I know this isn't a T-Bird or Cougar or MKVIII. And it is a Fox chassis. But it's not a Mustang so i had asked a while back if it was OK to post here.
1979 Mercury Zephyr 2dr sedan in Dark Canyon Red. Interior is also red. Car was built in NJ, sold in CT and ended up in southern MA.
Straight 6, automatic, power steering, power brakes, 7.5" rearend with highway gears, single exhaust. That's it for options. No AC, no trunk light, no underhood light, even the pass door does not turn on the dome light. Crank windows, the HVAC controls are all cables. No intermittent wipers, very bare bones. 4 lug, drum rear and tiny 9" front rotors. 13 or 14 inch wheels, i forget which.
I bought the car as a roller, no engine/trans/driveshaft but everything else was there. Kid i bought if off was going to LS swap it.
First order of business- Team Z tubular K member and control arms, 94-95 spindles, 10-way adjustable Strange coilovers, C/C plates, bump steer kit and rack bushings. New rack, borgeson steering shaft. 1/4" K member spacers.
Swapped in a 1991 fox 8.8, 4.10 gears, auburn style diff and yukon axles. MAC diff brace. North race cars rear caliper brackets/calipers/rotors. Team Z double adjustable upper and lower control arms with spherical bushings in the housing. Team Z drag springs. Strange 10-way adjustable shocks. Stifflers trans X member and driveshaft loop. Parking brake cables are from Lokar.
Engine is a Teksid with terminator heads and Mach1 intake. Engine has some mods but nothing ridiculous. Trans is 2001 4r70w that has been gone through and 3600 stall converter. Driveshaft is custom made. Lokar shifter mounted on floor (was originally column). Exhaust is just stock exhaust manifolds, BBK catted X and modified Flowmaster catback and super 44 mufflers/tailpipes.
Car has all brand new nicopp brake lines and fittings. Hydroboost brake booster with MM install kit and pedal. Braided stainless front brake hoses. Front calipers are aluminum twin piston, rears iron single piston. Basically 99-04 mustang GT size brakes.
Car stops really well, it is very light about 2800lb.
Originally had the car running/driving on a 1994 MKVIII ECM and SCT chip from Lonnie. That tune never ran right and of course Lonnie blamed me for it once he got paid which is a story in itself. Decided to ditch the factory ECU and wiring and got a Holley Term X Max and have been very happy ever since. I took the car out of storage yesterday, started right up after sitting since october, drove 60 miles home with no issues. It is not a race car, it is just a really fun street car. The "smiles per gallon" are off the charts.
The bad stuff-
The car sat outside at some point, the cowl drains had gotten blocked up and rotted the cowl right above the gauge cluster. Also had small leak at lower drivers windshield pillar. Someone had thankfully removed the carpet, which probably saved the car. Also rotted hole below the back window where the trunk weatherstripping goes, which i still have not fixed yet. 2 small holes in both toe boards up front which i fixed. I did remove the windshield and the cowl, cut out the old rotted metal and welded in new. That was a big job but it came out good.
The interior is a train wreck, dash pad is roached. I have a new black carpet for it but need to get subframe connectors installed first. I chucked the bench seat. Wanted to keep it but it smelled pretty bad from the water that had obviously been in the car at some point.
Put a set of 99 Mustang bucket seats in it, they bolted right in. Rear seat was also smelly, my buddy gave me the back seat out of his Fairmont which is much better. It still needs a headliner. Package tray is a mess.
1979 Mercury Zephyr 2dr sedan in Dark Canyon Red. Interior is also red. Car was built in NJ, sold in CT and ended up in southern MA.
Straight 6, automatic, power steering, power brakes, 7.5" rearend with highway gears, single exhaust. That's it for options. No AC, no trunk light, no underhood light, even the pass door does not turn on the dome light. Crank windows, the HVAC controls are all cables. No intermittent wipers, very bare bones. 4 lug, drum rear and tiny 9" front rotors. 13 or 14 inch wheels, i forget which.
I bought the car as a roller, no engine/trans/driveshaft but everything else was there. Kid i bought if off was going to LS swap it.
First order of business- Team Z tubular K member and control arms, 94-95 spindles, 10-way adjustable Strange coilovers, C/C plates, bump steer kit and rack bushings. New rack, borgeson steering shaft. 1/4" K member spacers.
Swapped in a 1991 fox 8.8, 4.10 gears, auburn style diff and yukon axles. MAC diff brace. North race cars rear caliper brackets/calipers/rotors. Team Z double adjustable upper and lower control arms with spherical bushings in the housing. Team Z drag springs. Strange 10-way adjustable shocks. Stifflers trans X member and driveshaft loop. Parking brake cables are from Lokar.
Engine is a Teksid with terminator heads and Mach1 intake. Engine has some mods but nothing ridiculous. Trans is 2001 4r70w that has been gone through and 3600 stall converter. Driveshaft is custom made. Lokar shifter mounted on floor (was originally column). Exhaust is just stock exhaust manifolds, BBK catted X and modified Flowmaster catback and super 44 mufflers/tailpipes.
Car has all brand new nicopp brake lines and fittings. Hydroboost brake booster with MM install kit and pedal. Braided stainless front brake hoses. Front calipers are aluminum twin piston, rears iron single piston. Basically 99-04 mustang GT size brakes.
Car stops really well, it is very light about 2800lb.
Originally had the car running/driving on a 1994 MKVIII ECM and SCT chip from Lonnie. That tune never ran right and of course Lonnie blamed me for it once he got paid which is a story in itself. Decided to ditch the factory ECU and wiring and got a Holley Term X Max and have been very happy ever since. I took the car out of storage yesterday, started right up after sitting since october, drove 60 miles home with no issues. It is not a race car, it is just a really fun street car. The "smiles per gallon" are off the charts.
The bad stuff-
The car sat outside at some point, the cowl drains had gotten blocked up and rotted the cowl right above the gauge cluster. Also had small leak at lower drivers windshield pillar. Someone had thankfully removed the carpet, which probably saved the car. Also rotted hole below the back window where the trunk weatherstripping goes, which i still have not fixed yet. 2 small holes in both toe boards up front which i fixed. I did remove the windshield and the cowl, cut out the old rotted metal and welded in new. That was a big job but it came out good.
The interior is a train wreck, dash pad is roached. I have a new black carpet for it but need to get subframe connectors installed first. I chucked the bench seat. Wanted to keep it but it smelled pretty bad from the water that had obviously been in the car at some point.
Put a set of 99 Mustang bucket seats in it, they bolted right in. Rear seat was also smelly, my buddy gave me the back seat out of his Fairmont which is much better. It still needs a headliner. Package tray is a mess.
