The engine is actually out of an 86 GT. As the new owner of this car, found that out last night looking it over and the standard 1990 Mustang 5.0 spark plugs do not fit. Keep this in mind when looking over these cars.

Very interesting tips, very nice LX. Built Ford Proud...

That thing is clean. My dream is a 89 LX.

Daytona, my homebase.

I had an 85 GT from 91-95 and I loved it.

Poor seller...I would just keep the car after you guys nitpicked his 30-year-old car. He should wait 5 more years and get what that car is really worth. The 5.0 is the next quickly appreciating muscle car for the next generation. Yes, a performance V8 car with a manual transmission that would sell for what most folks can still afford. Keep your car man!!!

I had a 90 LX 5.0 back up in Bloomfield New Jersey, people don't realize these cars way under 3000 pounds if you take that spare tire out, I actually was able to find a four lug full aluminum spare tire from Ford. Looks like a nice clean car for its age and should be a lot of fun.

Looks like my old 90 👍🏼

Very excited about this car and the future content. I purchased a ‘93 5-speed 5.0 car this past summer and it’s in similar condition. Needs/needed clutch, throw out bearing, brakes, shocks, valve cover gaskets, etc. But like this car, mine had a lot going “right” for it at the same time. So just know that your subscribers are all in similar situations and I for one am very excited about following this car’s story. Cheers!

You guys would have pissed me off nit pickin everything it’s an old car not like he’s selling a fully restored fox that fox is nice worth more then 5

I've been contemplating getting a foxbody for some time now. Very useful, appreciate your work.

10’s series is the best I have them on my 2012 Dodge Challenger RT Hemi and it roars like a beast you can hear me coming from over a mile away !!!

You got a great deal. I’m looking forward to future videos. Thanks for posting

Great video. I learned a lot.

That car is more stock and nicer than most around me.

Pretty clean for the money.

Stay away from rust (unless you're a body guy). Pop the hood and check the radiator support/frame rails for repairs. Slide underneath to see if the torque boxes are torn. Everything else is small stuff.

I own this car's twin.

This car is immaculate compared to a typical fox, and y'all are going over it like you're about to finance a Maserati.

I wouldn't have stuck with 5500 it was in great shape for the year it was. Everyone I've looked at in that good of shape was like 7000 or more. Y'all got a REAL GOOD DEAL.

I'm glad I've kept my 93 notch that I bought in 95

What a gem

Damn good video! The seller was a cool dude too👍

That car would be 10 grand in northwest Fl

Damn, this car is in great shape! Those jacking rails are mint! Really clean car for a 140k on the clock. Good find guys

That 5.0 looks really clean for a , what a 90 ?

Great video. It will be great to see you guys restore it and explain the process. 🤙🏼🇺🇸

Great point to look for on and older mustang forbody👍

I really enjoyed this video. Can't wait for part 2. Looking forward to the speed mods. When you get done with yours, you can start working on my fox. LOL.

Very thorough video. Definitely stuff you should be looking at on a fox. I love these cars, but they definitely have their issues. I'm actually pretty pumped to see what you guys are gonna do with this car...if you got it 😂 I like the direction of the channel👍

Super clean car and in great shape

Awesome video I just picked up a solid clean stock 88 coupe lx ND I own my 1990 GT both red interior great buy guys

ReVan good video, excellent tips, all true especially the torque Box and those subframe connector, some came zinc coated to protect, most did not, also like you said the welds!! Also the fresh air vent near the windscreen moisture collect there especially if leaves 🍁 etc is not cleaned out!! Great price!! Take me Back 80’s here we come!!🤣

Awesome tips, I hope to get into a fox again, someday.👍

As the owner of a 92' LX 5.0 and a few other Fox Body's. It's rare to see a working ashtray cover. Mine does work but i switched it out for the after market drink holder with the USB port.

A few fox body red flags there, a sub frame connector and roll bar suggest some track time that stock motor wouldn't have ever warranted. I hope you did finally inspect the torque boxes and the A pillar for cracks. I'm betting this had a non-stock motor and slicks at some point, or at least someone who wished they had that and saw some abuse, but definitely something I'd try to get out of the 10 year owner. I'd hoped some of the mustang magazine content pro's would come to KZfaq to make content after, and glad you are one of them. Putting some article structure and focus with the ability to show more detail will really stand out and is much needed. I'm really looking forward to continuing to follow your work.

Most foxes are thrashed. That's a clean car

Easier to just read all those vins stickers to let you know if panels are changed! That's a clean car!

Buy that thing man 💪

I'm getting mine soon

Here is your fox checklist hierarchy: Don’t even bother looking at the rest of the car if the strut towers, door hinge pillars, and rear bumper strut supports are rusted-out. Always remove the license plate to inspect the upright for rust. Then run the motor and listen for the usual pinging, tapping, droning, and chatter. Run the heat to see if the heater core is fogging the glass or stinking of glycol as that’s a proper long job. Check the floors for firewall and heater core puddles and flex. Climb under and look for oil pan rust and leaks, and rear main seal leaks. Take the car for a ride and flog the motor with someone driving behind you to see if it’s blowing exhaust smoke through the valve guides, rings, and or head gaskets. Listen for collector leaks under heavy throttle. After the car cools down, look around the timing cover / lower intake interface for coolant leaks. The rest of the stuff you sited (door handles, latches, interior trim seats etc) is trivial compared to the previous show stoppers. You may be replacing the motor, but those new to the fox hobby might actual want to drive the car with the stock mill et al. Cheers!

