Had the car since 1980. Was fully restored about 5 years ago inside and out including engine and drive train. I only put a little over 1000 miles on it. I really can't drive it comfortably anymore.This is a rare car built in Philadelphia Pa. Only 2,853 of these cars were built that year. The option package that makes it that rare is :It is an XR-7 model, having upgraded trim interior and dash / console option.The GT option has the high performance 390 4V GT heads, 4 speed close ratio transmission, posi rear. In the 80's when I started the restoration, the 4 piston Kelsey Hayes front disk brakes were troublesome, so I converted the front to a 69 Mustang / Cougar brake system, with proportioning valve. The car hasn'tbeen registeredfor 2 years, however it has been run and locally driven, and kept on a battery tender.Serious bidders are welcomed to see the car in person....you will not be dissapointed.Please let me know if additional pictures or details are needed.
On Feb-03-17 at 11:55:19 PST, seller added the following information:Sorry for the mistake.This is a rare car built in Philadelphia Pa. Only 2,853 of these cars were built that year.What I meant yo say was the car was originally from Philadelphia. The F in the second character after 7 denotes the car was built in Dearborn.
I have been getting questions about the car, but they were not getting published. My fault....sorry. I need to check the box at the bottom of the response to get it published. I will do that from now on, however just adding a little more info from the questions received so far.
Before I got the car, it had already spent 10 years in the North East. There were signs of previous rust repair. I completely dismantled the car and cut and replaced a lot of metal. Floors, trunk, engine compartment, rear quarters, and doors. The rockers and torq box was intact. I'm not a professional welder, but there were numerous complements on how the metal was ground straight after gas welding.Everything that could be disassembled was either repaired or replaced. I have two 3" notebook binders with manual, spec sheets, measurements, calculations and receipts.
The block and head machine work was done by a professional, including the final honing with the hypereutectic pistons. I assembled and measured all components to specs. I equalized and cc ed the chambers and used that value to calculate the compression ratio. I tried to keep the compression ratio below 10:1, and the car is very streetable. It is cammed up a bit, but still keeps a lopey idle at 650 RPM. The heads were ported, and the intake and exhaust manifolds were matched to the heads.I bought a trans rebuild kit from Dan Williams and did the work myself. I also blue printed the gears, and there is a big difference in how smooth the shifting is. I did the same thing to the steering box. I had the rear done by a professional.
The body work and paint was done by a professional. I did not keep receipts at that point on.
I wanted to add additional pictures, however, I am limited to 24. I could only add one, and that gives a view of the engine before it was closed up.
The radio is an AM 8 Track. If the ash tray is opened, there is a 3 mm input jack to connect external music. There is a switch under the dash to switch between AM 8 Track or your device. I added kick panel front speakers, two rear speakers, and a sub-woofer (can be seen in the trunk picture).