My
1990 5.0 Coupe has a new owner. I had a
storage issue and my toy fund was depleted so I
sold the car to a local guy who is a gearhead
and Mustang fan. He's also very fussy about
his vehicles and wil take excellent care of
the car.
There
are new coil springs on the back and the rear
rubber is a pair of Cooper 2.75x 60's. They're
fairly tall so the stance on the Mustang isn't
what I want. It would have been just right
back in the 70's. Times have changed though.
This
is what a bone stock 5.0 engine bay looks
like. Not too bad for a 20 year old car.
There's no rust or corrosion under the hood but the aluminum parts have gotten a little
dull over time, as have the rubber and black
plastic pieces. The underside of the hood and
the firewall and inner fender paint is a
little dull now too.
I
installed all new black vinyl seat upholstery
and ditched the original cloth. It makes good
shop rags but it's a bad idea for grease
monkeys like me.
The
86-93 Mustangs have been the most common car
on Pinks by far.
I
put a shiny new set of Weld wheels on
the car, 15x8's on the back and 15x7's on the
front. When I installed them I put 2.75 x15 rubber on the rear and I had to remove the quad shocks to get them to fit. As a result the Mustang handles like a drunken sailor now.
The solution will be to install new
quad shocks
and reverse them so that the shock
cylinder is on the end where the tire
rub was happening.
