95 OCD Mustang Cobra #1 Contender

[PANTYEATR]

BACK IN JANUARY 2012
I decided to make a project log to show my progress since it's coming up to
almost a year since i took ownership of my first mustang, V8 car and RWD
car.

I'll just post some before pics and give a description of how I got
the car, the condition I got the car in and what I had to do to get it to the
point in the after pics.

I found my 95 mustang GT in a NY craigslist ad
while visiting my family for the 4th of July. the guy wanted $2000 for it, so I
contacted him and asked if he was interested in a straight up vehicle trade, his
stang for my 2000 Volvo C70 which I had customized. I directed him to my Orlando
craigslist ad and without even seeing the car in person he said that he wanted
it!





I drove to the Bronx, checked the stang out and it was in very bad
shape.
it wouldn't stay running (later found that the PIP was
broken and bouncing around int he dizzy)
ignition module smoking and sparking
spark plugs weren't gapped
the passenger side door window didn't roll up or down
the headlights worked sometimes
both door panels were busted and wood-screwed together
the oil dip stick and tube was broken so the oil couldn't be checked
the A/C didn't work
the HAVC vent doors didn't switch positions
the windshield was cracked
the front and D/S rear parking brake cables were broken both
both air bags were blown
the key only worked in the ignition and for no other locks
the D/S headlight was glued in with roofing tar
grill running horse was missing
2 radiator deflectors on the front bumper were missing
the pics will explain why there was so many electrical issues.
later found out the engine wasn't bolted in and resting on the P/S header.
tranny loosely bolted in
MAF sensor was dirty
throttle body was caked with dirt and oil
IAC was dirty
TPS not properly calibrated
2" exhaust tubes hacked
into the 2.25" factory exhaust and rotting cherry bomb vortex mufflers

it was my will to drive this car 1100 miles from NY to FL and make it so
I can nurse it back to health cause It was 4 wheels in the grave. I made it to FL
2 towns away from home before both front wheels blew out since the previous
owner didn't get an alignment. 2 days later the T5 locked up and only would go
into 3rd gear since the previous owner used gear oil instead of dextron. I
swapped in a T5 from a V6 mustang and within 2 weeks I had the stang running like a champ.