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Jakob

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So.. long story short when I was little.. around 11-12 years old my grandmother gave me a 1965 mustang fastback as a project car to fix up and drive when I turned 15 and I could get my learners permit. Little did she know I was a lazy bastard that is going on 20 and still doesn't have his drivers license. Anyways... it's sat in the same condition it has been in for years. A few years ago I got it running and about a year and a half ago I got it to nearly turn over, so it's not completely shot.. Let me digress and get to the point. All I care about is getting it running so I can get around town. I already have a shitty car that I am thinking of selling for around 1500$ and sinking the money into the mustang. I'm just wondering if you guys think it would be a good idea or not.

 

 

All I care about is getting it running so I can get around town. I'll worry about what it looks like later..

 

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Great car, however it's not going to serve you well as a beater to get around town.

 

Keep the shitty car if that's all you need.

 

You need to save some serious $$ to do that thing justice.

 

Also, what engine is in it, and is the tranny and engine originals?

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Great car, however it's not going to serve you well as a beater to get around town.

 

Keep the shitty car if that's all you need.

 

You need to save some serious $$ to do that thing justice.

 

Also, what engine is in it, and is the tranny and engine originals?

To be honest, I'm not sure what the engine is, I can check in just a few. But I think it might have been upgraded at some point.

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To be honest, I'm not sure what the engine is, I can check in just a few. But I think it might have been upgraded at some point.

 

From the looks of it it's the 289.  Great engine, hope its the original with the original tranny as well.

 

Honestly though if you don't have at least $5,000 sitting around to throw at this thing I would keep the other car and do stuff to this one over time.  Seriously, minimum of 5K to start that project.

 

Just to get you started you will need to work on or replace the following:

 

Tires

 

Brakes

 

ALL fluids, everywhere.

 

All filters.

 

Carb rebuild.

 

Radiator flush and probably replace.

 

Heater Core, although it's still summertime.

 

Head gaskets.

 

Thermostat.

 

I could probably go on and on.

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From the looks of it it's the 289.  Great engine, hope its the original with the original tranny as well.

 

Honestly though if you don't have at least $5,000 sitting around to throw at this thing I would keep the other car and do stuff to this one over time.  Seriously, minimum of 5K to start that project.

 

Just to get you started you will need to work on or replace the following:

 

Tires

 

Brakes

 

ALL fluids, everywhere.

 

All filters.

 

Carb rebuild.

 

Radiator flush and probably replace.

 

Heater Core, although it's still summertime.

 

Head gaskets.

 

Thermostat.

 

I could probably go on and on.

I just went out, and it is a 289.

 

My plan was to sink about 2500 into it, just so I could get it drivable and slowly fix everything else over the next year or so.

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I just went out, and it is a 289.

 

My plan was to sink about 2500 into it, just so I could get it drivable and slowly fix everything else over the next year or so.

 

I hear ya.

 

Figure out where to put that money, and try to do as much as you can on your own.

 

May want to go ahead and get some type of lubricant and get in those cylinders.  There is no telling after this many years how the rings and pistons are doing.

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