{"id":1673,"date":"2023-07-28T07:42:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protowrxs.com\/?page_id=1673"},"modified":"2023-07-28T13:45:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T18:45:31","slug":"1986-mustang-convertible","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.protowrxs.com\/index.php\/automobiles-and-projects\/1986-mustang-convertible\/","title":{"rendered":"1986 Mustang Convertible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have always liked the four eye fox body Mustangs, and have never owned a convertible car, so when this little yellow car came up in a discussion with a fellow Ford enthusiast on June 24th, 2023 and the price was $750 I was pretty interested. The seller was an honest guy with a killer coyote powered 1970 Mustang fastback, so after personally checking the car out on July 4th the deal was done. He even delivered it to my driveway for that price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July 4th after pushing\/pulling it into the driveway and before any work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What I liked about the car was it was all there including interior and had an OK condition top and the paint was faded, but no major dents or damage. Although I wished it was a runner, the V6 was locked up. However, I already had pretty much everything besides some brackets to convert to a 5.0 car, so that was the plan from nearly day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

07\/28\/2023 Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So far to date the following has been completed on the car;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Pulled door panels and seats<\/li>
  2. Rebuilt door map pockets with new boards and elastic, used old material<\/li>
  3. Cleaned and vacuumed carpet and seats<\/li>
  4. Spray dyed one seat as a test<\/li>
  5. Cleaned out the trunk and put it all back together
    1. It was nice that the trunk coverings were all there – looks original<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
    2. Figured out it needs new top cylinders<\/li>
    3. Cleaned out the air ducts of mud daubers and mice nests<\/li>
    4. Pulled the steering wheel and cleaned it and wrapped in black leather<\/li>
    5. Pulled the console and fully refurbished it with new paint, etc<\/li>
    6. Pulled and painted the mirrors<\/li>
    7. Order a lot of parts or purchased used stuff for 5.0 swap and updates<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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