ok, here is my dilema. I have some money from working over the summer left, enough to pay for school and if necessary another winter beater (mine is falling apart). I bought a 9 inch lincoln versailles rear end and a 3.70 trac loc center in the last couple of weeks with the idea that I would only swap out the rear. After removing the old 8 inch I have found a number of problems. The frame rails must have rusted out at some point and the previous owner had new steel welded on over top. The torque boxes are falling apart. The edge of the wheel well where it meets the trunk floor is rusted through and there is a two inch by 1 inch hole there. The springs are sagging and will cause problems when attempting to hook up with my new rear. The shocks are air shocks and no longer hold air so are useless.
Do I risk it and fix the mustang, keeping in mind that I have a 35 mile drive to school every day? Or do I put the new rear in with all the crap old parts and just cover it until I can fix it in a couple years? I am having a terrible time with this. I love the mustang but I will be screwed if the winter beater breaks down. So I guess at the moment I am f@#$ed either way. It wouldn't be a big deal except I can't pick up many extra hours at work next term with two computer programming classes one engineering course and calculus 4.
Do I risk it and fix the mustang, keeping in mind that I have a 35 mile drive to school every day? Or do I put the new rear in with all the crap old parts and just cover it until I can fix it in a couple years? I am having a terrible time with this. I love the mustang but I will be screwed if the winter beater breaks down. So I guess at the moment I am f@#$ed either way. It wouldn't be a big deal except I can't pick up many extra hours at work next term with two computer programming classes one engineering course and calculus 4.