new to cars, my first is a mustang...check it out
10-28-2005, 12:48 AM
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new to cars, my first is a mustang...check it out
Okay, I'm a 15-year-old girl and have a 1990 Mustang GT 5.0 Convertible. I got the car extremely cheap (maybe 100 dollars tops) the summer before my 15th birthday. The car was in decent condition: barely any body damage except a not-too-major left back quarterpanel dent, front seats need new leather (but that's common with old cars), and there is a small crack in the dash. The engine is surprisingly clean, but the only major problem was that there wasn't a transmission and the drive shaft happened to be in the trunk. Now, only a month before my Sweet Sixteen and I have yet alot to do.
Anyone want to hear what I have in store for it? Well, here goes: I am going to get the transmission out of a Crown Victoria that a friend of mine has and put it in mine. After I get all the body work done, which won't take long, I am going to take out the motor and clean it completely and clean all under the hood so I can paint that right along with my car. I MIGHT replace the top, not exactly sure yet. I am lowering the front by about an inch and a half and the back by an inch (it's slightly offset). Redo all the inside and when it comes time for the paint job, I am thinking about going charcoal gray with either about a 1-inch darker gray stripe going from the front to the back on the sides right underneath the window or darker gray blocks on the back quarterpanels.
Well? What do you all think for my first car, first mustang, first try?Wish me luck and leave me some feedback and ideas please. Thanks! Oh yeah, sorry about it being so long.
Anyone want to hear what I have in store for it? Well, here goes: I am going to get the transmission out of a Crown Victoria that a friend of mine has and put it in mine. After I get all the body work done, which won't take long, I am going to take out the motor and clean it completely and clean all under the hood so I can paint that right along with my car. I MIGHT replace the top, not exactly sure yet. I am lowering the front by about an inch and a half and the back by an inch (it's slightly offset). Redo all the inside and when it comes time for the paint job, I am thinking about going charcoal gray with either about a 1-inch darker gray stripe going from the front to the back on the sides right underneath the window or darker gray blocks on the back quarterpanels.
Well? What do you all think for my first car, first mustang, first try?Wish me luck and leave me some feedback and ideas please. Thanks! Oh yeah, sorry about it being so long.
10-28-2005, 01:19 AM
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RE: new to cars, my first is a mustang...check it out
hey i dont drive a mustang but good luck, your young and looks like you have great ideas for it and sounds like you care about it. Let me know down the road how it comes along i love that style mustang...take care!
10-28-2005, 06:16 PM
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RE: new to cars, my first is a mustang...check it out
yeah, ive been thinking and planning for a bout a year now and ive got really good ideas. im trying to get pics. i should be getting a camera in a week or two and should have some AMAZING before and after pics when its all said and done.
