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GroverDill

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good call, nice lil profit.
 

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Ive been kicking around the idea of selling my '11, and buying a really nice fox notch. Same type of reasoning, kinda. I love the power plant in the '11 (also love the styling though), but the car is just so big and seems to take a lot more effort to throw around in a fun way. I have never loved driving anything as much as I do a fox. I am thinking at this point in my life I can afford a really nice clean fox, and maybe even find one with a 347 or 408 already in it. My wife would want to kill me, but she always gets over it eventually. I had to try a new coyote powered mustang and its a great car, but I dont see it as a car I will keep forever.
 

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Nick: Coyote powered Fox!
 
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95BlueStallion said:
Ive been kicking around the idea of selling my '11, and buying a really nice fox notch. Same type of reasoning, kinda. I love the power plant in the '11 (also love the styling though), but the car is just so big and seems to take a lot more effort to throw around in a fun way. I have never loved driving anything as much as I do a fox. I am thinking at this point in my life I can afford a really nice clean fox, and maybe even find one with a 347 or 408 already in it. My wife would want to kill me, but she always gets over it eventually. I had to try a new coyote powered mustang and its a great car, but I dont see it as a car I will keep forever.
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I had an 11 for a while. While a great car I felt the same as you do, sold it decided to stay with what I know and love. I am currently looking for a nice mellow Fox as more of a daily driver to compliment the turbo GT whore.
 
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95BlueStallion

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Mike, lets find a couple nice foxes and make new progress threads. Our wives can hang out and b*tch.
 
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95BlueStallion

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Husky and Grover, if I combine your posts, then we have a great idea going. I would love a fox notch with a coyote engine. Tame mannered, yet quick and nimble. Guess we will have to see where life takes me.
 

CarMichael Angelo

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GroverDill said:
good call, nice lil profit.
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Thanks,...but then you saw it coming from the jump.

95BlueStallion said:
Ive been kicking around the idea of selling my '11, and buying a really nice fox notch. Same type of reasoning, kinda. I love the power plant in the '11 (also love the styling though), but the car is just so big and seems to take a lot more effort to throw around in a fun way. I have never loved driving anything as much as I do a fox. I am thinking at this point in my life I can afford a really nice clean fox, and maybe even find one with a 347 or 408 already in it.
My wife would want to kill me, but she always gets over it eventually. I had to try a new coyote powered mustang and its a great car, but I dont see it as a car I will keep forever
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Yeah,..the very first time I even mentioned to the wife that I was thinking about selling it not two weekends after I got it running,.....I had to go through one of our "mini arguments",....where the words "Whatever you say Mike",....and "Whatever" were used more than once. She eventually will get over anything I do,.....( like buy another car someday) and really she doesn't mind me doin' it,...she just can't stand how I obsess over getting the time on the weekends to work on it.

95BlueStallion said:
Mike, lets find a couple nice foxes and make new progress threads. Our wives can hang out and b*tch.
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Husky44 said:
Nick: Coyote powered Fox!
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No,....I'm thinking LS powered Fairmont.

There would've been a time that putting a small block chevy engine in any ford I own would've been like drinking battery acid,...(and it still is when talking the LT series SBC), but after owning two GTO's,...and coming to terms w/ the availability of the engine reasonably in the salvage yards,......Spending 6k+ on a new 5.0, then another 1.5k for the computer is just crazy in comparison.

Even for one of the most die-hard ford guys on this forum.

I know that a Fairmont isn't a popular choice for alot of folks on here,....and I'm ok w/ that,...but that is a car that I'm not afraid to put a sawzall on if I choose to,.....one that'll share any fox modification w/o having to adapt anything,...AND,...most importantly be different enough to serve my need to stand out from the crowd.
 

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Well then get to it! You could turn it into a drifting Fairmont like Gas Monkey did, all covered in chrome so you can look at yourself in it and stroke your own ego.
 
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Well then get to it! You could turn it into a drifting Fairmont like Gas Monkey did, all covered in chrome so you can look at yourself in it and stroke your own ego.
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Mike, Im also kicking around the idea of a TVS blower on the '11 to see if that fixes my gripe. Im not one to enjoy the hassle of selling a car, and then searching for the "right" new one. I love the '11 other than its kinda fat. I wonder if throwing 150+ extra HP on tap will make that ass want to come around a little more for me. I have the styling right where I like it, so Im kind of on the fence of what to do now.
 

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Gotta get to Arizona.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978...vectorid=229466&forcev4exp=true#ht_500wt_1182
 

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I'm waiting for this guy to wake up,.....if he'll lower that price a little to allow me to justify shipping that thing,...I'll buy it.
 

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Yes! And ask him to cut his mullet.
 

CarMichael Angelo

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Yes! And ask him to cut his mullet.
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???? are there pictures of him somewhere?
I just ck'd. It looks like 1000.00 to ship it. , Almost that for me to go get it. (+ 4 days including the ride in the plane out there) That'll put me in Granpas' car for maybe..........2200?? If he'll drop the price considering I gotta get it across the nation.
 

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No pics of him, but he has an IROC parked next to it in the driveway. If this is a car you will keep and enjoy as a long term project, then $2200 for a rust free base is totally worth it.
 

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Geez, If you're gonna spend that kind of money, might as well go half the distance and offer $3k for this. Already has a built rear.

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/3939371475.html
 

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dbl post
 

CarMichael Angelo

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hoopty5.0 said:
Geez, If you're gonna spend that kind of money, might as well go half the distance and offer $3k for this. Already has a built rear.

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/3939371475.html
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Wrong bodystyle Collin. Besides, he wants 4200, 3k seems a bit of a stretch.
regardless it's. another done deal. I bought it. it will cost me 2150.00 shipped. I can drive it it has AC that works, and is a one owner 88k Arizona car w no dents and zero rust.

no brainer for me.
 

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Wrong bodystyle Collin. Besides, he wants 4200, 3k seems a bit of a stretch.
regardless it's. another done deal. I bought it. it will cost me 2150.00 shipped. I can drive it it has AC that works, and is a one owner 88k Arizona car w no dents and zero rust.

no brainer for me.
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Mike its a box top but since you mentioned LS powered check out the Cream Dream 2 over on yellow bullet if you havent. TT LS 7.54 at 18x street car on 315DR
 
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