kyleag89

Hello everyone I am buying an 87 GT tomorrow and was wondering what are the common problems with these cars? I have never owned a Mustang before so I know nothing about them. I am a good mechanic but I have always been into Jeeps. I am paying 2 grand for it, it has:
-4 inch cowl hood
-smoked clear head light 6 pcs set
-off road h pipe with mac cat back (sounds good)
-bbk 2 inch lowering springs
-adjustable struts front and rear
-rear disc brakes
-ford motorsport posi trac
-ford motorsport 373 gears
-aod trans with b&m street strip kit
The speedo doesn't work, and I have no idea how many miles are on it. Carfax last reported it to have 48K miles and the speedo reads that, but it could very well be 148...

mustangGT86_05

http://m.mustangforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=344207

kyleag89

Haha I am actually reading this thread now. I didn't see it last night when I was browsing. I guess I can consider myself lucky having a good interior and working ashtry cover..
Any thoughts on the odometer situation?

kyleag89

Is the AOD trans an alright trans with a stock motor for a daily driver or should I still expect issues with it?

tinman

Sounds to me like for that kind of money you are getting a good deal on it.
AODs are AODs, some seem to live and some don't.........

mustangGT86_05

Aods can last a long time if you take care of them, just all depends. The speedometer is a simple system, what you can do to start out is pull the cable off the trans and then use a drill to spin it and see if the gauge reads. If it does, you either aren't getting it seated at the trans or a speed gear issue which is very uncommon. If it doesn't you have a broken cable, not connecting right at the cluster or the gauge itself is bad. If it comes to that you can take off the cluster and use a small screwdriver to spin and see if it reads, if so it gets a little obvious from there

kyleag89

Thanks guys.. The speedo on these fox bodies are exactly the same as a Jeep, so no problems there I guess. I already found a write-up on how to remove the dash.

motorman524

There is no removing the dash when replacing the speedo cable or cluster.

nitrous_bob

The AOD sucks. Horribly geared and weak as hell along with being heavy too. A t5 is 75 lbs, 3.35 1st V the aod 2.40.

Just there you need 4.10's to equal 1st gear launch of a t5 with 2.73 gears.

Do the swap when it breaks or get a lentech

Same equipped car will run a full second faster with a t5

kyleag89

I'm not worried about speed at this point I am more concerned with reliability. This will be my daily driver until tax return time. I didn't mean remove the entire dash I meant I found the write-up on removing the cluster sorry. It looks like parts for this car are really cheap too. Found a speedo on ebay for $15!