90's Time Warp! Why does the CAR WIZARD have this minty 1990 Mustang GT fox body in his shop? 

Hank Hill - "A propane-powered Fox Body? That sounds wild I tell you hwat!"

Glad I'm not the only one who prefers a car to be just like it came from the factory.

Fuel pumps were notorious for failing on the 5.0's. That said, I bought my '89 5.0 new (LX Sport, not the wiz-bang GT) in December of '88 and proceeded to own it for 250,000 miles - on the original clutch, I might add. I'm a lifelong Mopar guy, but that Mustang was the toughest car I've ever owned. One head gasket failed about 150k; that's about it - and that car never had an easy day. As spiritedly as my wife drove it, I beat on it pretty mercilessly. I was told the T-5 would fail; it didn't. I was told the 8.8 was junk; it wasn't. Everyone on the forums warned me about the clutch; they needn't have bothered. We sold it finally, after 18 years, to some young fellas who owned a resto shop for 5.0's. They couldn't believe the mechanical condition of car.... Yep, fellas, she was a ringer for sure. I'd own another one in a heartbeat, with decent miles and the stick. -Ed on the Ridge

1:45 Did the wizard just say, "nah bro"?

I had a '91 Mustang 5.0 LX. I loved that car. I had to trade it for a Ford Taurus while living/working in a snowy climate, because the Mustang was too treacherous to drive on snow. 30 years later...I still miss that Mustang.

Finally, a mechanic that truly appreciates leaving a classic car completely stock, I agree completely! My 2014 Challenger Blacktop Edition R/T I am leaving stock, someday it will be one of the last that way which only increases appeal & value.

I actually enjoyed the 3 question trivia. It helps people learn certain symptoms and use brain thought in case they ever get in a snag or need to get an idea for diagnosis. Thanks wizard!

I like the exhaust sound that these 5.0 pushrod engines make. Throw on 2 flowmasters and you will hear angels singing

Love those Fox body mustangs, and I’m a chevy guy. Totally would love to have one, convertible for cruising. Though I’d probably Mod the exhaust at least for some rumble.. love seeing it!

You know, a lot of people like the classic, early generation quarter horses (as do I), but I think that the Fox platform was one of the best all-around platforms back then; not just because it begat so many great cars [Fairmont/Zephyr (1978-1983) Granada/Cougar (1981-1982), Thunderbird/Cougar XR7 (1980-1982 & 1983-1988), Lincoln Continental (1982-1987), Lincoln Mark VII (1984-1992) & LTD/Marquis (1983-1986)] but because it gave us such a great Mustang (1979-1993, then again as the "Fox4" or "SN95", 1994-2004) and a really nice Mercury Capri (1979-1986) too! RWD, manual trans, V8 power, heal-and-toe shifting; what more could a performance connoisseur ask for? And that blue/silver combo is beautiful, too! If you've set the Wayback machine for 1990, please wait for me; I'm ready to go back when you and Mrs. Wizard are! ⏰! 🐰

Love the walk around telling us what’s wrong with the customers car and what you did to fix it. I must be weird but I find it interesting. Keep doing these. Good job!

Pretty awesome to see one of those in it's stock form, and well preserved. I couldn't fault the owner if it just had a pair of flowmasters. More nostalgia than anything I suppose. But man, those 5.0 fox's sure sounded good with a set.

"nah bro im not havin that" lol

Who else sees this car and immediately thinks, “ROLLIN, in my five-point-oh! With the rag top down so my hair can blow!”?

This makes me miss my 1990 GT big time. Nothing like a properly sorted Fox Body with the 5 speed and HO 5.0. The 8.8 in mine was new when I purchased my 1990 as well as having had the trans gone through and being given a little warm over on the engine which included a mild cam swap and long tube headers as well as an extrusion honed intake and port matching. And it still got 25mpg when you kept your foot out of it. Thanks for sharing this David! Cheers! Zip~

Isn’t there suppose to be 5.0 badges on each fenders?

Omega Auto Clinic's slogan is "If there is a problem, yo I'll solve it."

