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Posted by: Carly. Jul 30 2012, 05:36 PM

Picking it up today at six, and then I'll get more pictures. Unfortunately, it's the 90hp 2.3 4-cylinder engine with an automatic.... But I didn't have much choice when I bought it for $600, so STFU.
Current plans are to redo the black trim, since it's turning yellow on the back bumper and it's just faded in general, and then... that's all I have in mind right now.

Posted by: Curtis Jul 30 2012, 05:39 PM

90hp from a 2.3?! Jeesus christ my 1.4 8v produces 75, my old 16v 1.4 made 100! How the f**k do americans make such bad engines?!

Posted by: Faяaп. Jul 30 2012, 05:42 PM

steal the blue one too

Posted by: Carly. Jul 30 2012, 05:42 PM

Nowhere near as bad as the Jag V12 that only puts out a little over 100.

I honestly have no idea why it's so underpowered, but as soon as I find a job, that's going to change. Unless it's too late to matter. I only plan on keeping it for a year, unless one of my parents wants to use it while I'm in college.


I do wish I was getting the blue one. It's much cooler.

Posted by: Helmasaur King Jul 30 2012, 05:43 PM

Very cool, you paid 600 for that ? Is this some kind of a joke? you can get that thing for like 40 pesos dude

Posted by: TribalThunder Jul 30 2012, 05:43 PM

Are you gonna redo the paint to? because that also looks kinda scratchy .. Otherwise nice for that price

Posted by: Carly. Jul 30 2012, 05:45 PM

Probably won't redo the paint. It is pretty bad, but a quality paint job would nearly double the cost of the car. It's just not in my budget at the moment.

Posted by: Helmasaur King Jul 30 2012, 05:53 PM

I will send you a few buckets of paint that I used on my Maserati, I don't need them anymore and I'm moving out soon

Posted by: Mkid Jul 30 2012, 05:54 PM

plastidip the black trim, problem solved. fyi plastidip is what i used to black out the front of my car. you can get it at home depot for cheap.

Alternatively you can use a regular pink rubber eraser (no joke, it works for stained matte black pieces. Just scrub the stain off and then wipe away the shavings) to take out stains from it and then use some tire-shine on it. Won't last forever but good to do each time you wash it.

Posted by: J.red Jul 30 2012, 11:20 PM

early american 4 cylinders weren't very high revving engines. They were built similar to the way they built the v8's. They rev well under the point where horsepower is higher than torque which is somewhere around 5120 rpm. As a result, this motor makes 90hp, but nearly 125 ft lb's of torque. Whereas a higher revving engine like a honda would make 140 hp on the same torque numbers. Horsepower is only a function of your torque and rpms.

Posted by: Ben.H Jul 30 2012, 11:56 PM

lol I would love that for a first car, you can pretend to be Vanilla Ice just with half the cylinders

Posted by: Carly. Jul 31 2012, 04:31 AM

I will...... Tomorrow, or possibly Wednesday. It's been sitting for two months and won't start. But the seller, who is now officially the most awesome person ever, said "I promised you a running car, and that's what you're getting." He's doing all the work on it.

Posted by: Faяaп. Jul 31 2012, 04:45 AM

dude, go smash bunncha random s**t so he has to replace it

Posted by: Helmasaur King Jul 31 2012, 04:50 AM

you write the dumbest comments i've ever seen on the internet

Posted by: uiui Jul 31 2012, 11:33 AM

You should have mustang like 21 jump street

Posted by: Carly. Jul 31 2012, 05:24 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8oDuS0Q
Her name is now Eileen, after this song came to mind while I was muttering "Come on...." every time we tried to start it yesterday.

Posted by: Helmasaur King Jul 31 2012, 05:31 PM

wow man thats deep

Posted by: Brandon: Jul 31 2012, 06:15 PM

thanks cutie

Posted by: manga tuner Jul 31 2012, 07:44 PM

strange my 1.3L inline 4 has 92hp dynoed about month ago... are u sure its only 90hp?

edit: im not sure is my car stock... but anyways

Posted by: AndrewGMC Jul 31 2012, 07:55 PM

40 pesos for a mustang
wat

Posted by: Helmasaur King Jul 31 2012, 08:56 PM

i meant 40 thousand

Posted by: The Dude Jul 31 2012, 11:20 PM

Mustang?



