Can You Daily Drive A Foxbody?
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The answer is YES! I've been daily driving my Foxes for the last 22 years and couldn't see myself driving anything else!
Yo bro Im 15 and i want to get a fox body as my first car. Do u think this a good option? If it is which one should I get.
@@maniitob0 - what do you want out of a car? These cars are really easy to work on and have several really good forums that can cover just about anything on them. As for which one to go with... well they ran from ‘79 to ‘93 with plenty of options. LX, GT, SVO, Saleen, 4 eyed, aero, Coupe, Hatch, or Convertible. Up to your preference and budget.
@@maniitob0 if its taken care of yes if not it wouldnt be worth it and if its a rebuilt motor check that the fuel injectors arnt changed because many people change them and makes the car eat more fuel
ive been driving my 86 fox daily for four years now and nothing mechanical has gone wrong thank the lord
86? U should have gone for an 87
I used to daily an 89 up till 2 months ago she got totalled by someone hitting it at 80mph. I got an 87 t-top that I daily now I love the foxbodys!
@@sdmpodcast554 why not the 86?
I daily a '91 hatch. Love it. Most reliable car I've owned.
White looks so clean on the foxbody. Highlights the lines so well.
Facts, mines silver but I low key wish it was white
Can't wait until I can try out for a drivers permit! My dad bought this car for me many years back and we fixed it together. Looking forward to driving it.
Edit: Im 14
xSlumpp good for you man have fun!!!
Good luck man!
You're 16 now, how is it?
your 16 hour is it
Love my 87. Been driving it for almost 3 years and yeah it has giving some problems.... but guess what? My ash tray door still works :)
John Sajeth xD
Dang it dude, mine doesn’t. The one in my dads fox does though
How. Let’s trade😂
I don't believe it none do lol I'm kidding with u
Dude I love your channel I bought my first Foxbody when I was 37 years old now I'm 62 I've had six of them. I find it so cool that guys from your generation are really liking these cars. No matter the argument, the Foxbody Mustang saved the car.
Theses are really dependable cars if took care of.Parts are relatively inexpensive and pretty good fuel mileage for a V8.
Had 4 foxes, all 5.0. one had 250k miles and would still shred the tires. Very reliable.
Things that stranded me:
-Aftermarket clutch cable. Replaced with one that included a firewall adjustment. Much better now.
-Black "tragic" 150 electric fan. The motor failed and the car almost overheated. Flex-a-lite hooked me up with a 160 retrofit for free.
-Fuel pump module. The contacts just completely wore away from mileage. The walbro pump itself was fine.
-The PIP sensor in the distributor. I stopped having issues after I removed the factory distributor cover.
My dad had a 93 cobra brand new and he daily drove it until 2001 when he bought a pickup for work
Thank you for this man! I've been wanting a foxbody ever since i got into cars, my mom had a 86 and i never got way from the foxbody mustangs. I am looking to get a fox for my first car, as i am 16 and will be getting my license soon. Thank you for the info, because i doubt i will have 2 cars at 16, lol. Ever since i found your channel about 2 months ago, i have loved it since. Keep up the good work!
I daily drove mine for about 8 months and while I enjoyed it my kids didn't. So I had to buy a 4 door car to accomodate them and the fox, well she's not going anywhere. I've had mine since 2008 and I can't imagine myself ever selling her. #foxbodylove
what'd you get a '96 impala haha
Bought my unmolested '90 fox a little over two and a half years ago and have been daily driving it since. Picked it up with 73k original miles, never been stranded and have had very minimal issues. I will definitely vouch for Late Model Restoration. Great service, great packaging. I ordered a few things from American Muscle prior to LMR and they don't do the best packaging job resulting in items jumbling around during shipping and two of the three things ive purchased from them were damaged on arrival only resulting in them sending me a new item with even less packaging. Happened both times. never with LMR, they pack it so your items dont fly around in transit and also have very fair prices.
I own an 05 but I would not mind a Foxbody as a little project or weekend car. Thanks for the vid, man. 👍
Thanks man!
I have been daily driving my 2.3 liter. Any idea where I can find parts for those?
