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Sorry, I just saw this post. So, 85 is a lot different in the engine bay with the carb or CFI. 88 and 89 are closer. My 86 is not low miles and I have not done much with it. I can get some photos on sunday. The asc cars will be the same as any stock mustang hatchback. You just need to know how they ...

The only Ford factory carpet was the floor. The rest was ASC supplied and likely market generic. My 85 has replacement carpet added to the top of the original stuff. Not sure why. It makes disassembly difficult.

Depending on the year, I can supply some decent to nice pictures.
I have 85, 88 and an 89 LX. My 84 and 86 GT are fair. I do not modify very much stuff.

As for OEM parts, they are getting hard to find. I suggest looking up the part number and searching with that. Plug wire holders are available in ...

So, there is a front relay module in the dash behind the HVAC panel which taps into the rear defrost power lead. Its hard to miss since its a fat wire. I tried tracing out my wiring a while back. I believe my wiring was intact and working at one point. A couple of radios later, not so sure. I tried ...

Sounds like you have jumped into a lot of work already.

You can find the pull down wiring on the ascmclaren.com site. The wiring is a bit confusing as it taps off the rear defrost wiring with relays up front in the dash and interlocks in the trunk. There is also a switch that piggy backs onto the ...

I see only 2 black/Gray cars on my informal list.
#195 in FL, 2023 with 43,000 miles and automatic
#427 in NY, 2012 with 68,000 miles and 5 speed. We know the number 427 is not original.

Any of these match your car?

I will add it to the database here.

Welcome. I have not seen that car come up before. What state was it in previously?

Does anyone have some insight on carpet replacement? I would assume the carpet was cut in half due to the welded console support. Unfortunately, my rear bin cover was redone years ago by gluing new materials over top the old stuff. This makes removing the console cover risky. My carpet was replace ...

A quick look shows 84-02, 84-04 and 84-21 were sold there.

Not exactly sure why, but a local MCHUGH LINCOLN-MERCURY OF LOS GATOS, INC. sold several early cars. In my data collection, I came across several single digit serial numbers sold by this dealer. I would expect they had an inside connection. Logic would expect the early cars to be sold in MI.

IIRC ...

Thank you

The only info I see is your posting to the database back in July. I have not recorded it on my spreadsheet. You might try searching this site for Black Cherry since there were so few of them.

Funny thing, there was another one about the same time. Found this on my spreadsheet.

1FABP40E3JF266253 88 ...

There is no real as built history on most of these cars. Some info was recorded along the way. The database here shows the following info was recorded probably by the previous owner. I also keep a database but it was not listed there. You can get a Marti Report which will show as built by Ford ...

We all pretty much expect convertibles to leak. My 85 was no different but not horrible either. I never paid much attention to it as we do not get rain from April to October. After October, the car gets covered when not in use.

I can see the water damage at the right front lower door panel. Often I ...

I had a few leads on center caps and just the decal. Nothing has come thru. It seems the 84-86 front loading caps are extremely hard to find. I may have to start looking at buying used wheels.

I searched Amazon and found some center cap possibilities. Set for $6 was my first try. They came in a ...