like a rich navy blue with a nice pearl to it. And i just need to stick with it.

I know that color. Its real nice.

My interior is the 4cylinder blue cloth. So you cant get away with much.

So was mine. Unless its mint do what ever color you want.

Ill upload some more pics tonight.

I look and I see nothing

 

[krisx125]

Haha, i fell asleep early and forgot pics. As for my interior, its MINT. I was thinking about changing it out to the grey with red trim interior. But its so clean i almost dont want to. I'll upload some pics after work. Have a good day guys.

 

[krisx125]

I can see the color in my head. I want to have two tone blue and white. Blue on top and white on the rest. What do you guys think?