Back in the 90's I drove mine with NO a/c , power steering, front sway bar and totally stripped down with one seat and a Nitrous Bottle riding shot gun with me. Now, the Summers did suck but Hell when your in your 20's lol!!!! I still have the car but now with a passenger seat and do drive it to work occasionally
Oh man! That sounds like a fun set up! No AC in summer does suck, especially when you're stuck in traffic with no wind coming through the windows! Thanks for the comment!
Same here
Daily drove my 92 for 15 years and kept it garaged winter's. Most reliable vehicle I've ever owned. Drove it hard and never had to spend a dime on anything other than basic maintenance.
Pulled the stock engine out at 195,000 miles and it sat in the garage for 5 years while the body work was done and stroker was built. Due to a lack of fuel economy I only drive it on weekends now. Still a great car just not ideal for daily use.
that's a sweet oxford white gt man..my fav
I daily my 89. 200k on the engine. Mild mods. Keep the oil changing at intervals. Dpnt grind gears. Regular maintenance. Pull on some guy in a new charger and let him see the tail light. Fox body for life 🙏
I dailied an 86 SVO, 92 LX, 85 GT
they are nice.
I daily drive an 87&1/2 white gt with t-tops. I got mine from a older guy that had an issue that prevented him from driving stick. Keep in mind this car had 73k miles on it when I got it. It was very clean and certainly not beaten. It’s a 1 owner car. I planned to daily it but what you said about the age of these cars couldn’t be more correct. I paid 9k cash and the gentleman helped me out on the taxes at the dmv. The condition of this car is not flawless but well kept. Honestly speaking it set in his garage and was rarely being used since around 2006. I did a full tune up. Had to replace the thermostat, heater core retrofit the ac and at that same time replace the compressor. Replaced all the filters. Brakes rotors wheel bearings break hoses ps hoses. There was an issue with it stalling out or it would rev roughly at stop lights and it would just misbehave. So I had to replace the idle air control motor. Auto-zone sold me one and it still didn’t fix it so I being a novice at mechanical things threw more parts at it. As it would turn out the iac motor from the zone was defective. I don’t know if anyone is familiar with a product called sea-foam you can add it to your gas when you fill up I do a can like monthly. But they also make it in spray can well my Original iac motor was revived after I gave it a good cleaning. The mounts I did those and I went rubber because Napa didn’t have the polyethylene ones in the store or at any close warehouse. And they made a huge difference. I have a 225 hp car maybe 228 because I treated it to a k & n panel filter. So I’m not going to be racing anyone.i wanted a mustang and when they were being made I was not able to get one. First because in 87 I was 16 with a co signer I was able to get payments to where I could afford it. I had a good after school well/we had a program that you could work half of the school day. The insurance was the factor that prevented my mustang ownership. Then I got nailed twice at age 19 & 20 for (2) dui’s and had a situation where I lost my license for a time in it was indefinite because the second time I tried to run and flipped my bronco 2 in a persons yard. Well I did sixty day in jail and had to do a reassessment of my life well I started out with the 12 step program and was still having issues not with drinking but with other things turns out I have bi polar disorder. So I started seeing a psychiatrist and life became normal not right away because they took a while to find a medication program that worked. The mustang I have is my psychiatrists car and he 67 and has an issue with his hip that makes driving a manual transmission car impossible. He now has a brand new mustang ecoboost model. I wanna say it’s just the standard mustang because it not the 5.0L I have really gotten to know him over the years and he sold me that 87-1/2 gt with t tops that’s a rare car and to be stock is all the more a treat. I no longer daily it because it’s not practical for one. I have classic plates on it now so my insurance which is finally normal again after almost 20 years of hell only allows for 7k a year in miles. There is no gps hell I have a cassette player. So I got a 2013 Honda Pilot. Again from my shrink this was his wife’s car. But I got financed for that one. He gave me a slamming deal on that. Idk why maybe because I took on the mustang and kept it alive. I’m blessed to have a dr. Like him. He will retire in 2020 and I will have the hardest time adjusting to a new shrink.
At one time my 86 gt t top mustang was the only car i had. I drove it every where i went. They hold up pretty good as daily drivers. Drove it from 2003 -2006. I still have it today.
