CFrance729
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- Location
- Carolina
- My Car
- 1973 Mustang Coupe, 302
1985 Buick Riviera
Last week I went and looked at a 73 Coupe in Newport News. I was planning on buying it then and there, but the loan check didn't arrive before the weekend, so we settled on a deposit. She will be mine next week though when I am out of training. (The car is $2300) Being that I cannot yet drive a stick, the owner drove us around the neighborhood a bit. Seems like the engine runs pretty strong, I think the transmission/clutch might have some issues, but its hard to say being that I have never driven a stick.
Its a 3 speed, 302 engine. Thanks to the knowledgable members here on the forum, I now know that it also has the Decor Group option too.
So the story behind it is the guy I bought it from had it for a couple years, and it apparently sat for 12 years until he got it. He didn't do much driving with it. He rebuilt the carb and a few other little things. The guy who had it before him was a doctor who had it since 75, so I guess that will make me the 4th owner.
This is how it came to be in my possession (well, almost in my possession).
I have a 15' boat I'm building, not much left to do besides fiberglassing and painting. Its a wood boat, so it only weighs 200-300 lbs without gear. A smart car could probably pull it. I didn't want to use my car (1985 Buick Riviera, 307 engine) because the rear bumper is messed up. Its fixable, but its not gonna be cheap, so I figure I will get a truck, and sell my car to a guy at work for $2000. So here I am on Craigslist, looking at a pretty decent 93 Ford with a stepside bed, which I love. It's 4wd with a V8, but its got 200k on it. Then I found an 84 Ford shortbed 4wd and a V8, so I'm talking to the guy about it for awhile and I was gonna go look at it and then I bought a Mustang.
Because why not.
It will pull my boat just fine provided the transmission and engine are good.
So we will see how that goes.
Some more info on the car itself, it was $2300, 103k miles.
Pros:
-Near perfect interior
-Its a stick (3 speed but still)
-It runs and drives (at least in the 30s and 40s)
-Its a classic Mustang.
Cons:
-Rusted roof under vinyl top
-Fuel gauge isn't working
-Hood is rusted underneath
-Left turn signal doesn't work
-Rust on the trunk and trunk pan (theres a pattern)
-Rust on the bottom of the doors
-Probably some more rust
I'll have more pictures next week, definitely under the vinyl top (I have already seen under the top, its pretty much all rust, but no holes)
I plan on turning this into a daily driver, so no huge engine with drag radials (but its still going to be a bad ass daily, of course)
I wanna convert it into a 5 speed in the future, as I hear 3 speeds kind of suck to drive. Further down the road I will put a bigger engine in it too, but still something that is somewhat efficient (13-15 mpg, I have low standards)
It will definitely need an upgraded exhaust, I'm thinking an H pipe dual exhaust. Way way down the road its gonna get repainted, either regular black or matte black with orange racing stripes, or a red stripe, a white stripe, and a blue stripe. It would be cool to get some louvers put in the hood too.
Anyways, that's my story. I can't wait to meet more of you and hear what you have to say, and see your Mustangs too!
Its a 3 speed, 302 engine. Thanks to the knowledgable members here on the forum, I now know that it also has the Decor Group option too.
So the story behind it is the guy I bought it from had it for a couple years, and it apparently sat for 12 years until he got it. He didn't do much driving with it. He rebuilt the carb and a few other little things. The guy who had it before him was a doctor who had it since 75, so I guess that will make me the 4th owner.
This is how it came to be in my possession (well, almost in my possession).
I have a 15' boat I'm building, not much left to do besides fiberglassing and painting. Its a wood boat, so it only weighs 200-300 lbs without gear. A smart car could probably pull it. I didn't want to use my car (1985 Buick Riviera, 307 engine) because the rear bumper is messed up. Its fixable, but its not gonna be cheap, so I figure I will get a truck, and sell my car to a guy at work for $2000. So here I am on Craigslist, looking at a pretty decent 93 Ford with a stepside bed, which I love. It's 4wd with a V8, but its got 200k on it. Then I found an 84 Ford shortbed 4wd and a V8, so I'm talking to the guy about it for awhile and I was gonna go look at it and then I bought a Mustang.
Because why not.
It will pull my boat just fine provided the transmission and engine are good.
So we will see how that goes.
Some more info on the car itself, it was $2300, 103k miles.
Pros:
-Near perfect interior
-Its a stick (3 speed but still)
-It runs and drives (at least in the 30s and 40s)
-Its a classic Mustang.
Cons:
-Rusted roof under vinyl top
-Fuel gauge isn't working
-Hood is rusted underneath
-Left turn signal doesn't work
-Rust on the trunk and trunk pan (theres a pattern)
-Rust on the bottom of the doors
-Probably some more rust
I'll have more pictures next week, definitely under the vinyl top (I have already seen under the top, its pretty much all rust, but no holes)
I plan on turning this into a daily driver, so no huge engine with drag radials (but its still going to be a bad ass daily, of course)
I wanna convert it into a 5 speed in the future, as I hear 3 speeds kind of suck to drive. Further down the road I will put a bigger engine in it too, but still something that is somewhat efficient (13-15 mpg, I have low standards)
It will definitely need an upgraded exhaust, I'm thinking an H pipe dual exhaust. Way way down the road its gonna get repainted, either regular black or matte black with orange racing stripes, or a red stripe, a white stripe, and a blue stripe. It would be cool to get some louvers put in the hood too.
Anyways, that's my story. I can't wait to meet more of you and hear what you have to say, and see your Mustangs too!