Ice Ice Baby! Sounded like a check valve on its way out. Could check simply by turning the key several times without cranking engine. Then turn it over and if it starts right up, bad check valve! Cool video

I just love the Fox-body Mustang. Have owned at least 20 in my lifetime and was my first new car purchase. Currently have a 92 LX Hatch with 36,000 miles and it is spotless. Thanks, WizzzzERD

Top mods to not do for a new driver: plasti dip/spraypaint wheels-kind of ruins the rims to be different exhaust- modern cars sometimes run worse with an aftermarket exhaust and no tune, Mercedes especially radio-stock systems are pretty good now, maby new speakers but dont put a double din in cold air intake-looks cool but the performance gain is not really there, just keep the stock air filter cleaned, stock air intake systems are pretty efficient I did some of these when I was younger and regretted it, i know you want to make the car your own but save your $$ and time

So nice to see a clean stock Fox body. It seems most of them are "race cars" or are so damn far gone. I used to hate the cars until I actually had a chance to drive a unmolested example and i realized they are actually pretty awesome cars.

back in high school, when these were new and on the road I didn't like that boxy look at all; but now it seems very cool. Nostalgia goggles.

Absolutely love the fox body! I have a 1989 GT. It was my high-school car. Mostly stock with typical bolt ons.

I had an 88’ GT convertible. Black with a 5 -speed manual high Back leather seats. It was a blast to drive.

Used to see these driving around all the time when I was in High School.

Cheap fix for the ash tray is to stick adhesive wheel weights to the lid

I had a foxbody convertible years ago, loved it 😊

My Mom had this exact car in red (even 2-tone). Wanted an SUV. Father-Daughter drove 50 miles to buy. Car was immaculate until daughter totalled it on the way home. She is unharmed.

These foxbodies really grew on me over the years.

Ive had the 5.0 and 2.3. Man that 2.3 was a tank lol. Bought it for 300 bucks and it had unknown very high miles. Took it on so many roadtrips that were hundreds of miles. I'm a few years older and realise how lucky I was lol.

Those wheels were always called Turbine wheels. Very nice surviving Stang.

Car wizard has this in his shop because he's a trustworthy mecanic that pride himself on good work not part-swapping til it works like most mecanics do!

Bad struts most definitely came from sitting for long periods of time, he does take care of the car, but he never drives it. At the pace he does drive the car it will end up like Hoovies Woody, cars need to be driven and if you don't drive them they'll turn into shit.

This is the first car I've driven over 100 mph. I love the look too.

I would love to own an unmodified survivor fox body like this one. What a beautiful car. The 87-93s are my favorites of the bunch. Back in 1993, I purchased a decommissioned X-Florida Highway Patrol 1988 Mustang LX 5.0 SSP notchback. I bought it at auction fresh from the FHP with 60k miles on it for $3200, pained it back black (FHP cars are black with a tan roof) and left the spotlight on it. It was an incredibly fun car. I really miss it. By the way, in case you need to do anything with the fuel pump relay while working on the fuel system, it is under the driver's seat.

1990 was last year for the turbine 15 inch wheels. In 1991, the GTs and LX 5.0's got the five spoke 16 inch wheels. This required a different inner front fender extension to clear the larger wheels and tires.

I LOVE FOXBODY MUSTANGS!!!!! My favorite!!!

thats a keeper ! thoses cars have their own very unique sounds , lovely sound . classic

"Manually connect the connections at the connector"-Wizard-speak. Pretty car. I'm not a Mudstain guy, but those were fun to drive, peppy, and good looking. I had one for a summer in the 90's. Great Memories.

Rollin in my 5.0 with my ragtop down so my hair can blow. 😂

As a Jeep owner, I was immediately suspecting the fuel pump lol. Ive had this problem exactly a few times xD

Wow!!! Almost bought one back in the day, just like this, but in fire-engine RED. It was totally badass, perfect exhaust note, great sound system, etc. Why didn't I buy it??? The cost of insurance was beyond belief!!! And I was 34 at that time! Wish I did, though. Thanks Wizard!!! PS I knew it was fuel-related when you fired it up; my guess was a plugged filter sock in the gas tank!!!

Love the videos wizard they're always top notch! ALWAYS wanted one of these. Eventually i'll break down and buy one when the right deal comes around

It doesn't have a crank sensor. The wheels are called "turbine" wheels. They are missing the hub caps.