Bout to buy an 89 lx 5.0 drop top unmolested, all original with 101k miles on it for $2.5k
Yea I have a foxbody gt 1990 and it's my first car I live in the Midwest lowkey watching this bc I only want to drive it during the summer as a daily driver
good job with the videos. i have a foxbody notchback myself own them for 20 years.
Im 17 and most likely buying a 90 fox. Im hype 👍 nice car.
Mustang_ Emmanuel same !
A clean, and mostly stock meaning just bolt ons can go forever! This cars are awesome !
I'm from MN and my 92 LX 5.0 is my summer daily driver. Sadly only a month or so left til it get's tucked away for the winter.
I would recommend replacing quite a of stuff depending on condition. Some of the things people don't think of are fuel pump, coil, wiring for the fog/lights to a thicker gauge as that can blow a fuse or wiring. Basically all the everyday unfun things. I had to throw at least a couple grand at it. Rad, water pump, hoses, alt, dist, wiring, etc.
That's true. Some people have luck with not needing to replace stuff you mentioned. I needed to replace a water pump and steering rack in my car, which wasn't a big deal. Thanks for the comment!
Same with my 93,the fogs are bad about burning up the switch.
Bought a 93 gt hatchback mostly stock only has flowmasters 44 series h pipe lowered 2 inches i put in a cold air intake in it 187 k on it very mint my first foxbody
I daily drive a ‘83 5.0 vert. Solid car. Parts are cheap and everywhere. Not to mention that the ford 302 is a work horse.
I just changed out a mangled original rubber mount. I put the poly mount in. Made a huge difference. A lot better feel when shifting.
My T5 has seen better days. IDK if it'll cause vibrations for that reason if I decide to go poly bushing.
i drive my 92 lx on the weekend friday and saturday if i work gives me something to look forward too ; i like the white mustang you have never even thought about white but it looks good
If you plan on buying a foxbody, after you put flows on it, toss out those 3:08's and throw in 4:10's. Everyone says 3:73's, but I promise, 4:10's are funner stop light to stop light.
Julian Johnston Jr. stock is 2.73
I daily drove my 90GT the moment I drove her off the dealership lot. That was for about 10yrs. Only reason I stopped was I built an engine that was a bit too radical on the street. With that being said I now drive my 92 SSP couple daily. She's now just shy of 200k miles!
I'm Brazilian and I'm planning on leave the country, I'll probably move to Florida and I've been searching for a cheap v8. Driving a mustang has alwAys been my dream and the fox body is certainly affordable for me.
An acquaintance of mine dailys a Foxbody. it usually gave him no issues. Hes graduated and every now and then I still see him driving it around. My auto tech teacher was kinda mad at him though because he borrowed a battery from him and never gave it back
Always enjoy your vids, stay up.
Thanks man! Appreciate the positive feedback!
oh yah I wanted to point out that I've been still working on mine, it still getting road ready.
and ya I can say it was abused but I got it pretty cheep.
so I guess it was the compromise I made, I figure I was going to haft go over everthing anyways.
the good thing is like you said, they're easy to work on, and you can find most of the stuff at a good price since there's such a competitive market out there for them.
peace bro. 5.0
This is the best car you will ever own that engine will get you a million miles beat it or not , besides Starter this car will never let you down
I have an 88 foxbody XL convertible with an inline 4 (I know, not a lot of power) but I use it as a daily driver and I like it
Been daily driving it for 5 years i even pull a trailer with dirt bikes to the track ones a week
I daily my fox body almost 200 miles every other day and my gas mileage isn't bad at all, I was honestly surprised of how good it was
They are weekend warriors
I agree mostly but buying one that has tons of mods also saves you tons of money if they were done correctly.
You bet you can... did it years ago when we had one. Needed a truck, so it had to go😢
Also - if you're wanting to build a fox, don't touch a completely original car. They're so rare that it's a shame to mess with something that has lasted this long. Let it be!
YES SIR BEEN DOING IT FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS IT JUST DEPENDS IN HOW BAD YOU WANT TO DO IT MYSELF I WONT TRADE THE SATISFACTION FOR NO OTHER CAR😊 THEN AGAIN THE REGULAR TEAR AND WEAR THATS IN EVERY CAR FOXBODYL1FE IN SO CAL
I love those wheels
I want one as a first car since they can be found very cheap around here
My suggestion if you are going to daily a Foxbody is to upgrade the brakes...
especially if you are going to upgrade the cam.
