Name: Pat Towle City: Caribou State/country: Maine, USA
About My Mustang: Year: 1984 Body style: LX hatchback Engine: 1968 302
Engine info and modifications:
The engine is a low milage 302 out of a '68 Cougar that has been freshened up with new gaskets and paint (spray can rebuild). Why fix it if it's not broken? A complete rebuild is planned for the future. I have added an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake with a Holley 600 cfm carb w/ electric choke (for Northern Maine weather), and a K&N Filtercharger 14" x 3" chrome air filter assembly with an offset base to clear the distributor. Jacobs Eletroncs electric blue Energy Core wires send the juice to the spark plugs cradled in Made For You wire looms.
Wheels:
16" x 8" Saleen aluminum GT replicas
Tires:
BFGoodrich Comp T/A P225/50 VR16
Exhaust info and modifications:
Mac shorty headers with ceramic coating, 1 5/8" primaries, 2 1/2" BBK H-pipe with high flow cats, 2 1/2" Flowmaster American Thunder cat-back system with 2-chamber mufflers for an authoritave roar.
Drivetrain info and modifications:
C-4 auto transmission with a B&M Shift Kit, SVO double-hump crossmember, 8.8" rear axle from a GT with 3.55:1 gears and a limited-slip differential
Body and suspension modifications:
BBK upper and lower rear control arms, P-S-T front and rear anti-sway bars, brakes rebuilt to factory specs, fiberglass Mach-1 style hood, whale-tail rear spoiler
All other modifications:
Auto Meter guages; Sport-Comp 5" Monster Tach with built in shift lite, 2 5/8" oil press, vacuum guages in A-pillar guage pod, 2 5/8" water temp, oil temp, and trans temp guges in center console, B&M Mega Shifter bangs the gears
Future modifications:
Trick Flow Twisted Wedge aluminum heads, and a Comp Cams Xtreme Energy camshaft, upgraded brakes and suspension
Performance:
Estimated horsepower: 255 @ 5000 rpm
Top speed as tested: 125 mph @ 6000 rpm
Quarter-mile performance not yet tested
Other comments, stories, or narrative information:
This 'Stang was found in a farmer's back yard; and was used and abused by his kids when they were in high school. It has even been driven through a river. Pat Towle, Mark Strelka, and Danny Beckwith have worked very hard to give this Mustang a new life. The rusty old 3.8 liter V-6 and tranny were donated to charity.