Those wheels actually are called "turbines." They are rarely seen today as almost always ditched them for the 5 star "pony" wheels that ford came out with in 91.

I like the fact that it is a brilliant blue. Most are red, black or white. I wonder if anyone has ever used one of those ‘trunk racks’? That was a huge trend back in the day. Thanks for the video.

Cant tell you how happy i am you talked about this Fox Body Mustang I got a '85 Fox Body Thunderbird as my daily driver and it is by far one of the best cars ive ever driven, got my T-Bird at 90,000 miles and it runs like it was never driven honestly, garage find, one car owner Fox Body Fords are just amazing to drive amazing platform Ford had going

Edd from wheeler dealers did one of those a while ego and did it very well. And it should not be left stock. It needs subtle mods.

In high school we called these panty droppers!!!

something worth watching again.foxbody, hell yea..coolest thing i have saw on ur channel since the mercury.hope u still have it.

Love that stick shift. That made those cars extra cool. It seemed like many convertibles were stupid automatics.

Dang I have always loved those never seen one in that good condition

Wow! It’s probably the nicest one left.

One thing to consider regarding the steering issues is the actual steering column shaft. Right by the left headers there’s this rubberized U-Joint which absorbs impacts and vibration. These over time gets rotten, and will make the car over and under steer. Their rack n pinion are known to leak a lot too but considering the mileage it shouldn’t be a problem. My 92 has over 250k miles and the entre suspension needs work. Beautiful car!

Loved the old Mustangs with the paint coming off the bumpers and that yellow showing thru.

Where's the 5.0 badge on the fender?

Also sure he knows about the headlight switch melting when using the factory fog light because of ford using smaller gauge wire.

Gotta love a nice stock classic

I had an '86 GT Black T-Top 5-speed hatchback. I loved that car. It had the grey interior with the red piping. I got it when I graduated from college in 1989. It was a fun car!! In my opinion, '85-'86 were the best looking Fox Mustangs! Although they weren't Foxes back then, just Mustangs.

Front of that looks like a tempo or escort of the day... that’s why I liked Camaros over mustangs. You didn’t see a camaro that looked like a chevette...

My wife and I test drove one of these new back in the day. Never had a convertible before. It was raining so hard we couldn’t hardly hear each other talking. That was the end of that. If I remember right the car stickered for around $16k.

When you talked about crank sensors... the bosch 2 pin found on most German cars, can act up intermittently. Usually the car doesn't want to start when its hot. While you wait for the tow truck, it cools down and then cranks up. Maybe the American style crank sensors don't act up intermittently, but a bosch on a German car can.

My sister had one like this. I drove it and didn’t like it so I wanted a 1971 Vett and dad said to much power so I suckered him into letting me get a 1993 300zx twin turbo all he saw was the V6. Drive that till I got a 1998 Corvette and loved that. Now I am done with sports cars so now it’s a Acura MDX. On my second one.

Wish someone told me 27 years ago to keep it stock

That’s what happens when the car sits a lot for 30 years,rust and deterioration of fluids will do that for a car. With that low mileage of under fifty thousand miles it would need a good overhaul on it. Vehicles are ment to be driven not sit around all the time

89 was by far the best year for these. MAF and tilt wheel. Any earlier was speed density, anything older had air bags.

Thank you Car Wizard for showing the Foxbody. I've asked twice and you listened. I love those Foxbodys.

This was my first car. Lots of power issues due to it being an old convertible and getting wet

I called fuel pump before the choices were given. What do I win?

Nice video, I have an 84 and have not had the problem with shocks or struts, mine has 77k, I bought it new. Repairs have been limited to fuel pump, carb rebuilds and water pump and housing, gaskets. Thanks.....Jim PS.....my grandson drives it & wanted to add power.......I said no, it’s stock. It’s also a convertible but a fully loaded LX, 5.0L, 5 speed, black with grey interior.

I have a 90' 7up Mustang with 50k on the clock and I'm the original owner....I love the Fox Body!

