Fox New to me 82 GT

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Years ago (here we go again!) I remember JCWhitney catalogue, that was the Sears & Robuck of parts catalogues, had a vintage looking cover for battery tops so you could hide the battery make.
Apparently they are still around :doh:
Or maybe the Honest Charlie catalog…
 
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Had a chance to finally fiddle around with the car for about an hour or so. Managed to replace the ignition cylinder without major issue and it works just fine at least mechanically. Hopefully it'll engage when the time comes.

Aside from a spot of rust under where the battery tray was its pretty solid. I also scoured around the car for more rust on the underside. Pretty decent from what I could see. The dog legs in the fenders are of course less than stellar but salvageable I would guess. Not restoring the thing just getting it to driver status. I might repaint it but it's not a priority for me.
I did have some questions about the carb. Looks like it's a 4160 style holley that the PO swapped on. He claimed it's from an 83 or 84 and it "made a huge difference". I don't think he would have noticed any HP gains from it though with the smog pump still hooked up and if you did swap it from a later car for performance why keep the pump at all?
At any rate are the intake and carb worth keeping on or would I be better suited to swap it with a more performance oriented and easier to rebuild/maintain?
Another question I ran into the front end parts in the rear of the car. I had assumed the bumper had been removed to have the car painted but apparently the front end was removed to fit in his trailer when he brought the car down from Alaska. You do what you have to I guess. Anyway I have no idea how these bumper shocks attach and it appears as some of the hardware is missing from where the fenders attach to the bumper. I looked on the core support but nothing really jumped out at me as for apparent places for them to go. Pics I took are of the mystery parts that I have no clue what their names are.
There are a few dings in the front and rear fenders on the driver's side and one weird crease on roof on the passenger side. But other than that it's pretty straight and I'm looking forward to getting her fired up this spring.
Thought I would post some pictures of the car.
 

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Had a chance to finally fiddle around with the car for about an hour or so. Managed to replace the ignition cylinder without major issue and it works just fine at least mechanically. Hopefully it'll engage when the time comes.

Aside from a spot of rust under where the battery tray was its pretty solid. I also scoured around the car for more rust on the underside. Pretty decent from what I could see. The dog legs in the fenders are of course less than stellar but salvageable I would guess. Not restoring the thing just getting it to driver status. I might repaint it but it's not a priority for me.
I did have some questions about the carb. Looks like it's a 4160 style holley that the PO swapped on. He claimed it's from an 83 or 84 and it "made a huge difference". I don't think he would have noticed any HP gains from it though with the smog pump still hooked up and if you did swap it from a later car for performance why keep the pump at all?
At any rate are the intake and carb worth keeping on or would I be better suited to swap it with a more performance oriented and easier to rebuild/maintain?
Another question I ran into the front end parts in the rear of the car. I had assumed the bumper had been removed to have the car painted but apparently the front end was removed to fit in his trailer when he brought the car down from Alaska. You do what you have to I guess. Anyway I have no idea how these bumper shocks attach and it appears as some of the hardware is missing from where the fenders attach to the bumper. I looked on the core support but nothing really jumped out at me as for apparent places for them to go. Pics I took are of the mystery parts that I have no clue what their names are.
There are a few dings in the front and rear fenders on the driver's side and one weird crease on roof on the passenger side. But other than that it's pretty straight and I'm looking forward to getting her fired up this spring.
Thought I would post some pictures of the car.
Might be a good investment to find copies of the original Ford service manuals. This EVTM is currently lkisted on eBay:


And here's the service manual set:


Bill
 
Might be a good investment to find copies of the original Ford service manuals. This EVTM is currently lkisted on eBay:


And here's the service manual set:


Bill

That's not a bad price for the EVTM, but...

WOW!!! That price for the printed service manual set is ridiculously low. They are usually that for a single volume. And sets often go for $200-$300.

If someone wanted the '82 service manuals, they shouldn't let this bargain pass by.
 
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