- Dec 6, 2004
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I ran across a car that I thought about buying before last summer. Ends up someone bought it before I did and now they are selling it due to lack of time to work on it.
Heres the deal though... Its a 90 Notchback, 5.0 5 speed. Heres a rundown.
The good: Price, somewhere between 15-1900 bucks. It hauls ass. The body is straight, only one small dent. Its a 5 speed. It looks great, aftermarket wheels a nice cowl hood. Very tight aftermarket suspension. Definatly has at least 3.73's out back, wouldnt suprise me if it had 4.10's or greater... it just outright rips off the line, and will bark 4 gears easy (found that out when I origionally drove it).
The not so good: A/C has been ripped out for power and weight reasons so it doesnt even have air. No radio. Tach doesnt work (aftermarket monster tach does though). The guy had a rebuild tranny installed, says clutch may need adjusting. No clue how many miles are on it. The plastic on the back bumper is busted on one corner, probaly nothing too expensive. Clearcote is chipping in two very small spots.
The ugly: The interior is hell. Door panels have alot of wear, they arent Mustang front seats, part of dash is a little loose, the steering colum cover is missing on the bottom part, allowing the ignition tumbler to float around and fall out if you yank on it, the center console is missing a peice or two, the carpet is *****... Headliner is fine, and the back seats are fine though.
It sounds like a heap, and it kinda is... lol. But I just see so much potential in that thing its silly. I dont know why though. It looks mean as hell, and the engine is solid, and it is very fast. I dont think there is anything done to the engine though. No cam lope or anything, just drop in filter and h-pipe + Flowmasters, and a shortbelt for the lack of AC/Smog equipent. I know the car has probaly been beat on, but the engine doesnt tick/knock/burn oil or anything.
What would you guys do? I know its a hell of a project car, and I also know parts are cheap for these cars. Its not something that needs to be show worthy in a short time, but I would need to be able to drive it every day, and race it at the track every once and a while.
Its just a debate of stripping the interior out, and leaving it bare bones, or restoring it to what it should be... or building the engine. I dont know... But would you guys start out with this, or pay more for one thats in better shape?
Heres the deal though... Its a 90 Notchback, 5.0 5 speed. Heres a rundown.
The good: Price, somewhere between 15-1900 bucks. It hauls ass. The body is straight, only one small dent. Its a 5 speed. It looks great, aftermarket wheels a nice cowl hood. Very tight aftermarket suspension. Definatly has at least 3.73's out back, wouldnt suprise me if it had 4.10's or greater... it just outright rips off the line, and will bark 4 gears easy (found that out when I origionally drove it).
The not so good: A/C has been ripped out for power and weight reasons so it doesnt even have air. No radio. Tach doesnt work (aftermarket monster tach does though). The guy had a rebuild tranny installed, says clutch may need adjusting. No clue how many miles are on it. The plastic on the back bumper is busted on one corner, probaly nothing too expensive. Clearcote is chipping in two very small spots.
The ugly: The interior is hell. Door panels have alot of wear, they arent Mustang front seats, part of dash is a little loose, the steering colum cover is missing on the bottom part, allowing the ignition tumbler to float around and fall out if you yank on it, the center console is missing a peice or two, the carpet is *****... Headliner is fine, and the back seats are fine though.
It sounds like a heap, and it kinda is... lol. But I just see so much potential in that thing its silly. I dont know why though. It looks mean as hell, and the engine is solid, and it is very fast. I dont think there is anything done to the engine though. No cam lope or anything, just drop in filter and h-pipe + Flowmasters, and a shortbelt for the lack of AC/Smog equipent. I know the car has probaly been beat on, but the engine doesnt tick/knock/burn oil or anything.
What would you guys do? I know its a hell of a project car, and I also know parts are cheap for these cars. Its not something that needs to be show worthy in a short time, but I would need to be able to drive it every day, and race it at the track every once and a while.
Its just a debate of stripping the interior out, and leaving it bare bones, or restoring it to what it should be... or building the engine. I dont know... But would you guys start out with this, or pay more for one thats in better shape?
....but i just got through putting my car in a local car show...i took 3rd in my class of unfinished exterior....i still have more things i'm doing in the future....as long as you can vision it you can do it....