Fox body...




ALTHOUGH! Better than I've got. Don't diss my bike dood. Why diid you not get a manuel vehicle?

Posted by: J.red Aug 1 2012, 01:30 AM

nothing wrong with fox bodies, they've got great potential. and I kinda like the boxy look of them. I've definitely seen my fair share of sexy fox bodies.

Posted by: Daniel. Aug 1 2012, 01:46 AM

Explain to me why he should've gotten a manual.

Posted by: Carly. Aug 1 2012, 02:07 AM

I didn't get a manual because why would I pass up on this for $600?

Posted by: Daniel. Aug 1 2012, 02:08 AM

Even if it was more, I don't see any reason to get a manual

Posted by: Helmasaur King Aug 1 2012, 02:49 AM

because it's old school ....... dude ...

Posted by: uiui Aug 1 2012, 10:13 AM

Man...

Posted by: Curtis Aug 1 2012, 10:37 AM

Reasons to get a manual over an automatic:

Better driving experience
Better fuel economy and performance
Considerably cheaper to purchase parts when something goes wrong
Considerably easier to replace parts when something goes wrong
Lower likelyhood of hitting the wrong pedal when not fully attentive at the wheel

I'd say that was reason enough to be honest.

Posted by: uiui Aug 1 2012, 10:48 AM

Manual > Automatic

Posted by: Ben.H Aug 1 2012, 12:10 PM

Sorry I forgot everybody on PCA was a driving expert

Posted by: uiui Aug 1 2012, 12:48 PM

Sarcasm?Do you drive automatic?

Posted by: manga tuner Aug 1 2012, 01:13 PM

i drive both

automatic:
+easy to drive
+ only 2 pedals
+ no need to check RPM all time
- possibly pressing of wrong pedal
- if you only drive automatic cars you cant drive your friends manual

manual:
+clutch
+possibly more economic while driving (80 km/h with fifth gear ,etc.)
+as said better driving experience
+you can drive your friends automatic
-you have to check rpm
-harder to drive than automatic

Posted by: Myca Aug 1 2012, 01:17 PM

it's so boring to drive AT car, but on the other hand you can relax at city driving....







do you really chech rpm line every time? haha

Posted by: manga tuner Aug 1 2012, 01:41 PM

yes every time when i leave my yard to field , every time

Posted by: _Kevin_ Aug 1 2012, 02:07 PM

*cough* in the 80s Ford borrowed Mazda's 4cyl engine.... *cough*


Nice Mustang. Hopefully you'll ignore everyone telling you to get more clutch and low. These things cost money which everyone asumes you have, so you should go do right now. I know from my own car. How's the interior?

Posted by: Mkid Aug 1 2012, 02:56 PM

Guys, calm down. Just put an electronically controlled twin clutch transmission in it that changes gears faster than a professional driver and everyone will be happy.

Posted by: Myca Aug 1 2012, 03:06 PM

yep, twin clutch tranny is awesome thing, but approx $3000 costs to repair volkswagen DSG's mechatronik

I've already started saving money for it

Posted by: Curtis Aug 1 2012, 03:34 PM

Yeah sorry to jack your thread bryce I'm not gonna knock you for getting an automatic as I know you know that the manual is better. For the price you paid you cannot complain!

Also, convertibles are a win, period.

Now slam it

Posted by: Ben.H Aug 1 2012, 05:15 PM

No, but if Bryce bought an automatic and it's what he wants respect to him, I don't see why as soon as an automatic is mentioned the thread has to turn into "yeah but real drivers have manual"

these n***as mad because bryce has one of the coolest cars on PCA

Posted by: uiui Aug 1 2012, 05:43 PM

Yes thats right Ben.We want some pussy pics!

