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Black Sun 5.0

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LOL! Well, I looked at the car, I'll be picking it up for $2800. YAY!

 

billison

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let me be the first to say.....TOLD YA SO....


just joking, rock on man, give us pics of the new car....or the old....just give us pics

 

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I'll try to get pics this weekend, I have to clear the garage for one of the cars. The new one is totally faded red, but I'm gutting the mofo, painting it, and making it mine. Aside frm a few very minor dents/dings, body appears to be perfect. Drove straight and felt very tight. No squeaks or rattles and bone stock. I looked under the hood and didn't recognize anything it was so stock. Original headers. The only negatives, aside from the work I have to put into it, is minor surface rust underneath that can be easily remedied and it has the dreaded Mustang lean, but I think it needs a suspension (shocks are ugly rusted). Oh, where to start?

 

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A good black paint job is $5-$6k. The body has to be perfect for it to look right. IMO, If you want a black car, buy one that is originally black. It's a lot easier.

Congrats on the find!!!

 

Black Sun 5.0

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That's funny, 'cuz the nitwits earlier said that $5-6,000 was too much for bodywork AND paint. Who is full of @#$% here and giving me bad advice and costing me a lot of $$$$? Seems like someone is looking to get me into a confrontational mood. No?

 

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Black Sun 5.0 said:

That's funny, 'cuz the nitwits earlier said that $5-6,000 was too much for bodywork AND paint. Who is full of @#$% here and giving me bad advice and costing me a lot of $$$$? Seems like someone is looking to get me into a confrontational mood. No?

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Black Sun 5.0

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Better yet, where's 25thmustang, I'd love to hear his take on this. He knows everything, let's hear what he has to say.

 

Black Sun 5.0

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No takers on this? Maybe I shut a few people up around here.

 

billison

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glass black spray paint is 1 dallor a can at the dallor store........

 

Black Sun 5.0

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There we go, now that's advice!

 

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Black Sun 5.0

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Funny you bring that up, actually. If the interior is gutted and painted, do I really have to use top end paint since none of it will be visible? I'm assuming the interior would be painted just to protect the metal. Probably a silly question, but, whatever.

 

billison

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i can't say forsure, but i used cheap paint to paint a set of kick panels and it was a waste, now i have to go back and do it right, you always get what you pay for...with cars.....with....wo......i'll stop

 

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OK, posted my pics of old and new in a new thread. Enjoy!

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=666294

 

Black Sun 5.0

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There's really no way I was going to find a clean, low mileage car around here for a reasonable amount of money. I figured in the end it would be better to just buy something with a clean body and get it painted. Either way, all my hardward has to be swapped over into the new addition. There was no point in spending $6,000+ when I had to do that. Besides, I'm skittish about spending any significant amount on these cars because there are a lot of BS artists out there.

 

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RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!... Made you look.

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$1400 per window?!!

Here: LINKY
Get them restored for $300, and put them back in yourself, for FREE.

Do these people know you're restoring a Fox Body Mustang, and NOT the first, production Hemi-Cuda?

 

billison

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TRWXXA said:

$1400 per window?!!

Here: LINKY
Get them restored for $300, and put them back in yourself, for FREE.

Do these people know you're restoring a Fox Body Mustang, and NOT the first, production Hemi-Cuda?

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same thing

 

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If you are mechanically inclined in the slightest bit. I say buy a 4cyl 5 speed. With a decent body. And swap everything over yourself. Grab a few friends to help and you can be done in about 3 days tops. Then you are only out the price of the 4 banger. And however much you have to spend on beer and pizza for your friends.

 

Black Sun 5.0

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Hold on, killer. To be fair, the bodyshop guy asked me specifically to point out anywhere I can get it done cheaper, and not in a challenging manner. He's trying to figure out how to cut down on the expense of the process on his side. He just resto'd a fox a few weeks before I brought mine in and said the windows were a lot of labor. Thanks for the link.

 

Cwalk

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...ategoryZ6236QQihZ006QQitemZ160041194965QQrdZ1


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...ategoryZ6236QQihZ020QQitemZ300039101420QQrdZ1

Thats got to be cheaper than his lowest bid.......those cars already have built motors also.