69 block worth anything??

[67coupestang]

Before i get too into ripping this thing apart is she worth saving or should i send her in for scrap? its been sitting dry (no oil) for sometime now and i was pulling little rust mud balls out of the crankcase, the oil pan looks like it froze out as well as some plugs. There is no ridge on the cylinder walls but that wouldnt matter the're so caked with rust they need machining anyway. the back of the block inside the motorplate looks fantastic, like a new casting. SO, what im saying is if anybody wants her just come and get her or she will probably become scrap.

 

[D.Hearne]

If the freeze plugs popped out from ice, then chances are the block is cracked. Look at the lifter valley walls, that's where the damage occurs from freezing.

 

[mustangdave]

It would also help if u posted WHERE U R AT?

 

[NasaGT]

It would also help if u posted WHERE U R AT?

+1

 

[67coupestang]

sorry, south central minnesota, near Albert Lea. I havent given it that close of a look but i did not see any cracks, who knows what a mag flux would show though. I can take pics if someone could post them for me

 

[D.Hearne]

Trust me, you're in Minnesota and the freeze plugs are popped out? There's a 99.9% chance the block is toast. Seen quite a few down here where it seldom freezes hard and the blocks crack. Get it mag'd but be prepared for bad news.

 

[67coupestang]

its not worth it to me, and if no one wants it she'll just go for scrap.

 

[runawayabc123]

A mustang with an original motor will always be worth more and easier to sell for a higher price. (Unless of course, the new engine you put in is worth more by itself.)

If you don't plan on selling the car, toss it.

If you plan on lots of mods, toss it as you won't be original enough for anyone to care if it is the original engine.

 

[67coupestang]

well its a 69 in my 67 that was originally a 289 4v, so no originality issues, nor woluld i sell it.

 

[runawayabc123]

well its a 69 in my 67 that was originally a 289 4v, so no originality issues, nor woluld i sell it.

Then the only person that the engine is worth anything too is someone with a 69 car that matches that engine and they want to go back to original.

I am sure someone fits that bill, you just have to find that 1 in 250 million person to sell your engine to.

 

[67coupestang]

sell nothing, all they have to do is pick it up whats that for odds now? 1:150 million?