Pictures as requested of my beater.
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warrioralumni08
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Damn, nice ride! I actually looked into Crown Vics before I got my Mark.
Could always do a manual swap to make it fun to drive. =]
Ford Crown Victoria 5 speed manual open exhaust - YouTube
Could always do a manual swap to make it fun to drive. =]
Ford Crown Victoria 5 speed manual open exhaust - YouTube
I need to be allowed to kill people at will.
Sapperfire was off work today so I filled his tank and bought food in return for a ride to get a car. Was gonna look at a 93 & 94 SHO, 96 Acura TL, 95 Talon TSi and a Firebird. Right before we were about to turn South on I45 for the 180 mile trip to Houston I got a call from the guy in Dallas with the 94 Lexus SC400. The pictures made the car look flawless and the messican dude insisted that the car was near perfection but they just pressure washed the motor and now its missing, says he will take another $300 off the price. So instead we go North 100 miles to Dallas.
Get there and what a freakin turd! Leather all over is ripped, half the dash don't light up, AC screen is broken, car runs like garbage and contrary to what the messican dude said the AC did not blow cold. I put it in gear and the ass squats 3" cause of blown shocks and then a loud clunk is heard from the bad U joints and blown out rear end bushings.
Total waste of time.
In the interest of finding something else in Dallas I loaded craigslist and made a dozen calls with no luck. After locating a clean (looking in ad anyway) LS400 I think I can flip easily we make the trek to find it. Car was in a bad neighborhood and us two white boys were getting eyed up pretty hard. Couldn't find the car so we split for Houston.
Few hours latter we get to Houston to see the 93 SHO that once again the owner insists is a great car and runs spectacular. Holy crap was it beat to chit! Ran very very poorly and the interior was disgusting.
So I call the dude with the TSi but it was just sold. Call the dude with the TL, sold. Call the dude with the 94 SHO and he ain't answering. I also decided I really didn't want a 94 Formula so I didn't even call that person.
Check craigslist again and see a very clean 95 740i turn up for $1900. So we go and check it out and the body is straight with some clear coat worn. Interior is near perfect! Dare I get excited? Start the car and am greeted by a giant cloud of smoke and a serious misfire. Sapperfire is under the hood shouting to turn the car off. Fuel line is spewing fuel. Car is still nice enough for me to want to see if the fuel line corrects the misfire so we go get a new line and start to fix the car. In the mean time a group of punks shows up that also wants the car and are annoying the hell out of us. Dude starts pressuring Sapper as to when it will be done and my buddy snaps at the dude to back off and they leave. We get the line repaired but the car still runs like crap. Pulling the oil dipstick releases mass pressure. Rings, guides or valve seats. Meanwhile the car is mosquito fogging the whole area and its suspension creaks like a 100 year old woman.
So we walk away. I can flip it for a profit if I could afford to dump $1000 in motor repairs but I ain't got the cash. $200 in gas latter and I am still car-less. Just gonna search Waco for something close to turn up.
Sapperfire was off work today so I filled his tank and bought food in return for a ride to get a car. Was gonna look at a 93 & 94 SHO, 96 Acura TL, 95 Talon TSi and a Firebird. Right before we were about to turn South on I45 for the 180 mile trip to Houston I got a call from the guy in Dallas with the 94 Lexus SC400. The pictures made the car look flawless and the messican dude insisted that the car was near perfection but they just pressure washed the motor and now its missing, says he will take another $300 off the price. So instead we go North 100 miles to Dallas.
Get there and what a freakin turd! Leather all over is ripped, half the dash don't light up, AC screen is broken, car runs like garbage and contrary to what the messican dude said the AC did not blow cold. I put it in gear and the ass squats 3" cause of blown shocks and then a loud clunk is heard from the bad U joints and blown out rear end bushings.
Total waste of time.In the interest of finding something else in Dallas I loaded craigslist and made a dozen calls with no luck. After locating a clean (looking in ad anyway) LS400 I think I can flip easily we make the trek to find it. Car was in a bad neighborhood and us two white boys were getting eyed up pretty hard. Couldn't find the car so we split for Houston.
Few hours latter we get to Houston to see the 93 SHO that once again the owner insists is a great car and runs spectacular. Holy crap was it beat to chit! Ran very very poorly and the interior was disgusting.
So I call the dude with the TSi but it was just sold. Call the dude with the TL, sold. Call the dude with the 94 SHO and he ain't answering. I also decided I really didn't want a 94 Formula so I didn't even call that person.
Check craigslist again and see a very clean 95 740i turn up for $1900. So we go and check it out and the body is straight with some clear coat worn. Interior is near perfect! Dare I get excited? Start the car and am greeted by a giant cloud of smoke and a serious misfire. Sapperfire is under the hood shouting to turn the car off. Fuel line is spewing fuel. Car is still nice enough for me to want to see if the fuel line corrects the misfire so we go get a new line and start to fix the car. In the mean time a group of punks shows up that also wants the car and are annoying the hell out of us. Dude starts pressuring Sapper as to when it will be done and my buddy snaps at the dude to back off and they leave. We get the line repaired but the car still runs like crap. Pulling the oil dipstick releases mass pressure. Rings, guides or valve seats. Meanwhile the car is mosquito fogging the whole area and its suspension creaks like a 100 year old woman.
