'98 Atlantic Blue GT Convertible - aka 'The Headless Horse'

I think I figured i've made enough progress to not be completely embarrassed about posting a build thread about my new acquisition. So i guess it's about time i shared the story.

I originally saw it on CL when i first started looking, but kinda skipped over it. My first real prospect was an '04 SY GT with a Mach 1000 at a dealer my friend worked at, that fell through. Next was a very nice Mystic, then i realized being more in debt wasn't really worth it considering the position i was in. Then i slept back on the Mystic for a while, then went and looked at/test drove another Atlantic Blue convertible with the same grey interior with less miles and some basic mods/chrome bullitts. The owner was the father of one of the guys in our local club actually. I was led to believe it was a clean car, it wasn't...and he wanted way too much. So that same day when i got home i jumped back on CL and i saw it again. The ad was back up after being taken down for a while due to a guy almost buying it. So i went and looked at it a few hours later.

About a week or so later, it was mine.

I'm the 4th owner. 1st owner had it in Key Largo for almost 15yrs, the 2nd owner had it for a year and some change, and the guy i bought from had it for a few months.

Bonestock with 86k, and the top had recently been replaced.















First mods, steering wheel, headlights, shorty antenna, wipers/arms, pony emblem.

 

Oh stand by man, not done for the night.

Sent from tha trap house.

 

Next mods.

Black carpet, Mach seats, shifter bezel, foglight mod, bullitt pedals, and my MGW with fresh Mobil1 ATF.

 

Moms house in Tally.



Maintenance time.

Bye bye ORIGINAL PLUGS AND WIRES, hello 9mm ones and brand new 9yr old Autolite coppers. Coolant flush, upper and lower mishimoto hoses, K&N CAI, my newer clean overflow tank.

 

And now the good part, drivetrain/suspension time.

Installed the complete rear end, aluminum d/s, front suspension, new rack with offset polys, brakes, and of course my beloved wheels. I discovered i have a bent Kmember the other day. After doing my whole suspension and trying to adjust the Kmember, with that not fixing the problem that's what we concluded.





Hard to tell, but the drivers side strut is bent.

 

All '98s don't have strut tower braces. Holes are there, but no brace.

 

And voila...then i washed it the same day.







Back in Tally for Xmas.

 

Yeah, buncha random changes for 1998.



Still looking for more upgrades to my suspension. Picked up these brand new Roush spec Bilsteins for the rear for 120$ and removed my worn out GR2s. Can tell it's a little less bouncy. So i know if i get rid of my Tokico blues for the front and find a good deal on something i'll be in bidness. It's still bouncy as shit right now.

 

Come by and pick em up then.

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H&R SS with no isos.

Haven't done anything about the K, not exactly a quick fix. Plan is tubular and still run spring perches with my arms. And negative on the seat pics. I haven't been taking a whole lot of pics with this one honestly, in terms of swapping everything over. Been too busy just getting it done. Hardly any of this stuff is new, maybe that's why.

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