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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Terrorist 5.0" data-source="post: 1530913" data-attributes="member: 30689">Hi everyone, yesterday I bought a 1995 Ford Mustang GT, 5-Speed, and I am coming to the forums for general guidance as I attempt to turn this car, which is in fairly good shape (great shape for 5500 CA$), into a pretty good looking and performing car. It isn’t possible for a 19 year old to possess the knowledge on these cars that some people on this forum have. Some background: The car was mostly highway driven, owner was a pretty cool guy, selling the car because it’s not very child friendly. Tires and brakes are almost brand new. Test drive was good, but the ABS does not work, it’s pinging somewhat excessively under low to mid RPM load, and the transmission is somewhat clunky, with the typical 3rd gear grind every once in a while. Modifications that were on the car were pretty standard, window tint (getting rid of that), sound system (getting rid of that), head unit (getting rid of that), back up camera that doesn’t work (getting rid of that), cold air intake, headers, Flowmaster mufflers, racing clutch, springs and shocks, and a Hurst shifter. As for stuff that doesn’t work: the clock, the driver side window (motor works but window is not moving), passenger side mirror adjustment, fog lights, gauge cluster lights, and the passenger side and trunk key hole does not work whatsoever (can probably attempt to loosen those up). To start, I changed engine and transmission oil, I went with Motel full synthetic 5W-30 and I used the proper automatic transmission fluid (can’t remember what brand off the top of my head). I decided to fill the transmission from the top so I could seal the shifter with some fresh silicone while I was at it, but the engine oil was interesting to me. I filled up 4.5 quarts and started the car for about 10 seconds, and after checking the level, it read way over. Now, I know all cars are different (and this one didn’t come with an owners manual), but that is weird considering the car is supposed to take 5 quarts. I read up about it online and found out the dipsticks are really inaccurate. I ended up filling 5.1 quarts (give or take 0.1 quarts). The odometer gear is broken on this one (as they all are), so kilometres are probably up there, and it probably will burn some oil anyway. Next up is differential oil change next week, and I’m probably gonna end up bleeding the clutch. The window is also a priority. I'm likely gonna end up leaving the coolant and the brakes as they are fine. The emergency brake is also really weak like every other SN95. So is there any suggestions as to where I should look next? Any weird quirks like the dipstick I should know about? I’m trying to get the car running right as it has a slight surge at idle at times and has a tendency to almost die when turning at low speeds, so I’m gonna try and clean out the IAC valve, and maybe the throttle body while I’m at it. All typical stuff. I look forward to joining the forum.</blockquote>