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Old 06-20-2005, 04:36 AM
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I own a 89 Mustang 5.0 standard. I did some weight reduction and got it below 3000lbs. comes in at 2960-2980. (I used a big rig scale and they are accurate to 20lbs).

The car definitly has more bite to it now.
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Old 06-20-2005, 06:30 AM
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what did u remove
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Old 06-20-2005, 03:52 PM
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Fiberglass hood, front and rear bumper metel, back seats, spare tire, and the stuff that goes along with it.
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Old 06-20-2005, 05:09 PM
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what about a/c

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Old 06-21-2005, 12:39 AM
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Na, didn't even think about that.

How hard is the process to remove the a/c?
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Old 06-21-2005, 12:59 AM
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Did you notice a big difference with the hood change? I was going to do that to mine and wanted to know if you could even notice a difference.
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Old 06-21-2005, 10:13 PM
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its prety staight foward to me let fren out and un bolt lines u will need a fuel line spring undoer and and a/c elimenater bracket u can buy a bracket they will move the p/s where the a/c is
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Old 06-22-2005, 01:31 AM
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did you touch the k member and go with a tubular k member and also take off the front swaybar...you should also relocate the battery to the trunk....sounds like a good project....my baby is an 89 GT that I am resurrecting as well...if you need any parts I am still selling some

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YOU GOT A LX RIGHT ?? GT S ARE HEAVY WEIGHTS
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Old 06-22-2005, 02:42 PM
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The fiberglass hood was on there when i bought it. So I cant make an honest call on that.


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did you touch the k member and go with a tubular k member and also take off the front swaybar...you should also relocate the battery to the trunk....sounds like a good project....my baby is an 89 GT that I am resurrecting as well...if you need any parts I am still selling some

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Na, never touched it. What kind of goodies are you selling?

NOS/408, yes its an LX.
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