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Old 01-07-2008, 04:11 PM
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I found two 85 mustangs at a local salvage yard, i need a new cluster my temp gauge doesnt work. can i swap an 85 cluster into my 86?
how many other parts can be swapped?? what about dash pieces?
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Old 01-07-2008, 04:58 PM
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85 = the same EXACT thing for 86, the things that changed were the engine and rear end, and some slight changes under the hood(battery and windshield fluid washer reversed)
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:05 PM
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Being that mines a gt and the donor car is a Lx doesnt matter right? except for the interior colors and fabric right?
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:08 PM
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the LX has no foglight cutouts, interior has a few different(in color) pieces, but they also bolt on to a GT, and the seats arnt racing seats
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:20 PM
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the tach will be 1k less, 7k tach on 5.0's
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:34 PM
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how do you know its not a 5.0 LX[8D]
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:53 PM
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both of the 85's in the yard are Lx 5.0s but ones auto and one is a 4 speed and carbed
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Old 01-07-2008, 06:30 PM
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85s didnt have 4-spds[&:]
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Old 01-07-2008, 06:49 PM
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something doesnt seem the same about it, it has a 4 speed with no center console...never seen that before on an 85 or 86
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something doesnt seem the same about it, it has a 4 speed with no center console...never seen that before on an 85 or 86
'82 with an 85-86 nose?
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