Very nice and clean car. Keep up the videos.
Yeah. Discussion over
Ford👍💯💯🌹
I daily my foxbody since my senior year of high school two years ago every day and it's not stock and has been through a good amount of burnouts and street races. Only thing that's gone bad has been smog pumps but completely deleted that and have had 0 problems since
Had an 88 Fox in my early 20's, loved that car. It was an 5.0 GT, Automatic. The only trouble I ever had with it, was from the stuff I did to it. It was RELIABLE! Sold it after a year, was headed to college. Missed it since it was driven out of my driveway. Ended up going on a hunt for it about 2 years ago, found that the buyer bought it, then parked it in a field in 2000. I wanted to cry when I seen how it was abandoned. Tried buying it back, but the woman is a horder and wouldn't sell. This past April, I found and purchased an 87, ttop, GT 5 speed. Almost all original, besides the things you want to change in the engine on a fox (exhaust, larger air intake and sub-frame connectors). Overall, pretty close to being stock. 81,000 miles, with a new odometer, but all documentation present. It's been a lot of fun to drive. And like this TH-camr, I am buying a lot of cosmetic parts to work on it over winter. I will probably just keep this one for a long time. So much fun to drive!
Gorgeous car bro, super clean
I did get an 220 000 km one owner 92GT. $3200 Canadian. Before tax. $700 I paid to correct 2 spots where paint peeled off the fender. The spoiler was removed and the hatch and rear was blended/resprayed as well. Also for the $700, a tiny rust spot where the blue Ford oval sits just above the tailight. Fairly rust free. Not a rebuild. New AOD was installed with a 100 000 km warranty 35 000 km ago.
Ya, I know an AOD with 2.73 gears. Crappy 0-60. But when not on a track or in a safe area 0-60 is holding cell to jail cell with the car being confiscated (and maybe even disintegrated?).
Some small areas of concern are under the gas tank, inside rear quarters behind the plastic panels eg where the fuel filler neck is located. Both sides. Bottom of the shock tower small area pass side, behind the combination valve on the weld seam on the driver side. Floorboards and everything else clean and mint including torque boxes and interior.
Cost to clean up those areas $1800 Canadian from a higher end classic car restoration shop which specializes in restoration and custom car panel/ floorboard construction.
Then it's a rust free original owner GT.
Original owner was an elderly gentleman retired from the Canadian Armed forces ..... yes to all my US neighbors we do kinda have one up here believe it or not.
Sounds like you got yourself a nice project! Thanks for comment!
CreateYourWorth .... will be continuing to watch what you have you going on with that car. It's been repainted?
By the way can I ask ya is there any tricks to removing the GT ground effects or is it just a straight forward job?
I just put the red racing tranny mount in. My original and torn bad. Works great but feel more on shift handle now. Do poly mount . I do red so I remember it's racing poly mounts.
I got a 1989 utah Ssp foxbody but being a utah car the floor pans are rusting and trunk rusted and has hole and the strut tower so now i gotta learn how to weld
Solid mounts better and cheaper than rubber mounts. Polyurethane is the best! Mustangs are Awesomer than any!
Love the white. Ive had 3 gt two drops and hard top
I have solid motor mounts by morosso.. my whole car shakes when I gas it lol love it
Not bad,a bit vague for my taste. I've driven a handful of fox body's daily since 1994. My current driver is a '92 GT with 348xxx miles,250,xxx from me. I've easily put more than 3/4 million miles on the bunch. I've had one TFI module go bad. My hottest fix has been fuel pumps. KEEP FUEL IN YOUR TANK! I like to run them low,tracking my mileage,dumb mistake. 1/8 tank,time to fuel up! Electric,in tank fuel pumps rely on being immersed in fuel to stay cool. Second,when your tensioner pulley starts making noise,don't gamble,change it. Because as said here,a belt loss is a tow. Third,winter tires. If you want to drive in adverse weather you can,don't need extra weight,300lbs in the hatch won't do a damn thing but offset your weight distribution,which diminishes steering. Go buy some performance all season,or even better yet ice/snow specific tires,for an extra set of stock wheels. You will be absolutely amazed!! I prefer Michelin Alpins but blizzaks or the like are gonna work wonders. Even cheapies. Winter specific!!!!!
