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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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This is the 1985 mustang 5.0 I bought this weekend. Got the entire car for $500. Please feel free to Leave any comments that you guys may have.
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:00 PM
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it looks slow
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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Like I stated in the title its a fixer upper. But you come talk to me when you get your POS running!
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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i was making a joke. damn maybe i should have put a smiley or something. you got a better deal than i did when i bought my junk. mine was 500 as a roller and you got yours with a trans and motor.

EDIT yours also has paint
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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Looks good, especially for $500!!

I prolly have some parts you might need, let me know.
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by fs308
i was making a joke. damn maybe i should have put a smiley or something. you got a better deal than i did when i bought my junk. mine was 500 as a roller and you got yours with a trans and motor.

EDIT yours also has paint
Yea you should of man i took it serious to tell you the truth.
Yea its a complete car and especially for the 500 it took to come up on it. So whens the expected date for the start up on Project POS?
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by fs308
it looks slow
^^^^^lol!!! Probably faster than my junk lol..

Nice find, perfect for a winter time killer. I need to find a cheap stang for my bro and I to work on.....then rip it at the track Have fun with the build!
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by badass84gt
Looks good, especially for $500!!

I prolly have some parts you might need, let me know.
The parts I need at the moment would be the brake cylinder. Do you have one? I took it for a test drive and the brake pedal sinks in so I need to replace it. What are other parts you have that I might need?
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Chadwick86
^^^^^lol!!! Probably faster than my junk lol..

Nice find, perfect for a winter time killer. I need to find a cheap stang for my bro and I to work on.....then rip it at the track Have fun with the build!
Sure will have fun with it. Tomorrow Im going to try to buff it to find some decent paint out the SOB.
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by r1sky5.0
Yea you should of man i took it serious to tell you the truth.
Yea its a complete car and especially for the 500 it took to come up on it. So whens the expected date for the start up on Project POS?

hopefully next summer. if you check my thread i have a shortblock and a 5spd now but i still need various things (clutch driveshaft flywheel etc)

i think you got a good deal on it. does it run?



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