BOSSC351's 5.0 TECH SITE!!!

Updated!!! 11/2/1999

NEWS!

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A question I sent in to Mustang Illustrated about the "Clevelands Rock" 351 Cleveland buildup was answered in the December 1999 issue. See what I asked and what they said!

Here are the links to some of my other sites.

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MY 1988 FORD MUSTANG

We bought my '88 Mustang GT brand new from Frank Berka Autocenter in Daingerfield, TX. It was one of three on the lot and the only one with an AOD. One of the other two, a black over grey GT, also resides in my area and is owned by our County District Judge but the third's whereabouts is unknown. It came with all the options available except leather seats and the premium sound system. It was born in June of 1988 at Ford's Dearborn Mustang plant and was # 89,462 off the assembly line out of a total of 211,225 Mustangs that year. 68,468 GT's were made that year and 50,294 GT's were hatchbacks. Am I a Mustang nut? Well, do you have your VIN of your Mustang memorized? I do.

Since then I have succeeded and failed miserably to make modifications to it but the end is most certainly no where near. As I had said one time long ago, I planned to be the first human to break the sound barrier on the open highway or interstate. Well, im more realistic now and a LOT more responsible.

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THE 1990 G.T. R.I.P.

We bought a '90 GT from Berka, but one of our former friends totaled it out when he decided to be cute and pull a "Bandit" (Smokey & The Bandit) slide into a turn in front of my brother. He had a old beat up 86 T/A wanna be that he bought for almost nothing. At the time, the 90 was worth 4 times as much as his T/A and ran about that much faster, but he couldn't stand it. He had no insurance, registration, or inspection sticker valid on his car and faulty rear brakes but the police saw fit to blame my brother for the incident. If not for my brothers quick reaction, both the front and rear passengers on the passenger side of the T/A would now be 6 foot under. My brothers passenger was puking his guts up in a ditch from the seat belt jerking him while my brother was half knocked out from the air bag deploying on impact. The driver of the T/A did not go call for an ambulance or the police but instead called his father to come retrieve the alcohol he and his passengers were drinking so it would be gone when the police arrived. What a deal huh?

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BRADEN'S 1988 FORD MUSTANG

After the whole incident subsided, we purchased another '88 GT from a used car lot in Longview, Tx for my brother with the insurance money we received. The car was in excellent condition, but the owner failed to take advantage of the paint recall from Ford. We converted the A/C to 134a and had the heater core replaced. He bought some used solid rims like the Centerline Drag II's and had the car painted solid black. The latest modifications include an Edelbrock Performer 5.0 intake, a transmission cooler, and a GER Pro Street AOD transmission with a 2100 stall 11 inch converter.

5.0 Literature

This is the preferred book to help Mustangers understand the Ford EEC-IV computer. It completely describes in detail everything you should know. This book is also written by a Ford engineer. You want to know why not to install that chip or mess with that thermostat? BUY THIS BOOK!!!

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