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    Quote Originally Posted by Instigator View Post
    Have done the waiting in line and we’ll see how the Mrs does with it.
    I hated it but never had the EZ Up, grill etc to wait at.

    After 24 hrs of looking for Fairmonts, there are none.
    I refuse to pay stupid money for one due to supply.

    So back to looking at Fox body Stangs.
    Yea, I hopped on ebay yesterday looking for one... $hit out of luck as there are NONE!!! Oddly enough I saw one not long ago that was a hotrod. Can't remember where???

    A guy that I shared a building with did detail work for the used car lots. He had one of those small LTDs (or what ever it was?)... the uni-body ones, probably shared a lot of components with the Mustangs. It was a old police car and had a 5.0 HO EFI. That thing would fly for a 4 door! Had 140 on the speedo! I wanted it for a sleeper!

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    Check racingjunk dot com
    Hydrostream dreamin

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    The cheap old cars are gone now. And I don't mean real old, mid 70's to mid 80's are like the new muscle cars and priced that way. Unless you want to build something yourself to build it, best to buy something done.

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    Understood and agreed.

    I looked at racejunk a week ago and saw nothing.
    Last I looked (yrs ago), it was packed.

    When 5.0 Stangs came out, it looked to be the replacement for the bazillion cut up ‘68 Camaros.

    When the big body sedan, mid ‘80’s GMs (F bodies?) got popular, I saw that as the next market shift.
    Not much new since then.

    Id say my idea of the Fairmont is over.
    In addition to lack of supply, as you said, that car would likely be grocery getter donor and spend a yr on jack stands which I don’t want to do.

    Im not in hurry so time is on my side.

    Near zero $$ in that fund yet, unless someone wanted to do some horse trading ��

    Also in agreement, the most entertaining deals I’ve seen have been the cars that already the go fast parts installed which would allow me to build my first V-8 in 20+ yrs and go racing.


    Quote Originally Posted by kct11 View Post
    The cheap old cars are gone now. And I don't mean real old, mid 70's to mid 80's are like the new muscle cars and priced that way. Unless you want to build something yourself to build it, best to buy something done.
    I'd rather be competitive w/junk I built in my garage than win w/stuff I bought.


    I refuse to allow common sense to interfere w/my boat buying decisions.


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    BTW, I have a friend that races a Fairmont wagon w/a Coyote motor and a surfboard on the roof.

    And it’s fast.

    Ill go talk to him when I get more serious.
    I'd rather be competitive w/junk I built in my garage than win w/stuff I bought.


    I refuse to allow common sense to interfere w/my boat buying decisions.


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    Glastron Carlson Conquest w/XP 2.6
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    24' Sonic w/twin 250 HO Johnsons
    19' STV River Rocket w/FrankenRude II
    Allison XR 2002 w/Frankenrude II
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    I like 1967 GTXs......have a slypppery linkon MK 8?,,,,, 4 cammer…...was just as funn but air bags leeked …. parked under tree....broke windsheld…..TREES...…...was talkin with some guys in the yard,,,,,, heard a loud nosie …. seen it too...12 inch round tree branch fell bettwen 2 1966 b bodies innn the trees....In the town I live in there is a 1986 Fox..... Hatch back ???? I think….. settin for years......looks like a 4 cly car......might be light......I have a 86 4dr ford w/ a.....302 efi motor in the woods...….Have a friend w/a 1969 351 Windsor built......could be had for $750.... I think......Findin the rits car is the thing...….

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    If ya like Mopar...…. I have a 1967 Plymouth GTX clone b body..Its rusty.good.glass…... have 440 1971 short block.... 906 heads......early 915 closed heads..... with the rasied floors....like the 906s have.....727 trannis…...not crossdreesdyet…...speelin…..truck 727 short tails......

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    Thx but one thing for sure, I ain’t doing a restoration and I ain’t doin body work ��

    Quote Originally Posted by Dave S View Post
    If ya like Mopar...…. I have a 1967 Plymouth GTX clone b body..Its rusty.good.glass…... have 440 1971 short block.... 906 heads......early 915 closed heads..... with the rasied floors....like the 906s have.....727 trannis…...not crossdreesdyet…...speelin…..truck 727 short tails......
    I'd rather be competitive w/junk I built in my garage than win w/stuff I bought.


    I refuse to allow common sense to interfere w/my boat buying decisions.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Instigator View Post
    Thx but one thing for sure, I ain’t doing a restoration and I ain’t doin body work ��
    Got a budget?
    Hydrostream dreamin

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    No body work... then skip the 1960 stuff....1980 has better starting point,,,,,,,

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    Not sure how good the platform is, but I am seeing a bunch of c4's up for sale around here. Most are 3-7k and usually in pretty good shape.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SS Minnow View Post
    Not sure how good the platform is, but I am seeing a bunch of c4's up for sale around here. Most are 3-7k and usually in pretty good shape.
    Ya gotta be careful with those. I hear they have a tendency to blow up. Click image for larger version. 

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    I still have some saving to do, and probably 6 months away from flipping the switch but I plan to have $10k to go shopping with.

    I think the older Vettes are some of the best deals out there but not what I want.

    A street legal fox body would be tough to beat unless something special pops up.

    Id do an old ‘60’s car but not for $10k.

    We may go to one of the local tracks tonight just to snoop around.


    Quote Originally Posted by LakeFever View Post
    Got a budget?
    I'd rather be competitive w/junk I built in my garage than win w/stuff I bought.


    I refuse to allow common sense to interfere w/my boat buying decisions.


    Checkmate 16' 140 Johnson
    Hydrostream 17' Vector FrankenRude I
    Laser 480 (?) 21' w/GT 200
    Glastron Carlson Conquest w/XP 2.6
    Glastron Carlson CVX 20 w/XP 2.6
    24' Sonic w/twin 250 Johnsons
    24' Sonic w/twin 250 HO Johnsons
    19' STV River Rocket w/FrankenRude II
    Allison XR 2002 w/Frankenrude II
    Hydrostream 18' V-King w/Frankenrude II

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    Best I ever did was 12.86 with a 69 Road Runner, 383, 4 speed, 800 Holley, 292 degree roller cam, 4.88 gears, drove it to the track, uncapped the headers, raced, hooked up the pipes and drove home. Never made a payment on anything but Mopar and I can't believe I'm saying this, but gave it a lot of thought years ago and always thot best, cheap way was a 454 BBC and a powerslide trans, find a early Nova body or the 68 later body.

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    C5 is wayyyyy better to start with. Already ls powered. Cheap and easy 12’s all motor. Cheap and easy 11’a on spray. Capable of 9 seconds without going to crazy on costs if you boost it and do the stock suspension/trans upgrades

    to get a C4 running deep 12’s you could do with a stock motor and spray it so long as it’s an LT1 car. TPI simply pass on those unless you want to build a whole new drivetrain and engine management system. Carb on the cheap works too

    super cheap c4 tpi or cross flow car. Stuff a Carbed sbc th350 combo in with decent heads and a good size cam it’ll run 11’s all motor and 10’a on the juice
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