A BRIEF RUN DOWN ON MY CARS HISTORY
"My 1988 Saleen" reproduction started life as a 2.3 4 cyl. w/ an automatic & red interior. Unfortunately, it was a recovered theft from Staten Island N.Y. & i bought the rolling chasis from a mustang salvage yard in NH. Missing its original 4 cyl & auto tranny made the job a little easier for starters LOL! The original red interior was trashed as a result of the theft & needed alot of attention. I first started w/ a 5.0 conversion w/ the 5 speed conversion & an 8.8 rear w/ 3.55s & disc brakes from a thunderbird turbo coupe. Along the way i also swapped out the red interior for authentic gray Saleen FloFit interior which is near impossible to get period! Let alone get every correct peice for that particular year Saleen mustang like i have. as of this writing, MY 88 has seen 3 engines, 2 trannys, 3 rear ends, 4 complete & different brake packages, 2 interiors, 2 hatches, 4 wings, 5 sets of wheels & i am sure i am forgetting a few others LOL.
MODS LIST AS FOLLOWS:
EXTERIOR:
-Saleen Autosport front valance
-Saleen Autosport rear valance
-Saleen Autosport side skirts
-Saleen Autosport centrex rear wing
-Saleen Autosports front bumper filler panel
-Saleen Autosport 84-88 decal kit
-Saleen Mesh rims 16x7 front 16x8 rear
-Saleen Autosport intake plate cover
-Ford 6 piece headlight kit
INTERIOR:
-Saleen edition FloFit seats front & rear
-Saleen edition FloFit matching door panel inserts
-Saleen edition Momo shift knob
-Saleen edition 170 mph speedo cluster
-Saleen edition Momo 3 spoke steering wheel w/ Ford horn button
-Saleen dash emblem
(this car originaly came w/ red interior!)
SUSPENSION & BRAKES:
-Saleen/Racecraft suspension
-poly sway bar bushings w/ shorter endlinks
-Mac chrome strut tower brace
-73MM SVO front calipers
-SVO master cylinder w/ 3-2 port brake line conversion
-crossdrilled rotors w/ Hawk pads
-gutted factory proportioning valve w/ FMS plug
-SSBC adjustable proportioning valve
-complete Saleen/SVO 5 lug conversion w/ all wheel disc brakes & 3.55 gears
-stock 5.0 brake booster (remember, this was a 4 cyl.)
Engine:
-4 cylinder to 5.0 conversion
-automatic to T5 conversion
-7.5" to 8.8" rear end conversion w/ SaleenSVO brakes & 3.55s gears
-Mac shorty headers
-Flowtech O/R H pipe - being replaced by my new hi flow catted X pipe!
-Flowmaster American thunder 2.5" 2 chamber cat back w/ 3.5" polished tips
-Mac cold air intake assy
-Mac underdrive pulleys
-BBK 190LPH fuel pump
-MSD 6A ignition box w/ blaster coil
-14 deg. of timing
-TPS set to .98v
-hand polished intake, EGR spacer, T.B. , I.A.C. solenoid
P.S. pump bracket, map sensor bracket, radiator cover plate
-chrome washer fluid cover & wiper motor cover
-Melling HV oil pump
-Centerforce clutch setup w/ steel T.O. brearing retainer on the T5
-snythetic fluids all around
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