brandnewbie to SSP mustangs

y2kcobra88 · #1 11-07-2007, 12:52 AM

I have owned about 8 mustangs and still have 4. I recently bought a 1992 mustang coupe ssp. I thought it was a txdps car at first. I live in Spring TX.
But after all the help from pete(fhp0896) and the great FHP restoration information, I can say that I am the proud owner of a 1992 FHP mustang ssp. Last 6 of vin 136806 which is one that is missing in the vin registry on ssp site. This FHP cruiser has DHSMV# 100648, dso 24-0101. The one buck tag is missing and so is the door sticker. It is in decent shape, no rust, but has a couple dented fenders and quarter panel. I bought it to swap the drivetrain into my 92 coupe 4 banger but have decided to put it back to its original form. My wife thinks I am crazy. Anybody else have this problem? I know ya'll will have a lot of suggestions for me and I will try to keep updated pics on resto progress. Enjoy the pics. Bryan

1989 Tx DPS SSP · #2 11-07-2007, 12:59 AM

Welcome

You have some work to do .

I live on the SW side of town.

Tom

y2kcobra88 · #3 11-07-2007, 01:53 AM

yep... this thing just passed through two owners who both needed bond money for drug posession. One lost the keys and popped the column. Imagine the trooper's face who drove this car around most of the time if he knew what happened to his mustang.

ImEvil1 · #4 11-07-2007, 01:54 AM

Welcome.

I'm not too far away, either. You definitely don't hear about many FHP cars around here.

y2kcobra88 · #5 11-07-2007, 02:24 AM

Does anyone think that the metal behind the buck tag pic could be the 2nd buck tag. I have not taken the headlight out yet to look at it and my hands are to big to fit.

ImEvil1 · #6 11-07-2007, 02:32 AM

I think it's hard to tell, but it sure doesn't look like anyone messed with the tags. The staples are still intact, and your DSO is also on the tag, along with the last 6 of the VIN. It could be under that one somehow...

mac88chp · #7 11-07-2007, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by y2kcobra88

My wife thinks I am crazy. Anybody else have this problem?

Yes, ALL my friends and relatives thought I'd flipped my lid when I drove my ratty '88 home. They ain't laughing anymore!

Nice find Bryan. It will make a good project, have fun with it.

FHP0665 · #8 11-07-2007, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by y2kcobra88

My wife thinks I am crazy. Anybody else have this problem?

My wife thinks I'm crazy about anything I do. Mine has been sitting in my garage for over the past year. It's not in it's prime atm so she would always mention to me every time she passed a sign that read "We haul off junk cars" so much to the point that it almost got sold a few weeks back. Luckily I remembered exactly why I bought the car 16 years ago before it did get sold.

y2kcobra88 · #9 11-07-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by FHP0665

My wife thinks I'm crazy about anything I do. Mine has been sitting in my garage for over the past year. It's not in it's prime atm so she would always mention to me every time she passed a sign that read "We haul off junk cars" so much to the point that it almost got sold a few weeks back. Luckily I remembered exactly why I bought the car 16 years ago before it did get sold.

Glad to see someone else feels my pain. The day I brought home my 2004 cobra she said "did we really need this?" well, I really won her over on this FHP car let me tell ya... But it will be all worth it in the end I keep telling myself.

I know about carfax'ng the car to determine where it was stationed but can anyone tell me how to find the unit number? I looked on the radiator support, door jamb etc but no luck. it is mia from either the poor black paint job or a rag with lacquer. The captain over FHP vehicle dept wrote me today and said they did not have records that far back any more. My only hope is that the roof number will show on the original tan paint.

any suggestions in what steps I should take to remove the paint so not to detroy the possibility of gettting the roof numbers?

predator20 · #10 11-07-2007, 02:42 PM

If you give me the full vin (door tag too hard to read), I can run an autocheck report for you. It's the same as carfax.

I've also had good luck with doing a title search. http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/data/past.html I was able to find out who bought my '86 FHP at the auction.