Been awhile. Does this stang look decent?

diponyou50

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ok so its been awhile since ive had a mustang but i came across this on cl.

its a 85 lx 5.0, 5speed, the guy said clutch is good,brakes good,interior is clean,body is in good condition,paint is dull,etc.

I think i can pick it up for about $700ish.

im just looking to get back into stangs,and build a cool little budget street beast.

is it worth it or should i pass it up?

heres some pics.sorry that they are so small.
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281pony

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doesnt look bad to me for 700 bucks

 

diponyou50

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my plans were some p-heads,stealth intake,trickflow stage1 cam,holley 650dp,and then the other typical bolt ons.

 

Cobra912

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looks like a nice find to me!

 

Repostyle

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How much do you know about it? Have you looked at it yet? Looks like the chin spoiler is a little crooked and it looks like there might be some dents in the pass door right at the body line. If the chin spoiler is bent, you might want to take a good look at the suspension for damage when you go look at it. But if it runs and drives good I think it's a good deal for 700.

 

diponyou50

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rite now im just going off of what he told me.
i was planning on going tomorrow to check it out.
the guy wanted 1250 for it btw.

 

mob

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I'd pick it up for 1g if I was looking for a new project car. Keep in mind though that it will have flat-top pistons, you will be rather limited in head selection. Picking up an explorer motor from a junkyard may be an option though.

 

Mustang5L5

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I think that is a fairly rare car too. Not many 5.0 lx 4-eye cars out there.

 

SMOKEDYA

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I would pick it up also!I want a 4 eyed so bad!Screw the explorer motor get a 94 and up 351w!peace






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diponyou50

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mob said:

I'd pick it up for 1g if I was looking for a new project car. Keep in mind though that it will have flat-top pistons, you will be rather limited in head selection. Picking up an explorer motor from a junkyard may be an option though.

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As far as heads go im just planning on a set of gt40ps

 

diponyou50

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Mustang5L5 said:

I think that is a fairly rare car too. Not many 5.0 lx 4-eye cars out there.

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and yeah when i saw the ad i couldnt believe it was a lx. i dont think ive ever actually seen one without the wing in person, that i can recall.

and i love the 4 eyes as well. i would really like an 86, but i did some reading and it seems these carbed ones are cheaper to mod. and im pretty good at tuning carbs.

 

LarsD

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As long as the frame is straight and it doesn't have any rust in it I'd say that's a decent deal. The carb is a good thing for your wallet, carb + intake is a lot cheaper then injectors, fuel pump, FPR, EFI intake, TB, EGR spacer, MAF, then something to tune it with.

 

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Not bad for under a grand...

 

diponyou50

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was going to go look at it and the guy tells me:
i cant get it started,needs a heater core,mufflers are shot.

Im not too worried about the heater core or mufflers but who knows why it cant start? it could be a mess...

i think the guy is just trying to get rid of it so im going to keep talking to him and hopefully i can get it for next to nothing.

 

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Sounds like the price just dropped significantly. I would push for $500. $700 max now.

 

diponyou50

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well i told him 700 before when i thought it started, and he didn't say no but also didn't really say yes.
so now im going to try and give him 300ish.


im about to buy a house so i dont want to spend too much money ya know.