I can understand kinda pickin it apart for the vid but, if yer buyin a 90' for a real reasonable price plz do not disrespect the seller with a ton of ticky tack BS. This sellar obviously knows what they are doin but, in normal situations try to be at least respectful and look it over without pointing out everything the seller most likely already knows about. Its just courtesy that will perhaps get you a better price. No one is selling a desirable car for no reason.

Crazy thing is how the hell did these guys not even check the fluids in the car ?WOULDA been hard for me as the owner to stand there. Its an older foxbody. Buy shit or get off the pot. Worrying about the ash tray door map light and little things. How about is the oil clean level good? Trans fluid clean and full? Nothing leaking?. To many wanna be car gurus on the .NET.

That fox looked really good and it has less miles on it than my 01 mustang Gt

that seller looked stressed ?

CHECK: Strut Towers, Torque boxes and Radiator supports for sure. I know they are covering these things in the video, but I just want stress how important these items are.

Great decision for the channel!

That looks better than mile 65k mile '92 when I sold it in 2000. The salt in the midwest kills cars. I am always amazed at all of the nice older cars on the street when I go down south.

'79-'93 Fox bodies are very cheaply made from a structural standpoint. The most important area is the floorpan, the thin gauge metal causes the unibody to collapse inward, especially on convertibles. This is the reason 90% of any remaining Fox bodies have subframe connectors, better quality ones incorporate seat reinforcement braces as well(torque boxes are a weak spot too on V8 cars). Back in 1986 a friend of a friend had an '83 Mustang GT and after one ride, you can sense the tin can construction of the body shell, the hood was paper thin too. I am from SoCal, so rust isn't a problem for 90% of cars out here. Open and close the doors, hood and trunk/hatch to give you an idea how the unibody is hopefully square, any binding of these appendages is reason for concern. You can replace anything mechanical on a car, but if the unibody or body shell(if body on frame construction) is distorted or damaged(either with rust or accident damage), walk away because unless the car is worth much more than a total restoration cost, you'll be upside down.

Go back inside, Shawn!

Can you guys please do a very detailed version of installing the explorer intake showing the vaccum routing ect. I feel like it would be a heavily viewed video for an awesome budget mod... pleaaase lol great video (:

This is a rare piece for being so old. Its not hard to find a fox body but it’s hard to find one Jim Bob didn’t fix on and ruin. I see these all the time that are in excellent shape but some idiot butchered it up with aftermarket junk and stereo systems. The interior would be the quick buy for me. These fell apart after less than 10 year of ungaraged life and then quick fixes would ensue making bad worse. This thing had to sit in a garage for the first 20 years of it’s life also. 10k worth of parts and a years worth of weekends and the car can easily be factory fresh.

Great detailed walk through.

The little girl hanging around 😂😂

Bolt in cage,its been ran hard,still not bad

Great video and a very thorough inspection, thank you guys! This video will help lots of buyers, I'm sure. I'd definitely buy that car. I have two Fox Body Mustangs, an 86' that has been heavily modified and an almost completely stock, 60k mile 89' GT Convertible. Do you guys, by chance know much about an AFM PMS tuner?

Bolt in roll bar threw me off.

My quarter window mouldings didn't look that good when my 1988 was 6 months old.After a year in the Orlando sun they started to turn into a brittle plastic back in the day.

Uncle Tony sent me here 👍🏻

Lol where I live I'm lucky if I find a foxbidy for under 5k

Revan, good job guys. Not sure why people are making neg comments regarding your videoing. Seems perfectly understandable WHY you are there and what you are doing. For someone who would like to know what problems could be found on late 80s fox body, this is perfect. Thanks!

Caster/camber plates

Give be a break, your not buying a Concourse car for $ 5,000. I would have thrown you off my property by now if I was selling it, and it should have been more like 10K. When my old 84 convertible didn't even start I refused $ 7,500 for it. It's an antique. Get real bro, real car people have no problem with that car for $ 5,000.

Nice fox, i think it'll be sold. but ugh! The dreaded yellow wires haha!

Love them stangs👍

You didn't look at the fitment between the lower windshield trim and the top of the passenger fender. If there's a gap, it means the body is twisted from hard shifts or wheelies. It's an easy way to quickly tell if a Fox has been abused.

I wonder what they would say about my notchback 😂😂

A nice stroked Windsor with a 6R80 would be bad a**

Candidate for the 7.3 with the new Whipple?

REVan Evan

I found a 90 lx with 100k miles. All original. So far everything looks good, just the door lean. They’re asking $10k. Is that where the lx is right now, all original?

I've been looking for one myself but it's hard to find one that's in good shape that isn't rusted out

All I'm checking for is chassis damage and rust. That car is perfect. I don't give a fuck if it runs or not. That car looks good. People always rag on red interior but a HATE grey because it's always different shades. These guys are nitpicking in my opinion. If my car is clean rust free and runs decent none of the shit they are complaining about is going make me drop the price a single penny.

So did you guys buy it?

Love this content#foxbodynation

What about selling one? I have a 93 with 37k. Thinking of passing it on. No idea of value or where to begin.

I’m going to see what kind of bs these run. 3:55 Check the outside under the driver seat.

Any reason why a sun roof isn't desirable? Is it just cause leak possiblities?

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So what happened to this car

And they bought it for $3000

what happened with this car? any update videos coming?

What happened to the car ..only seen 2 videos on it and that's all

Older dude is to picky and annoying I'd be like I ain't got time for all this! Whatever he paid I'm sure he haggled the poor guy dwn dude tht lx was pretty clean all minor shit.

Sorry to tell you man but no way that is running 14s stock. New edge 4.6 5 speeds run low 15s stock.

Terrible video. Drive the car

I've been looking for one myself but it's hard to find one that's in good shape that isn't rusted out