89 Daytona Shell VS 87 Daytona Shell...Differences?

[89ShelbyGuy]

Hey guys, i am in search for a roller to replace the nasty rusty one i got now..mine is a 89 daytona shelby....i just got a pm that this guy had a 87 shelby....i am woundering if everything is mostly the same? Can i just swap out the body parts and put them on the 87 shell?

[rich tideswell]

it's all the same. i really don't think there were any major changes (frame wise) until 1991. floors and quarters are the same from 87-93. doors from 87-91, fenders 87-91.....

shold be nuts and bolts (......rusty nuts and bolts......)

[Reaper1]

^^this is kind of correct.

The radiator support is different for 1990, 1991, then again in 1992. I can't remember if it changed in 1989, but I *think* '87-89 are the same.

The firewall changed slightly in 1990, then again in 1991 IIRC, but nothing major.

The doors changed in 1990, then again in 1992

The fenders are all the same from 1987-1991, but some have provisions for different ground effects and whatnot. ALL the baselines were the same though.

Other than some bracing and such done in 1989 to try and meet crash standards(hence why that is the heaviest year overall), 1987-1989 are the same cars. 1990 and 1991 should be considered their own years in some respects(hoods will not interchange from those years without mods, I've verified this!, the core supports are different, ect.).

There are some other minor things between those years, but they don't pertain to 87-89....