slow90coupe Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 I picked this car up last night. I bought it from the same person I bought my first coupe from, and my black 97 GT from. The car is a 1989 LX coupe, 87,000 miles, AOD. It is basically stock besides ceramic coated shorties, X pipe, and flowmasters. It also has a fresh AOD with about 1,000 miles on it with a shift kit. The plans for the car are simple- Fix all the cosmetic issues and drive the car for a few months. Then this winter I'll tear into it and start installing some of the parts that came with the car, as well as hopefully an On3 70mm turbo kit. Of course the motor will be pulled and the bay will be cleaned, smoothed, and painted. The plans are to stay on a strict budget of only spending $2000 more on the car, besides wheels and tires.Pics of the car yesterday. The car had been sitting for over a year without being touched and was partially disassembled. A few hours later, we got it running and I drove it on over to my house. The car has got to be the smoothest, tightest fox I've ever sat down in, it's a great car. And the parts that came with the car. It came with a UPR k-member kit, A-arms, coilovers, Strange struts, CC plates, MM k member brace, SVE aluminum radiator, dual fans, GT40 upper/lower, fresh GT40 heads, 3:55 gear, Anderson N41 cam, E303 cam, 3 throttle bodies, Pro-M MAF, Proform rockers, Comp Cams timing kit, and a complete gasket kit. And the car as of this evening. I went on and put the coilovers, Strange Struts, CC plates, and cut springs I had laying around. It gave it a nice even stance that will get me by for a while. I still haven't cleaned the car up at all so that's going to be the next project. It is in desperate need of a real detail. Then it will be 5 lug time. I bought some 94-95 spindles and already have brakes for it, so all I need is some axles and drums and it will be time to swap!Also don't mind the headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperstang1994 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 that looks like a nice car! interior seems really clean for the age. Cant beat getting parts WITH the car too. Always liked a clean notch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musturd Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Nice find man . Looks like it came with a bunch of good parts too , should be a pretty wicked little car after winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 That's a funny looking supra :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 thing looks awesome, i really really want a notch. looks like a steal of a deal with all those parts that came with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 dam man them parts are sweet!! notch looks mint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Thanks everyone! I got a little bit done with it today. I drove it around some in the morning and then pulled the seats out to vacuum and attempt to clean up the original carpet. It came out ok. Good enough for now. The dash is in mint condition, but I'm going to probably get some new armrests, sill plates, console armrest, seatbelts, and an ashtray door to bring the interior back to where it needs to be. I also found the owners manual. Pretty cool since I've never seen one in person for a fox. Then my headlights showed up. Ordered them on ebay yesterday morning and they arrived 24 hours later. Can't beat that for $90! Before And after. I didn't have time to adjust them, I'll do that tomorrow if I have time Yeah, I know. It looks very much like my old coupe, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 nice coupe I had one the same color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 those lights just changed the whole attitude of that caR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSN95SNAKE Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 That is a really clean notch! I want! Looks like you got a whole bag of goodies with it. Going to be a really awesome build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex302 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 very nice fined. looks super clean and bonus on the parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Thanks everyone!I got the headlights adjusted properly, put the rubbers around the headlights, and washed the car. I can't wait to see what paint correction does for it. I drove it everywhere I went this week, about 300 miles. Also got the AC recharged and it is COLD. I got some time to work on the car this weekend. I got my wisdom teeth pulled out Friday morning, and within 3 hours of being conscious again, I was back at work on the fox. Lol. I stripped the interior. I decided this car was worthy of new carpet and I also ordered some misc items that should make the interior a 10/10. I had a seatbelt bolt that stripped out, so I had to take the little plate out The replacement piece I made And after cleaning the floors up. Then I turned my attention to the engine bay, and the cluster of wires. What I started with And after a few hours of cleaning and tucking. And I received my 94-95 spindles today. I plan to get the interior back in Tuesday, then drive it for the rest of the week, then swap the front suspension next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 trying out some new wheels on the SN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 trying out some new wheels on the SN?Not by choice, with the SN length rear in the car the black HRE's sit on the fenders. So it's just been sitting since MW until someone buys it or I change my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I got my order of stuff from 50resto yesterday. But first I cleaned all of the interior pieces front and back thoroughly. Then I started by putting my door handles on. Of course one of them was broken when I took it out of the box. So I called LRS and they are sending me another one. Moved on from that by letting my carpet sit outside in the sun for a while, then cut a few holes in it, and started forming it to the car. And then I put the rest of the interior together with new screws, and made some quick jumper wires out of speaker connectors, and connected the fox power seat wire to the SN95 power seat connector. Works perfect. I figure since I have nice SN95 seats sitting around I might as well use them. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the interior. I only spent $200 on it in total and I think it looks worlds better than it did before, even if the pics don't show it. I'm expecting my axles Friday, and I ordered my wheels this morning. They have to be made, but hopefully I'll see them within the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 what wheels? i'm assuming multi piece if being made or is it a secret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 what wheels? i'm assuming multi piece if being made or is it a secret? It's a secret You probably won't like them though, they're a drag setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Bogarts?