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1986 Texas DPS
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Its late and i dont have the energy to go into detail but we draged the 86 out of the yard in Austin that Chris referred me to. Here is a couple pics and many more to follow....
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Incredible! Can't wait to see a bunch of pictures today Ted!
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Would someone be willing to run a carfax for me?
1FABP26M8GF231686 If i can get the title, it should be the DPS and me , thats it! |
Here you go, only one record when car was new...
Vehicle Information: 1986 FORD MUSTANG LX VIN: 1FABP26M8GF231686 SEDAN 2 DR. 5.0L V8 FI OHV REAR WHEEL DRIVE Standard Equipment | Safety Options Standard Equipment Power Steering, AM / FM, Power Brakes, 5-digit Odometer Safety Options Active (manual) belts No accident / damage reported to CARFAX 1Detailed record available Not all accidents / issues are reported to CARFAX Summary Total Loss No total loss reported to CARFAX. No Issues Reported Structural Damage No structural damage reported to CARFAX. No Issues Reported Airbag Deployment No airbag deployment reported to CARFAX. No Issues Reported Odometer Check No indication of an odometer rollback. No Issues Indicated Accident / Damage No accidents or damage reported to CARFAX. No Issues Reported Manufacturer Recall A current list of recalls is available at Ford Motor Company. No Recalls Reported Date: Mileage: Source: Comments: 05/06/1986 NICB Vehicle manufactured and shipped to original dealer I'm here to help! Print and bring my SmartBuyer Checklist when you go to test drive this 1986 Ford Mustang LX. |
I didn't expect it to be that simple.
Th car has an inspection sticker from 89' so it made it til then at least. Thanks so much for that report. Ted |
Do we have new pictures yet? :) And a full story! We gotta hear the details!
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Its quiet a mess to be completely honest. Everything from the firewall back looks pretty decent with the exception of the rear floor pans. There are gaping holes. The front end is another story. The frame rails and EVERYTHING hooked to them is toast. I found the build sheet remnants under the carpet beneath the pedal assembly. Parts of it are legible but its toast. I was able to locate the original keys tucked inside the fuel fill door. Yes keys, two. :(
Some of the wiring for the front red and blue lights is still there and i found an original aluminum bracket for the front lights. I also found a broken mic for a cobra radio. The black and white paint breaks are there and still crisp. Hood grounding straps are there and i found the trunk straps in the trunk. The motor is completely intact and would clean up well if it werent for the rust on the heads and block. Its still full of oil. There is also still washer fluid in the reservoir. Its crazy. Its awesome to be able to see them in original format. The thing that baffles me the most is the spotlight handles. Near about all the cars out there and this one have the spotlight handle upwards which really makes it difficult to operate. Its gonna be an absolute nightmare to bring back. Im a little nervous about dumping a ton of money into it. I have to investigate a bunch more. |
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That is a project. So what's on the agenda for this car?
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I will have to do some further investigating to see if it's fixable and if so, I'm gonna attempt to restore it. I've been looking for a car with these particular options for awhile now. Until I can find another one, this is it.
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I think enough of us here could come up with the parts to help in the resto. It would be neat if that motor would fire up after all of these years. Could you read the tag on the door janm to get the Unit # ?
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Unfortunately there is only a small remnants of the unit number. It looks to have literally baked off from the sun. If the doors had not been removed, it would have survived. :(
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I'm very glad you pulled it out of there Ted, pretty neat to see one in such original form. I'm really impressed you found so much original equipment laying around in it as well! That is super cool! Keep us updated with pictures, and whatever you find. I hope you decide to restore it, but I bet there would be someone here willing to take on the project even if you don't.
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Man, that is awesome:2thumbs:
I would love to restore something like that. I would say that is just as bad as my 84 GT. Don't be worried about the whole inner front clip, cause you can find a clip off a standard coupe and have a frame shop straighten everything and put the new clip on. That's what I have to do with my 84. Can't wait to see more pics/progress :) |
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Here are some pics of the front light bracket on the bumper.
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Ted, are you sure that the part that you have angled down, doesn't go back behind the bumper and attach to the core support? The way the lights mount, they look as if they are designed to "hang" from a flat surface. So I can't see with that bracket pointed down like that exactly how they would mount on there... Thoughts?
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Yes Chris you are correct. There are holes on the radiator support that match with the angled part of the bracket. Sorry for the confusion.
Can someone remove those pics for me because they are not correct. Ted |
Awesome Ted! I wonder if those extra holes do line up with the place you've got it bolted to keep it held down to the bumper cover. That would make sense. Does the bracket tie in where the radiator support clamps bolt on?
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Thanks Evil.
I put the front bumper back on and verified the mounting holes. The support is bent but they line up. The driver side bracket utilizes the radiator support to bumber cover bracket. The passenger side is not in the correct spot to utilize that bracket so they made their own holes. Here you go. http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/503...ightbracke.jpg http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/5...ightbracke.jpg http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/503...ightbracke.jpg http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5035/...ightbracke.jpg |
Thanks Ted!
Also, you might send a PM to GSPI about the door jam sticker. He has a lot of super-cool detective tricks to figure out what was glued/stuck to something. I bet he has a trick for figuring out the door jamb sticker. Because it was one of those labels, there wouldn't have been adhesive where the letters and number were. So if you can use a UV light, or something like that, there should be a way to see only the adhesive there... and thus the negative for the unit number. Hopefully he chimes in here... |
Nice thinking!
I used it to read the buildsheet better I have said light here in my toolbox.... |
Keep us posted! Maybe dust it with some chalk too?
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I can see the M6 but the rest is shiny black.
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I wonder if you could dust it with something, or if there would be a way to "lift it" Maybe even a light pencil over paper would show something?
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I added this one to our VIN Project :D
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info231686.htm There are two other TxDPS cars with the same DSO in the consecutive list of 10 VIN's. |
Teddy, Look behind the drivers side panel to see if there might be an additional Build sheet.
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That's the only pieces I have not removed. That would be great!
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Check this out!
I stared and stared at that number using different lighting with no result. I could only read the M6-3 . I didnt want to clean it in fear of wiping it off. After so long of being frustrated, I decided to clean it all off and low and behold, the outline of the numbers was a tiny bit more shiny than the surrounding paint. There it was M6-357! I was dancing around the shop!!! Thankyou Chris for pushing me to look harder! |
That's awesome! See if you can capture a picture of it...
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Awesome Ted! That is fantastic news! And now that you mention it, I have your label for your '88 sitting here at my desk. I'll make one up for the '86 and send them both to you.
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Sweet! That would be most excellent!
Thanks Chris! Ill see if i can get a picture of it. |
That is awesome! Glad you found it.
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Is it restored yet Ted!? I'm ready to see this thing back to life :) Your door labels are ready to go, I'll mail them out tomorrow.
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Not sure how I missed this earlier...but congrats!
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I sit in it every day like a kid with no license. :)
Today I was sitting in the car and I pulled the passenger sun visor down and there was a quick reference card for a Motorola Syntor X9000! I guess I'll be looking for one of those. I can't wait!! Thanks for all the support y'all! |
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