colostang

five pt oh is right. I have brand new brakes and steering in my FB, it is all stock stuff, but installed correctly and new. The 250hp that I would guess my semi-modded 289 is producing is PLENTY. It would scare me to death if I had a 350hp plant in there. In my mind along with a $4,000 engine upgrade would have to come a $4,000 safety upgrade, including brakes, steering, suspension, seatbelts, steering column, etc.

az1966

I live in mesa, bought a carcase as I didn't want to pay 5 to 10k for what? with a carcase it's dead and I know it, and where I stood, rust wise I bought mine from a guy in Tempe, it had been sitting in a couple backyards for approx 16 years and a farm field before ...for who knows how long... it took 50 bucks in quarters to flush the scorpins and black widows out of it once it was striped, point being in Phoenix and Tucson thers next to nothing for rain or road salt, mine had lite surface rust on the fenders and doors and thats it, now if the car had come from some place that uses road salt or alotta rain like the Pacific northwest then it'd be a different story... problem I have is I never know if the PO who did the work actually really knows what they were doing and am I gonna pay twice for the same job,,, great pointers from the guys above,,don't rush, buy what you like and check it out real good,,bring a buddy along for an extra set of eyes/questions

sesso

right on.. thanks alot for the info. I dont know a whole lot about older stangs. I have worked on cars for about 4 years as a tech tho. I am ok to spend 15k or less though too.

five pt oh

$15k should be plenty for a good classic mustang. I think you're wise to try to find something that is already restored to a level that you're happy with. That'll work out way cheaper for you in the long run as opposed to trying to fix one up yourself.

I see that you've got a 2007. My suggestion would be to let that be your hi-po car, and not try to expect too much performance out of the old one. That's what I did (I've got a 2005 too). Sure, the classics can be made fast and somewhat safe at higher speeds, but like others have said, it will cost ya.

sesso

ya i know it wil cost me but I dont want to have to worry about emissions too much on the newer cars.