Need help from my brethren deal finders

[scott442]

There is a '67 coupe project for $5500 in Haslet with rebuilt 289 and toploader on Facebook group DFW MUSTANG CLASSIFIEDS. Lots of new parts.

[Baron Von Crowder]

https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/6059252319.html

[BLAKE]

That's awesome man. Keep us posted.

[junior]

So the search continues!!

Blake I'm talking to some of the peeps who own what you have posted, today after church we went out to eat can't really recall how it went down but he said something to the effect of yeah I'd like to have a mustang "too" my little brother has a 93 coupe and I have my 91 hatch and 08gt.

So yeah I'm stoked about hopefully finding him something!!

[BLAKE]

Here's one in Austin...

https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/6030772470.html

[BLAKE]

This one would require a road trip to San Antonio, but has potential.

https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/6049689946.html

[BLAKE]

It's rare to see a classic with a salvage title, but depending on how it was damaged and what might be rusty, this might be a decent candidate.

https://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/6069286600.html

[junior]

I think the 65 would be more work and money than you are looking for.

Text me price

[homealone]

I think the 65 would be more work and money than you are looking for.

[junior]

You know Junior, I was thinking. You need to get him something cool. Like my wagon. It's for sale and in your budget.

How about that 65!?

[homealone]

You know Junior, I was thinking. You need to get him something cool. Like my wagon. It's for sale and in your budget.

[BLAKE]

wait, licence plates arent "right" anymore?

No, but old stop signs are.

[Baron Von Crowder]

wait, licence plates arent "right" anymore?

[BLAKE]

Eek....my budget is about 5k so I will sacrifice it being a v8, we can do some work not scared of that, my main fear is rust. I can do engine swap and Trans later, I'd like for it to look pretty good ie: not much body work but I can entertain ideas, I have till June to get it to run and drive and can be a project for my pops and I to get it looking sharp while spend time together.

I know it's kind of a low budget but hopefully I get lucky with a find.

I somehow missed this reply earlier. That budget is tight, even for a 6cyl car. I'll keep looking for you and see what I can dig up. Hard to find rust free cars for that kind of money unfortunately. One thought, and maybe this makes me a bad person, but say it does have some rust in the floor pan... if it's not awful, must it be replaced? My car had a small amount of rust in the floor. When I had it torn down that far, I cut out the small parts that were eaten through, pop rivited in some patch panels and fiberglassed over that. I treated the top and bottom side of the whole floor with Por-15 and went on down the road. You can't really tell there was ever rust if you look at it, and no more holes.

That's not the "right" way to do it, but it worked and nobody has ever noticed or cared. I'm not trying to win show trophies, so who cares? I sure don't. I never plan on selling and sometime I'll probably do it the right way. In the mean time, I'll be busy having fun driving my old car. F it.

[BLAKE]

I didnt see that he had the carb off. I mean, ten minutes of your time will keep me from dropping my offer a grand. Unless they have had the pans replaced, Id bet most of them are at least soft if not rusted through.

If I was in your shoes junior, Id offer 5k and see what happens.

He said that one cylinder has low compression and he dropped a check valve or some such down the intake, so he's afraid to start it. Rightly so. It's a situation where he's done messing with it which saves the next owner money. The underside is pretty rotted though.

Based on the updated pics, I think this thing went from engine+some interior work to minor restoration, so it depends on what Junior and his dad are up for. I still see it as a reasonably cheap way to get into a V8 car, but it's also worth noting that adding $4-5K to the purchase budget could get you a car with none of these issues. Or at least fewer issues, so again, it's worth doing some soul searching to see what level of restoration counts as fun, and what level beyond that is just a pain in the ass.

The one saving grace is that it's complete and not too far gone. Somebody in Michigan wouldn't think twice about the level of rust in this car, but here in Texas, we're spoiled. Relatively rust free cars are something you can actually find around here.