Thinking about buying another Stang

speedemon · 10-29-2001, 06:47 PM

I want to buy something that I can work on as a very fast street machine.I would like opinions on a good project car.I want something that is reasonably cheep to start with so that eliminates the usual mega buck dream Stangs.I want something from the 80s or early 90s thats easy to get a ton of power out of and will hold up well on the bottle.

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97 Mustang GT.Bone stock.I have owned 6 other Mustangs.Nothing newer than 1971.

tireburner163 · 10-29-2001, 09:44 PM

Pick up a 1979-1993 notch back, drop in a 351 and spray the H, E, double toothpicks out of it

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THE SLO PONY
1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap.

Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!!

If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

speedemon · 10-29-2001, 10:19 PM

I'd like to know which years had the best motors,heads,tranys,rear ends that kind of thing.And which ones where dogs.I will be sticking with a GT or Cobra if I can find one.And keeping the original 5L.

tireburner163 · 10-30-2001, 04:37 PM

1987-1992 are the best years, because they have mass-air and have factory forged pistons.

P.S. don't get a AOD they suck a$$

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THE SLO PONY
1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap.

Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!!

If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

Mr 5 0 · 10-30-2001, 05:48 PM

The Cobra was only available in 1993 and is a near-collectors item now so rule that out.

Best bet for what you want is a 1989 Mustang
however all '87-92 Mustang 5.0's have the same stuff; 8.8 rear, forged pistons, etc, the difference is the '89-up models have Mass Air and the '90 and up models have airbags. '91 up have 16" '5-star' wheels (stock).
They all originally ran mid to high 14's (stock) - no real dogs among them, but avoid the AOD models if you want to build a fast Mustang. The AOD is a 'vanilla' passenger-car automatic never meant for real performance and will either fail quickly or need extensive - and expensive - modifications to be both fast and reliable.

The LX model is lighter and usually cheaper than the GT model - but harder to find.
The sedan or 'notchback' LX model is rare but the lightest of all the Mustang models.

If you plan big mods you may have to rebuild as we're taking about 5.0 engines that may easily have 100,000 miles or more on them. The 5.0 is tough and sturdy but even a 5.0 wears out eventually, so be aware of that possibility when you go to buy.

10-29-2001, 06:47 PM	#1
speedemon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Calgary,Alberta,Canada Posts: 14	Thinking about buying another Stang I want to buy something that I can work on as a very fast street machine.I would like opinions on a good project car.I want something that is reasonably cheep to start with so that eliminates the usual mega buck dream Stangs.I want something from the 80s or early 90s thats easy to get a ton of power out of and will hold up well on the bottle. ------------------ 97 Mustang GT.Bone stock.I have owned 6 other Mustangs.Nothing newer than 1971.

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10-29-2001, 09:44 PM	#2
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Pick up a 1979-1993 notch back, drop in a 351 and spray the H, E, double toothpicks out of it ------------------ THE SLO PONY 1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap. Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!! If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

10-29-2001, 10:19 PM	#3
speedemon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Calgary,Alberta,Canada Posts: 14	I'd like to know which years had the best motors,heads,tranys,rear ends that kind of thing.And which ones where dogs.I will be sticking with a GT or Cobra if I can find one.And keeping the original 5L.

10-30-2001, 04:37 PM	#4
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	1987-1992 are the best years, because they have mass-air and have factory forged pistons. P.S. don't get a AOD they suck a$$ ------------------ THE SLO PONY 1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap. Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!! If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

10-30-2001, 05:48 PM	#5
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	The Cobra was only available in 1993 and is a near-collectors item now so rule that out. Best bet for what you want is a 1989 Mustang however all '87-92 Mustang 5.0's have the same stuff; 8.8 rear, forged pistons, etc, the difference is the '89-up models have Mass Air and the '90 and up models have airbags. '91 up have 16" '5-star' wheels (stock). They all originally ran mid to high 14's (stock) - no real dogs among them, but avoid the AOD models if you want to build a fast Mustang. The AOD is a 'vanilla' passenger-car automatic never meant for real performance and will either fail quickly or need extensive - and expensive - modifications to be both fast and reliable. The LX model is lighter and usually cheaper than the GT model - but harder to find. The sedan or 'notchback' LX model is rare but the lightest of all the Mustang models. If you plan big mods you may have to rebuild as we're taking about 5.0 engines that may easily have 100,000 miles or more on them. The 5.0 is tough and sturdy but even a 5.0 wears out eventually, so be aware of that possibility when you go to buy.