Hey everyone, I was hoping to find some infomation on the 65, 289 auto, Deluxe model Mustang. A friend of mine offered to sell me this car for 700.00. It needs basically everything that can be removed and replaced. He has 2 replacement doors, a Pony interior that has never been installed, and the rest of the engine that I can rebuild. It has been sitting in water, or has been flooded, needs floor pans, a right rear quarter panel skin, new trunk lid, front facia, paint, tires, and I am sure that the tranny needs to be freshened up. I found this car, when I was looking for a car for my daughter. I am going to take my ex wife to see it tomorrow, and regardless of whether she wants the car for my daughter, I am going to buy it. So, if I purchase this car in mind for my daughter, I have a year to get it running and reliable, if not, then I have a project car that I can take my time with. Where can I find replacement parts that may be hard to come by? I have checked our sponsors, and I was suprised at the prices, I was expecting to be shocked, so that was good news. But it needs a dash, and other things that I am sure I will have hunt. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I had planned on replacing everything, fuel tank, lines, electrical, brake lines, engine harness, etc. I know this is a project and will take some time, but I have always loved the classics, and I cant wait to get started. I apologize if I had posted something similar to this earlier, I could not find it, anyway, thanks for reading all of this, and wish me luck!

 

700 is a bit much for something that needs evrything.

 

3 things.

What is your end result target.

What kind of budget do you have to work with.

How much of the work are you going to do yourself?

That should help us in giving an opinion.

 

If it's been in water and needs new floor boards--how are the frame rails?

 

They look rusted and can probably be cleaned up and re-sealed. There are no holes in them. I plan to do most of the work myself, besides the engine machine work and the tranny rebuild. If I purchase this for myself, I have unlimited time, as money will allow. I dont have a set date to get her on the road, I want it done correctly with no short cuts. I dont care how long it takes.

 

Just a suggestion, but if I were you I would run, not walk away from that project. But if your mind is made up, read everything in the FAQ section above so that you are at least intelligent about all the possibilities and costs involved. If you have specific questions, then get back to us.

 

offer 400 buy it part it and then buy another one

 

From what you've posted, it seems like your set on the purchase.

Just some food for thought. There's much better project vehicles out there. By that, I mean much better platforms in much better condition for reasonable money.

If you're just hell bent on this one then go for it. It sounds like you're wanting something to build and this will more than foot that bill.

Good luck

 

Next time you go look at it, bring an old blanket and a long, small bladed screwdriver. Get underneath and gently poke around, especially those frame rails. They often rust from the inside out, and the screwdriver will easily poke through areas that are rotted. Same can be said for the floorboards, as cowl leaks are pretty common. And the doors. And the inner rear quarters seem to rust from both sides at once. If there is extensive rust, you'll see your "one year" project turn into a money pit if you plan to pay someone to do the torch work, or suck all your spare time doing all the surgery yourself.

There are still too many low rust '65 and '66 beaters out there to bother with a plain Jane rust bucket. It's only worth doing a complete unibody platform rebuild when it's a special car, like a quad GT ragtop or a Shelby. One trip to S. Cal or Arizona will convince you there are cars w/o total rust, and it's a far better use of your time and money find one and trailer it home. Just be sure to bring your screwdriver, 'cause not every car out west is a "native". Don't assume anything.

 

Interesting. I will check further today. Thanks for the help guys, its hard not to get excited, know what I mean?