Foxbody Mustang ULTIMATE Buyers Guide

so you want a fox bodied Mustang that was once known as the cheapest 5-0 you could get, now not so much and I know you're a little late to the game just by clicking on this video, but it's not too late because 20 years have passed. In the future you will be thinking the same thing you were thinking right now. In this video we'll go over the

ultimate

buyer's

guide

to the Fox Body Mustang and tell you everything you need to know when purchasing one of these staples. The history of American muscle cars in this video we will go over the years, the details, the common problems, these cars have a couple of rare parts and rare trims that will add value to the car you are looking at and last but not least, my favorite part: the five rarest colors you can get on a fox body

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Foxbody came out in 1979 and ran for quite a while until 1993 when the updated model called sn95 came out. During those almost 20 years of production, they made a lot of changes to this car, so depending on the year. What you get depends on how much horsepower you have, it depends on what rear end you get, and it depends on what front fascia you get. From 1979 to 1986 you had what was called the 4i car, which is any Foxbody. Mustang with the four rectangular lights on the front, these cars now encapsulate the '80s style, while the newer Foxes with molded headlights are called The Arrow nose and ran from 1987 to 1993.

In 1979, the 5.0 engine debuted new and generated 140 horsepower, but that did not last long because the following year in 1980 they released that 5.0 and put in the 4.2 V8 due to the scare of the energy crisis and this only gave 118 horses. This lasted until 1980 and 1981, which are two years I would definitely avoid. If you're looking for that 5.0 and in 1982 brought back the 5.0 with a high-performance 5.0 making 157 horsepower and an impressive 240 pound-feet of torque, this was optional on the new Mustang GT version, too this year all new manual. transmission Mustangs now use the S Rod gearbox in 1983, the return of the convertible top option was reintroduced after a 10-year absence thanks to the roller cam that was introduced in 1985, plus forged aluminum pistons and stainless steel tubular headers, the 5.0 now had 210 horsepower when equipped with a manual transmission, fortunately the automatic only had 180.

In 1986, they introduced the first fuel-injected version in the 5.0, also known as speed density injection, which you would think would be good, but ended up losing 10 horsepower. the previous year these years are also known to be harder to get power so if you go for a high horsepower fox I would also stay away from these years they also got rid of the 7.5 rear end and introduced 8.8 which was a lot stronger and many people change them for other cars like an a86 and an 87 was the first model of the fox facelift, they now came with molded headlights and had a completely new front fascia with minor changes throughout the body of the car, the 5.0 Also updated and they added F-series E7 cylinder heads, which now increased the compression to nine to one, bringing the horsepower to 225 with 300 lb-ft of torque in 1998 because of a dumb state called California, they added the MAF . sensor that took three ponies away from the fox and in 89 the map sensor was fully implemented on all foxes.

Also, this year, the 5.0 now came with a 140 mile per hour speedometer and the T-shirts were discontinued on the hatchback if you're a safety freak. Then I have good news for you because in 1990 they added a driver's side airbag and in 1993 all Mustangs benefited from an optional in-dash CD player. Now that we've moved on from the years, let's move on to the models and see what the different options they had for this car, you could get a Fox with a Fastback which is a three-door hatchback design, a notchback which is a two-door coupe design , a convertible that is based on the notchback and my favorites, the t-tops. which you can get in the hatch or coupe now for the sake of this video.

I'm not going to go over each specific version like L A GLX Gia GT Sport all of those just because who cares as long as it comes with a 5.0 you should be good and the reason I don't talk about the other engines except the engines specials like the SVO, it's because the only reason you would buy a car that doesn't have a 5.0 is a shifter and a 5-0 if you get in the car to have a four-cylinder and a six-cylinder, you only get it for the looks and at that point this car probably isn't for you.

Choose Japanese cars, they look good too and I also have a four cylinder as standard. Now let's move on to the common problem that the Fox body has, but you don't have to worry because none of these are engine related problems, just because the engine is quite robust. 5-0 has been around for a while and Ford sometimes knows how to make a good V8. The number one problem you'll want to look for on these cars is bent frame rails or bent, cracked, or rusted torque boxes. These cars had a 5.0 manual transmission and are really cheap for a While, just so you know, these things are ruined and because the design isn't too good to begin with, you have some problems there, so be sure to check the rails on the frame and torque boxes to make sure they are all straight. they are not cracked and if they are you have some options to fix it so it's not all bad for the torque boxes you can cut the damaged part off and they sell replacement torque boxes and you just have to re-weld them there and for the twisted frame. rails, a great way to fix this problem is to fit aftermarket subframe connectors.

Now a lot of these cars you'll see already have this just because it's one of the most common things you do to the body of a Fox to make sure it can handle the horsepower better, so most of the time it doesn't even you'll have to deal with installing it, but if they're not there, you can also use this as great negotiating advice by saying, "Hey, this car is about 20 years old." and it doesn't have subframe connectors which should have been done by now the next problem will be rust. I already talked about the rust on the torque boxes, but there will also be Russ and a couple more places because the engine is so tight in the engine bay, a lot of water gets stuck in the frame rails and if it stays long enough it can definitely cause rust.

