Project "1 bad Azz LX"

derby11

derby11

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Been racing for a long time now. Took a break to start a family and stuff like that. Some of you older guys will remember my red 1988 Mustang GT with all the Edelbrock stuff on it. The plate holder said " All Throttle no Bottle"

My 14 year old son Wesley wanted to start racing so here I am years later with that fire in my gut again!

80% of the parts on this project came from the guys on this site. Big thanks to 82hatch for a lot of the hard to find small parts and John Quick for the great deal on them doors!!

Here are some pictures of the new 1987 mustang LX.

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This is a picture from 1991 getting it ready for another long night racing on the streets of Detroit!!
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Lol that's cool a lot of kids just don't like to work on cars nowadays cause it's "to hard" or "to dirty". Always cool when a father and son share a great hobby. Keep the pics coming
 
Pure84GTT said:
very cool, that's an impressive looking motor for the time period.
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We were told we placed the first order for those heads in the Midwest! Two weeks later we were the first in the country to order new valves for those heads!!! Tried to retard the cam by moving the whole crank. It was ugly LOL

I learned by making a lot of mistakes early on and by being so broke back then!!
 
greentrunk said:
and to think in 91 that car wasnt that old......and the motor is out and you used it to street race....awesome
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and drove it to work everyday! That car won a lot of races back in the day. Now I get to watch my son do it...

Here is a pic from "Old Detroit Dragway" Them new Edelbrocks was the shit!
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I think it's completely awesome to see the racing gene passed to a new generation. I have a 15 year old stepson who's earning a driver's license cleaning parts on OUR project car! It's nowhere near the car yours will be, but it's will get him just as dirty and be just as memorable for us both. Congrats!!
 
OldbutNew said:
I think it's completely awesome to see the racing gene passed to a new generation. I have a 15 year old stepson who's earning a driver's license cleaning parts on OUR project car! It's nowhere near the car yours will be, but it's will get him just as dirty and be just as memorable for us both. Congrats!!
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Thanks. man...
Me and my son are having a lot of fun putting this mustang together. So I know you and yours are too!
 
thats awesome! im young and my first real car came with no engine and with the help of some guys on this site got and engine dropped in and running like a champ! any updates?
 
Thanks for all the kind words!! I was at the body shop this past Friday (9-9-2011). Here is an updated picture of my 1987 LX Hatch. A few more things for them to do then it's back to the man cave where me and my son will put it all back together!!
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derby11 said:
Thanks for all the kind words!! I was at the body shop this past Friday (9-9-2011). Here is an updated picture of my 1987 LX Hatch. A few more things for them to do then it's back to the man cave where me and my son will put it all back together!!
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Hey The pics dont do it justice I was just over at Brandon's today and it is Flawless :nod:
 
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