Hey all,
I have been working on my fox for a little bit now and have been using several user forums as resources and figured it was time to finally register for one. This one has easily been most helpful and I think it's a great community without searching the far reaches of the net for something more specific.
I purchased my foxbody this last September as a project to help me keep my hands off my (leased) Kia Stinger. I had originally intended to purchase a track project and was looking at 4th gen F-Bodies, but that proved too lofty a goal for my budget. With that in mind, and my friends in my ear I purchased an 89 LX hatch.
I never would have purchased the car knowing what I know now, but hindsight is 20/20, and here she is the day I brought her home:
My first goal was to get rid of the junk front GT front end swap. I assume it was put on when the previous previous owner replaced it due to whatever damaged the radiator support. I picked up a cheap fender and LX bumper with headlights:
Once I realized that there was more to this car as far as damage to the chassis I decided to pass on the track car and make a turbo street car sleeper. A buddy sold me an eBay-esque turbo kit with a turbonetics turbo/BOV/WG and some other mid-level upgrades and fuel system. I'm unsure of the brand as it's been floating around locally for a while and I don't really know the age. I picked up a megasquirt locally to tune it myself, as it was always something I've wanted to do. With the amount of bird's nest electrical work and unknown condition of the drive train I've decided to pull the engine/harness/transmission/rear end to clean everything up and get a baseline for boost:
I've had my learning experiences up until now, and it's all been good. I really look forward to learning from the knowledgeable platform members and more specifically the megasquirt peeps here. Also...obligatory Stinger pic?
Hope to interact with a lot of you and learn more!
Thanks
Hoopty
I have been working on my fox for a little bit now and have been using several user forums as resources and figured it was time to finally register for one. This one has easily been most helpful and I think it's a great community without searching the far reaches of the net for something more specific.
I purchased my foxbody this last September as a project to help me keep my hands off my (leased) Kia Stinger. I had originally intended to purchase a track project and was looking at 4th gen F-Bodies, but that proved too lofty a goal for my budget. With that in mind, and my friends in my ear I purchased an 89 LX hatch.
I never would have purchased the car knowing what I know now, but hindsight is 20/20, and here she is the day I brought her home:
My first goal was to get rid of the junk front GT front end swap. I assume it was put on when the previous previous owner replaced it due to whatever damaged the radiator support. I picked up a cheap fender and LX bumper with headlights:
Once I realized that there was more to this car as far as damage to the chassis I decided to pass on the track car and make a turbo street car sleeper. A buddy sold me an eBay-esque turbo kit with a turbonetics turbo/BOV/WG and some other mid-level upgrades and fuel system. I'm unsure of the brand as it's been floating around locally for a while and I don't really know the age. I picked up a megasquirt locally to tune it myself, as it was always something I've wanted to do. With the amount of bird's nest electrical work and unknown condition of the drive train I've decided to pull the engine/harness/transmission/rear end to clean everything up and get a baseline for boost:
I've had my learning experiences up until now, and it's all been good. I really look forward to learning from the knowledgeable platform members and more specifically the megasquirt peeps here. Also...obligatory Stinger pic?
Hope to interact with a lot of you and learn more!
Thanks
Hoopty
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