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SPROCKET
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Posted - June 13 2008 : 2:48p

87 5.0
Got it for $1600 has a brand new clutch but 2nd gear is completely gone so I "think" I found another one to pop in. I love projects!!!!
150k miles on it, engine rebuilt 10k ago.

BBK headers
straight pipes (no cats)
cold air intake

This thing freakin screams!!!!

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Posted - June 13 2008 : 3:53p

Congrats Justin Be sure and check out.

http://www.ca-mustangs.com

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Posted - June 13 2008 : 5:49p

LOL so much for gas mileage but it looks like fun.

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Posted - June 13 2008 : 6:29p

Ain't Mustangs fun? That's a nice ride there Sprocket.

Is it an original 5.0? The '87 LX 5.0 came with the '5.0' badging on the front fenders. If it's a 5.0 car there'll be an "M" in the VIN versus an "A" (for the 2.3L).

There were 94,441 hatchbacks made in '87. The EPA estimate for 5.0 with manual tranny is 18-city/27-hwy. Top speed = 137mph. Not too shabby, eh?

Let me know if I can help. I've got tons of Mustang literature.

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Posted - June 13 2008 : 7:08p

Congrats Sprocket i like it

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Posted Wirelessly - June 13 2008 : 7:29p

nice!

more proof that Tom is chock full of useless knowledge.

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Posted - June 13 2008 : 8:01p

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Originally posted by DrSpeed

nice!

more proof that Tom is chock full of useless knowledge.

You're just getting around to realizing that Denny?

Nice car Sprock! Get us some video so we can hear it scream! I love 5.0's!

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Posted - June 13 2008 : 8:52p

May I respectfully submit that the both of you bite me!

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Posted Wirelessly - June 14 2008 : 12:23a

Tom - I would, but I'm afeared that you might like it too much.

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Posted - June 14 2008 : 5:25a

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Originally posted by Tom in Tacoma

May I respectfully submit that the both of you bite me!

Ok, you can only catch Herpes once right?

lol

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Posted - June 14 2008 : 9:50p

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Posted - June 14 2008 : 11:59p

Congrats. Yea those things haul ass. They don't weigh much either. I have a friend that used to own one. He just did some minor mods, nothing that was too technical and he was buying rear tires every 3 months.

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Posted - June 15 2008 : 1:05a

Yeah it's like I'm driving on ice....every turn I can't help but be sideways.

Tom can you tell me what color wire for my stereo is the accessory wire? I can't find it. I've got everything else hooked up fine but every time I turn off the stereo/car I loose all my settings.

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Posted - June 15 2008 : 5:57a

Sounds like a fun toy!

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Posted - June 15 2008 : 8:49a

looks like one of my old cars.. brings back memories..

I hope you fix it up, etc..

I always loved the sound of a good set of flowmasters on a mustang.. with headers and a nice big loping cam of course..

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Posted - June 15 2008 : 10:43a

The wiring diagrams that I have don't list an accessory wire specifically for the radio. But the accessory wire is typically a light blue. Sorry - I don't have much to go on for 87 stereo wiring.

...damn - failed on the first test...

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Posted - June 15 2008 : 10:50a

Nice toy. I just got the wifey an '08. It's alway been her dream to own a Stang.
If you loose the setting when you shut it off, one of the power wires isn't connected to battery constant. If it's an aftermarket head unit, typically the red wire goes to Ignition and the Yellow goes to Battery.

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Posted - June 15 2008 : 11:32a

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Originally posted by SPROCKET

Yeah it's like I'm driving on ice....every turn I can't help but be sideways.

Tom can you tell me what color wire for my stereo is the accessory wire? I can't find it. I've got everything else hooked up fine but every time I turn off the stereo/car I loose all my settings.

Time for some suspension upgrades.

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Posted - June 15 2008 : 1:57p

Congrats on the new ride.

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Posted - June 15 2008 : 2:15p

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Originally posted by SPROCKET

Yeah it's like I'm driving on ice....every turn I can't help but be sideways.

Tom can you tell me what color wire for my stereo is the accessory wire? I can't find it. I've got everything else hooked up fine but every time I turn off the stereo/car I loose all my settings.

Time for some suspension upgrades.

Such as a mini-tub kit and cheater-slicks.

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Posted - June 15 2008 : 8:57p

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Originally posted by Tom in Tacoma

Ain't Mustangs fun? That's a nice ride there Sprocket.

Is it an original 5.0? The '87 LX 5.0 came with the '5.0' badging on the front fenders. If it's a 5.0 car there'll be an "M" in the VIN versus an "A" (for the 2.3L).

There were 94,441 hatchbacks made in '87. The EPA estimate for 5.0 with manual tranny is 18-city/27-hwy. Top speed = 137mph. Not too shabby, eh?

Let me know if I can help. I've got tons of Mustang literature.

Well hot damn it's not an original....I just check the vin and sure enough no M but an A.

I just changed the spark plugs and finished my stereo system adding a JBL 10" so it's got just the right touch of base.

I've got a pretty much new auto tranny from a 98 4.6L stang I'll hopefully be able to use for a trade to get a t-5 in my with all the gears.

Once the tranny is in I gotta figure out how to get this thing smogged LOL

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Posted - June 16 2008 : 12:18p

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Originally posted by Sportruk

Nice toy. I just got the wifey an '08. It's alway been her dream to own a Stang.
If you loose the setting when you shut it off, one of the power wires isn't connected to battery constant. If it's an aftermarket head unit, typically the red wire goes to Ignition and the Yellow goes to Battery.

OK that's my problem....I can't find any battery wire. This thing was a mess of wires all over the car and about 20 fire hazzards because it looked like it had about 10 different stereo setups.

I should be ok then if I splice into my amp battery wire and run that to the deck right?

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Posted - June 16 2008 : 3:25p

Nice Stang Sprocket! It reminds me of our 92 5.0... man I miss that little car.

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Posted - June 16 2008 : 3:47p

Justin did you check out the site i posted?

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Posted - June 17 2008 : 8:35a

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I should be ok then if I splice into my amp battery wire and run that to the deck right?

As said before, red wire should go to a switched 12V, the yellow to a constant hot. If you run the yellow to your amp power cable that'd work, but the best bet would probably be un-install all that hacked together shit under the dash and start from scratch. If you run the yellow and red, the screen will stay lit up all thetime, making it a nice target for theives. This from experience. Does it have the original radio plug?

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Posted - June 17 2008 : 9:33a

I spent all weekend taking out all the hacked up shit. There's not much left of the stock original wiring. I got all the speakers hooked up, and the red/yellow hooked up together to the ignition so I loose my setting every time I turn it off. I'll just run the yellow to my amp battery cable.

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