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Old 02-22-2016, 10:40 PM
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Default 88 TT LSX Mustang Coupe build ...... yah another one

I felt it was necessary to continue my thread to here and the new car will hopefully turn out to be a twin turbo ls build. That's the plan at least. I just picked this car up a few weeks ago and will slowly start finishing the fab work. My ultimate goal is to make a serious contender on the street and have all the amenities that come in newer cars, and look sick doing it. This will be a very long drawn out build and will slowly take shape as time goes on.

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OK Gents, I'm back. I got me a new project. I picked up this clean 1988 LX coupe body. No rust, no accidents, just minor door dings. The fabrication is about a 1/4 of the way done, may be less. It was originally a 4cyl auto car. My plans for now are to finish the fabrication (mini tub, subframes, coil over mount, arb, cage) and transfer all the parts from my old rusty coupe to this clean coupe. Im not sure what body style im gunna do (4I or Aero) but either way its gunna look good.

All my heaps


Clean slate


Straight drivers side


Straight pass side


Clean floors


Clean straight trunk pan


Boxed in battle box


Full length subframe and out riggers


Subframe / battle box tie in


Beefed up lower battle boxes


Underbody is super clean


Original sales reciept, paper work and protecto plate
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Got bored today after work and decided to try to see if an old 345/30/19 off of my Z06 would fit on the coupe. looks like im prolly gunna run a similar wheel thats on my Vette, 18x12 with a 345/35/18











I got a lot of flack saying these wheels look like Cobra wheels anyways, so why not put a set on the coupe. when i get bored enough ill pull one off the vette ans stuff it under the coupe and snap some pics

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should be a cool project when done
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I pulled a wheel off the vette and looky here, it fits. Thats an 18x12 with a 345/35/18

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Why wouldn't it fit? Theres nothing left of inside of car or a rearend?

You can put anything in there you want at this stage of build.
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Its still pretty tight. itll use up every bit of the mini tubs to get these in there
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Cant wait to see how this one is gonna come out!! Great work!
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Reminds me of my projects
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How did this turn out?



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