Hey, my friend has a '68 Mustang couple, 3-speed manual. He bought the car about 5 years ago in HS and its sat unused in his garage for more than 3/4 of that time. Mostly due to insuring two cars...etc. Anyway he mentioned he was thinking of selling it and i told him i would buy it if he still wanted to in August (or around fall of '06).
Its not a huge buying point, but i was interested in figuring out which engine the car has in it. It originally came with a 289, however the previous owner said he swapped for a 302 (however my friend never verified). It has the badges on the fender..however that doesnt say much. Is it possible to visually tell the diference between the two engines? Or should i start looking around for the engine code, which should be on the intake manifold ive read?
Also what is the redline on these motors? The car does not have a tach and we were going to add one once the weather warms up.
Was looking at buying a 'go-fast' kinda car. Im big on handling, have a Porsche 944 with some suspension work for autocross fun..would like to get something thats faster in a straight line. Was thinking of a 944 Turbo, however forgot how fun muscle cars always are (and cheaper for the most part). Always wanted to get one as a project car in HS, my father warned me i would never finish these $1500 project cars you see floating around on eBay, he was right. This car needs minimal work really, newly repainted, garaged. It still has the drum brakes on the front (stopping is an adventure), and the seats dont hold well...i practically fell on my friend as he was doing a donut, slide all over the place. So brakes and maybe race seats would be first on the list.
Another question i just thought of, was a locking rear end a option for Mustangs of this vintage? Only one wheel spins on the few occasions he launched the car hard, usually is the passenger rear.
I appreciate the info..
Its not a huge buying point, but i was interested in figuring out which engine the car has in it. It originally came with a 289, however the previous owner said he swapped for a 302 (however my friend never verified). It has the badges on the fender..however that doesnt say much. Is it possible to visually tell the diference between the two engines? Or should i start looking around for the engine code, which should be on the intake manifold ive read?
Also what is the redline on these motors? The car does not have a tach and we were going to add one once the weather warms up.
Was looking at buying a 'go-fast' kinda car. Im big on handling, have a Porsche 944 with some suspension work for autocross fun..would like to get something thats faster in a straight line. Was thinking of a 944 Turbo, however forgot how fun muscle cars always are (and cheaper for the most part). Always wanted to get one as a project car in HS, my father warned me i would never finish these $1500 project cars you see floating around on eBay, he was right. This car needs minimal work really, newly repainted, garaged. It still has the drum brakes on the front (stopping is an adventure), and the seats dont hold well...i practically fell on my friend as he was doing a donut, slide all over the place. So brakes and maybe race seats would be first on the list.
Another question i just thought of, was a locking rear end a option for Mustangs of this vintage? Only one wheel spins on the few occasions he launched the car hard, usually is the passenger rear.
I appreciate the info..