New Fox owner: Old Member!!

Well I haven't been in here much but am hoping to be in the future. I'm finally a fox body owner after years of wanting one. Best part i got it for $0 dollars. Gotta love old Grandad. He gave me his 1990 Notch 4cy/auto this past month. He is 83 and can't drive anymore and the car was sitting for about 5 years now in NC. My father got it running and drove her back to Ga. Already scored a nice set of 5 star pony wheels w/ new BFG tires on Craigslist for what is was going to cost to put some new 14" tires on the the crappy old 4 banger rims. Anyway it will I hope be a father and son project for myself and my 10 year old one day. Interior is good, little rust on deck lid. I'm checking out the options for a v8 swap and I'm sure there is tons of good info here I will be checking out. Just thought i'd share. Maybe one day it can be mine stripe machine if it doesn't get wrecked by a 16 year old in the future...

trbkrb said:

Congrats on the new (to you) Fox! Hope you can have fun fixing it up the way you want. But I LOVE your 65! My dad bought an almost identical 65 fastback 2 days after I was born back in March 1965, white with blue interior. Man, I wish he didn't sell it to a teenager at the gas station when the oil pump went out, he only got like $250 for it in 1976!!! But with the prices of them now, I'll never get one for myself.

Good luck on the Fox!

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Thanks for the comments. I like the look of your 5.0 and as it turns out it's the same color as the 1990 I just got. Do you know what color Ford calls it, I just thought it was maroon but I'm sure there is a certain name for it. I try to post some pics sometime. Thanks.

Trbkrb: I like those pic's and yours looks real clean. I hope I can get mine that clean someday. I took some pics to show. As you can see the paint was pretty rough after 19 years of oxidation, tree sap and neglect. I'm still working on it but I was amazed was some rubbing compound and elbow grease to do, I first thought the paint was gone but it's coming out. The hood and deck lid have not be done so you can get an idea of what i started with. I spent about 1 hr alone just vacuuming and cleaning the inside and it still needs more but that will be another day.. I think it's got some potential, it's got 119k on it but I got a quote for a 5.0 engine, aod trans, all the wiring harness stuff and 8.8 rear for $2500 from a local Mustang supplier.