any recommedations?
06-21-2004, 01:47 AM
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any recommedations?
im 15 and just bought a 88 2.3L mustang for a 100 dollars it sat for 2 years and wouldnt start when i recently tried i plan on buying a new 2.3l engine and tranny and was woundering how much will the total cost be around?
If Any one knows a website that sells mustang engine and trannys for cheap please let me know
If Any one knows a website that sells mustang engine and trannys for cheap please let me know
06-21-2004, 02:20 AM
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RE: any recommedations?
Then i'd think the most basic thing would be to try replacing the starter.
Those engines seem to run very well...
My first car was a 91 LX 4cyl Auto
Beat the **** out of it, changed the oil ONCE in 2 or 3 years, no other fluids have been changed.
no tune ups whatsoever
car still runs perfectly
Slow as ****, but runs without flaw its got 150+k miles on it
Those engines seem to run very well...
My first car was a 91 LX 4cyl Auto
Beat the **** out of it, changed the oil ONCE in 2 or 3 years, no other fluids have been changed.
no tune ups whatsoever
car still runs perfectly
Slow as ****, but runs without flaw its got 150+k miles on it
06-21-2004, 04:10 PM
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RE: any recommedations?
Since your just getting started, I would recommend you go to the nearest Ford dealer with a body shop and talk to the manager about which salvage yards he buys used parts from and then go to that yard and talk to the counterman about what you need to fix your ride. The used auto parts business is a big one, and the really good yards have a network where they can look for parts they don't have at other yards and find stuff for you even if they don't have it on hand. There are also places where you pay a buck or two to go out in the yard and take parts off for yourself and then pay for them on your way out. This will get you the parts as cheap as you can get them since you provide the labor to remove them, but you take the risk upon yourself in finding good parts rather than the yard where they remove them for you.
You can also get some good information from a local car club if you can find one in your area as the members usually know the good people to deal with and those to stay away from when it come to buying parts or getting work done in local repair shops. The local technical school with an auto shop class could also be a good source for information too. The more car people you can talk to and get to know, they better you will be in the long run as sharing information with others is the best way to learn about cars and what makes them work.
You can also get some good information from a local car club if you can find one in your area as the members usually know the good people to deal with and those to stay away from when it come to buying parts or getting work done in local repair shops. The local technical school with an auto shop class could also be a good source for information too. The more car people you can talk to and get to know, they better you will be in the long run as sharing information with others is the best way to learn about cars and what makes them work.
06-21-2004, 05:21 PM
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RE: any recommedations?
yeah those tech schools are free labor which is most of your cost on body work..it may talk months to get the car back but it maybe worth it if that school does fairly good work.....hell when I went to one we had a line out the door every day