Buying a Fox Body Mustang: What to look for! 

It's a really good one!

It's WAY better than some overpriced wine and cheese machine !

Yes, especially the interior parts!

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Did you buy it?

@@afdave7 I did not. It was in very, very rough shape. Body lines and panel gaps were good, no major rust, but it needed all of the interior redone. The doors were saggy, all the weather stripping was shot. Aftermarket stereo just thrown in the cubby and not mounted. Steering column was missing top and bottom cover exposing the ignition which means it was probably stolen at some point. The list goes on!

@Nick17354 ouch. Good job you avoided that. I just passed on one tonight. Too much rust. And many other things. Glad to have videos like this to help me know what to look for. Saved me a Ton.

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Very common!

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Now is the time to buy...or is it?

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@@Mustang-Geek right on man. I own a 1988 5.0 lx vert and it reminded me of problem areas to look at even on my car.

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Ah, good to know!

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I know the feeling.

Good question. It would grind.

@@Mustang-Geek thanks for response

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There are seat track extenders. I'd also recommend getting a Corbeau seat with the bottom cushion shaved to make it lower.

Ok. Thanks for the suggestions !!! Much appreciated. 👍

This wasn't my car, and it's already sold!

reassembly is a skill!

Not bad. Depends upon the part. Much of the commonly broken or missing parts are available aftermarket. I like LMR.com as their search function on the website works well.

@@Mustang-Geek thanks for the info!

I would, and here's why: the pickings are slim. At this point, you're buying this car for its current condition, not its history. If this were a later model car, there'd be more fish in the sea from which to choose...but foxes are getting hard to find in *any* condition, so if the price is reasonable, I wouldn't hesitate. Do you know *why* it has a salvage title?

@@Mustang-Geek I really appreciate that advice. Unfortunately I don’t know the reason. I looked up the CarFax and it shows that it was salvaged in 1992. If I were to guess, it may have been salvaged for theft. The last time it was registered was in 2002 and appears to have been sitting for the past 20 years.

@@raybareng4561 Noted. Look it over carefully. Identify what's "less than ideal" about the car and ask yourself, "Am I able to fix that? Do I WANT to fix that?" Buy a car that is strong in the things you don't want to do, and weak in the things you're good at.

Just pumps air into the catalytic converters. Typical on cars of the era. Usually one of the first things that gets ditched by hot rodders.

@@Mustang-Geek ok thanks!

@@robertshaw6921 No sweat! Happy Fox hunting :)

@@Mustang-Geek can’t wait for summer time for that

Yes!