Well...I was walking through the junkyard this weekend to grab a new fuel cap for one of my other cars. On my way out, I spotted this Mustang that they had for sale there near the entrance. I t didn't look like much the way they had it displayed. It was absolutely covered in dust. I went to inspect the thing, expecting find countless flaws with it. There was only one dent I could find in the drivers side quarter panel. The car didn't have a spec of rust anywhere. Not in the trunk lid, not on the inside of the doors, not under the car near the gas tank...nothing. Not only that...it had black leather interior in very decent (but of course dirty) shape. They were asking 1000 dollars for it and they said the transmission on it was toast and that reverse didn't work. I went back to inspect it some more, started the car up, put it in drive and the transmission would slip really bad and then clunk hard in to gear. I checked the transmission fluid on it and it wasn't even touching the dipstick . Anyway I went back to the guys at the sales counter and offered 800 dollars for the beast and they took it. As they wrote up the bill of sale I went and got a plate to put on it and some transmission fluid. Toss the tranny fluid in it and the transmission shifts incredibly smooth now. The car drives perfectly. It doesn't wander at all, brakes are in awesome shape, all the glass in it is like new. Unfortunately it's a 4 cylinder, but for 800 dollars I can't complain, especially since I have a 5.0 donor car and a big stroked windsor waiting to go in to it Anyway, sorry for all my babbling...I'm just really excited about the new car and here now are the pics! As for the engine thats going in to this car...It's a 408W '69 block w/AFR 205 cylinder heads (nitrous ported), TFS Box R intake manifold, custom cam, 90mm accufab throttle body, 90mm lightning MAF, FMS aluminum flywheel, spec stage 3 clutch, TKO 600 (.64 OD) and FMS aluminum driveshaft. Hopin to have it out July some time.
That's an awesome find! I really dig that leather interior. I didn't know they put leather in a four cyl. Nice. Keep us posted on the progress of this one!!
I swapped those clear corners off my old 5.0 (which is a donor car now for this thing). The old ones were still in decent shape though, but the clears look better.
and its a coupe i want oone bad good find now if only i could find a deal like that nah it will never happen
Nice find, but I think thats a vynil interior... either way cant complain about a rust free shell for $800!
Says in my first post at the end of the pics. Hoping to have it done late July. Next week I'll be ordering an MM tubular k-member, tubular a-arms, full coil overs and other goodies. Soon after i'll be swapping in 5 lug and 4 wheel discs (probly the FMS cobra kit...not sure on wheels yet). Basicly just want a really nice street cruiser/weekend racer.
yeah, thats what im doing, going to make a nice car for the weekend, im going to buy a crate 302 from ford racing though and a 5 speed of some sort i got my piggy bank started i got 32.00 in there or so now only like what 5,495.00 - 32.00 ________ 5,463.00 to go
Wow what a steal! that is awesome, you got a straight clean notch with black interior for real cheap. those seats look like the seats that came in 83 black interiors.
god damn you! that is one helluva deal!! you are one lucky SOB, cant wait to see the finished product. i cant wait to tell my friend this story, he's going to be so pissed.
Nice. I've been seeing a lot of coupes here lately and I think that they are starting to grow on me. I might have to switch it up. Those Ponys run rampant in Texas
I have 90% of the parts together for the car already...Mostly a matter of putting it all together right now. I'm working on swapping the 8.8 rear end out of my 5.0 donor car (seen partly in the first pic). Next week I'll be welding the subframe connectors connectors on it and pulling the 4 cyl and transmission out. Lots of work to go...I'll keep you guys updated and probly be asking questions long the way.
