Need opinion, should I buy?

[mustang_jr+]

I'm being offered a 88 Gt, blue/grey.

Has long tubes and what looks like a h pipe.
New clutch and what might be the stock shifter.
It has a saleen or steeda body kit with
a 2 inch hood. Stock wheels.

This is not the car

However, it looks exactly like this except for the color and the wheels.

The guys is asking $1799 for the car.

What do you think, is it worth picking up?

I have a 96 cobra and I was thinking the 5.0 might be cheaper to work on
compared to the DOHC money monster.

 

[600hpgt]

I'm being offered a 88 Gt, blue/grey.

Has long tubes and what looks like a h pipe.
New clutch and what might be the stock shifter.
It has a saleen or steeda body kit with
a 2 inch hood. Stock wheels.

This is not the car

However, it looks exactly like this except for the color and the wheels.

The guys is asking $1799 for the car.

What do you think, is it worth picking up?

I have a 96 cobra and I was thinking the 5.0 might be cheaper to work on
compared to the DOHC money monster.

No! do not buy that car!!!! but could i have the name and number of the person who has it for sale?

 

[GTOreturns]

Keep the Cobra and buy the 5.0, its cheap enough!

 

[TomCat]

Can you get more info on it? How's the rust situation, mileage, an actual list of mods that he has done. Pretty cheap, though... and they are kickass cars to own

 

[mustang_jr+]

It has cam(s) in it the guy says.

It has the normal NYC area scraped and dings. Don't expect to keep
a car dent free around here. Seats look like they were fat boy abused.

The guy has this giant cowl hood on the car, it's like he bought the
biggest one he could find.

It has minor rust , what I'd expect from an east coast car that old.

The guy bought it and knows nothing about that type of car.
He couldn't get it to pass inspection ( I don't think it has cats at all),
and he has no idea what a "cat" is.

I'm going to go by there this week and if it's not smokin, I'll buy it.

I've never bought a car that old. Anything I should be on the look out for when I check it over?

Thanks for the help.

 

[PJB]

Check for underbody rust, strut tower rust, screwed up torque boxes, panel alignment, obvious poor bodywork/paint and anything else you would look at on any car you would consider buying. Leaks, noises, etc.

 

[mustang_jr+]

Stolen engine, stolen parts, unclear title.

Left as fast as possible.

 

[Busted07]

Stolen engine, stolen parts, unclear title.

Left as fast as possible.

I dont blame ya man... My uncle bought an engine from a junkyard. did a 302 swap into his ranger, got it all finished, took it to the dmv to get it registered, and they told him the block was reported stolen in 1995. he had to take the block apart, put the internals in a new engine, and give the police dept the old block. turns out the junkyard bought a whole truckload of stolen motors from somewhere in florida.

 

[85_built5.0]

IF there isnt anything major wrong with it id scoop it up pretty quick. Or u can tell me where it is.

 

[PJB]

Stolen engine, stolen parts, unclear title.

Left as fast as possible.

How did you find out about the stolen parts?

 

[PJB]

I dont blame ya man... My uncle bought an engine from a junkyard. did a 302 swap into his ranger, got it all finished, took it to the dmv to get it registered, and they told him the block was reported stolen in 1995. he had to take the block apart, put the internals in a new engine, and give the police dept the old block. turns out the junkyard bought a whole truckload of stolen motors from somewhere in florida.

Why would the DMV run the vin # on the motor?

Around here the only time vin #'s get ran on parts is when they go for a theft inspection after being rebuilt from a total loss. You need to provide reciepts for all the parts and titles/paperwork for a parts car you used.

Unless your uncle was dealing with a salvaged truck I see no reason why the DMV would even go under the hood and/or check the truck.

In NY we just bring paperwork to the DMV and register the vehicle without anybody looking at it.