This is my car, a 1982 Mustang GT that I purchased in 1989 and am the second owner of. The car originally came from Arlington, Tx and was brought to Canada by the first owner.

Although I never drove my car in the winter, after 23 years the car was starting to show its age. In 2005, my husband and I decided to resto/mod it as I couldn't bring myself to part with the car. After working 8 months non-stop on it ourselves (except for spraying the paint), this is the end result.

From beginning to end, here is the record of the entire project.

Stripping the body down to bare metal.

Stripping the entire interior out of the car.

Found the build sheet.

Bodywork begins.

Sanding the primer.

The custom blend Sikkens paint is sprayed by the boys at Artisan Autobody.

Bringing it back home.

Reassembly with new parts begins.

Performance

The 351W was upgraded to a 408, with the stroker kit from Ford Performance Solutions.  Here's a little clip of how it sounds.

408 Stroker

Comp cam XE284 - 541 / 544 lift, duration at .050 240 / 246, installed at 102* intake centerline;

1970 - 351W heads ported and polished, 190 intake valve and 155 exhaust valve - decked for 60cc combustion chambers; Comp cams stainless steel rockers;

McLeod steel flywheel with 10.5" kevlar clutch;

Romac harmonic balancer;

Edelbrock Air Gap intake (port matched);

750 HP double pumper;

Canton roadrace oilpan.

Drivetrain/Suspension/Brakes

T5Z trans;

3.5" driveshaft, 1350 yokes;

Currie heavy duty 9" with 31 spline axles;

Tru Trac differential with 3.70 gears;

Currie lower control arms and double adjustable upper (rearend);

Baer brakes - 13" drilled and slotted front rotors, 12" drilled and slotted rears;

Eibach Sportline kit throughout;

FRPP front lower control arms;

FRPP castor/camber plates;

Upper and lower battle boxes;

Subframe connectors.

Interior

Custom aluminum dash with Auto Meter gauges;
Alpine stereo.

Corbeau GTS II microsuede seats;

Exterior

Custom blend Sikkens course metalic silver paint with course metalic charcoal grey stripes;

17 x 9 Cobra style wheels

Yokahama ES100 tires - 245/45/17 rear and 235/45/17 front

All Ford Show & Shine, June 21, 2008

Won "Best in Class", 79-94 modified.