I know I keep saying the same thing but, Sweet!

Thanks :-)

Rear ends ready...
Bushings are still good so did not replace...
Now I need to find some better looking control arms...

Well got rear end in today... :-)

Wow, you aren't palying around!! :D

As usual! ;)

Ahh, to have the room, the tools and, AHEM, the CA$H............ I'm jealous.:p

Lol trying to make some progress :-)


Room and tools I've got ! :-) I couldn't afford to pay someone else to do this. Thank goodness I'm blessed with the ability and opertunity :-)

Working on getting this one back on all fours...

She's getting there! Looking good!!

Thanks :-)
Gotta get this one closer to being done so I can start on the 83 :-) lol

Dash has been stripped dyed put back together and insulation; heater box with new heater core; pedals; dead pedal and dash installed...

As usual, you're moving quick!! I can only wish I could move that fast on the Bama! :D

Went ahead and bolted column and rag joint up before I left work today:-)

Slowly coming together :-)

wheels are not correct and are just temporary...

Dash also coming together :-)

another pic

Got around to putting engine on stand. I knew engine had been replaced but I ran the numbers which are M 176505. This engine is from a 1991 GSP mustang from the batch of 91 cars ordered by the GSP. This car was purchased from the state by a big dealer of these cars in Cleveland Ga. So evidently the guy that bought this car from them blew the engine and came back to the for a replacement engine. A good friend of mine just purchased the remains of the only two GSP's they had left after all these years. They had been out back since purchased from State auction (both were wrecked in service). One was a ACE car and had 17 Lightning bolts on the doors :-) But i mentioned all this to say I looks like 1FACP40E2MF176505 a 1991 GSP was wrecked in service and parted out long ago :-(
At least the engine ended back up in another GSP car! While I'd prefer to have the original engine I guess this would be the next best thing...

Yep, if it had to be replaced....the very next best thing from original doesn't get much better than another GSP motor!!

That makes for a cool conversational tidbit about #2217... :)

What would have been even cooler would have been if they (the dealers) would have still had THAT 91 body out back:-)

Yup! I know that you'd like to find a 91 GSP too (which I am confident that you will). :)

That 88 ACE car will be a really Kewl resto itself! It's consecutive Vin numbered with my 88! And 17 lightening bolts. That officer was real hotshot! Gonna get up there soon to get roof(badge)and perm/unit #'s before I go talk with my contact...

Yea got my eye on one that's VERY ORIGINAL. Never painted, and still complete. If its still there next year I may bite the bullet and go ahead and get it :-)

Never ceases to amaze me how you find these things....wow!

More times than not they find me or someone tells me about them:-)

VERY STRANGE... Ran a Vin check on GSP this engine came from just to see when it might have been wrecked. It it still out there and show gov use on report...

Event date Location Odometer reading Data Source Details
06/07/1991
Independent Source VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED TO DEALER
05/24/1999 TWIN CITY, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
STATE GOVERNMENT
11/26/2001 HAZLEHURST, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
02/01/2002 HAZLEHURST, GA
58,329
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:4003020320104)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
EXCEEDS MECHANICAL LIMITS
02/15/2002 HAZLEHURST, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:4249020464104)
11/06/2002 HAZLEHURST, GA
65,000
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:7528023109104)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
EXCEEDS MECHANICAL LIMITS
08/08/2003 SOPERTON, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:9537032204142)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
EXCLUDED/EXEMPT
12/23/2003 SOPERTON, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:3714033572056) (Lien Reported)
CORRECTED TITLE
EXCLUDED/EXEMPT
01/16/2004 SOPERTON, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
EXCLUDED/EXEMPT
12/15/2004 SOPERTON, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
EXCLUDED/EXEMPT
11/02/2005 SOPERTON, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:4079053064142)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
EXCLUDED/EXEMPT
02/09/2006 LYONS, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:7167060404056)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
EXCLUDED/EXEMPT
10/05/2012 GUYTON, GA
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:1695122794094)
EXCLUDED/EXEMPT

Bobby, look what I found on AC -

http://vsvin.info/vin/1FACP40E2MF176505.html


It was last tagged on 5/13/2013 in Bonaire, GA. Maybe you can run some Craigslist wanted ads like you did on the 83???

I copied and pasted the vin doing the same thing only got in a hurry and hit 176506 instead of 505! Duh! Lol might try that! Well that's two consecutive vins that are still out there of the batch of 91

Well she's alive!

Got motor/trans in...
She cranks and runs again :-)
still have driveshaft; exhaust etc.
but getting closer :-)

Congrats Bobby!! It's always great to get em running again!

A little more progress on 2217...

Roofs done finally :-)
Now maybe I can get some good forward momentum on this project...

That's shineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Wow, looks great!

Looks great!! I'm gonna have to con you out of one of those one day!! :D

Nice job, Bobby! (sorry I missed your text. I was getting some 1/4 mile seat time yesterday at a private track rental. Ran a new best with the 2012 of 12.4xx at 113mph. To refresh, it's a 5.0L/auto with 3.15:1 gears and a stock tune - just have GT500 mufflers as the only performance modification). :)

Thanks guys :-)

Thanks :-)
You never know :-)

Thanks:-)
And SWEEEEET !

Got rear bumper painted... Man I've never been a fan of the 90-92 GSP rear bumpers being twilight blue instead of ultra blue.... But that's the way they came soooo....

Now the buffing begins :-)

Still have to paint hood; trunk lid; fender extension etc... :-)

Yeah, I never understood it either....so the factory painted them that way?

She's looking great Bobby....won't be long now!!

Thanks Brad!
Yea 90 thru 92's came that way. Just the Ultra Blue cars, the Regatta ones 88 & 89's did not...

My 1992 MSP Mustang is the same (using Twilight Blue)...my understanding is they had to choose a factory color for the bumpers. Now I suspect if an agency was to throw more money at it they probably could have had in same special order color as the cars, but I don't know.