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07-14-14, 07:00 PM
Chad Carson
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07-15-14, 08:45 AM
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07-15-14, 01:29 PM
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Parts are dropped off and gonna point this truck north bound. Sorry peeps but I know everyone is at work right now for a few more hours. Stay safe and holla at ya'll later.
07-17-14, 12:41 PM
I have something that may be mildly interesting to you dudes. A friend of a friend was selling his 1968 Mustang, and after some haggling and me agreeing to do some work on his other car, I'm now the owner of it:
It is in nice shape considering it's twice as old as me. The body doesn't have much rust, the worst spot being about a 2"x4" bad section in front of the passenger rear wheel. The seller said it had a bad transmission and the engine wouldn't start because it had been sitting. I had it running just fine with a new battery and some starting fluid, and as far as I can tell, the transmission shifts fine...
I'm going to pull the engine sometime soon to replace all of the freeze plugs (one leaks pretty bad), clean up the engine bay (it was restored sometime in the last decade or two) and clean up the wiring. After that, a little bit of body work, then I'll be re-selling it. I plan to put the proceeds towards an FD. :-)
It is in nice shape considering it's twice as old as me. The body doesn't have much rust, the worst spot being about a 2"x4" bad section in front of the passenger rear wheel. The seller said it had a bad transmission and the engine wouldn't start because it had been sitting. I had it running just fine with a new battery and some starting fluid, and as far as I can tell, the transmission shifts fine...
I'm going to pull the engine sometime soon to replace all of the freeze plugs (one leaks pretty bad), clean up the engine bay (it was restored sometime in the last decade or two) and clean up the wiring. After that, a little bit of body work, then I'll be re-selling it. I plan to put the proceeds towards an FD. :-)
07-18-14, 07:59 AM
07-18-14, 09:19 AM
That would be a straight 6 Brett. V6's weren't invented in 1968.
Nice car. Will probably drive like a pig but they look great and have big time resale value if done right.
Nice car. Will probably drive like a pig but they look great and have big time resale value if done right.
07-18-14, 03:31 PM
Waffles - hmmm good
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Don't dig in too deep on Brett, those things can be real rust buckets. Shine it up, tune it up, new tires, buff out the paint, cleanup the interior and get rid of it for as much as you can get.
It actually is worth more if it was the original engine, paint and interior color. Looks like a nice
20 footer though.
It actually is worth more if it was the original engine, paint and interior color. Looks like a nice
20 footer though.
07-18-14, 03:42 PM
Originally Posted by t_g_farrell
Don't dig in too deep on Brett, those things can be real rust buckets. Shine it up, tune it up, new tires, buff out the paint, cleanup the interior and get rid of it for as much as you can get.
It actually is worth more if it was the original engine, paint and interior color. Looks like a nice
20 footer though.
It actually is worth more if it was the original engine, paint and interior color. Looks like a nice
20 footer though.
07-18-14, 06:30 PM
You can't complain Brett. But Tara can and I'll bet she's doing it big time.
You might need to sell that 'stang to me, just to get your *** out of hot water. Send me a pm.
Hey Tim. You're due for your 10 Rotor. Don't you think?
You might need to sell that 'stang to me, just to get your *** out of hot water. Send me a pm.
Hey Tim. You're due for your 10 Rotor. Don't you think?
07-20-14, 07:14 PM
07-21-14, 08:24 AM
I wasn't going to tell Cathy about the Mustang Brett.
I was planning on flipping it before it got to the driveway.
Then use the proceeds to buy another FB.
She'll keep wondering how all this RX-7 stuff keeps showing up without a dent in the bank account.
I was planning on flipping it before it got to the driveway.
Then use the proceeds to buy another FB.
She'll keep wondering how all this RX-7 stuff keeps showing up without a dent in the bank account.
