I think that's one worth looking at, that's for sure. You mentioned ditching the side pipes - agreed. A couple other things I noticed in the pics:
- Missing Export Braces (shock tower braces) 73pony pointed out (even though the ad says he has them)
- Missing fan shroud and a flex fan instead of factory clutch fan (why?)
- wrong hood locks in the wrong place - unless you like them, that is... otherwise, those are now just holes in the hood. Swapping to the correct hood locks is easy enough, but those holes will need to be repaired if so.
- Air Shocks - not good for the car. They are hard on the rear shock cross-member and indicate tired rear springs (which you'll probably want to replace)
- Missing wiper washer bottle (inside driver side apron in front of the horns) - probably got brittle and broke, and didn't know where to get a new one. Easy fix.
- El Cheapo aftermarket air cleaner (obviously not a Ram Air car)
- I think that's the wrong gas cap for a Mach 1 - should be a flip-down cap (which probably got broken, and this is what it was replaced with)
As much as I like those Enkei EK-25 "Sawblade" rims (I grew up in the '80s, after all), I hate when someone changes the rim to fit the stock tire, then are stuck with the same size tires because they spent so much on the rims. 14" wheels on these cars just look too small... not to mention, they limit the ability for improved braking solutions. Plus, they just look goofy when they mix the direction of the spokes - they're directional wheels, after all... re-install them with the spokes all going the right direction! :shootself: :whistling:
The interior looks pretty nice. There's a really good chance that's an actual Mach 1 because of the Clock/Speedo cluster - since I remember reading somewhere that Mach 1s were supposed to have a factory clock in them "somewhere," whether that was in the long console or dashboard. That's how my car came from the factory (with a 'short' console as well).
I actually like the car, and think it could be so much better with those things above corrected. Of course, everything that's not quite right could be 'deductions' on the asking price if you play it right. I'm not trying to cut down the car's value by any means - you always want to get the best possible deal, of course.
Good luck!
Oh yeah - let's see those Fox-Bodies your brother has! (My first car was an '82 Mustang). ::thumb::