Is that the original top? It looks new

"Ice, Ice, Baby" - Vanilla Ice

I actually feel kind of ashamed for how bad I thrashed the first three of these I owned in high school. But the three I have now, I have taken care of. Try finding a 87-88 T-Top GT or a factory 5L 5 speed coupe for a reasonable price now. The days of them being everywhere for $500-$1000 are long gone and the ones you do find are either rusted or beat to death. The younger crowd that have never driven one tend to shit on them but they were the cheapest way to go fast back in their day and still damn fun today.

I still own my 91 GT, has sat parked in the garage since 2015 tho...

Destroyed by teenagers. Hope his daughter wasn't watching this!

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As soon as I watched your last video about the Range Rover's failed evaporator, I had to replace an evaporator on a Kia Sportage at work. Whole dash and steering column had to come out to get to it. Lots of bolts, nuts, screws, and harnesses to unplug. I can smell the refrigerant coming from the blower, and our 1234yf sniffer went crazy when put into the evaporator drain tube under the car.

Got a 92 convertible 5.0. Gotta do some work on it, but man I can't wait to get it finished.

As James May would say, “standard”. It’s nice to see unmolested cars.

This was my Dream Stang for a while then i figured out ill never be able to

Working on a Buick suv customer said feels loose at highway speeds. Well it feels bad at slow speeds. Removed the lower bolt and nut from the rr shock and it didnt look bad. But push it up and it jumped like 3 inches with not resistance. Don't buy napa shocks

Replaced the rear shocks and quad shocks on my 93 month ago and it makes a difference. Just finished doing the Holley terminator ecu swap. All about the power to weight ratio.

I honestly never liked how this Mustang looked. But this one was well taken care of so that's pretty cool.

This mustang wasn't trashed by a teenager most likely because of the stick shift 😂

Just sold my 90 GT vert... red with white top and white interior. The blue over grey is my favorite color scheme.

Awesome seeing all the love for the 5.0 in the comment section. I’ve never met a gear head that didn’t want one of these at some point.

“Most of these have been destroyed by teenagers” me: 17 with an 88 5.0 manual... 😳

Looks like bobby hill all grown up, "i sell Octane and Octane accessories!"

What a gem that 1990 is! I got my license in 1984 and my first experience with decent horsepower was going to Long Lewis Ford in Bessemer and seeing if they'd actually let me drive a new for 1987 fuel injected Mustang. To my surprise they let me! A blue over silver GT 5 speed with T tops. Man, that was fun. Yes, kids, in 1987 225 was an impressive amount of horsepower. But my favorite Mustangs remain the ones I've actually owned. Late SN95s (1999-2004). I had a 2001 GT and later a 2001 Cobra. Still miss the latter and have a twinge of regret I didn't hunt it down and attempt to buy it back rather than get a 7k mile 2009 RX-8. But the rotary is a lot of fun.

Great walk around and diagnosis of the Stang! Such fun cars! My last was an ‘84, I wish I’d never sold her!

Es una vergüenza que eso lleve el nombre mustang básicamente hablo por el diseño ya que calidad es lo que en general menos posee ford y así el resto de los fabricantes gringos. Aprendan de los orientales.

Range rover was a nightmare. At least it's back together.

Clicked on the video just to see some more of the boat in the background! Great car, it is nice to see them as close to stock as possible. I preferred the ones that had the 5 star wheels on them from around the same time. Cool.

That is So Amazing! That Mustang takes me back to school!

I never cared for the "fox body" Mustangs because their just a Ford Escort with a asthmatic 302 in them.

Here in the U.K. I have a 93 foxbody 5.0 LX convertible. 46000 miles, pretty much stock, and it was owned by a Hollywood actor. Just needs a bit of love.

I ordered my 87 black with red trim GT 5.0 5 speed Convertible in Jan 87..it took 3 months ..they built it just for me.all the add ons they had....it was the first year of that body style... I ran the rubber off those gator backs in 6 months.. it was a Great San Diego beach top down cruiser.. and weekend racer.. I added exhaust and the saleen wing.. it was the batmobile..

Favorite Mustang, 1994. I rented one in San Francisco International for 2 weeks, I was 25 years old and drove all over CA, NV and AZ.

Car wizard, I appreciate going through the troubleshooting with us. I don't know a lot about car repair so it really helps when you explain why x was caused by y.