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2024 Updates to ’88 LX Mustang
The year 2024 has been a good year for the ’88 Mustang LX. It is back on the road and has been shown off at car shows.
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88 LX Is Coming Back to Life!
First Car Show: Words to come. But the 88 LX is being put back together.
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Project Heavyweight — 1990 Lincoln Town Car
Are You Ready for This? … PROJECT HEAVYWEIGHT (I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER) 1990 Lincoln Town Car Log #001 March, 2003 By now you are familiar with liteweight, well hold on to your hoofs…it’s time […]
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Project “CFI to EFI” — 1984 Mustang 5.0 LX Coupe
Recently purchased by Mikes Mustangs as a shop project car is a 1984 Mustang 5.0 LX Coupe (Notchback). This car was purchased from a second owner and will be converted from a CFI (Central Fuel […]
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Rich DeMarco’s NMRA Hot Street Entry
Rich DeMarco and Mike’s Mustangs embarked on a project during the 2006 NMRA season – a competitive NMRA Hot Street Racer. Rich’s 1985 Mustang GT, previously run in the Open Comp Class SS since the […]
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Project Lite-Weight — 1983 Mustang Coupe (Notchback), Log 6
Finishing Up ! Exhaust Project lite consists of the following MAC parts: 1 ¾ Long tube headers 3” Pro-chamber 3” pro-dumps (mufflers w/turndowns) The standard ball flange on the outlet or collector of the header […]
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Project Lite-Weight — 1983 Mustang Coupe (Notchback), Log 5
PROJECT LITEWEIGHT GETS HEAVY! Liteweight is finally running! The fuel system is finally finished and we have started the engine. Here is where lite gets heavy. 9-Inch Ford Rear – Lite is using the heavy […]
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Project Lite-Weight — 1983 Mustang Coupe (Notchback), Log 4
NHRA mandates several items which are being addressed on the project. The fuel cell requires several details to be addressed. The protruding portion of the fuel cell (i.e. the sump) must be surrounded /protected by […]
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Project Lite-Weight – 1983 Mustang Coupe (Notchback), Log 3
Since the motor has been installed it is now time for the endless details necessary to insure safe and respectable quarter mile jaunts down the track. We like to call these details the “laundry list” […]
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Project Lite-Weight – 1983 Mustang Coupe (Notchback), Log 2
Welcome back. We have tackled the crossmember issue in a completely different way. The Comp piece arrived and it would not work as we had hoped. I spotted an old Crown Vic crossmember, which has […]