Posted by: Helmasaur King Aug 1 2012, 05:47 PM

nice one

Posted by: Carly. Aug 2 2012, 05:04 AM

Got it home today. My mom took a picture, but.... Holy s**t iPods have bad cameras.

The battery is so insanely close to dying. I mean, I was going to run out tomorrow to buy a cassette tape iPod connector thingamajig, but if I can even get it to start at home it will probably be dead in the parking lot. Especially since the power windows are basically mandatory with the lack of AC in 90+ degrees. So I'll probably spend tomorrow just cleaning it until either of my parents get home to go get me a new battery, or to let me borrow one of theirs for the day.

Posted by: Rywired Aug 2 2012, 05:41 AM

Sweet! Now 2jz swap it!

Posted by: Dj-san Aug 2 2012, 06:10 AM

+1

Posted by: uiui Aug 2 2012, 08:24 AM

Or rb26dett

Posted by: The Dude Aug 2 2012, 10:52 AM

Yeah true, on their own they're fine. But it's when you compare em to the other mustangs

Could re-badge it as a mercury capri That would also be cool

Posted by: Carly. Aug 2 2012, 04:37 PM

If I do anything big to it, it will just be a Saleen body kit.

Because sexy.

But that's a big if.

Posted by: Helmasaur King Aug 2 2012, 04:40 PM

if you do this you must design the interior like a space ship

Posted by: Mkid Aug 2 2012, 04:43 PM

it needs bigger wheels than what you have now

Posted by: Carly. Aug 2 2012, 05:59 PM

I do agree about that. I'm probably going to buy my next set of tires at Pull-A-Part. $14 each for a standard rim with a tire on it. $60 for used tires that still have plenty of life in them, and then I get that money back and more by selling the rims I already have. And it's totally DIY.

Hopefully I'll find some of these:

Which is actually likely with how often 5.0s show up in there. I just have to make sure to get there the same day one is put on the lot. Wheels are always the first thing to go.

Posted by: uiui Aug 2 2012, 06:01 PM

Screw good rims if your engine sucks.Engine is the most important its like heart of humans only with gas as blood !

Posted by: Curtis Aug 2 2012, 06:10 PM

No. You should always sort the chassis out before you even look at the engine. Power is nothing without Control.

Posted by: Carly. Aug 2 2012, 06:12 PM

Weight is most important in my book. It helps with every single thing.

But anyway, my point about the wheels is it's very cheap to get them at the junkyard. And it's necessary to replace the tires after a while. The engine is totally fine as it is, so upgrading it is just extra money that I don't have.

Posted by: uiui Aug 2 2012, 06:14 PM

Thats a pirelli slogan right?

Posted by: Curtis Aug 2 2012, 06:43 PM

Its actually a quote from many years ago that Pirrelli adopted as their slogan. It is relevent in pretty much all aspects of life

Posted by: J.red Aug 2 2012, 09:50 PM

You seem to have forgotten that it's not your car.

Those wheels would be cool bryce. I don't know how easy it is to swap a manual into that car, but if there's manuals available for the engine/chassis, it can be done. Just as a possible future option, if you keep it that long and want to. My car was an automatic 1.5L when it came to me, but I never once complained because I got it for basically scrap metal price. And look where it is now.

Posted by: Dj-san Aug 3 2012, 12:54 AM

2JZ > RB26

Ontopic: I agree with Curtis, Control is more important than power. If Im playing a video game or RPG I always start with handling because it can help me get around corners faster >:cD, but seriously... work on handling first, it will keep you from killing yourself if you ever get something faster.

Posted by: AndrewGMC Aug 3 2012, 12:56 AM

i must ask





do you still want a sex change

Posted by: _Kevin_ Aug 3 2012, 01:34 AM

Pfft Saleen body kit....


Get the Mclaren Body kit


The chick comes extra with the kit although it was produced in the 80's I'm sure she's aged a few years

Posted by: Daniel. Aug 3 2012, 01:36 AM

I was about to ask that lol

Posted by: Helmasaur King Aug 3 2012, 01:57 AM

me too dude

Posted by: Carly. Aug 3 2012, 02:02 AM

I don't know for sure.

