Thread: Newb from Edmonton, Alberta

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Hey party people, how's it going?

I'm Steve. I'm in Edmonton, AB, Canada. Probably my favorite car of all time would be a 32 Ford 5-window, but unfortunately right now it looks like the car will be 100 years old before I can afford to get close to one, so for now I've got an 83 Mustang GT in the garage.


Pics in here: http://www.wolfpackcc.com/forum/vbpi...hp?do=view&g=1


Engine Specifications:
- Original 302/5.0L V8 with 191,000 original kilometers (118,680 miles)
- Holley Avenger carb with vac. sec. & electric choke
- Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
- MSD Blaster 3 coil and 6AL ignition (with MSD #8920 tach adapter)
- Ditched the EGR system and smog pump
- FRPP polished aluminum valve covers, 13" black aluminum air cleaner and "V8" billet wire looms

Exhaust:
- Hedman equal-length shorty headers (ceramic coated)
- 2.5" exhaust, no cats
- Dynomax Ultra Flo Welded Performance mufflers
- 3" chrome tips

Drivetrain:
- Rebuilt 8.8 axle, including diff clutches
- FRPP 3.73 gears & speedo gear
- Ford Ranger 5-bolt axles
- MGW shifter
- Centerforce II clutch assembly
- Granatelli adjustable clutch cable & double-hook quadrant
- BBK firewall clutch cable adjuster

Suspension, Brakes, Wheels & Tires:
- H&R Super Sport springs
- Maximum Motorsports front sway bar
- Steeda heavy duty rear sway bar and 4500-series aluminum lower rear control arms
- Energy Suspension sway bar end links & bushings, steering rack bushings and spring isolators
- FRPP HD upper rear control arms and 79-93 upgraded A-arm kit
- Ford Ranger 5-bolt rear drums
- 1995 Mustang spindles & calipers
- Powerslot slotted front rotors
- Maximum Motorsports Caster Camber plates
- Koni Special Series gas struts & shocks
- 2003 OEM Bullitt wheels
- Rears - Nitto NT555R 275/40/17 drag radials
- Fronts - Continental ContiProContact 245/45/17 performance all-seasons

Interior:
- 2002 Mustang seats - dyed black
- Bullitt Mustang pedals

Body/Structure: Original

Still in the garage: Maximum Motorsports full-length subframes


Best 1/4 Mile: 14.884@94.07mph (altitude: 2200' - Castrol Raceway, Edmonton)... nothing crazy, but considering it's still the original engine and only put out 175 bhp when new.... hey...
Best 60-foot: 2.148


Now, it's sad to say, but even after 7 years of owning the car, I had an idea of what I wanted to do with it, but didn't have REAL DIRECTION for the project - I've been calling it "Project Fox Rod" for over a year now, and wanted to give it more of a hot rod style (for as much as you can "hot rod" a Fox Mustang) because I'm tired of seeing the usual 79-93 look on the roads and at shows....... that was until the June issue of Hot Rod Magazine came out and good old Steve Stanford's "Gasser" sketch nailed it down - sure his render was a blue hard-top notch and I've got a red/black T-topped hatch, but that's where the scanner and being a Photoshop junkie came in. I really respect Steve's sketches, so from one Steve to another, I hope I did his work proud: