Project Commuter

The original Project Commuter car was also the original 1987 Project LX Sedan. My goal for it was to make it the “ultimate” commuter car. After installing a 347 in it, that goal was pushed aside for a new one: creating a badass street performance car. At that point, Project Commuter became Project LX.

I revisited the Project Commuter concept in September of 2006 when I purchased another ’87 Sedan, this time a Light Grey version with 14,608 original miles. It’s only problem was a major one, severe rust that damaged quite a few components beyond repair and left the body in bad enough condition that it needed immediate attention.

I had hopes of fixing its rust problems and using it as a daily driver, however, its problems were too severe to repair in the amount of time I needed it done. That necessitated another chassis change, this time to the ’93 LX Hatchback originally planned to be used for the Project LX plans in place of the original ’87 Sedan.

Enter the Project Commuter 1993 Mustang LX Hatchback. It’s Clearcoat Black with a Black Cloth Sport interior, a 5.0, a five-speed and a 2.73:1 Traction-Lok differential. My goals for it are simple: Start stock and improve it as time allows, working ever closer to an ideal commuter car.

To see the plan for each stage of the project, click the Stage links below. To get the details of each step in the project, click on the Chapter links. Check back here for updates to Project Commuter!

Stage 1

Chapter 1
Rebooting
Project Commuter got the blue screen of death.

Chapter 2
Tearing into the Interior
I’d like to point out that when I used the phrase “easy fixin’” in Chapter 1, I was using it in relation to the ’87 Sedan.