The TOP FIVE, BUDGET, retro mods for the fox body Mustang!

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The TOP FIVE, BUDGET, retro mods for the fox body Mustang!

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Back in the day, money was tight, and you had to get creative! Here are my top five, budget, retro, fox body Mustang mods!
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@BlueOvalTavern 11 ай бұрын

you nailed it! First things I did to my Fox as a teenager in the 90's: 1. 10 minute tuneup & gutted stock h-pipe 2. weld in MAC mufflers 3. underdrive pulleys 4. MAC headers 5. 3.73 gears

@StLMikie 11 ай бұрын

I picked up a little 5.0 lx vert for my daughter. Her first mod is going to be 373’s.

@reaperstang2717 11 ай бұрын

First one i did was gears

@ogsuperflygarage 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video Caleb! Definitely good mods for back in the day that didn't empty the wallet... My first Fox was a 1987 Mustang LX...

@LeachimSagrav333 11 ай бұрын

My first fox was a 1980 merc Capri 2.3 with a four speed.

@williamlane6374 11 ай бұрын

You absolutely need to get yourself a 87 or 88 T-bird to relive your old days and build it how you really wanted to build it, and it would be bad A, like Adams T-yote

@blownfox 11 ай бұрын

Great top 5 list #6 you know you had to drop a 3.73 or 4.10s next!!!

@adamrushka8096 11 ай бұрын

My first fox was a 85 Turbo Coupe.

@Shawn_42850 11 ай бұрын

I just put a set of Drag Lites on my coupe. I love old school Foxbody mods.

@BlownSkillet 11 ай бұрын

Each mod didn’t move mountains, but a half dozen, added up nicely.

@88_white_fox 11 ай бұрын

Dont forget about cutting springs to lower the car!!

@miguelortega3702 11 ай бұрын

Hey y'all. From the Northwest. As a original 89 Fox Body Mustang convertible owner ...

@myeighty-nine7813 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes I wish I never did the 5 lug swap so I could keep the welds I had on my car when I bought it, but hell yeah now is the best time with everything available to us!

@ZXDF51 11 ай бұрын

Love the throwback videos! The retro commercials at the beginning really make you miss how cool things really were.🐺👍

@reeseb9768 11 ай бұрын

There is no better sound than a 5.0 with flowmasters especially if it's manual as we say in the south when u getting down on that mfr snatching 2nd and 3rd ain't no feeling like it😮😊

@StrongStacker1 11 ай бұрын

Great video! OG is where it’s at Caleb!

@craigmcleod5032 11 ай бұрын

Definitely a great list! Did all of them and would do it again .

@scottjohnson1210 11 ай бұрын

Bought my first one in high school off a older women (stock) back in 2003-2004. My first things were exhaust(flows), off road H pipe and cool air (BBK)

@nicklbckluvr 8 ай бұрын

In Canada now in 2023 BC. No emissions testing ☺ Remove ... Cats EGR Smog pump and all included plumbing A/C ( it was a one owner AOD car) cleaned up the underhand a lot!

@ryanmcclendon3309 11 ай бұрын

Cutting’ a couple coils off would get you a few,cool points..for freeee!

@kevinniski1982 11 ай бұрын

Dude I would have said a match ram air kit with the big snorkel on bottom of bumper. That's my biggest remembrance of that era.

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

Yes sir, those were the bomb!

@williambranco7710 11 ай бұрын

Love the old mustang ad 😅

@jasonquinn588 11 ай бұрын

I bought a b&m ripper shifter right before the pro 5.0 shifter came out… still in the car to this day

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

I had a ripper as well!

@miguelortega3702 11 ай бұрын

So many parts available for anything you want to do since then. Such a beautiful and iconic car if you can get ahold of one in decent shape.

@paulbalzarano 11 ай бұрын

That whole list, plus gears and sub frame connectors.. we called that the starter kit. When we'd look in the classified ads for cars, we'd say, car has the starter kit. And if it was missing one or two, we'd say minus (insert mod). Great times! Being a broke teen and early 20s kid

@shaneswayze6228 11 ай бұрын

I've had 7 mustangs 5.0's ..I have a 93 LX now with a 331 KUNTZ motor..

@lftdblazer 11 ай бұрын

"Have you driven a Ford lately?" Yep, and I remembered why mine stays parked more often than not lol. Gotta keep the ol girl though.

@MrLocomechanic 11 ай бұрын

Mac ftw!!!!!!

@05gtdriver 11 ай бұрын

An el cheapo intake mod was to hog out the upper and lower intakes, then JB Weld the upper since the metal was so thin...

@brokentoolgarage 11 ай бұрын

Good stuff! I grew up with Dodge trucks with smallblock carb setups

@jlem8968 11 ай бұрын

We would use the aluminum space saver rims on the front, short belt, take off the sway bar, I'm older so I remember we all thought the fuel injection cars were the end of the performance cars, my first fox was a 84 RS Capri I bought in 85 for $8000 with 27K on it. they didn't even make good heads back then, you ported everything, people would laugh at you if you had a performance Ford, but that changed fast after the Foxbodys took off

@chetzeidler9517 11 ай бұрын

Definitely a good list and yes we all did those mods!

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

The good old days!

@ronniehyser5.0 11 ай бұрын

Rear gears too

@nathanieljones7981 11 ай бұрын

Caleb, on my 83 before it made 217 hp, after smog it hit 252 That’s with exhaust, Intake, 351w heads, rejetted carb

@gerryj8839 11 ай бұрын

silencer delete-FREE, timing bump til it pinged, then back it down a degree (mine went to 18*)- FREE, Drill out the TPS and set to .99v- FREE, gutted all 4 cats- FREE, short belt- $20, synthetic fluids in engine, trans, diff- a couple of hundies, underdrive pulley set, hurst shifter (non-billet stamped steel) $95, 3.55 gears $500 installed. Then, I made mistake of cracking the engine open (full systemax heads, cam, intake) and it was like CRACK after that!

@miguelortega3702 11 ай бұрын

I must say the first thing I did after purchasing it in December of 1988 was put a computer chip in for performance. K&N Filter. Underdrive pulleys. Ram air kit with a chin scoop. Full salleen suspension kit with subframe connectors g-load brace strut Tower brace. And soon after a 4-point roll bar. More aggressive wheels and tires.

@Bowman210 11 ай бұрын

Currently 23 with first fox. 83 bubble back capri 9” factory location rear end with 430s a 351 with xe274h flat tappet old rhs heads Holley street dominator. And a built t5 on draglites

@spassmore8483 11 ай бұрын

Great video brings back a lot of memories! Had to throw in one more though the short belt that made a pretty big difference without the power steering hooked up just had to muscle that steering wheel around unless you are on some skinnys up front then it wasn't bad at all...🦊💯🏁

@reaperstang2717 11 ай бұрын

Great video

@jasonquinn588 11 ай бұрын

You must be about the same age as me… I graduated high school in 1995…I did all of those mods back in the day… #1 should have been gears… weld wheels were popular, but man it was a big deal back then to upgrade to the 16” pony wheels from the turbine wheels

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

1996 here buddy!

@charliebruceortega8447 11 ай бұрын

1998 over here

@mike4fo 11 ай бұрын

Nice

@jeffreychristianson9134 11 ай бұрын

Set of Headmann long tube headers. In 87-90 they were 99$ installed.

@jeffreychristianson9134 11 ай бұрын

Change out the rear gear. From 3.73 to 3.55 or larger gear this gives you a bit TQ seat of the pants feel. Also a better 0 to 60 time.

@JasenRamsey-er6ek 11 ай бұрын

MAC headers. Hedman H pipe. Force II Cat back. Motorsport 65 TB. C&L mass air. BBK pressure regulator. And to top it off a NOVI 1000. Made 285 rear wheel hp. 🤣. Best mod was the 5 speed swap. Hands down.

@lamarrichardson1782 11 ай бұрын

Hell Yeah 👍

@89stang8 11 ай бұрын

Did all of it still have the headers and flowmasters on 😅

@think1stproductions 11 ай бұрын

Cool video brother 🤔🚫🧢🎬💯💪🏼🥶🚐☁️

@wesleyrobinson3939 11 ай бұрын

Yellow Accel plug wires added 5 hp

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

Yup! Had em too, Autozone always kept em in stock lol

@shednesshunting2578 11 ай бұрын

Forgot taking screen out of mass air flow sensor made difference

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

Yes sir!

@-Lilymonster- 11 ай бұрын

What about a “chip” that was a necessity

@StLMikie 11 ай бұрын

Can you tell us about your shadow box tattoos?

@luecreative 11 ай бұрын

You know we love these mods!! The Retro Meet Necessities!

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

Yes sir!

@bryanrobinson7969 11 ай бұрын

What about a powerdyne shoutout

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

Not really budget, but yes, its definitely an OG mod

@89gtsmoke 11 ай бұрын

Can you share any resources for the vacuum lines deleted/ capped with the smog system delete?

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

Yank em all, and plug the back of the heads.

@89gtsmoke 11 ай бұрын

No kidding! Still trying to run the HVAC Box. I'm guessing Brake Boost and the HVAC may be it. Bro - I Loved this Flashback. I got my 89 Vert back in 91 and I kept it stock and I'm going thru it now - Bringing her Back around. Was hoping to meet you n Brewty in DFW this year but my OCD kicked in and I've dug in deeper. She will be nice when I am done with her and am looking forward to hookin up w you fellas then. Really appreciate your time and content us old fox guys can understand this video well. Btw.. really appreciated your input on coaching these guys up what to look for when buying an old fox without getting ripped off - I was aggravated right along w you man! Hate for that cat who got took. Keep up the good stuff man!

@Dynodon64 11 ай бұрын

What does OG stand for?

@FoxcastMedia 11 ай бұрын

Original Gangster 🤣

@Dynodon64 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, that would be me. I bought my first Mustang 5.0 when I was 18 in the service. 84 LX @@FoxcastMedia

@rworden96 9 ай бұрын

Are those weld wheels just bolt on and go or modifications needed ?

@BigRick-uq8lc 11 ай бұрын

Question can you run a B cam in a bone stock motor with bolt-ons. It would be a 94 GT

@glennramsey917 11 ай бұрын

Did you or one of your friends ever aquire a mustang back in the day that no matter what you did to it it was always slower than everybody else's mustang ? I mean by alot ??? I've seen them every now and then ..