They also sell replacement parts for this, but it should be a lot of work because you have to cut. To remove the old frame rails, you have to weld the new ones on there and then your car won't be completely stuck anymore if that's the type of car you bought, so that's definitely something to look at somewhere else, between the windshield and the motor. bay, it's called a hood, almost like there's a little bucket there and water can collect there and that's another place that can cause rust, especially if you leave it under a tree or something, a lot of leaves can accumulate there and It also speeds up the process now, if you are going to go for a T-roof car, you should also look for rust around its roofs, not to mention you should also look at the floor because it has been leaking into the car for a while.

While your foot may go directly to the floor, we'll move on to the drivetrain next. These transmissions have a really noticeable problem with squeaking in third gear, so when you check out the car you're looking to buy, go up through the gears and down to the gears and make sure there's nothing squeaking. Now I know I said there is nothing wrong with this engine but just in case be sure to look at the water pump and check the wheat post and see if coolant comes out when the car is running, if there is it's a big one. sign that you need to lower that price if it's not listed in the description, but overall it's inexpensive and an easy fix now if you can't row your own Gears and end up When getting a Mustang with an automatic transmission, one thing you'll want to look for is that the transmission downshift on time and downshift if you don't, a common culprit is a kickdown cable and the way to fix it is to simply tune the kickback cable to spec now when you get this car you know there will already be a lot of burnouts on this car so one thing you need to make sure is working well is a limited slip differential that these foxes came with. a clutch type rear differential and unfortunately due to wear they sometimes stop working now.

I doubt it will let you do a burnout when you test drive the car, but once you get it, do a burnout and see if you can see two tires. marks if you only see one, that means that thing is toast and the only solution is to rebuild it and last but not least, one of the most noticeable and problematic problems with a fox body is that the ashtray will not stay closed , so if not Don't be locked out just get a new one and you'll be good to go now if you like weird cars and aren't okay with just a regular Fox body but don't worry there were a couple of special ones. editions you can get if you want to pay the price to get one, the first one is a pace car from the 1979 Indianapolis 500, they only made 10,478 of these, I mean it's quite a lot but they look really cool with the graphic on the side. saying official safety car with horses.

In fact, I've seen one of these in someone's backyard. I might offer you some money for it because it looks great with those graphics if you don't like 5.0 this is what I talked about. Before and you want something a little different than the others, you can go for the 1980 or 81 Mustang Cobra. This one came with a 2.3-liter turbo engine that made 132 horsepower, that's bad enough, but if you deny the horsepower, The car looks great with the green. The graphics on the side and the Cobra badge in 84, you got the GT3 350. These again came with the same 2.3 liter turbo engine, so if you like that again, this might be for you from 85 to 86, you got the SVO Sage green.

This is possibly one of the rarest fox bodies in existence. They only made 47 of these after that you got the 1997 Mustang. It's pretty much the 7Up colors, green and white convertible, and they made 4,103 of these. Next is my favorite rare finish. and that is the SSP box body which represented a special surface package. This was for the California Highway Patrol who were disappointed in the Camaro, so they said, hey, let's take it to the competition, let's get some Mustangs and, boy, I'd love to have one of them. All these other old police cars aren't really cool, go for a Crown Vic Inner Explorer, those are considered junk cars because they've been through it and they look terrible, but if you get a Mustang SSP there's no cooler finish, esp .

If you have a replica of the graphics of the old California Highway Patrol logo, how cute, put a shotgun in the passenger seat and that's it, now watch my favorite part of the video, let's see the five weirdest and coolest colors you can . Put on your Fox body just to stand out a little more. The first color we have on the list is electric red and it is just a deep cherry red. It looks great in the sun. It looks great in the shade, which you can't go wrong with. a red sports car, your insurance may be a little higher, but who cares, your car looks good and if you have a two tone Electric Red GT, that's a beautiful car, next on the list if you want to get there At 90, the only color you can legitimately get is Cobra teal.

I mean, what would you do in the '90s if you didn't have a teal car? This is probably one of the only colors I wouldn't want on a GT with a two tone finish because the color is so beautiful I just want the whole car in this color number three on the list might be my favorite color if you combine it with the GT2 shade is emerald green and my goodness it doesn't look good on its own but if you combine this color with two silver shades it becomes a completely different beast and looks so good.

The fourth color on this list is bamini blue. I feel like this is just a knockoff of the covertail. If you can't get the Cobra teal, you still want to. wear a collar, I mean, I guess you could get Bimini blue, but at the end of the day you'll always be in the shadow of Cobra teal and number one on this list is Calypso green, almost like the last color. It looks Cobra Teal except it's The Greener, not really my cup of tea but I bet a lot of you love this color so I hope you enjoyed this video.

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