Posted by: Hellrazr Aug 3 2012, 03:45 AM

i had a 84 Mustang with a 3.8L V6 flat black on a set of SSR MkI knock offs im not sure if they were real lol if they were ill kick my self for ever

Looked very much like this just Yellow and Flat Black and about 2 inches off the ground lol

Posted by: Dj-san Aug 3 2012, 05:33 AM

I think at one point they were sold with those lights.

Posted by: Victor. Aug 3 2012, 08:48 AM

Inspiration:

Posted by: Hellrazr Aug 3 2012, 12:31 PM

Yes from 80s to 86 i believe then a mild face lift we called then 4 eye

Posted by: Carly. Aug 5 2012, 05:29 PM

I wish that someone made a cold air intake for my engine... I might make my own, but it still costs about as much to do that as a proper kit for the 5.0 would.

Posted by: _Kevin_ Aug 6 2012, 04:49 AM

aren't CAI's universal? you just pop the new piping on an be done. If not. why not save that cash and one day i'll drag your ass to my PullAPart and get you something you can hoon

Posted by: Carly. Aug 6 2012, 11:44 PM

Yes, but they don't just fit everything right out of the box. The main pipe thing needs to be custom-fitted nearly every time.

My Pull-A-Part has its fair share of awesome cars, too. I just had no idea they were for sale. To me, they were just awesome things with cool stuff inside and neat badges to pry off and pocket.

Posted by: Carly. Sep 4 2012, 12:57 AM

So, uhh..... It's been in the shop for a long time. Short circuit. Didn't notice it until it was in for basic maintenance, and now they're holding onto it indefinitely until they find the problem.

The thing I love about my mechanic, is that any other place would say "Okay, we'll replace all the electrics and that'll be $1,500." but my guys are taking the time to pinpoint the specific thing to fix, and they're not even charging me to keep the car there all this time. Also, the labor going into finding the problem is totally free. If they find it and I want to fix it myself, I can just go and take it home without paying a dime. Of course, in that case I'd give a nice tip, but still. They're wonderful.

Posted by: AndrewGMC Sep 4 2012, 07:58 AM

dont reffer em as "wonderful" trust me

look for diagrams online

Posted by: PurePontiacKid Sep 8 2012, 03:49 AM

yo dog, I'm down with the 2.3L
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvgyABqHcMw&feature=plcp

but you should seriously consider doing things, and cutting springs, real talk.

Posted by: duncan Sep 8 2012, 10:39 PM

Your'e back lol

Posted by: Helmasaur King Sep 8 2012, 10:46 PM

god bless u man

Posted by: Carly. Sep 9 2012, 01:31 AM

Whooa, Ian's back!


Yeah, I definitely want to get to work as soon as possible. Sucks that it's STILL in the shop. I should have brought it to the British car show I went to today. It's an electrical problem, so the Jag owners could certainly help me out.

Posted by: Helmasaur King Sep 9 2012, 01:36 AM

Man u just gotta re connect the wires

Posted by: Carly. Nov 6 2012, 07:54 PM

I got it back on Thursday, and it caught on fire Saturday morning. Nothing was damaged except for some sort of plug thing in the alternator that only costs $8 and can be replaced without tools, so it's no big setback at all. Still, what the hell.

Posted by: AndrewGMC Nov 6 2012, 08:07 PM

not cool, u should do a full check up, it wont be cool if it sets itself on fire again

Posted by: nhra1625 Nov 6 2012, 10:00 PM

i guess ferrari made a mustang

Posted by: Erald. Nov 6 2012, 10:24 PM

Bryce, if you swap a 5.0 in it, go with a o/r x pipe with flowmaster 40s. You car will thank you. It makes the most aggressive sound our of any other setup.

Posted by: Carly. Nov 10 2012, 09:23 PM

Turns out the fire melted some plugs on the alternator that can only be fixed by replacing the entire alternator.... Luckily, I found a cheap used one, so all is not lost.

Posted by: Carly. Nov 17 2012, 11:21 PM

New alternator is in, and it's running!

