| October 1999 - Car of the Month |
Eric N. Wilkinson's T-top 2+2
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 | I bought the car just last April as it is pictured here. It was originally a V6 car but now has a 351W in it backed by a four speed manual tranny. I have since replaced the sickly two-barrel with an Edelbrock 750 and it made a huge difference. At the same time I had the valve covers sand blasted down to thier aluminum. Why no current picture? I am getting new rims within two weeks and will take more up to date pictures then. The rims that are on it as pictured are 13s. |
| These yield terribly short gearing (65mph=3,000rpm) which makes it a pain on the highway. The new rims are 14s on the back so I should get the gearing down a bit. Further mods include rebuilding the suspenion to V8 specs. in a few months and with the newly rebuilt tranny. that was installed along with the new carb. it should be done - mechanically speaking. Oh, and it is a t-top. It was purchased from the Oklahoma area and now is in SouthEast Kansas. It was originally a V6 car. |  |
 | I sold my 1984 Mustang GT with a 4-cyl. turbo for the $2,000 that this one cost me. Replacing the 2-barrel made a huge difference. Now with the 13s providing such short gearing the tires will spin through all of first and second gears. I am currently working on a deal with Chas Walker to get some fourteens. Other soon to be plans include a complete polyurethane rebuild of the suspension in a few months as well as louvres (?) and a chin spoiler. I know this is no show car, but someday it could be. I have a good base and it is unusual. I love the car because it's light weight provides for great acceleration. |
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