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MonsterBoon

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Hello everyone, Today I got my first mustang! Now I know it is not the most desired year (96) but being that I got it for $500, I feel it is a great place to start for a project car! Just a little about the car, 1996 3.8 v6 161k miles on the body and 100k on the engine. The car is in rough shape, but nothing I can't fix. My father and I will be starting on it this weekend. I will attach some picture for everyone to see what I will be dealing with and I will create another post later showing the progress
 

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Welcome to Stangnet.

$500 for a running car is a good deal. Better deal if it's a running Mustang!

Look around our '96-'04 subforums, you'll get plenty help with any aspect of your new car.

It's cool that your father wants to be a part of the project with you.

Start a new thread in the General Talk section of the above subforums. Talk about your plans, people will jump in with help.

Good to have you with us.
 
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White is the worst for paint. I kept my immaculate but the paint peeling was awful. I guess the bean counters at Ford figured no clear coat and a thin layer of paint was OK.
 
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my dad does auto body so we are going to be doing a full color swap to black this weekend the project begins but can't paint it til I can find a trunk lid for it . already found a hood
 
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Davedacarpainter

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MonsterBoon said:
my dad does auto body so we are going to be doing a full color swap to black this weekend the project begins but can't paint it til I can find a trunk lid for it . already found a hood
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Well cool. I've been a painter since forever (at least it feels like it). I bet this will be fun for you, and I bet it will be a gem for your dad. Nothing better than getting to spend time with your son while working on a mustang, unless of course you have the Swedish Bikini Team delivering you two beers while you work on the mustang.
 
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haha that would just perfect it
 
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