Picked up another Fox...

[Chrome_Rust]

While it is technically a Fox Chassis, it isn't a Mustang.

1980 Fairmont Futura! I had one of these as my first car. I have been looking for only 2 weeks. I posted a CL add looking for one a guy had one close to where I grew up. The wifey and I drove over there today to look at it and it has been sitting since 2003. the shock towers are in great shape, the floor is a little bad in some places typical for fox cars. The trunk is perfect with a little scale in the spare tire well. I paid only $200 for it. I think I am going to swap in the 87-93 stuff from my 93 for the dash. Build a nasty little 302, and I just picked up another V8 T5 for almost free (better deal then the $7.30 T5 from last week).

I am going to do 5-lug swap, nice interior, sick engine, and 5-speed (as they are falling from the heavens like mana). I am so happy! What do you all think? give me some ideas for this thing...

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Charlie Ridinger
DKC Performance
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[impulse001]

Sweet, got any pictures??

 

[Chrome_Rust]

the link to photobucket....

 

[Shaolin Crane]

goes to photobuckets homepage

 

[1991notchbackLX]

we can't see that without your password man... go to your photobucket album and copy/paste the IMG tags

 

[Chrome_Rust]

Fixed

 

[stykthyn]

sweet jeebus thats going to be a lot of work!

 

[Chrome_Rust]

I know. But I just lovre those things. It isn't that bad. The interior is getting stripped cause it smells like piss. It is in the same shape as my 93 save for the quarter rot.I will be fun.
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[Shaolin Crane]

i vote you jump the thing off the bridge and ride through some fields

 

[ID89GT]

Wow, you got a huge project ahead of you if you plan on that thing looking even half way decent.

 

[1991notchbackLX]

wow, that thing looks like it sat in a field for 200 years... Godspeed man

 

[Chrome_Rust]

All I have is time. Not going to be driving the thing tomorrow or anything. It will allow me a chance to perfect my bodywork skills or lack there of. Like I said, the floors and that quarter are the only real bad parts. I have done floorpans in fox's before, not hard. plus i can install the through the floor SFC's. the quarters will be the challenge. but since i am going to trim the lip anyway to make room for some 275's, it will need to be done. the bloooooo interior is going to be GONE! I might do a black fox dash or another SN95 dash. Dont know. I have alot of options to play with. I will try my best to keep a log of the progress....



Charlie

 

[skunk21]

I admire your ambition

 

[Beasty306GT]

ummmm why.......

 

[S&B]

i hope you didn't pay more than 30$ a ton for that .

like you said it will give you good practice and if you f up no one will ever pick it out

 

[Chrome_Rust]

I am getting almost 150/ton in ohio...

It's going to be fun!

 

[S&B]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...918QQitemZ110446979352QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

I would buy that for a "parts car"

 

[1987LXragtop]

My wife had one in college til she blew the engine. Looks like thats where it ended up
The law of diminishing returns may start to apply here. Hope you dont end up spending more to fix it than it would cost you to buy a show quality one. Good luck brother you got large ones to take on that. hope it works out for you. Start a resto thread.

 

[fivespeedsteed]

i guess its all there really. just needs allot of metal work and such.

 

[stang9150]

People out there have saved cars in alot worse shape then that,good luck with the build and have fun doing it.