Bought an 88 LX 5.0 (pics)

ryan218 · Apr 22, 2007

yup...went to look at one today and bought it...he is delivering is wednesday....

parked in 94 with 91,414 miles on it due to a blown up AOD.. it was started evey month and let idel for a little bit up untill 1999 when. it started running really rough..then in 2000 it was moved to his sons house with intentions of his sons restoring the car but it was parked again half on a car port and half off then i bought it on 2006!....

we got 7 months till i turn 16 so by then we will have it running tip top, the new top put on and hopefully have it painted....

here are some details...

1988 Ford Mustang LX
5.0 302
auto...(brand new not put in yet)
91,xxx miles...never rolled over..
we will be the 2rd owner

with the car the owner gave us a brand new top for it...

4th...i love the car...when were done with it...it will look pretty nice...

yeah...looks good from a distance dont it

then we get a to a couple of ruff spots...

then the interior...(really dirty been sitting since 1994)

then we get to the rear...and thats where it starts getting bad...

OH my where did the top go...

then then only bad spot of rust on the car..

then the ( cow spots.)

other then that the car is in good shape... the car is being delivered to us becasue it needs a few things cleared up...it has had the same gas in the tank since 2001 so when you start it...its runs ruff...dont smoke at all or anything like that...

this weekend we will hopefully tear into it and pull the tank..drain it see if it runs better then do plugs and wires and so on till its running right...

i thought i would not end up with a 5.0 till well after i was 18... well i got one...it may look like a heap to you...but its gold in my eyes

plans for paint is a repaint of factory color

795.0pacecar · Apr 22, 2007

Isn't your thunderbird nicer and most likely faster?

ryan218 · Apr 22, 2007

795.0pacecar said:
Isn't your thunderbird nicer and most likely faster?

idk maybe..i dont really care what one is faster...ive wanted a 5.0 since i was 10...i wanted to get another mustang...plus...5.0's are the ****...parts for the 5.0L are 10 times cheaper then for a SC

Mr. Rustypwnz · Apr 22, 2007

oh man, lots of rust, well get at it!!

ryan218 · Apr 22, 2007

slow95gt said:
oh man, lots of rust, well get at it!!

99% of it is all surface rust...the only spot that will have to have a patch panel welded in is... pic number 9....other then that it will be sand it down to the metal...do what ever needs done and then prime paint ect...

first though we need to get it running right....

90 · Apr 22, 2007

im real happy you Decided to by a 5.0... But imo, you Should have waited!, Saved more Money, Bought a Better one... in 7months you Could have Saved alot more Money, Sold the Sc... And Ended up with Somthing in alot better Condition. But im not here to rain on your party.. Good job i guess.. Congrats!

Cwalk · Apr 22, 2007

how much did it cost you? would it have been cheaper to get a speed density 5.0 and convert it to mass? i admit my Capri needed a lot of work when I got it. It still does. But it's a Capri. way harder to find than a Mustang(not bashing Mustangs). it's good the owner threw in a new top. but that all that rust is going to cost some money to repair. anywho congrats on your 5.0. throw in some gears as your first mod. go 4.10's. just my two.

ryan218 · Apr 22, 2007

90mustang_GT5.0 said:
im real happy you Decided to by a 5.0... But imo, you Should have waited!, Saved more Money, Bought a Better one... in 7months you Could have Saved alot more Money, Sold the Sc... And Ended up with Somthing in alot better Condition. But im not here to rain on your party.. Good job i guess.. Congrats!

nah...i didnt want a car that was allready done... this is a project...got a dead line...6 months...hope i can pull it off..

Cwalk said:
how much did it cost you? would it have been cheaper to get a speed density 5.0 and convert it to mass? i admit my Capri needed a lot of work when I got it. It still does. But it's a Capri. way harder to find than a Mustang(not bashing Mustangs). it's good the owner threw in a new top. but that all that rust is going to cost some money to repair. anywho congrats on your 5.0. throw in some gears as your first mod. go 4.10's. just my two.

idk...but the engine is staying the way it is for a while...just going to get a tune up...and this is the best condition mustang i have been able to find in 4 months...and the cheapest... and its harder to find a auto around here...most have been converted to 5 speed...

and no to get the whole car repainted will cost me about 400-500..we will do it ourselves...

did you ever see what my dad's 5.0 looked like when he bought it? the rust on it was a hell of alot worse...

GTOreturns · Apr 22, 2007

How much?

blackened88lx · Apr 22, 2007

Got A LOT of work ahead of you. Just don't hack it. I hope the top is black.

Cwalk · Apr 22, 2007

so you wanted an auto? i don't get it. it might just be me. but i wouldn't have a 5.0 with anything other than a 5 speed. oh yeah, and how much?

ryan218 · Apr 22, 2007

blackened88lx said:
Got A LOT of work ahead of you. Just don't hack it. I hope the top is black.

yeah...top is black....

Cwalk said:
so you wanted an auto? i don't get it. it might just be me. but i wouldn't have a 5.0 with anything other than a 5 speed.

i didnt want an auto but it was either auto or i walk..my dad wont let me get a 5speed with a 5.0....

GTOreturns · Apr 22, 2007

How Much?

iwashmycar · Apr 22, 2007

looks like a good project...love the color

Cwalk · Apr 22, 2007

your dad should have just let you have the 5 speed. an auto 5.0 can get you in as much trouble as an auto. to me a 5 speed is just more fun to drive. well to me at least. nothing like ******ing gears.

Bad92GT · Apr 22, 2007

your avoiding the question HOW MUCH.. be honest you need to learn how to drive before you get a 5.0.. i started driving a 95 f-150 short bed single cab w/ a inline 6.. that couldnt get up a hill if it wanted to.

ryan218 · Apr 22, 2007

GTOReturns said:
How Much?

1,600 delivered to my door with a brand new black top and a brand new auto tranny with 2,000 miles on it..

worth it? to me yes....to most of you probably not because its not a "5 speed" and its a little rusty... but to me...its a diamond in a ruff...a big ruff at that...you all seen what my dads car started looking like and the way the paint is today...nicer huh?

Bad92GT · Apr 22, 2007

considering he needs some styling help on his car, i hope yours doesnt turn out as weird

ryan218 · Apr 22, 2007

Cwalk said:
your dad should have just let you have the 5 speed. an auto 5.0 can get you in as much trouble as an auto. to me a 5 speed is just more fun to drive. well to me at least. nothing like ******ing gears.

yeah i know that...everyone knows that but...im happy with it..besides...it can be converted to a t-5 down the road...

ryan218 · Apr 22, 2007

Bad92GT said:
considering he needs some styling help on his car, i hope yours doesnt turn out as weird

har har...he likes it thats all that matters...remember..your not driving it....

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