[88hatchblack]

Hey guys. I have a 1988 Mustang Hatchback, automatic transmission. It was purchased for around $500, and is just short of running condition.

It is undergoing maintenance right now to bring it back to running condition; after this is completed, I am throwing a load of mods at it. It's not a 5.0, and I'm not particularly concerned with speed; I simply want it to look good. I am interested in yall's opinions on my planned mods - let me know what you think. I'll probably end up sinking around $1500 on all these mods.

Linked is a photo of the car in its current state, and a collage of photos of the planned mods, for a visual reference.

Most of the mods are simple cosmetic mods, with a few exceptions. The chrome parts are intended as accents to match the silver stripes.

-Having the car painted black with silver stripes (hence the username)
-Redoing the interior from the current blue to black with silver trim
-Replacing the door panels and door handles (both currently damaged in some way)
-5-point harnesses for front seats
-Billet door handle bezels
-Billet door sill plates
-Billet emergency brake handle
-Black casing headlights (see photo)
-Smoked altezza taillights
-Billet A/C knobs
-Billet lock pins
-Billet shifter bezel
-Billet AOD shifter T-handle
-Billet window switch plates
-Set of '93 Cobra wheels Link!
-Pioneer AVIC N1 stereo system with backup camera installed
-Custom license plate - not sure of wording though. Ideas?

More perhaps to come, depending on what catches my eye. Photos:

Current Condition
Mods Collage

Opinions, ideas and suggestions are welcome.

[jim293]

Sounds good. Those would all be easy to do. Good Luck.

[88hatchblack]

Thank you.

Yeah, most of them are simple "buy-a-part-then-stick-it-on" deals.

On that note, how much should I expect to pay for a black-with-silver-stripes paint job?

[hotboi1100]

do you plan to leave it a lx style or are you going to add a kit ( ground fx front rear bumber) ?

[88hatchblack]

Probably going to leave it an LX style, merely because I live in a hilly area and my brother's 89 Mustang [with ground effects] has been scraped multiple times.

[Thurobred]

I just went a similar route as you with my '87. After my "faster" stang was totaled, i pieced together this one strictly for looks and I'm not even close to done yet... i've got much of what you show on your collage... tell me what you think. can't wait to see the new photos of your LX. oh yeah, by the way, drop in a 5.0 they are very cheap as crate engines or even a wrecker; sooner or later you'll get the itch for performance and you just may do more than aesthetics.

[fast2.3]

the 93 cobra wheels are cool in black with the silver lip like i have on my car but if when you put them on ur car make sure to check the struts, for some reason they rub so i had to git 1/4 spacer, i have 245/45/17 kuhmos