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ALMOST_STOCK's 1989 Mustang GT
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In May of 1989, Paul's wife needed a daily vehicle so with Paul being a Ford man, they went out and bought their first Mustang. This GT was brand new with 7 mile son the odometer. Paul's wife drive the GT for over 10 years and put on over 145,000 miles. In October of 1999, Paul's wife got a new daily vehicle so this Ford Mustang became his project car.
With help from their 2 sons, they took the old stock 1989 GT and made it was you see today. First modification on this Stang was a new exhaust system. From there a 5-lug conversion was done. Since one modification just entices people to do another, the suspension then received some upgrading. In November of 2000, Paul started cleaning up the engine bay by welding up the existing holes, hiding wires and vacuum lines, repainted the engine bay and polished every piece of aluminum that was on the engine or in the engine bay. Paul also decided with the car having 150,000 miles on the odometer, he would rebuild the 1989 302 engine. Two years later in November, Paul decided the stock paint needed some touch-up so he had the whole car repainted and also revisited the work under the hood of this GT. Paul re-routed brake lines and did some more hiding of wires.
Below is the list of most of the modifications done to this "almost stock" Ford Mustang GT:
ENGINE
Balanced/Blue Printed 306 engine
TRW Forged Pistons
Ported Tubular GT-40 Intake
Cylinder heads ported, bowl blended & 5-angle valve job
Crane 2030 Camshaft
Rocker Arm Conversion
Romac 50oz. Aluminum/Steel Balancer
MSD 8.5 mm plug wires
MAC fender well cold air kit
March Performance Power and Amp Underdrive Pulleys
March Performance A/C, Power Steering, and Tensioner Covers
DRIVETRAIN
Stock T-5 Transmission
Steeda Tri Ax Shifter
Steeda Quadrant & Adjustable Cable
FMS 3.55 Rear Gears
TA Diff Cover
FMS Aluminum Driveshaft
5-Lug Conversion
Baer Brakes - Track Front 13”
Baer Brakes - Touring Rear 12”
Slotted and Crossed-Drilled Rotors
SUSPENSION
H&R Sport Springs
Bilstein Struts & Shocks
Baer Bump Steer Kit
MM Chrome Strut Tower Brace
MM Chrome Caster/Camber Plates
MM Aluminum Panhard Bar
MM Lower Control Arms
MM Sub Frame Connectors
MM 4 Point K-Member Brace
Ford Upper Control Arms
Urethane Bushings
EXHAUST
JBA 1-5/8” Headers
Borla Catback Exhaust
Magnaflow Tru X 2.5" stainless steel exhaust
EXTERIOR
Cervini Stalker Bumper Cover
17x9 SSR Integrals Wheels
Bridgestone Potenza RE730 245 X 40 X 17
Future plans for the car will be to add a blower and that will complete everything Paul wanted to do to his project car before he hands it over to his grandson in about 8 more years. What a great gift his grandson will be receiving.
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