Also, stripes:

Posted by: AndrewGMC Nov 18 2012, 02:21 AM

-10 cool point for not having the roof open

Posted by: Victor. Nov 18 2012, 08:59 AM

omg the wheel gap and the offset

Posted by: Mkid Nov 20 2012, 06:09 PM

Posted by: Carly. Nov 20 2012, 07:52 PM

The only way to stance this car would be to raise the rear slightly, lower the front slightly, and put drag slicks on it. Which is way too expensive for an unemployed high school student. So I'm just going to wait until I can find some of these wheels, or really anything OEM that look better than mine.

I'll admit that I also wouldn't mind maybe dropping it about 1" in the front and 0.5" in the back. Just a teeny bit, because yeah, there is a lot of gap.

Posted by: Curtis Nov 20 2012, 08:26 PM

he only way is down

Posted by: Carly. Nov 21 2012, 08:12 PM

Raise or leave alone. I hate low dragsters. If it wasn't too ridiculous, I'd say make it into a gasser.

Posted by: Curtis Nov 21 2012, 08:50 PM

pfft this is your daily not a dragster lol

SLAM

Posted by: AndrewGMC Nov 21 2012, 09:19 PM

>not dailying a drag mustang
>2012

Posted by: Carly. Nov 21 2012, 09:44 PM

Srsly guise. I never said I'm going to make it a dragster. All I said was that would be the only decent way to modify it if money wasn't an object. Or at least that's what I implied. Or tried to.

Posted by: Henrique. Nov 22 2012, 08:40 PM

its your old focus over there?

I like better the focus than the stang ):

Posted by: Carly. Nov 22 2012, 11:15 PM

The Focus is my dad's. The plan was originally to find him a new car and give the Focus to me, but this just worked out better for us.

Posted by: Victor. Nov 23 2012, 05:00 AM

STANCES INSPIRATION POST.

Posted by: Carly. Nov 23 2012, 05:29 PM

That white one's about as low as I'll ever go. And that's only if I lower it at all.

Posted by: Daniel. Nov 23 2012, 06:14 PM

pussy

Posted by: Carly. Nov 23 2012, 06:53 PM

I know right.


Seriously, it's kind of funny how this car actually does turn heads sometimes. I don't know if it's just the white-on-red or if a lot of people like foxbodies and I never noticed, but I'm not used to pedestrians staring at me while ignoring all the other cars. Except that one time when it caught on fire in the school parking lot....... That time, I understand why they were staring.

Posted by: Ben.H Nov 23 2012, 07:18 PM

lol man, all this stance business turned build threads into s**t, 'lower it' got old within 5 minutes

Posted by: Victor. Nov 23 2012, 09:25 PM

It caught on fire?!

Posted by: Carly. Nov 23 2012, 10:24 PM

Yeah. The alternator did. Nothing else was damaged.

Posted by: Carly. Dec 19 2012, 05:04 PM

I got a glass rear window at Pull-A-Part, but then some guy came out of nowhere and shattered it with his wheelbarrow. I was like what the f**k. So now I'm still stuck with the foggy, blurry, vinyl thing.

Posted by: Carly. Jan 1 2013, 07:24 PM

Any recommendations for cheap black spray paint to go over the trim? I don't want to spend more than $5 for a can, and it can't be noticeably glossy, nor can it be super runny. I don't want it to dry with drips and pools and s**t.

Posted by: Curtis Jan 1 2013, 07:35 PM

plastidip, no idea if you can get it over there, but its touch dry within 10 minutes, and doesn't need any prep. its a rubbery finish though so you need a clear coat if you want gloss, but you wont have to pay for primers like you would with other spray paints

Posted by: uiui Jan 1 2013, 07:43 PM

Bryce happy new year and I wish you great fun with Stang

Posted by: Rywired Jan 1 2013, 10:36 PM

I can vouch for plasti dip, that s**t works wonders! Sprayed em on my brother in law's wheels and has been holding up for a couple of months now. If it starts to peel it can be an easy ass fix. just make sure you spray on light coats to keep it from forming dribbles and s**t.

Oh and If you do mess up, you can always peel it off and respray.