by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 02/17/2017 at 12:43
by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 02/17/2017 at 12:43
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STARS: 6
Went and jump started this last night. Battery was so dead it would die if I took it off the jump box so I hooked up some jump cables and set a new battery in the passenger seat so I could drive it out of the weeds.
After a couple seconds to let the fuel reach the engine it fired right the hell up. Tires were all holding air, power steering worked (albeit with a little noise), brakes work, lights work, hell, even the *WINDOW WASHER* works. Took the battery out and added some water to it and gave it a 120 amp 30-minute jolt then put it on The Battery Unfucker (tm), aka a really expensive battery reconditioner that can somehow make complete junk usable for another two years.
I love these gauges.
Things it needs: door hinges ($20), driver’s door glass ($120 new, but there are a couple part-out fox bodies I can get it from cheap), passenger seat belt tensioner is a bit fucky, front right wheel needs balanced. Other than that it’s pretty rock solid and even the steering has very minimal play for “78k miles” (I’m guessing that’s rolled over at least once).
Drove about 20 miles and put 5 gallons of gas in there to dilute the 5-year-old gas that was in it and by the end of the night it was definitely feeling up on power. There’s a rattle from either a heat shield or broken cat converter but that’s basically a non-issue. I am optimistic.
"vondon302" (vondon302)
02/17/2017 at 12:49, STARS: 2
You can get the door Hinge repair kit. Not a fun job but very common.
https://lmr.com/Product/Search?q=door%20hinge%20repair%20kit&vehicle=1979-93-Mustang
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/17/2017 at 12:51, STARS: 1
Yeah, that’s what I was looking at. $20 for both doors. Not a bad deal. Right now they sag about a half inch and don’t even come close to sealing at the top, lol.
"vondon302" (vondon302)
02/17/2017 at 12:56, STARS: 2
Lol nice. Now the question is did somebody try to bend em back. This happened to me. Put new bushings in get the door back on and now its too high. @$!##*
Good luck. 4 eyed coupe is best fox body!
"Roadster Man" (roadsterman)
02/17/2017 at 12:56, STARS: 1
Those notchbacks are dope.
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
02/17/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 2
Four-eye notches are the single best variety of Foxes. I had an ‘86 5.0 last year that I probably stupidly got rid of, really fun little cars.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
02/17/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 0
It’s alive!
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/17/2017 at 14:33, STARS: 1
This is a good question that shall be answered eventually.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/17/2017 at 14:37, STARS: 0
I’m super impressed with it. For such an old car it doesn’t really feel “worn out” at all. And the parts availability is just silly
"NojustNo" (front24200)
02/17/2017 at 18:09, STARS: 0
Lol if it doesn’t feel worn out (steering and suspension bushing especially) then it maY really have 78k miles ! My 200k mile beater explorer sure feels its miles. I have really worn out tie rod bushings so the steering is like a crappy 80s racing game.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/17/2017 at 19:56, STARS: 1
“power steering worked (albeit with a little noise)“
That’s a 1980s Ford feature. The pumps all make that sound so you know the power steering is working without turning the wheel.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/18/2017 at 01:57, STARS: 1
Just like how every Fox body I’ve ever driven has “weird” brakes?
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/18/2017 at 03:06, STARS: 0
I’ve never noticed weird brakes. But I’m a bit weird myself.