suggestions.

Snlget · June 5th, 2008, 10:31 AM

hey i'm a new driver new to cars. i recently bought a 1988 gt ford mustang 5 liters. its been sitting in my garage and i have to idea what to do with it. i bought it online thinking that it only had 60 thousand miles, while cleaning it up i saw a recite for an oil fillup and it said that it had 160 thousand miles. so i think its near 200 thousand miles. now its got medium defects(scrapes/paint missing) also the inside is very oldish the seats bad and carpet is ripped other stuff like that. now had it really been 60 thousand miles i would have fixed it in a hearbeat. and i'm not going to sell it telling the buyer it only has 60 thousand miles. so do i go and put maybe 3000 dollars into overall fixes and have the car last maybe another half year, or do i scrap it. quick and reasonable response. (and no i'm not rich) i will try to get some pictures online soon.

baine21225 · June 5th, 2008, 10:47 AM

well does it run alright now? is there alot of rust? is the interior and paint missing the only issues with it? if it runs fine then go ahead and drive/keep it, if it's spewing oil in every direction and leaking gas and rusting threw the floor boards and fenders then scrap it... we wont be able to give you a full answer until we get some pics, lots of pics

93hatch · June 5th, 2008, 11:53 AM

my car has over 200k i think runs goddam perfect almost stock ran a 14 flat

r.barn · June 5th, 2008, 12:45 PM

$3,000 get you a long way in restoring AND upgrading a 5.0

If it runs good and isnt blowing smoke, ..... drive it.
engines can take 200k mile no prob.

Start cleaning up the interior and replacing worn out
bushings and brakes and such.

Tons of info on the web. Hell worst case scenario you can
put a brand new rebuilt stock engine in it for like $1,800

Mustang Parts & Accessories - 50resto

trueblue01 · June 5th, 2008, 01:13 PM

I would start fixing it. If the body is solid without major cancer, the rest can be done a little at a time and you'll have a nice car. The red and white one in my sig has 160,000 and I have a GT that looks just like it with 182,000.

Snlget · June 5th, 2008, 01:41 PM

alright thanks alot guys these are great tips. i will have the pictures as soon as possible but i'm on a business trip out of the states. yeah my mustang looks just like your red one but white and without the stripes. i dont remeber any rust but i did have to buy a new radiotor for the car. and if i do decide to try and fix up this car, what should i do to it? go normal stock or try to put fancy bumbers and make it like fast and furios car?(like i said i'm very new to cars)

Squints · June 5th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Snlget

alright thanks alot guys these are great tips. i will have the pictures as soon as possible but i'm on a business trip out of the states. yeah my mustang looks just like your red one but white and without the stripes. i dont remeber any rust but i did have to buy a new radiotor for the car. and if i do decide to try and fix up this car, what should i do to it? go normal stock or try to put fancy bumbers and make it like fast and furios car?(like i said i'm very new to cars)

this is the last thing anyone should ever do to a mustang. IMO. and probably most other people on the site too. just get it back into shape and mechanically sound. then, start adding performance mods, if you're going to do anything. don't put bumpers and a wing and neon on it. that's blasphemy.

93hatch · June 5th, 2008, 03:33 PM

just lower it and put some 17s on it if you want it to look nice

e3sean · June 5th, 2008, 03:36 PM

^ then u can be like this fag^

Squints · June 5th, 2008, 04:01 PM

93hatch · June 5th, 2008, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by e3sean

^ then u can be like this fag^

says the guy with no rims!

Smirnoff · June 5th, 2008, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by 93hatch

just lower it and put some 17s on it if you want it to look nice

+1

Iownastang · June 5th, 2008, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by 93hatch

says the guy with no rims!

Says the guy with the slow car.

e3sean · June 5th, 2008, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by Iownastang

Says the guy with the slow car.

ooh sick burn but in all fairness he did beat me the only time we raced..

but my new wheels are in and i am going to the track saturday.

baine21225 · June 6th, 2008, 10:22 AM

sweet avatar sean, i sell honda's

My First Ride · June 6th, 2008, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Squints

this is the last thing anyone should ever do to a mustang. IMO. and probably most other people on the site too. just get it back into shape and mechanically sound. then, start adding performance mods, if you're going to do anything. don't put bumpers and a wing and neon on it. that's blasphemy.

I agree to a point the ricer look is not for mustangs. But it is your car you can do what you think looks good, this forum is afterall called "modded mustangs"

Have fun with it.

Squints · June 6th, 2008, 12:11 PM

^ agree.

have fun with the car. but since you're new to mustangs. take a look around at some that have exterior mods that are a little more low key. they are already sexy ass cars. and doing something extreme to the looks of them just takes away from their "natural beauty." (that's what i meant to say the first time.)

mustangsally88 · June 6th, 2008, 01:38 PM

You would be surprised at how long the 302 lasts. They are strong engines! Mine has almost 160K on it and there is no smoke or nothin. Clean as can be...

