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  1. cheapstang

    Starter issues

    Over the last couple months my car has left me stranded due to it not starting. The key goes in the ignition and i try to crank it over and the gauges go all retarded, The lights dim and alls i can hear is just little clicking noises that sound like someone buzzing with their lips coming from...
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    Strut tower brace

    I just got a new strut tower brace now on my stock 89 there is some lines running in and out of the mounting spots on the firewall. Is there anyway i could clean that up any way? Any suggestions? -Kyle-
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    Question for just us 2.3 guys/gals

    Alright so i just met a guy that autocrosses his gt and is getting rid of the old shocks, struts and springs. If i were to take the 5.0 springs and cut a coil on the heavier front springs...Would the cut coils make it stiffer but kind of cancel out the fact that they are supposed to be for a...
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    Help a brother out

    Alright, i have been into mustangs for about a year or so now...I have been all eyes and ears and now have some questions about a build im going to be doing this summer with minimal help from my father. I landed an 87 that was a 4 banger and i will have lined up 8.8 inch rear w/disks and...
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    O MAN

    this stinks, stupid slow 2.3s N/A that is. Im disappointed with how slow of an engine it is. I mean seriously, driving a mustang is great, mine sits low and turns on a dime but that lazy engine, is practically worthless. Its actually funny tho im 16 which is a shame I figured id work my car...
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    this is great

    Going to the local u-pull-it, ive picked up front and rear sway bars its GREAT. and at 10 bux a piece how can you pass it up! They have a full TC with a 5 speed, and 8.8 rear! I hope itll be cheap, im guessing a 5 speed and an 8.8 will help me out. No real performance yet but im working on...
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    Should I?

    alright i live in the Omaha area and i have been looking for a while, a guy in lincoln told me he had a t3 with the manifold and says hes sell it in great condition for $150 is that worth it? o ya, i just put sway bars off a tc onto my rustang, MAN O MAN i love this thing even more! to bad it...
  8. cheapstang

    84 tc

    ya'll know, non intercooled. Im thinking around 95-120 thousand miles. Runs but despiratly needs a rebuild. How much do you guys think i should offer the guy. and do you think a newly rebuilt a4ld would be alright?
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    question on a good choice?

    alright i recently bought my first mustang this june and it sat in the driveway for the last couple months. it needed a new tranny so we popped one in and put all new fluids in it and a new battery, its gona be my first car as i am only 15 almost 16 in 4 days. Now ive saved up about $50 bux in...
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    what could i get out of...

    there is a turbo coupe sitting in some guys driveway about 3 houses up from mine. The thing hasnt moved in a good month and a half, do u think its worth me asking him for it or not? Is there many things i could take off of it as in suspension to put directly on my 89lx? what all can i part...
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    I am the happiest man alive...

    Alright so im standing outside talking to my guitarist, just have a conversation about his amp when i look up cause i hear something by the neighbors. I live in a culd-a-sac and im on the edge so i can see the whole circle. I realized something, my neighbor three houses up has an 80s thunderbird...
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    hey everyone im new!

    I am currently only 15 and will be 16 soon. I just got a 89 lx with new tires, a cd player and a brand new alternator. It has 97,000 miles and i got it for cheap. You might be thinking 1000 bux or so chech this i bought it for an amazing $80. has a few tiny dents and has rust on the hatch...