So we walk away. I can flip it for a profit if I could afford to dump $1000 in motor repairs but I ain't got the cash. $200 in gas latter and I am still car-less. Just gonna search Waco for something close to turn up.
Mark8Murder
Dedicated LVC Member
What a sucky friken day man, hate to hear that
DieselDan
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Lownslowlsc
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Gotsta be logged in..
chris2523
93 Mark VIII
so. log in. duh! or make an account. not too hard.
chris2523
93 Mark VIII
if you don't want to make an account.
here..
here..
-Well everyone has seen the rebuilding of the SHO in my thread in the "SHO Related" section. It has been an informative and learning experience to say the least to take one down that far and bring it back. i guess it could have been worse were there any body work to do, but thankfully, that was not neccesary. Anyway, after much debate, i have decided to move on from it and do some other things. I now have two kids in college and want to spend more time with them and the family. So with that i am putting the rebuilt '95 up for sale. for anyone who may have missed the year long adventure here is a link to the thread.
http://www.shoforum.com/showthread.php?t=109502
-and now here is the attributes of the car......it has at the moment, approximatley 119k miles on as of this writing. White with full leather tan interior, sunroof, CD, keyless. the car needs absolutly nothing on the mechanical side, as all was replaced. All parts are NOS, new or reman/refurbished. AND......i pretty much have all the receipts to show all of it. here is the list.....
-NOS rear spindles
-NOS sho specific rear control arms
-NOS rear sway bar links
-NOS fuel pump
-NOS a/c discharge line
-NOS a/c liquid line
-NOS a/c accumulator and hose assy.
-NOS front & rear brake shields
-NOS front LCAs
-NOS Motorcraft 32PP plugs
-NOS window channel mldg
-NOS antenna mast
-NOS rear emergency brake cables
-NOS subframe recall bolts/nuts
-NOS front strut rods
-NOS rear tension struts
-NOS BDA
Now the new.....and i mean "bought and paid for" new....
-new Visteon NON-VAPS rack....incudes new inner and outer tie rods
-new all 4 ABS wheel sensors
-temp sending unit
-oil sending unit
-positive & neg. battery cables
-ALL brake lines. front to back & to each wheel, and ABS bundle...
-brass heater core
-radiator
-new thermostat
-4 new door strikers
-ign cylinder w/keys
-clear corner lamps
-exhaust doughnut and bolt/spring retainers
-O2 sensors
-p/s pressure and return hose
-p/s cooler line hose
-rear hubs and bearings
-front hubs and bearings
-front rotors- slotted & drilled
-rear rotors
-front and rear caliper slide pins
-Motorcraft battery
-Remy starter
-upper & lower radiator hoses
-heater hoses
-strut mount and bushings
-Moog poly sway bar bushings front and rear
-Moog rear tension strut bushings
-Moog front strut rod bushings
-radiator cap
-trans speed sensor
-new front swaybar links
-plug wires
-all 3 cam seals
-timing belt tensioner
-gas tank straps
-cam sensor
-timing belt
-p/s pressure switch
-trans flush with Valvoline MAX LIFE fluid
-2 new Gates drive belts
-and about 95% of the nuts/bolts/clips
Reman/refurbished items....anything not original to the car was taken from rust free Alabama Tauruses at the Pull-a-Part in Birmingham or the original parts were refurbished....
-front spindles
-All 4 brake line brackets
-horns
-headlamps
-fog lamps/brackets
-all caliper brackets
-gas tank
-window runs
-rear control arms
-Dennys rod shifter from his '92
-emergency brake pedal assy
-steering shaft boots
-fuel filter bracket
-rear brake load sensor valve
-A-pillar trim
-the other 5% nuts/bolts/clips......
-and dont forget, a new set of ALSBs, a set of Tokicos w/Eibachs, set of Russell brand SS brake hoses, G3 brake upgrade, along with custom painted white G4 wheels wrapped in a new set of Nexen N5000 tires.....
