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NEIGHBOR DOWN THE STREET HAD IT SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH NO ENGINE FOR YEARS. AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE FELL APART HE FINALLY PUT A MOTOR IN IT AND AND DROVE IT LIKE IT WAS STOLEN ONCE IN A WHILE SMOKN TIRES AND BREAKING EVERY LAW IN THE BOOK JUST FOR KICKS FOR A ABOUT A MONTH. ONE DAY OUTA THE BLUE HE ASKS ME IF I WANT THE CAR HELL YEAH!!! HE WAS MOVING BACK TO CANADA AND WAS NOT TAKING IT WITH HIM. ON TOP OF GIVING ME THE CAR HE THREW IT AN EXTRA MOTOR, AC COMPRESSOR, SMOG PUMP DELEAT, POWER STEERING PUMP, RECARO SEATS, GT BODY KITS, 4 LUG MUSTANG RIMS FROM A NEWER YEAR, EXTRA BUMPERS, EXTRA DOOR. THE ONLY THING MISSING WAS THE CARPET AND STEERING COLUMN COVER. NO LEAKS, NO DENTS, GOOD PAINT WITH A FEW NICKS IN IT, STARTS AND RUNS PERFECT. IT NOW HANGS OUT WITH A DISTANT RELATIVE OF HIS A 91 FORD PROBE. THEY GET ALONG GREAT TOGETHER SINCE THE PROBE WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE V8 MUSTANG BACK IN THE DAY DUE TO THE OIL CRUNCH. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECEIVED A SHIT LOAD OF LETTERS FROM PEOPLE PISSED OFF THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL DRIVE MUSTANG V8 WITH A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE V6 SO THEY SCRAPPED THAT IDEA AND CALLED IT A PROBE. NOW I HAVE TWO FAST FUN FORDS THAT ARE NOT COMMON ON THE ROADS TODAY. GOING TO MISS THE GUY BEING HE WAS THE ONLY GEAR HEAD WHITE GUY ON THE BLOCK.
I HAVE PUT AN ELECTRIC FAN IN IT AND REMOVED THE LX BODY PARTS AND PUT GT BODY KIT. INSTALLED AUTOMETER TRANS TEMP OIL AND COOLANT TEMP GAUGES. HAS H PIPES WITH 40 SERIES FLOWMASTERS. I PLAN TO PUT BIGGER THROTTLE BODY AND INTAKE FROM A FORD EXPLORER AND A NICE SET OF EXHAUST HEADERS. I MIGHT CHANGE THE CAM, INJECTORS AND ALL THAT GOES WITH THAT NOT SO MUCH FOR THE POWER BUT FOR THE BAD ASS SOUND IT MAKES. — WHITEDEVIL
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