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1984 Mustang - $16,000 (Long Island)
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84 verts are rare. I get compliments every time I drive this car. This is a gem and IT IS NOT a money pit. I already dumped all the cash it needed to make it gorgeous.
Here is a long bullet point list of most but not all of what I did to this car. I have MANY more pics that can’t fit into this ad. PM me I'd be happy to show more pics, or you can come and drive the car.
• Rebuilt engine with around 25,000 miles on it. Running beautifully with stock CFI.
• Replaced 7.5 the original rear with fully rebuilt 8.8 posi-rear with 3.55 ring and pinion gear ratio, new spider gears, new axles, bearings, seals etc.
• Complete front end re-done with Moog ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, sway bar link kits front and rear, rebuilt rack and pinion.
• Complete suspension replaced with Moog parts, including front and rear springs, rear upper control arm bushings, rear Maximum Motorsports lower control arms, all Moog parts including; ball joints, control arm bushings, inner and outer tie rod, sway bar Motor Sports lower control arms, front and rear Monroe shocks, rear Gabriel Quad shocks and Moog U-Joints.
• Ten-hole rims resurfaced and powder coated. Four BRAND NEW Pirelli tires in brand new condition. Less than 100 miles on them.
• All engine sensors were replaced with genuine Motorcraft parts, including MAP, O2, Air charge temperature sensor, Throttle position Sensor, coolant temp sensor, speed sensor.
• Functioning emission system with; rebuilt smog pump, new TAD/TAD valves, replaced solenoids for TAB/TAD function, all vacuum tubing, and hoses specific to vacuum system and Emission system were replaced and fully functioning.
• Vacuum, emission control and snorkel flappers on the air cleaner were replaced. Also, a K&N Air filter is in the air cleaner.
• CFI rebuilt, gaskets replaced, fuel injectors professionally pressure cleaned.
• Charging system alternator upgraded from 1G to 3G system.
• A/C compressor, accumulator, WOT relay, pressure hoses, and A/C switch all replaced. A/C runs ice cold.
• Heater core replaced, all heater and radiator hoses were replaced. Heater cranks.
• High performance Motorcraft Blue spark plug wires.
• All wiring plugs, connectors pigtails in the engine bay were replaced with new ones. All crusty original wiring was repaired.
• Single exhaust converted to dual exhaust with a stock H pipe from later model Foxbody.
• Dual exhaust conversion included move and replace of rear brake lines, removing external fuel pump and rewiring to run a single Walbro fuel pump.
• H pipe has 2 functioning downstream cats and two hollowed upstream cats. Air pump system to rear cats’ functions with a replaced smog pump and new air lines. Two stainless steel MagnaFlow high performance mufflers.
• Bumper to bumper bodywork and paint done 5 years ago. New windshield placed last year.
• Replaced distributor and PIP sensor internal with a genuine Motorcraft PIP. Brand new stock style belt tensioner.
• Replaced starter with brand new not rebuilt. New Motorcraft starter solenoid. Brand new Motorcraft battery. Replaced the ECM and have another new spare ECM in a box.
• Upgraded radiator with larger capacity all aluminum from SVE LMR, new fan clutch.
• Although it’s an LX, many modifications for GT were done such as, replaced front bumper cover with a GT bumper cover with functioning original fog lights. Hood stripe and headlight buckets painted flat back GT style. Driver side dash cover is from a GT. I still have the original LX dash cover.
• 84 convertibles didn’t come with rear defrost; I added a HVAC and all stock wiring from an 87 hatchback and installed a rear grid that functions and looks stock.
• This car in original form didn’t come with the “light package” but I manually installed stock Ford lights in the glove box, trunk, under hood. And a lighted rear view mirror stock from an 87 fox.
• All external lights were upgraded to LED’s except for the headlights. All internal lights are LED including dash cluster with red lights.
• Dash cluster refurbished with new lens, mileage reset push button, new solid state instrument cluster voltage regulator, original AMP gauge retrofit to be a functioning Volt gauge, over-lay decals making all gauges look brand new look perfect and are not detectable as cover-lays.
• New ignition switch, wiper switch, cruise control steering wheel switch, directional switch, headlight switch, new power lock switches and motors, new power window switches.
• Interior completely reupholstered. Including; brand new seat foam in the front seats, new vinyl covers for front and rear seats, new carpet, door panels replaced with excellent condition panels, all plastic parts repainted in SEM Cadet Blue and flat black.
• The entire floor pan area from firewall to rear trunk area and rear truck were sound deadened with Killmat. The undercarriage was undercoated.
• New convertible top installed with new aftermarket headliner. Trunk liner kit from later model retrofit. Convertible motor functions perfectly and the top closes easily. Convertible top latch handles replaced.
• All new convertible weather stripping, door weather stripping, windows dew wipes, A-pillar and door run channel weather stripping all replaced.
• Power windows motors all replaced, new window carriage guide bars and bushings replaced with genuine Motorcraft, not cheap aftermarket ones.
• Rear quarter windows original plastic guide bar mounts replaced with LMR aluminum upgrades. Rear guide bars and bushings were also replaced with Motorcraft parts.
• All power windows front and rear are properly adjusted. Windows seal correctly when closing doors and opening and closing the power windows.
• Brand new front windshield.
• Stock cassette player replaced with OEM Style Bluetooth Custom AutoSound stereo, with a Clarion power amp, 4 new JBL Stadium speakers in the doors and two JBL 3 ½ and a pair of JBL ¾ inch tweeters in the dash. Also, a JBL subwoofer under the passenger seat. The stock Cassette player, the stock amp, and the stock speakers I still have.
• Tail lens refurbished with new lenses and the internal frame painted with reflective mirror paint.
• Upper rear control arms re-bushed with Moog bushings. Rear lower control arms replaced with Maximum Motor Sports high performance. No more curb hop with sharp turns after installing these.
• TFI relocation kit installed with the TFI on a heat sink behind the front grill.
• I have original 1984 New York State vintage license plates the car is registered with and you can have them.