If you add up the entire list of performance/upgrade/NOS/new parts, not counting those from the salvage yard, you will see that its more than half of the price i'm asking. you wont find another car for sale that has this many new parts at one time, other than a new one.
i may have left something out, but if i did, i will add it in when i remember....:nut:lol
the only thing this car will need is minor trim work. to make it perfect, you would be to have to take it all the way down to total dissassemble, but for a 16 year old car, it's pretty darn good. a better "looking" steering wheel will help. The drivers seat has started separating in two places, and at some point it will need a new headliner covering. The car has ZERO body rust, please refer to the thread pictures of the underbody. But the car is great. drives straight and true. accelerates and stops as it should. nothing unexpected. i have driven it over 2k miles since completion. no runs, no drips, no errors. It deserves a good home, and i would prefer it go to someone here. Price is $5,995. And yes, will listen to offers. If anyone has any questions, i will be happy to answer. you may pm, text or call me at 256-223-9809 thats my cell. may have to leave a voice mail if its during work. sometimes i can get to it, sometimes i cant. if you need a pic of something that isnt in these or in the thread, lmk, i will get it for you. thanks to all in advance....
thaywood
Dedicated LVC Member
That is one nice SHO! I think if I were ever to entertain the notion of buying a wrong-wheel-drive car (which will never happen, so it really doesn't matter
), a Gen2 SHO would probably be it. Those are really nice looking cars.
), a Gen2 SHO would probably be it. Those are really nice looking cars.
Lownslowlsc
Dedicated LVC Member
Yeah, that baby is clean!
So here is the current hooptie:
Runs excellent but has many little issues that I will be fixing over the next couple weeks. Sure was a nice ride home listening to that 5.0 rumble. Man did I miss having a Fox and just didnt realize it till driving one again. They are very uncivilized but they are just fun!
Runs excellent but has many little issues that I will be fixing over the next couple weeks. Sure was a nice ride home listening to that 5.0 rumble. Man did I miss having a Fox and just didnt realize it till driving one again. They are very uncivilized but they are just fun!
chris2523
93 Mark VIII
sweet! doesn't look to bad at all. except for that hot air intake. hope she treats you well.
wickedwhiteVIII
Well-Known LVC Member
You just cant go wrong with that!! good luck with it, there's just an abundance of new & used parts. wtg man! thumbs up...WAY UP!
warrioralumni08
Dedicated LVC Member
Ahh very nice, can't go wrong. Easy to work on and big aftermarket. Always hard for me to find a damn notchback with the 5.0. How much did you score it for, if I may ask?
I figured its another car I know forward and back and parts are cheap. They are also super super easy to work on. No frills cars, nice and simple.
As for price, it was a great deal. I got it to fix and sell to make some money. Job searching has been crap and the house aint sold so I figure I can find cool cars for cheap that I can fix up and flip.
Things I will be doing today are:
Order new AC clutch.
Rewire AC system since the clutch plug is gone and cant find the wires. Just gonna wire a relay off the pressure switch for trigger.
Front sway bar links. Car has the bar but no links.
Fuel filter
Spark plugs
Replace the many burnt out lights.
Pull out the rediculous front lowering springs. Guy gave me the stock springs.
Repaint all the bumper and window trim
Detail detail detail.
Ill see how much I am in it then and if funds allow I will replace the 6 piece headlights cause they look really tired.
Other then that it sounds so sweet! Has dumps so its freakin loud! Interior is decient and will clean up well. Seats are not torn and dash is nice as are the pannels. Drove it 60 miles home and it didnt have any hiccups at all. Very solid running car.
As for price, it was a great deal. I got it to fix and sell to make some money. Job searching has been crap and the house aint sold so I figure I can find cool cars for cheap that I can fix up and flip.
Things I will be doing today are:
Order new AC clutch.
Rewire AC system since the clutch plug is gone and cant find the wires. Just gonna wire a relay off the pressure switch for trigger.
Front sway bar links. Car has the bar but no links.
Fuel filter
Spark plugs
Replace the many burnt out lights.
Pull out the rediculous front lowering springs. Guy gave me the stock springs.
Repaint all the bumper and window trim
Detail detail detail.
Ill see how much I am in it then and if funds allow I will replace the 6 piece headlights cause they look really tired.
Other then that it sounds so sweet! Has dumps so its freakin loud! Interior is decient and will clean up well. Seats are not torn and dash is nice as are the pannels. Drove it 60 miles home and it didnt have any hiccups at all. Very solid running car.
Stangman
Project car a.d.d.
Love it, love it, love it!!!!
But... I am very biased! LOL!!!
I've got loads and loads of fox parts inhabiting my garage if you are looking for anything...
But... I am very biased! LOL!!!
I've got loads and loads of fox parts inhabiting my garage if you are looking for anything...
Mark8Murder
Dedicated LVC Member
Nice Notch! Should be profitable for sure!!
Sapperfire
Dedicated LVC Member
It's deffinatly a diamond in the rough...im sure some girl will be happy with it one day
Sapperfire
Dedicated LVC Member
Got a stock air box?
marco
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Nice mustang, I've been thinking of selling my mark to buy one again.
Stangman
Project car a.d.d.
Sure do. Just gotta find it, but I know I took it off my 89 GT when I wrecked it.
I am jealous. I love coupes. That thing is probably rust free... something we don't see here in ohio very often.
thaywood
Dedicated LVC Member
Love it! Great find, man! I really love the old Fox 'Stangs. I've had several, including our current Cobra Is it a 5-speed or a slush-o-matic?
Good luck with it!
Is it a 5-speed or a slush-o-matic?Good luck with it!