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silverbulletGT

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Which number or letter will tell me if a car is an original 5.0 or not?
 

poneypower89

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silverbulletGT said:
Which number or letter will tell me if a car is an original 5.0 or not?
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dunno.. but if you got the whole vin.. i can run it through the carfax and that will tell me everything u need to know.
 

Roland69

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post your vin in this thread and ask him to do a car fax. That should answer your ?
 

Roland69

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opps for got the link lol
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=666269
 

poneypower89

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we gave the same answer at the same time... sweet

aren't our mamas the same?
 

Roland69

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perhaps
 
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1FABP40A9KF220909 thanks guys! Edit: posted in the vin thread
 

poneypower89

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silverbulletGT said:
1FABP40A9KF220909 thanks guys!
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it was an original 4 banger car dude! now ya know

1989 FORD MUSTANG LX
1FABP40A9KF220909
SEDAN 2 DR.
2.3L L4 FI OHV / REAR WHEEL DRIVE

03/13/1989 NICB Vehicle manufactured
and shipped to original dealer
08/07/1989 22 Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Hollywood, FL
Title #47904081 Title issued or updated
First owner reported
Loan or lien reported
03/08/1990 Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Hollywood, FL
Title #47904081 Title issued or updated
Loan or lien reported
12/15/1992 Florida
Inspection Station
Fort Lauderdale, FL Passed emissions inspection
12/18/1993 Florida
Inspection Station
Fort Lauderdale, FL Passed emissions inspection
12/17/1994 Florida
Inspection Station
Fort Lauderdale, FL Passed emissions inspection
12/16/1995 Florida
Inspection Station
Fort Lauderdale, FL Passed emissions inspection
12/17/1996 Florida
Inspection Station
Fort Lauderdale, FL Passed emissions inspection
12/13/1997 Florida
Inspection Station
Fort Lauderdale, FL Passed emissions inspection
12/22/1998 Florida
Inspection Station
Fort Lauderdale, FL Passed emissions inspection
12/13/2000 Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Hollywood, FL
Title #0047904081 Title issued or updated
10/24/2001 Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Pompano Beach, FL
Title #0047904081 Title issued or updated
Exempt from odometer reporting
12/05/2001 Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Miami, FL
Title #0047904081 Title issued or updated
Exempt from odometer reporting
05/07/2005 Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Miami, FL
Title #0047904081 Title issued or updated
New owner reported
Exempt from odometer reporting
07/17/2006 Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Tavernier, FL
Title #0047904081 Title issued or updated
New owner reported
Exempt from odometer reporting
 

Roland69

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lots of 5.0 swaped mustangs around
 
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Thanks! now my next question is how does that effect the cars value?
 

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You can also use this;

https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/vin_tools/default.asp
 

mob

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silverbulletGT said:
Thanks! now my next question is how does that effect the cars value?
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Not a whole lot, you can actually tell the insurance its a 4cyl because of the vin number and get cheaper insurance. Not sure if you want to do that though.

If the car was clean, ran great, I would have no problem spending money on a 5.0 swap as i would an original 5.0.
 

poneypower89

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silverbulletGT said:
Thanks! now my next question is how does that effect the cars value?
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hard to say.. how well was the swap done?

was EFI retained?

can u visually/mechanically tell it used to be a 4 banger at all?

the 5.0 fox cars sell for WAY more than any listed value for them... IMO if the car is a complete swap done to factory type specs... it would make no difference in my willingness to pay what the market price of a 5.0 in the same condition is.
 
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This car is real clean and has every bolt on except brake upgrades. Full drag suspension W/k member, built 306 with H/C/I and a 200 wet kit. Looks like it was built right and well taken care of. The guy wanted$10500 and I got him down to 9K is it too much?
 

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Sounds fine, i wouldnt be worried about it being a factory 4cyl, even if it was a factory 5.0 to build what he did the motor would have had to been ripped out anyways. So the suspensions there, motor is new. Sounds like a nice car.
 
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I fell in love with it as soon as I got in it. Its a sleeper looks stock but is real nasty.
 

poneypower89

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mob said:
Sounds fine, i wouldnt be worried about it being a factory 4cyl, even if it was a factory 5.0 to build what he did the motor would have had to been ripped out anyways. So the suspensions there, motor is new. Sounds like a nice car.
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pretty much what he said...

with a car that has been *built* to that extreme... value is what someone is willing to pay for it..

what it started its life as has completely gone out the window
 

poneypower89

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btw.. that was one of the FIRST fox stangs I ran a carfax on that passed ALL its emission testing..


I bet u it wont now.
 
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That just means that the 4 banger was in there for awhile LOL
 
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