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Topic: when buying a classic mustang; what should one look/check for?
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louie
Journeyman Posts: 99
From: California
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 11-30-2003 12:44 AM
  
leaks? disk/drum brakes? lines/hoses? ectthanks.
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N266fords
Gearhead Posts: 1586
From: Spokane ,WA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 11-30-2003 01:23 AM
rooted floor pans, leaking cowl vents bent frames, cracked shock towers,hacked up body parts list all missing peices you would need to replace interior and exterior stuff. Sometimes a great deal turns out costing more then paying a little more now but its all there and you just have to mantian it.Bruce
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trojanmike
Journeyman Posts: 5
From: Hawthorne, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 11-30-2003 04:33 AM
http://www.expage.com/mustangfaqshttp://www.karmustang.com/PredeliveryPRINT.html Mike [This message has been edited by trojanmike (edited 11-30-2003).] [This message has been edited by trojanmike (edited 11-30-2003).] [This message has been edited by trojanmike (edited 11-30-2003).]
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Mooney
Gearhead Posts: 1691
From: Marietta, Ga
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 11-30-2003 10:51 AM
Depending on what you plan on doing with the car, I'd run the vin on it to see if its what you're getting. That T and U will turn some people off right quick like.
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louie
Journeyman Posts: 99
From: California
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 11-30-2003 01:20 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Mooney:
Depending on what you plan on doing with the car, I'd run the vin on it to see if its what you're getting. That T and U will turn some people off right quick like.
i originally wanted to make the car put out around 300+hp but now i really dont care. i just want one & the power it makes doesnt matter anymore....of course there will be some modding done to it tho.
what type of site checks classic cars vins?
i dont think carfax does it. thanks for the links posted above.
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Mooney
Gearhead Posts: 1691
From: Marietta, Ga
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 11-30-2003 03:03 PM
Do you mean check them to see if there are any reports on them or not? Or just decoding it of sorts?
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louie
Journeyman Posts: 99
From: California
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 11-30-2003 04:31 PM
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Originally posted by Mooney:
Do you mean check them to see if there are any reports on them or not? Or just decoding it of sorts?
i assumed you meant something like a carfax to check its history, background, previous owners, ect. because i know carfax doesnt go back that far. i know nothing about the decoding
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65darkhorse
Gearhead Posts: 1016
From: Northern NJ
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 11-30-2003 04:38 PM
The decoder will, based upon the cars dataplate, tell you what options came on your car.
click here for decoderIf you are thinking about getting {or have} a '67-'73 car, you can order a full report on your car from Marti Autoworks Marti As for Carfax, it won't work.
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'65 GT 302 5 spd
"Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason." R.W. Emerson
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
my stang!
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adragon8u
Gearhead Posts: 5104
From: Oceano, Ca. member# 2895
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 11-30-2003 04:42 PM
what part of California are you in? there was a guy a couple miles from me had a 66 w/289 for sale a couple months ago. went by criss on the forums here.------------------
http://webpages.charter.net/adragon8u/mystang
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louie
Journeyman Posts: 99
From: California
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 11-30-2003 04:50 PM
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Originally posted by adragon8u:
what part of California are you in? there was a guy a couple miles from me had a 66 w/289 for sale a couple months ago. went by criss on the forums here.
im in central cal. between fresno & bakersfield i checked out a red/white vinyl top '67 a couple of weeks ago. was in good/working condition. needed a pulley for the a/c (i think) & one of the valve springs needed to be replaced. oh & it had drum brakes all around. the owner was asking $2,200 obo was nice but i think i really want a '64-'66 [This message has been edited by louie (edited 11-30-2003).]
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adragon8u
Gearhead Posts: 5104
From: Oceano, Ca. member# 2895
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 11-30-2003 05:03 PM
sounds like your up around the Tulare, Kern county area? I'm on the Central Coast In San Luis Obispo County.------------------
http://webpages.charter.net/adragon8u/mystang
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louie
Journeyman Posts: 99
From: California
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 11-30-2003 05:06 PM
quote:
Originally posted by adragon8u:
sounds like your up around the Tulare, Kern county area? I'm on the Central Coast In San Luis Obispo County.
yup
im in tulare
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adragon8u
Gearhead Posts: 5104
From: Oceano, Ca. member# 2895
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 11-30-2003 05:12 PM
well, I know the guy went by the username Chriss, I think I left the h out earlier. If you like, i could swing over and see if he's decided what he wants, or if it's sold.------------------
http://webpages.charter.net/adragon8u/mystang
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louie
Journeyman Posts: 99
From: California
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 11-30-2003 05:16 PM
quote:
Originally posted by adragon8u:
well, I know the guy went by the username Chriss, I think I left the h out earlier. If you like, i could swing over and see if he's decided what he wants, or if it's sold.
whats he asking for it?
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adragon8u
Gearhead Posts: 5104
From: Oceano, Ca. member# 2895
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 11-30-2003 05:20 PM
that's just it, he has the sign on it but never gives a price. says he hasn't decided yet. it needs work for sure, but what he's done so far is not bad. stock 289 set up. Maybe Steve remebers the thread? I've tried back searching the posts in hoping to find his email.------------------
http://webpages.charter.net/adragon8u/mystang
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 43789
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-30-2003 09:20 PM
Make sure you have a solid body and subframe structure. On cars of this age, you'll be replacing or rebuilding everything else anyway.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 2516
From: Senoia, G.A. USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 12-01-2003 08:00 AM
I would agree with Steve L. Im not a fan of bodywork so I went with a car that had a solid body. Check for sagging rear springs, it will probably have a badly sagging pair if they are original. All the above are also great (cowl, shock towers etc..)------------------
'68 coupe 289 C code
66 heads, edel 600cfm carb, performer intake, dual exhaust http://www.geocities.com/ottouk_77/68mustang.htm
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