I don't know what kind of car to buy anymore... - Lateral-g Forums

PoorMan · #1 06-11-2006, 12:10 PM

I need to clarify...I was unclear and overzealous in my original post...

When I said "I have a 70 FB I can build up" I should have said I have access to a 70 or I had a 70. I sold the car to my dad about 10 yrs ago. I was rather bold in assuming that he would sell it back to me...he actually enjoys the car so I may not have as easy access to it as I had presumed...but I'm going to visit pops today so maybe I'll plant the seed.

Problem is the fuelie won't be as easy on the 70 as dropping in a 350 Ram Jet in a Chevy. I know it can be done, but I'd have to do a good deal more engineering to figure it out. With the 88 the fuelie is a non-issue--obviously. But, on this forum, I should have known the 70 would get the overwhelming response. (DUH)

I still have some work ahead of me...

tyoneal · #2 06-11-2006, 01:43 PM

Visit Dad and start a, "Father Son Project".

You put up the labor and he puts up the................. well maybe 50/50 would be an easier sell.

There are a Gillion Go-Fast parts for the early Mustangs and you already have one in the family.

No thought here, Go with the STANG!!

tyoneal

PoorMan · #3 06-12-2006, 09:11 AM

No dice on the 70! I told my pops that I'm having a real hard time finding a rust free car, prices are high and told him not to sell his--unless he sells it back to me.

He agreed with me that prices were high and it's hard to find good cars...that was the end of the conversation! LOL! That's ok. He really enjoys the car and I don't want to take that away from him so I'm not going to push it.

So where do I stand now? I don't know...

romar 02 ss · #4 06-13-2006, 04:01 PM

AMC Gremlin?

Payton King · #5 06-14-2006, 05:47 AM

I have a friend that has one you may be able to get for around $13,000. It has a 351 and 4 speed. Body is solid, needs small floor pan rust repair on passenger side. Rest of the body is rust free...and no it is not an original 351 or 4 speed car. Good 10 footer and a great place to start a project. Drive and update a little at a time. I personally would do the suspension first.

You could always pull that 5.0 motor out of the other stang and put a pro-charger on it and drop it in..or turbos.

mazspeed · #6 06-14-2006, 10:20 AM

Hey Poorman. I think you need to take a step back and take this all in. If you look on this site and take a look at the cars here, there should be some of not most that would catch your eye, but we cannot provide you a base to start with if you don't know. What I'm saying is you should always look to find what you really want. You post a lot of questions as soon as you got here and that's fine, but what I'm wondering is, will this enthusiasm last? You need to ask yourself what you really want, are you dedicated to spending the kind of money you think that you will spend, because if you are, plan on at least spending double that on a rebuilding project. One leads to another and another and so on. That's why I suggested early on that you find a really nice car, mostly done and put your finishing touches on it. I say this because you have a set amount to work with. Some of us have the means to spend a little extra in doing a full build, but if I had it to do over, I would have gone that route and found something I really liked and then put my touches on it, and not do a full rebuild. These things are not cheap.

PoorMan · #7 06-14-2006, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mazspeed

You post a lot of questions as soon as you got here and that's fine, but what I'm wondering is, will this enthusiasm last?

You need to ask yourself what you really want, are you dedicated to spending the kind of money you think that you will spend, because if you are, plan on at least spending double that on a rebuilding project.

Didn't mean to bombard the forum with questions. Sorry for being the overzealous newbie. And I thank all for the help and sound advice. I'm at the bottom of the learning curve. I work hard and fast when I want something so I made it a point to get as much info as quickly as I could. Price info was kind of difficult to come by and came later than the tech info, so as pricing became apparent I started to realize that I probably can't build what I want without spending more than I'd like.

You may have noticed I haven't been posting as much as I had, that's because I'm taking some time to reassess my options and goals.