Incursus's Mustang

[F Body]

Very nice.. Doesn't look that short though..  Gotta be a V8 😉

I can sell you the best V8 4th gen Z28 Camaro with the best history of any car you will ever find, along with an actual shed full of spares Inc F Body Z28 reg for £8K. She just doesn't get driven enough and I need the space for my current project.

[Cunning Plan]

best V8 4th gen Z28 Camaro with the best history of any car you will ever find

I doubt that he lying! It would be like having a new one...    :polish:

I guess it would also fit into a normal garage.

:iagree:

[Incursus]

Very nice.. Doesn't look that short though..  Gotta be a V8 😉

I can sell you the best V8 4th gen Z28 Camaro with the best history of any car you will ever find, along with an actual shed full of spares Inc F Body Z28 reg for £8K. She just doesn't get driven enough and I need the space for my current project.

Almost tempting but couldn't do it justice, also a little over what I would want to spend on a "modern" yank. £6k would pretty much be my limit.

I guess it would also fit into a normal garage

Nope, a smidge over 16' according to Wikipedia..  :NEW_shame:

[Incursus]

What do you folks know about C3 Corvette's?  :chiny: 
Would fit..just and seem to go for around £10k..

[Jo]

What do you folks know about C3 Corvette's?  :chiny: 
Would fit..just and seem to go for around £10k..

Can't say I'm a fan of Corvettes unless they are the 50's ones, but for size and practicality would be a good choice, we had to consider garage size too.

[Roadkill]

C3's are good . . . . as long as it's a early chrome-bumper version.  The later ones are alright but a bit more plastic looking.

They do suffer from rust to the frames and cockpit cage (which is near impossible to fix, apparently) but generally the mechanics and electrics are pretty simple and straight forward.

Although a big-block, 4-speed would be cool, I reckon that'd more like £20k, so look for a nice, simple 350 auto.

[Cunning Plan]

(which is near impossible to fix, apparently)

Bah, nothing is impossible, perhaps a lot of work, but not impossible!  :mechanic2: A good point worth noting if you are going to view any C3s though.  :thumbsup:

[Roadkill]

O.K, it's possible, but you have to take basically EVERY panel off the car to get to it !!!  :sofa:

[Cunning Plan]

Sorry  :ORIG-slap:

:Pedantic:

[Incursus]

C3's are good . . . . as long as it's a early chrome-bumper version.  The later ones are alright but a bit more plastic looking

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Corvette-Stingray-/271873906154?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f4cf295ea

Yeah ok... agreed... and yet again Katie agrees.. might need to keep saving for a while longer.. :can: :up:

[Incursus]

I've put the Mustang to bed for the Winter, also treated her to a new battery as couldn't get enough charge in it to start her for the short journey into the garage, been nursing it all year to be fair.  This one actually fits as well!

On the plus side fits with plenty of space. :up:  I will give her a quick wash :polish: tomorrow and turn her around so that she's nose to the door, in case there's any issues starting in the spring.

[Incursus]

So we have a shopping list lads:

• Small American
• V8
• Lowish Purchase Cost

What can we find?   :chiny:  :ebayanim:

Find anything yet? :wink:

Keep changing my mind but now thinking to keep the Mustang another year or so and keep saving for a dream car.. Ideally a 70-74 Plymouth Barracuda as it will fit in the garage.  Either that or one of Roadkill's "20 ways to extend a garage".. 😁

Though if a really tasty A-Body turns up I could also be tempted with that.. 

[Incursus]

Oh yes this would do nicely..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970-MUSTANG-MACH-1-351-COBRA-JET-4-SPEED-/222008780260?hash=item33b0c125e4:g:qSgAAOSwKtlWqmb0


Bad timing though with :n00b1: imminent. :tongue:

[Incursus]

I've put the Mustang to bed for the Winter, also treated her to a new battery as couldn't get enough charge in it to start her for the short journey into the garage, been nursing it all year to be fair.  This one actually fits as well!

Feeling guilty..think I've only opened the garage door once since she went in...
Off work next week so hope to have her out and ready to tax and test for the new season.
Hope the new battery survived the neglect..

Just can't believe how quickly the last 6 months have passed!

[Roadkill]

Just can't believe how quickly the last 6 years have passed!

Corrected.  :rolleyes:

;)

[FUBAR]

Quote from: Incursus on March 21, 2016, 12:49:16 PMJust can't believe how quickly the last 6 years have passed!

Corrected. 

I didn't realise that was an error... ;)

[Incursus]

Well I took her out for a quick spin on Sunday and she's not firing on all cylinders (yes I know there were already 2 missing 😋).
Not changed the leads for 6-7 years and not changed the plugs since the first major service, not long after buying her..so I'll start there

[Jo]

Well I took her out for a quick spin on Sunday and she's not firing on all cylinders (yes I know there were already 2 missing 😋).
Not changed the leads for 6-7 years and not changed the plugs since the first major service, not long after buying her..so I'll start there

Sounds like a good starting point, here's hoping it solves the issue.

[Incursus]

Rockauto still the place for parts these days? Ordering HT leads and plugs.

[Roadkill]

I use Summit quite a bit, too, as the shipping's good but either for stock parts . . .

[ianjpage]

Rockauto still the place for parts these days? Ordering HT leads and plugs.

Yeah used them for the camaro - have a look around as usual a 5-10% discount code somewhere!

Make sure you have a play with quantities and different makes as this really does have a big effect on shipping costs!

[Incursus]

Bits ordered, should be here this week. MOT booked for the 7th so hopefully get it sorted by then..

[Jo]

Bits ordered, should be here this week. MOT booked for the 7th so hopefully get it sorted by then..

Sounds good, bet it'll be good to have her sorted :)

[Incursus]

Spent the morning changing plugs and leads, certainly sounds like she's running better, hopefully get time for a proper test drive tomorrow.

[Incursus]

Seems to have done the trick :up: