Looks like this is going to be "Paralegal Knevil"

[MarauderMark]

With that color in New York, don't be surprised if folks keep waving at you for a ride. On second thought, get a hack license and you can subsidize your plan for mods ...

I belive Mr Poore has the same car too..

 

[SergntMac]

I've got some ideas:
http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/55758/index.html

Wow...Aren't you the sleeper...Way to go Jefferson Mo!

 

[Bluerauder]

I belive Mr Poore has the same car too..

Is this the one that Mike calls "Sunshine"?? No wonder !!

 

[TooManyFords]

Nice car Marty! May I suggest a 514 Ford crate engine? Way fun!!




John

 

[wesman]

Make that thing turn, but civilized!

http://www.griggsracing.com/suspension.html

 

[beemer]

The Griggs Racing suggestion above is a good one, however you'd be surprised how much improvement can be gained with just bracing the subframe.

The Fox mustang is one of the most tweakable things that EVER rolled off the Ford assembly line.

LOL I spent about 8 years modding these cars. I've been through it all. Pic below was my last endeavor, an '85 GT that ended up with a 351 SVO crate motor, tremec TKO and more suspension mods than you could shake a stick at.

Marty, PM me for more info if you like.

Best,

Paul

 

[THE_INTERCEPTOR]

Slap a big ol' turbo on it and make 'er run 10's.

 

[Festus]

Marty I still think you need to buy an old beater of a car and name it Lawful Knawful.

 

[Mike Poore]

OOOOOOO.
I'd be wary about modding that, Its one of the limited production Sunburst yellow Mustang Convertables. :nono:
Do some searching for the car cause you got a rare one.

OK, damnit! It's time for Grandpa to jump in here!

MARTY, DON'T YOU DARE DO A DAMNED THING TO THAT CAR! :nono:

It's a '93 Mustang LX Canary Yellow Feature Car and, Except for the Cobra "R" models one of the lowest production Mustang models to date. If you subtract the 83 that were exported, there were 1,031 available to US buyers; 452 with 5sp transmissions.

It's the very car we "put up", and show, the one we call Sunshine, which now has 4,000 miles on it. Please, please, I'm begging you, don't butcher that car.

 

[martyo]

It's the very car we "put up", and show, the one we call Sunshine, which now has 4,000 miles on it. Please, please, I'm begging you, don't butcher that car.

Mike, {gulp} I bought this thing to mod. I am not married to it. Why don't you just buy it from me and I will get something else to hack up? It's either that or start saying "Damn, you were right Marty that Yellow Car looks good with mini tubs!!"

 

[klmore]

OK, damnit! It's time for Grandpa to jump in here!

MARTY, DON'T YOU DARE DO A DAMNED THING TO THAT CAR! :nono:

It's a '93 Mustang LX Canary Yellow Feature Car and, Except for the Cobra "R" models one of the lowest production Mustang models to date. If you subtract the 83 that were exported, there were 1,031 available to US buyers; 452 with 5sp transmissions.

It's the very car we "put up", and show, the one we call Sunshine, which now has 4,000 miles on it. Please, please, I'm begging you, don't butcher that car.

I have to agree with Mike on this one. I have a 1984 GT 20th vert with 83k. It is currently sitting waiting for a quality repaint. Then it will be put back up and polished on the weekends. These limited run Mustangs convertibles have no where to go, but up.

But who knows it may look good with mini tubs?

 

[Festus]

OK, damnit! It's time for Grandpa to jump in here!

MARTY, DON'T YOU DARE DO A DAMNED THING TO THAT CAR! :nono:

It's a '93 Mustang LX Canary Yellow Feature Car and, Except for the Cobra "R" models one of the lowest production Mustang models to date. If you subtract the 83 that were exported, there were 1,031 available to US buyers; 452 with 5sp transmissions.

It's the very car we "put up", and show, the one we call Sunshine, which now has 4,000 miles on it. Please, please, I'm begging you, don't butcher that car.

Jeez with that kind of argument... What does that say about my Blue Marauder (1 of 328 Blue cars out of 11,052 total Marauders)?

 

[martyo]

Geez, now I feel like shiz. I think this is a conspiracy with the Chicago guys to make me feel bad. I really did buy the car to give it the "treatment."

I don't know if it will change your opinions or not but the front fenders were already replaced and this is a quick run down of what was done to the car before I got my mits on it:

It is a 1993 limited edition convertible 5.0 and has a new top, tires, cold air kit, h-pipe, new brakes, Eibach springs, 3.73 gear, new struts and shocks, Flowmasters, new clear lights, and a real clean interior.

Now what the heck am I going to do?""

 

[Mike Poore]

Jeez with that kind of argument... What does that say about my Blue Marauder (1 of 328 Blue cars out of 11,052 total Marauders)?

Well, there's more. Subtract another 384 from the 1,031 which had white tops and interior and you end up with the final total of 647 Canary Yellow (paint code BZ) with black top & interior. Remember, these cars were special edition, low production cars from the get-go. Want to hear the "Feature Car" story?

OK, since you asked, here goes:There were four cars in the Feature Car series, headed up by Joe Laura, who is now in the heavy truck division. They were all 5.0 LX convertibles. Joe went off to Desert Storm, that's why the project got put on hold for the '91 model year.

The first was the 7-UP car in 1980. It was Emerald Green with White top & white leather interior and finned GT wheels. 3,837 were produced

The second was a 1992 Red with white top &white leather interior with black piping and special white painted 5-spoke wheels. 2,196 produced

1993 saw two offerings. An all white on white with white wheels, 1,486 produced, and the Canary Yellow "Sunshine". The sticker price on this car was ~$25K.

There is a registry for these cars and I have much documentation and literature about them, as well as much of the lore.

As far as that car's value, as with anything collectible, there are three considerations: Condition, condition, and condition! Car museum curators are always searching for these cars, and we've turned down many offers to sell or "donate" ours. The collector value is starting to move and I'd say ours, at this time, is a worth a little more than we paid for it.

Go take a look at production figures of any of the early high dollar collector Mustangs and you'll see that this is at the top of the list of today's collector cars.

I understand the arguement about the Blue Marauders, but remember, blue is a color variation of the production run, not a special edition from the get-go. Those Chrome wheels? They're factory, and invoice on them was $817.

Think about it, Marty. You've lucked into one of the rarest of all Mustangs.:sunshine:

 

[martyo]

There is a registry for these cars and I have much documentation and literature about them, as well as much of the lore.

Yep, there is the Yellow Mustang Registry which can be gotten to here:

http://www.yellowmustangregistry.com/

 

[Mike Poore]

Geez, now I feel like shiz. I think this is a conspiracy with the Chicago guys to make me feel bad. I really did buy the car to give it the "treatment."

I don't know if it will change your opinions or not but the front fenders were already replaced and this is a quick run down of what was done to the car before I got my mits on it:

It is a 1993 limited edition convertible 5.0 and has a new top, tires, cold air kit, h-pipe, new brakes, Eibach springs, 3.73 gear, new struts and shocks, Flowmasters, new clear lights, and a real clean interior.

Now what the heck am I going to do?""

Just enjoy the car, Marty. BTW, there should be special floor mats with a gold running horse embroidered, and running horse ebrrosed in the head rests. Modified or not, it's the one car that has folks stopped dead in their tracks to gawk; and it always draws a crowd at shows. Another plus is that girls will want to have their picture taken with you, (and Sunshine) ....and go for long rides.:sunshine:

Just think, you get to talk to girls and not worry about restraining orders.

 

[rocknrod]

Drop it, supercharge it . . . . Go on the power tour with it

 

[martyo]

Just think, you get to talk to girls and not worry about restraining orders.

I knew this car had real potential!

 

[Bluerauder]

Jeez with that kind of argument... What does that say about my Blue Marauder (1 of 328 Blue cars out of 11,052 total Marauders)?

No big deal ... I have one too !!!

 

[Joe Walsh]

UH OH.....I'm really going to pi$$ off Mike with these comments....but here goes...
I am currently working on restoring AND modifying a VERY rare '84 Mustang GT Turbo Convertible (1 of 412 made).
I am going to have it repainted the original silver, put on a new black top, redo the carpet, seats, weatherstripping...all OEM.
I bought a junkyard hood to modify and will store the OEM hood w/power bulge.
I bought a junkyard trunklid and will mount your style rear spoiler on it, again, storing the OEM trunklid.
But, as far as the engine goes.....I'm going to pull the complete 140hp OEM 2.3 Turbo motor and store it.
Then I'm going to stuff in a 2.5 forged stroker with a ported Esslinger aluminum head, ported intake manifold, custom roller cam and a big Garrett GT turbo huffing 22 psi.
Add in a big intercooler, 52#injectors, SS header and 3" exhaust and VOILA!...one stock looking Turbo GT 'Vert with 400+RWHP!!!

Marty, If you DO modify it:

Save all the OEM parts
Buy a junkyard or fiberglass aftermarket hood and store the OEM hood
Store the Chrome Rims and Tires
Store the OEM engine
etc, etc, etc...

You never know what one of these will be worth some day.