Foxaholic
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I love fox bodies in factory condition. Looking for a forum of like minded people who want to preserve these cars the way Ford built them.
I started out by fixing my rusted F350 work trucks year after year. Got good at Bondo and primer. Then graduated to metal swap and primer. Finally started actually painting the primer the last two fixes, YouTube is amazing.
Why I'm here...
I applied for a loan in the Fall of '92 for a brand new black cobra, cost 31k. My dad co signed and I was approved but chickened out because of the high car and insurance payments. I instead bought a low milage '86 GT convertible repainted performance red. One day I went through an under carriage car wash, once I was down the road I saw yellow smoke coming out from under the hood, car burned up on the side of the road, could of been fixed but sold it. My last mustang was also an 86 GT Hatchback that failed inspection due to rust, at the time I had no time, money, or space to fix it. I sold it. Those 3 instances are why I do what I do. Tired of regrets. Repairing trucks and cars was done out of necessity in the beginning. Fixing my trucks myself or paying someone now costs me more than a monthly payment. I'm done with it, tired of fixing vehicles because I have to. I bought a new '20 F350, so no more wasted weekends covered in oil. So since I have all the tools now, I'm focusing on restoring fox bodies as a hobby.
I have 2 99% original cars. I'm in the process of finding nos oem parts to replace worn/ broken/ missing parts for my Black 92 GT. I'd like to return it back to brand new factory condition. The all black interior is near flawless, the kid I got from smoked in it.
For the 88 GT convertible using LMR or Dorman will do, it's original but pretty rusted, but fixable. Got it cheap.
I also have '93 4cyl LX hatchback body with a '90 5.0 engine swap I got cheap years ago, runs perfect, was my 5.0 fix keeping me from buying that '93 cobra from Texas. I have sporadically collected all black interior parts except seats and door panels. Eventually this will be a clone of the rare Teal Cobra with the black interior, only on the outside though. Not starting that until I have all the parts.
I'm always looking for all original 5.0s in any condition.
I started out by fixing my rusted F350 work trucks year after year. Got good at Bondo and primer. Then graduated to metal swap and primer. Finally started actually painting the primer the last two fixes, YouTube is amazing.
Why I'm here...
I applied for a loan in the Fall of '92 for a brand new black cobra, cost 31k. My dad co signed and I was approved but chickened out because of the high car and insurance payments. I instead bought a low milage '86 GT convertible repainted performance red. One day I went through an under carriage car wash, once I was down the road I saw yellow smoke coming out from under the hood, car burned up on the side of the road, could of been fixed but sold it. My last mustang was also an 86 GT Hatchback that failed inspection due to rust, at the time I had no time, money, or space to fix it. I sold it. Those 3 instances are why I do what I do. Tired of regrets. Repairing trucks and cars was done out of necessity in the beginning. Fixing my trucks myself or paying someone now costs me more than a monthly payment. I'm done with it, tired of fixing vehicles because I have to. I bought a new '20 F350, so no more wasted weekends covered in oil. So since I have all the tools now, I'm focusing on restoring fox bodies as a hobby.
I have 2 99% original cars. I'm in the process of finding nos oem parts to replace worn/ broken/ missing parts for my Black 92 GT. I'd like to return it back to brand new factory condition. The all black interior is near flawless, the kid I got from smoked in it.
For the 88 GT convertible using LMR or Dorman will do, it's original but pretty rusted, but fixable. Got it cheap.
I also have '93 4cyl LX hatchback body with a '90 5.0 engine swap I got cheap years ago, runs perfect, was my 5.0 fix keeping me from buying that '93 cobra from Texas. I have sporadically collected all black interior parts except seats and door panels. Eventually this will be a clone of the rare Teal Cobra with the black interior, only on the outside though. Not starting that until I have all the parts.
I'm always looking for all original 5.0s in any condition.