78mach1 · June 6th, 2008, 03:08 PM

ya dude your fine, dont even worry about miles right now, mine has 150k and it serously runs amazing.

totally forget about the mileage, that doesnt matter, just get it running good and get it mechanically good, then worry about cosmedic stuff

Iownastang · June 6th, 2008, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by e3sean

ooh sick burn but in all fairness he did beat me the only time we raced..

but my new wheels are in and i am going to the track saturday.

Damn but werent you running on 4 cylinders?

June 5th, 2008, 10:31 AM	#1
Snlget Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 15 iTrader: 0 reviews	suggestions. hey i'm a new driver new to cars. i recently bought a 1988 gt ford mustang 5 liters. its been sitting in my garage and i have to idea what to do with it. i bought it online thinking that it only had 60 thousand miles, while cleaning it up i saw a recite for an oil fillup and it said that it had 160 thousand miles. so i think its near 200 thousand miles. now its got medium defects(scrapes/paint missing) also the inside is very oldish the seats bad and carpet is ripped other stuff like that. now had it really been 60 thousand miles i would have fixed it in a hearbeat. and i'm not going to sell it telling the buyer it only has 60 thousand miles. so do i go and put maybe 3000 dollars into overall fixes and have the car last maybe another half year, or do i scrap it. quick and reasonable response. (and no i'm not rich) i will try to get some pictures online soon.

June 5th, 2008, 11:53 AM	#3
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	my car has over 200k i think runs goddam perfect almost stock ran a 14 flat __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

June 5th, 2008, 12:45 PM	#4
r.barn Regular 1989 LX Vert - 1993 Notch Fast Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 398 iTrader: 0 reviews	$3,000 get you a long way in restoring AND upgrading a 5.0 If it runs good and isnt blowing smoke, ..... drive it. engines can take 200k mile no prob. Start cleaning up the interior and replacing worn out bushings and brakes and such. Tons of info on the web. Hell worst case scenario you can put a brand new rebuilt stock engine in it for like $1,800 Mustang Parts & Accessories - 50resto __________________ The last President elected in anger of previous President was ....... Jimmy Carter God Help Us

June 5th, 2008, 01:13 PM	#5
trueblue01 Enthusiast 1989 Mustang LX 10.98@126.7 NA Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 698 iTrader: 0 reviews	I would start fixing it. If the body is solid without major cancer, the rest can be done a little at a time and you'll have a nice car. The red and white one in my sig has 160,000 and I have a GT that looks just like it with 182,000. __________________ Never fast enough.

June 5th, 2008, 03:33 PM	#8
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	just lower it and put some 17s on it if you want it to look nice __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

June 5th, 2008, 10:47 AM	#2
baine21225 MM Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 4,338 iTrader: 1 reviews	well does it run alright now? is there alot of rust? is the interior and paint missing the only issues with it? if it runs fine then go ahead and drive/keep it, if it's spewing oil in every direction and leaking gas and rusting threw the floor boards and fenders then scrap it... we wont be able to give you a full answer until we get some pics, lots of pics

June 5th, 2008, 01:41 PM	#6
Snlget Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 15 iTrader: 0 reviews	alright thanks alot guys these are great tips. i will have the pictures as soon as possible but i'm on a business trip out of the states. yeah my mustang looks just like your red one but white and without the stripes. i dont remeber any rust but i did have to buy a new radiotor for the car. and if i do decide to try and fix up this car, what should i do to it? go normal stock or try to put fancy bumbers and make it like fast and furios car?(like i said i'm very new to cars)

June 5th, 2008, 03:36 PM	#9
e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,596 iTrader: 0 reviews	^ then u can be like this fag^ __________________

June 5th, 2008, 04:01 PM	#10
Squints 2008 Hammock Rodeo Champ 2003 F-150 Lariat FX4 Supercab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: VB,VA Posts: 1,237 iTrader: 0 reviews

June 6th, 2008, 10:22 AM	#15
baine21225 MM Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 4,338 iTrader: 1 reviews	sweet avatar sean, i sell honda's

June 6th, 2008, 12:11 PM	#17
Squints 2008 Hammock Rodeo Champ 2003 F-150 Lariat FX4 Supercab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: VB,VA Posts: 1,237 iTrader: 0 reviews	^ agree. have fun with the car. but since you're new to mustangs. take a look around at some that have exterior mods that are a little more low key. they are already sexy ass cars. and doing something extreme to the looks of them just takes away from their "natural beauty." (that's what i meant to say the first time.) __________________ i have no mustang. so don't listen to anything i say.

June 6th, 2008, 01:38 PM	#18
mustangsally88 Regular 1988 Mustang 5.0 GT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 67 iTrader: 0 reviews	You would be surprised at how long the 302 lasts. They are strong engines! Mine has almost 160K on it and there is no smoke or nothin. Clean as can be... __________________

June 6th, 2008, 03:08 PM	#19
78mach1 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: utah Posts: 1,365 iTrader: 0 reviews	ya dude your fine, dont even worry about miles right now, mine has 150k and it serously runs amazing. totally forget about the mileage, that doesnt matter, just get it running good and get it mechanically good, then worry about cosmedic stuff

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