im looking to buy an 87-93 mustang soon..and i need to know what to look for in them. i wanna spend under $5k on the car and do a h/c/i combo and run 12s. i want a 5spd hardtop.
get a notchback, they are sexy. Look for warped rear quarters/ broken/ abused torque boxes in the rear. These will tell you whether the car has been beaten. Rust, if tranny grinds. All the lil stuff like lights etc. Any weird noises from the engine. All the basic stuff.
I don't have any pictures of the torque boxes for you. But there are two other areas that you want to look at or ask questions about.
1) The Heater Core - when was it replaced last? They tend to go every 60K ~ 70k miles
2) The Doors - the hinge pins can get bent / worn out over time causing you all kinds of headaches with sealing issues.
Other things that I always like to check are for full function of headlights / wiper motor and washer fluid. Seat belts extract / re-tract without any issues. Look to see if the seat mounts (on the floor pan) are not destroyed, although most of them are because it was a poor design.
You might want to try finding some fox owners in your area to take a look at it, maybe ride w/you in it and get their opinins? Good luck................
Try this link. Even though it's not Mustang specific it explains about the problem with torque boxes and how they can be repaired. http://www.coolcats.net/tech/advanced/frame.html (scroll down).
Try this link. Even though it's not Mustang specific it explains about the problem with torque boxes and how they can be repaired. http://www.coolcats.net/tech/advanced/frame.html (scroll down).