[Rory McNeil]

Either of your Mustangs could be built into Stockers, Brian Thompson from Div. 6 is the curret P/SA record holder with a 89 Mustang GT convertible (3600+ lb Fox Mustang!) As for your 82, that is a 2 barrel engine, the 83-84 4 barrel would likely be a better choice, the 85 like I run is basically the same engine, as the 83-4, but has a hyd roller cam. All the 79-93 Fox Mustangs are fairly easy to convert to a different year, mainly front nose and tail lights, and the 87-93`s have different dashboards. The nice thing about any of the Fox Mustangs, carbed or EFI, is that the factory cores (heads,intakes, carbs etc) are very common, easy to find,& cheap to buy. The stock 8.8 rearend is fairly stout, with a good selection of ratios. I wouldn`t waste my time fooling with the stock T5 or AOD trans though.