1985 CHP #8337 - My First SSP

[Mustang Kid]

Originally Posted by Rhino

May I say - Rich and Bill have been beyond helpful in the 1985 department for CHP info. Good guys to know for questions.

Yes they are

Buck tags, the most important component to confirming an SSP and its origins(lots of other stuff contributes too)

[ssp91ssp]

Sam, glad to hear she has a Heartbeat again!

[Mustang Kid]

After looking at Rich's photo albums and seeing how more organized fotki albums were, I decided to create my own just for CHP 8337 and some of my other cars There is nothing at the moment, but there will be

http://public.fotki.com/CHP8337/

[Mustang Kid]

This is what was coming out of the pipes when it ran Probably the old gas is contributing.




Notice the large sign blocking the car from the eyes of passers buy on the highway across a field


It is a menace to plants Turned it black.


Got the dash mat out of my dads 82 to help protect the uncracked dash, it is only temporary, as I am going to make a nicer one (that is tan!)

[Mustang Kid]

Here is the current plan-
Car needs nickname (other than 8337 )
Re paint cowl trim and mirrors
Find original LH taillight lens
Have window trim sent out to be re anodized (when I can afford it)
Redye all plastics in interior (+ dash and door panels)
Find nice headliner
New carpet
Get'r runnin good so I can drive it
Strip the window tint
New package tray (or nice original)
Install equipment in interior (need to find gun rack, or modify one of my dads many racks- would need photos of an original)

[93chipper]

before you do that you should rebuild the drivetrain first (motor, tranny rear end) these cars are all amost 20 years old or older remember you can have the nicest paint and interior but it dont mean a thing if it dont run and if i was you i would check the valve train because it was ticking these cars like mine have at least 100,000 miles on them mine almost has 200,000 miles and i know it needs a rebuild because it is alot on what i think is the original motor i was like you 16 at the time bugging people to buy their chps then here i am i bought a 93 really cheap and im figuring out what i should do to it first. mine is 5333 but i call it chippy

[Mustang Kid]

I am choosing to do the interior first because that is something know how to do and can do easily. Doing the drivetrain first would be the right thing to do. It was a running driving car before the kid messed up the plug wires(or something else?). I am going to buy a carb rebuild kit and rebuild the carb (with help from my mechanic friend of course. I'm a noob when it comes to carbs lol).
I will also change the plugs, plug wires, trans fluid, rear fluid, and antifreeze. If that all gets it running a lot better then I will be very happy. The smoke is from the Carb flooding the engine out, all the rubber seals must have deteriorated away from new gas.

[Mustang Kid]

Tomorrows Quest- Hunt for the build sheet + clean the interior.

[CHP8336]

Originally Posted by Mustang Kid

Tomorrows Quest- Hunt for the build sheet + clean the interior.

Sam, Here is what you are looking for.

http://public.fotki.com/CHP8336/chp-...mentat-12.html

[Mustang Kid]

Hopefully mine will be as nice as yours, if I find it