“Darkhorse”1988 Ford Mustang

17 photos documented since 2009 ♡ Follow this build

The story

purchased car from coworker whos wife didnt like the way the car rode (had frozen struts in the front end). bought it for 600 bucks drove it for a year till i had all the parts to do the conversion. the car is driven almost daily except for rain because its a handfull! — wrenchturner75

Photos

1988 Ford Mustang - the 357 clevo looks right at home in there.

1988 Ford Mustang - The interior of a car shows light gray seats, a dashboard with gauges, and a manual shifter.

1988 Ford Mustang - youd never know what lurks under the hood from the outside, i love the sleeper look!

1988 Ford Mustang - a side shot to let you see just how easy it is to work on, plenty of room to pull plugs and such, those headers were a bitch to put in! i l…

1988 Ford Mustang - Close-up view of engine components, likely from a 1988 Ford Mustang.

1988 Ford Mustang - taurus fan, it cools great! never gets above 190.

1988 Ford Mustang - mechanical fuel pump, soon to be long gone! holley blue is coming to replace it.

1988 Ford Mustang - interior shot, hard to believe it used to be a 4cyl auto car! even has the factory radio in her yet!

1988 Ford Mustang - with a drop base air cleaner it all fits under the stock hood, barely! i had to notch the hood bracing here n there to make everything fit.

1988 Ford Mustang - This lifted 1980s Ford Bronco is parked on the side of a road surrounded by lush green trees.

1988 Ford Mustang - This lifted SUV, likely from the 1980s, is equipped with a brush guard and large off-road tires.

1988 Ford Mustang - This lifted SUV, likely from the early 1980s, is shown in a field with a prominent bull bar on the front.

1988 Ford Mustang - This pickup truck features a prominent grille and off-road tires, suggesting an older model year.

1988 Ford Mustang - A white shock absorber with red bellows is visible on the underside of a vehicle.

1988 Ford Mustang - Close-up of the front suspension and steering components of a vehicle.

Browse all 17 photos

The peanut gallery

No comments yet — be the first to add to the record.

Spotted in the wild

Seen this vehicle at a show or on the trail? Add your shot — the owner approves it onto the record.

WR wrenchturner75 Member since 2009 · 1 vehicle

Engine: 1971 m-code cleveland 30 over, speed pro flat top forged pistons(l2379) stock crank and rods reconditioned, arp main studs, arp rod bolts, moroso swap pan for foxbody, moroso oil pick-up, stock volume/pressure oil pump. comp cams xe274 camshaft, comp cams timing chain and gears, comp pushrods, retainers, and locks, lunati valvesprings. closed chamber 4brl cylinder heads, 2.19 intake, 1.72 exhaust milodon 1 piece valves. ford motorsport roller rockers, stock valve covers (because there cool and say power by ford) wiend x-celerator intake, summit 750cfm v/s carb (works extremely well) edelbrock drop base air cleaner, stock duraspark dizzy(recurved) hedman hustler headers that fit around everything very well and have flat collectors for extra ground clearance. 2.5" exhaust in to summit race mufflers dumped at axle. taurus electric fan and underdrive pulleys. had power steering but decided to ditch it for a manual rack, carter high flow fuel pump. (coming soon new fuel system!)
Drivetrain: stock 8.8 with 4.10 gears and trac lock (which is on its way out) 4 cyl t-5 thats hangin in there tough! centerforce clutch (2nd one already) motorsport billet flywheel. heavy duty clutch cable, firewall adjuster and aluminum clutch quadrant(clutch is smooth as butter!) stock 5.0 driveshaft. suspension is all brand new as car was a 4cyl car, converted to stock gt suspension components including booster and master cylinder. manual steering rack.
Mileage: 98,000