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Bogarts?Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkGod no, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 It's a secret You probably won't like them though, they're a drag setupnow why would you say that i liked your bigs & littles you had on your gt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabres Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Drag setup, you say? I'm placing my bet on it being a custom made TrueForged drag setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Welp I didn't get much accomplished today. Stuff just wasn't going right. I was faced with my arch nemesis once again, which is the steering rack. That thing always owns me, and I'm not really sure why. Anyways, here's a pic of what I got done. Got the old suspension out, got the new k-member, control arms, and offset rack bushings put in. I ended up stopping because I was getting to the point where I was just screwing up at everything I tried to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 what was going on with the rack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 what was going on with the rack?It was just being a pain. It's almost all back together now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I got the rack, steering shaft, spindles, and brakes put on today. I can't drive it yet, because I need new tie rod ends, but other than that I think I got everything else handled. My wheels are still being made and aren't expected to ship until late next week so the car will be rocking mismatched wheels for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Welp I got the car on the road yesterday. Got everything situated and drove it to work. I haven't driven something so far out of alignment in my life, it was all I could do to keep it on the road. I limped it to work and aligned it there. It drives halfway decent now. But the brakes still don't feel 100%, as I have a leaky caliper bolt that I need to fix. Luckily I found that to be my culprit tonight. I also got my 12-175 springs and swapped them in, so I can go low. This is how it looks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperstang1994 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 this car went from good to GREAT in no time at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabres Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Loving those wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I got some stuff in the mail today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I washed it this morning and spent the day doing a paint correction. I'm very pleased with the results. The pics don't really show how big of a difference it made, but it's a huge difference. For a fox, it's pretty slick. 50/50 shot after the first pass with M105. I also took the 5.0 emblems off. They were pretty rough, so I planned on getting new ones. But after seeing it without the emblems, I might leave them off. After 2 passes of M105, 1 pass of scratch/swirl remover, 2 coats of Chemical Guys Blacklight, and one pass of Chemical Guys Jetseal. Then I got the car in my dad's garage. Since I have 2 days off from work and school, I'm going to spend some time getting the underside clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange 94 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I like how every pictures has different wheels!Looks great! It amazes me oh fast you do stuff and how you always buy a car with a ton of amazing parts ready to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9838stang Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Now even though this fox is the slowest, right now, i love this car! love it all right now! keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 hah agreed with @Orange 94 every post has different wheels. i would shoot myself if i was changing wheels that often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Today was a pretty good day. Got my axles in and also put some new shocks on. Got the wheels on and did a little mockup. They fit almost perfect. I can't be happier with my decision to go with a 255 instead of a 275. The fender to tire clearance was a little too close though. So out came the baseball bat and heat gun. I didn't go extreme on the roll, just enough to give me peace of mind. And here's how it looks now. Can't drive it, because the front wheels are now hitting the brakes after hitting the brakes a few times. I'll have to put a 3rd spacer on the front to make them clear. I must say, I think it can't look any better than it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 wow nice job , you can remove some material off the caliper bracket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 wow nice job , you can remove some material off the caliper bracketYeah I might do that instead. I've cut the bar off completely in the past but I don't feel like cutting these brakes up this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Money shot right here. looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex302 Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 its amazing what wheels and suspension will do to a car. looks sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musturd Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Damn that looks unreal . Good job like usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow90coupe Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thanks guys! I worked on getting the car sitting better this weekend. The front wheels rubbed almost constantly because I had to run 3 spacers on each side to clear the calipers and caliper brackets. So yesterday I cut the caliper bracket bar off and filed down the calipers just a little bit. That clearance And how the car sits as of right now. I took the pinion snubber out from the rear and apparently the car was riding on that. The car dropped a ton in the rear and is currently sitting on the tire. I'll have to roll the fenders some more to make is functional, but I love the way it's looking. Plans are to go lower in the front and a hair lower in the rear. I'm going for that minitubbed look. I plan to run the car at the track later on in the month, so I'll probably have to raise it back up to get some good 60 foot times. Nothing to see here, just a little 125 shot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
