New 5.0 Owner
05-06-2013, 01:30 PM
#1
New 5.0 Owner
Hi,
I am the proud new owner of a 1989 Mustang. I am gonna be completely honest here, I have owned imports up until this car, but the import "scene" is becoming more and more littered with people who care more about "stickers" and being "hellaflush" than having a solid car that can produce some eyebrow speed. With that being said, I have since moved my rice rocket and decided to try my hand with owning/tuning an american muscle car. I really should thank my wife, who has stood by me (in her 2007 GT/CS) and gave me the nudge that perhaps the reason I was getting so frustrated in the tuner world (with their pink engine bays and such) is that I needed to go back to a classic.
Now that you know a little bit about me, on to the car.
Engine:
B303 Rollor Race cam and lifters.
long tube chrome headers
Edelbrock blown through carb.
power dyne BD-11A Supercharger
new 373 gear in the back (yes I know its not the engine but I am not going to make another category for "drivetrain" just to throw that under there.)
All in all this engine is amazing. A supercharged smallblock with a blown through carb seems to be the magic I have been missing in my life. It is very very loud, but that is due to it having nothing after the cat on the exhaust... again something I am wanting to fix, there is an episode of south park that comes to mind with obnoxiously loud vehicles... any recommendations for a QUALITY catback?
Car:
It has a nice lightweight hood on it, I am assuming it is aftermarket since I doubt a car made in the late 80's would have a fiberglass hood oem, but I am new at this, enlighten me?
Paint needs to be wetsanded and re-sprayed.
Has some minimal body damage to the front passenger fender, nothing a heat gun, and hammer and dolly action cant fix.
Interior:
the first thing I noticed is that some genius put the steering wheel on upside down... so that is gonna need to get switched to right-side up. The interior is a little beat up, headliner is starting to sag, the seats are worn, and the interior plastic feels like its missing some tabs that keep it secure. All in all though, I love this thing, its an automatic and that shifter is not stock, its not even in the stock position... I don't know what it is but I am sure I can get under the car and give it a once over just to see what all I am dealing with here.
In short I am very happy to be the owner, and I am hoping a little change of scenery will restore my faith in gearheads.
I am the proud new owner of a 1989 Mustang. I am gonna be completely honest here, I have owned imports up until this car, but the import "scene" is becoming more and more littered with people who care more about "stickers" and being "hellaflush" than having a solid car that can produce some eyebrow speed. With that being said, I have since moved my rice rocket and decided to try my hand with owning/tuning an american muscle car. I really should thank my wife, who has stood by me (in her 2007 GT/CS) and gave me the nudge that perhaps the reason I was getting so frustrated in the tuner world (with their pink engine bays and such) is that I needed to go back to a classic.
Now that you know a little bit about me, on to the car.
Engine:
B303 Rollor Race cam and lifters.
long tube chrome headers
Edelbrock blown through carb.
power dyne BD-11A Supercharger
new 373 gear in the back (yes I know its not the engine but I am not going to make another category for "drivetrain" just to throw that under there.)
All in all this engine is amazing. A supercharged smallblock with a blown through carb seems to be the magic I have been missing in my life. It is very very loud, but that is due to it having nothing after the cat on the exhaust... again something I am wanting to fix, there is an episode of south park that comes to mind with obnoxiously loud vehicles... any recommendations for a QUALITY catback?
Car:
It has a nice lightweight hood on it, I am assuming it is aftermarket since I doubt a car made in the late 80's would have a fiberglass hood oem, but I am new at this, enlighten me?
Paint needs to be wetsanded and re-sprayed.
Has some minimal body damage to the front passenger fender, nothing a heat gun, and hammer and dolly action cant fix.
Interior:
the first thing I noticed is that some genius put the steering wheel on upside down... so that is gonna need to get switched to right-side up. The interior is a little beat up, headliner is starting to sag, the seats are worn, and the interior plastic feels like its missing some tabs that keep it secure. All in all though, I love this thing, its an automatic and that shifter is not stock, its not even in the stock position... I don't know what it is but I am sure I can get under the car and give it a once over just to see what all I am dealing with here.
In short I am very happy to be the owner, and I am hoping a little change of scenery will restore my faith in gearheads.
05-06-2013, 09:51 PM
#5
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: WA
Posts: 863
How the **** does someone put a steering wheel on upside down haha. The freaking Ford lettering should indicate that somethings not right if you happened to miss the obvious off center steering wheel to start with.
05-07-2013, 07:27 AM
#7
Thanks man, I really do enjoy the rumblyness (is that a word?)
THNX!
Honestly, I bet they were doing some sort of aligning with the steering rack and got it aligned one turn counter clockwise off... I looked at the wheel and I don't believe it is very easy to get the whole thing off, and hooked up correctly upside down with all the bells and whistles working... the horn, cruise control... all of it works fine? Got me stumped.
Yeah I feel lucky that I have this to start with, but to be honest I have owned a mustang for about 5 years, my wife refuses to drive any other car. She has a blue GT/CS that I am not allowed to go near
THNX!
Yeah I feel lucky that I have this to start with, but to be honest I have owned a mustang for about 5 years, my wife refuses to drive any other car. She has a blue GT/CS that I am not allowed to go near
05-07-2013, 09:26 AM
#9
Welcome to the MustangForums. That's a great looking Fox, I bet she rips with that motor in there!
Best of luck with your new project, feel free to hit me up if you have any questions or need some assistance in the near future!
-Dan
Best of luck with your new project, feel free to hit me up if you have any questions or need some assistance in the near future!
-Dan
05-07-2013, 02:58 PM
#10
Welcome to MF! Nice Fox. Don't lose your faith in gearheads. I too almost lost all faith, but I've learned to just keep to myself. Most of my close gear head friends can barely get an opinion out of me for the sake of sparing myself the stupidity that I expect to hear. But hey, I came from the import scene as well so you know what I'm talking about, I'm sure 