Good looking car!
Clean GT bro!
Gracias dios por cumplir mi sueño de vida de tener mi foxbody aunque soy de México por fin lo tengo 1987 gt 5.0 litros love
nice vid bro👌 Fox looks nice🔥🔥
i found one that was mostly stock found a 84 but boy does it need work
What year is that one i think its one of the best looking ones
it's a 1990. thank u
I have the poly eng mounts. Love em.
I ordered parts last week. Should get them this week. Video will be up in a few days!
Daily drove my 86GT 140 miles a day for about a year.
What's your wheel and tire combo?
I made a video of it here. th-cam.com/video/CJoRQyCCfuE/w-d-xo.html
But the wheels are 17x9 front and 17x10 rear.
Daily driving mine until i can afford a diesel pickup, and then i'll be turning it into a street/track car.
What happened to this channel? It just went silent???
I'm getting polyurethane for mine. Just bought a 93' foxbody. Polyurethane is a bit more expensive but worth it in the long run 👌 @CreateYourWorth
My T5 transmission has seen better days. So IDK if it's worth me putting a Poly bushing for that reason.
+CreateYourWorth I ended up getting polyurethane because it absorbs a great amount of the vibration and they last longer. Mine are pretty shot so ended up getting them. Love that white Fox. Keep it up! 👌
i wuld go with the regular rubber mounts, not as stuff and annoying shaking lol, unless you feel like sitting on a giant vibrator for 1hr+ if its not a daily driver just go with poly mounts
I have no issues so far. Installed both engine and trans mount. They are all poly mounts.
What style and size of wheels wheels are you running? I love your setup
Preach brother preach you can't catch foxbody
Don't forget about the 4 cyl fox bodies they get pretty good has mileage
I bet they do! Never been in a 4 cyl Fox!
CamoGhost I have a 4 cylinder and yeah it does
Cody Uhl awesome I am going to be using mine as a commuter to school I am just now fixing it up it's been sitting for years
Daily drive my 83 convertible fox for 2 years
I own an 88 convertible... it uh... needs work...
Great video man. I have the 5.0 convertable is a great car but this car I got it for 3000 79k miles and after I had it for 2 years tranie went out. I had it replaced but the tranie looks smaller. Then the original. now the Car has 83 k miles. My question is what do you think about the tranie.
Where did u get the tail lens from? Thanks
What rims are those and tire set up?
Do you know how much insurance with state farm would be for a new driver on a foxbody v8?
Not sure. I'm in my early 30's. Adding my Fox to insurance that I already have was only $5 more a month. Granted it's only liability insurance that I have on the Fox. I currently pay full coverage on my daily and liability on my Fox. Total comes out to be $145 for both cars.
Foxbody forever
Oh and get rid of that smog pump asap
Been daily driving my 89 convertible for 13 years now and I try to replace every part with original or as close to original as I can when needed. Did you end up replacing your smog pump or did you put a delete kit on it?
Nice video
I have one original 1992 lx convertible 83xxx miles
Omg please someone tell me what his wheels are
what's your exhaust setup? it sounds nice
I made a video of it. Here it is th-cam.com/video/GmuoSY3YKyY/w-d-xo.html
I mean I know a lot of people that have.
I’ll daily drive most cars!
R.I.P
Got 9 mpg on highway
I deliver pizza in mine, it too loud at night, poor appartment people. (I have glasspacks lol)
Gross
How is it?
Here is what I have had problems with
1) starter relay
2) rear quarter window motors
3) exterior door handle failure
4) tranny synchros
Would u recommend to buy a stock car around 200,000 miles on engine..selling for 2000...owner said they had it for 15 years now
Rafael Barrios late response but yes and no. I'm going to go look at a 91 gt 5 speed with 93k miles on it Friday for 2800. If I was you 5 months ago I would've saved up another grand or 1500 for a better selection. If you bought it how's it treating you?