r/Foxbody

Despite saying ill provide my own taillight and bumper the quote was 8k to repair. I didn't think it was that bad. Am i getting screwed?

Good Morning Everyone!

My name is Tyler Rodriquez, some of you may know me from over the years working at LMR. I will be hosting an AMA (Ask Me Anything) tomorrow from 8:00AM-12:00 CST.

This is a great time to ask any questions you have about new parts, project cars, events, culture at LMR, and anything else you may think of regarding LMR.

See you guys then!

Seller wants 9k. Little rust on the strut tower. Good deal or keep looking?

A few pics after taking it out for some tuning.

Baer 13" Classic kit. Finally got around to getting the 94 spindles on with a new 93 Cobra Master cylinder and booster as well.

🏁 She’s Finally Home — 1990 Mustang GT Restoration Update

After a lot of weekends, late nights, busted knuckles, cleaning, repainting, researching, and doing things over until I was happy with them… she’s finally home. 😂

This is my 1990 Mustang GT 5.0 5-speed convertible, and this has turned into way more than just fixing a few things. I've been slowly bringing this car back and trying to do everything the right way instead of rushing through it.

🔧 Recent work / maintenance

Water pump

Thermostat

New thermostat housing

Power steering pump

Power steering hoses

Belt tensioner

Alternator

Upgraded charging cables — 4-gauge

200-watt alternator

New battery cables/grounds

Spark plugs

Ford Racing spark plug wires

New ignition coil

BBK 70mm throttle body

BBK cold-air intake

BBK shorty headers

Flowmaster Super 44 exhaust

New diamond-clear headlight assemblies

Complete replacement headlight harness

3-point strut tower reinforcement triangles

Rear drum brakes — both sides

Replaced the leaking/seeping oil drain plug

Power steering system serviced

AC system completely gone through, including:

New AC compressor

Receiver/drier

Accumulator

Orifice tube

AC service/recharge

Viper two-way paging alarm with approximately 1-mile range

Kill switch

3M ceramic tint all the way around

💡 Electrical / appearance

I also spent a lot of time cleaning up the wiring and trying to make the engine bay look better instead of just throwing everything back together.

The new headlights and harness are in, everything was torqued to spec, and I’ve been cleaning and repainting different components along the way.

The goal isn't just to make it run — I want it to look like someone actually cared about the car when they open the hood.

🛞 What's next

The next major phase is the 5-lug conversion and four-wheel disc brake setup.

I'm planning on going with Cobra brakes, upgrading the rear to 31-spline, and eventually putting the gold mesh wheels I've been waiting on from LMR.

Those wheels have been a whole story themselves. 😂 They were originally supposed to be available around August 3rd, after waiting since around April/May. That date came and went, and now the ETA has been pushed out another 12 weeks.

Once those arrive, I can really get into the 5-lug/disc-brake conversion.

😅 And of course… there was a coolant scare

While filling the cooling system after the recent work, we found a significant amount of coolant coming through the BBK 70mm throttle body and into the cold-air intake/plenum.

That turned into taking the throttle body back off, drying everything out, checking the EGR spacer and gaskets, and trying to figure out exactly where the coolant was getting through.

Thankfully, I'm taking my time with this build, so instead of rushing it, I'm going back through everything and making sure the seals and connections are right before putting it back together.

Honestly, I'm really enjoying this project.

I'm doing most of the work myself, a few hours at a time, and I'm learning a lot along the way. Some jobs that I thought would take an hour ended up taking half a day. 😂

The rear drums were my first time doing drums, and one side took me about four hours. The second side should hopefully go much faster now that I know what I'm doing.

It's not a perfect car, and it's definitely not finished, but seeing everything come together after working on it piece by piece is pretty damn satisfying.

She's finally home. ❤️🏁

Still a LONG way to go, but this is probably the most work I've ever put into one vehicle, and I'm excited to see where it ends up.

A 93 fox body I’m looking at purchasing. I believe it’s the a/c compressor but it keeps starting and stopping. Need to replace the top but otherwise looks like a good buy. What do you guys think?

Taillight, bumper, and possibly the trunk are not my concern. The body damage by the fuel door is what im worried about

You all have seemed to love the SVE S89 wheels, so how about these white S89s on a white hatch?

Stripped the car down to metal over the winter and repainted it myself. What a huge project. Did all new weatherstripping and many other things while I was at it. Overall I’m happy with how it turned out!

You all loved the silver Fox on the SVE S89 wheels, so how about some white wheels on this Hatch? This specific car was painted Chrysler B5 blue.

Been a few years since it's moved under its own power, first time with a V8 5 speed. Now let's see how long the 7.5 diff lives behind the V8.