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restoring old cars

anyone else do this besides me?


my first car was a 1967 mustang fastback.

took me the better part of a decade, but it's a 100 point restoration.

i just bought a 66 coupe for $1000, and want to drop a new engine in it.


however, i'm torn if i should find an older engine and rebuild it, or buy a new repoduction.


i only have a few grand to spend on the engine.

i wana get a 68 el camino, duno if it makes any sense to do so because it might be in the shop more than its on the road.

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Originally posted by BTG i wana get a 68 el camino, duno if it makes any sense to do so because it might be in the shop more than its on the road.

send it my way along wtih $10k and i'll restore it for you

I got this old junk for free from a lot near my uncles way out in the boonies.








I had to invest about $2000 into it & about 2 months of having my friend work on it, but in the end it turned out pretty good.



Most of the conversion parts i found cheap on the internet.


Heres an after picture.

my uncles do this in their spare time. one of the cars was a '73 trans-am with a 454. another one they did was a '67 vette. it was bought for $16,000 and it got appraised for over $50,000.

find a old one and rebuild it. Do it the way you want it and do it right.

Ive always wanted to get a 67 mustang fastback and make it like "eleanor", like the gone in 60 seconds movie. ...

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Originally posted by XoxidE Ive always wanted to get a 67 mustang fastback and make it like "eleanor", like the gone in 60 seconds movie. ...

Eleanor was a Ford GT.

Yet another thread where people pretend to know about cars, but really, they don't know shit.

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Originally posted by Audious Eleanor was a Ford GT. Yet another thread where people pretend to know about cars, but really, they don't know shit.

eleanor was actually a 67 fastback converted, by mr. shelby, into a gt500

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Originally posted by enferno eleanor was actually a 67 fastback converted, by mr. shelby, into a gt500

I'll admit, haven't seen the movie since it came out. I remembered the GT half of GT500, couldn't remember what it looked like. I apologize.

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Originally posted by Audious I'll admit, haven't seen the movie since it came out. I remembered the GT half of GT500, couldn't remember what it looked like. I apologize.

GT is just the title that Shelby gave it after the souped it up.

basically, all Shelby was was a 3rd party souper-upper.

the bought factory mustangs, souped them both cosmetically and performance wise, and sold them again.


they never really made that many of them, but they are fucking sweet cars.

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Originally posted by enferno GT is just the title that Shelby gave it after the souped it up. basically, all Shelby was was a 3rd party souper-upper. the bought factory mustangs, souped them both cosmetically and performance wise, and sold them again. they never really made that many of them, but they are fucking sweet cars.

I know what Shelby is and what the GT500 is. I just thought it was Ford's supercar, the Ford GT.

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Originally posted by enferno eleanor was actually a 67 fastback converted, by mr. shelby, into a gt500

Actually the GT350 came first then the GT500, the GT500 being the most popular because of the movie. However if you really wanted a Mustang then the baddest was the 1968 Mustang 428 CJ Fastback. Long considered the fastest ....these were supposed to have 550+HP.

Re: restoring old cars

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Originally posted by enferno anyone else do this besides me? my first car was a 1967 mustang fastback.

......my first car was a 67 Mustang also. It had the original 289 Powerpack but some idiot decided to bore it out into a 302 before i got it.

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Originally posted by Gillis maximus Actually the GT350 came first then the GT500, the GT500 being the most popular because of the movie. However if you really wanted a Mustang then the baddest was the 1968 Mustang 428 CJ Fastback. Long considered the fastest ....these were supposed to have 550+HP.

yeah, but they only produced like 8k of them, and only a handful are registered in operational condition.

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I know what Shelby is and what the GT500 is. I just thought it was Ford's supercar, the Ford GT.

do you even know what the GT looks like?

first off, the new Ford GT is styled and modeled after the origional 1968 Ford GT40 Mark IV, a limited build Le Mans race car that was a co product between Caroll Shelby (the man behind Shelby automotive) and the Ford Racing Design team. This car looks nothing like a mustang....

The 1968 Mark IV GT40


the 2005 Ford GT

-i got to drive this one....this pic was taken at work, head office sent one up for us to evaluate.... and by evaluate they really meant drive the snot out of / break every traffic law in the book with...

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Actually the GT350 came first then the GT500, the GT500 being the most popular because of the movie. However if you really wanted a Mustang then the baddest was the 1968 Mustang 428 CJ Fastback. Long considered the fastest ....these were supposed to have 550+HP.

well apart from teh fact taht that your statement had nothing whatsoever to do with enferno's statement, although the cobra jets are great cars, id take a boss 429 or boss 351 anyday. infact there is a 99 cobra body running around detroit lately with manufacturer plates on it, that has a boss 351 decal on the truck, and its packing a prototype stretch aluminum cobra block..... standard 5.4L cobra block with two extra cannons added on, creating an all aluminum V-10 351ci displacement and its 60 lbs lighter than the the 5.4L Cobra block. the car is silver so if your in teh detroit area and you see a silver cobra going way too fast.... your probably seeing that prototype....

One day, when I have saved up money and have the time to do a restoration, I want to restore a '69 Camaro SS. Ive told you guys before about my infatuation with it before.

my buddy has a 69 SS. pretty sweet ride, but its still a chevy....

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Originally posted by Vlad One day, when I have saved up money and have the time to do a restoration, I want to restore a '69 Camaro SS. Ive told you guys before about my infatuation with it before.

georgous car when done propperly.

restore it, don't chop or sup. stock FTW

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Originally posted by colonelcrisp do you even know what the GT looks like? first off, the new Ford GT is styled and modeled after the origional 1968 Ford GT40 Mark IV, a limited build Le Mans race car that was a co product between Caroll Shelby (the man behind Shelby automotive) and the Ford Racing Design team. This car looks nothing like a mustang.... The 1968 Mark IV GT40 the 2005 Ford GT -i got to drive this one....this pic was taken at work, head office sent one up for us to evaluate.... and by evaluate they really meant drive the snot out of / break every traffic law in the book with... well apart from teh fact taht that your statement had nothing whatsoever to do with enferno's statement, although the cobra jets are great cars, id take a boss 429 or boss 351 anyday. infact there is a 99 cobra body running around detroit lately with manufacturer plates on it, that has a boss 351 decal on the truck, and its packing a prototype stretch aluminum cobra block..... standard 5.4L cobra block with two extra cannons added on, creating an all aluminum V-10 351ci displacement and its 60 lbs lighter than the the 5.4L Cobra block. the car is silver so if your in teh detroit area and you see a silver cobra going way too fast.... your probably seeing that prototype....

Do you know how to read? I said I hadn't remembered the movie as I hadn't seen it since it first came out, and I just remembered the GT part of the car's name.

Comprehension, people, comprehension.

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Originally posted by enferno yeah, but they only produced like 8k of them, and only a handful are registered in operational condition.

Yeah i think your right. If u have one with the R-code its even rarer.

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Originally posted by enferno georgous car when done propperly. restore it, don't chop or sup. stock FTW

That kind of car is absolutely pointless to chop or sup. Stock that car has 397hp, if you can find the 425 hemi you can pull over 400hp. I wouldnt get it for glam or anything of the sort, its just for personal pleasure. Women have their bags and shoes and jewelery... Guys, we have our rolex watches and cars or bikes.

ahem - hemi is dodge.....


nothing says love like a big ol 454..... and the only thing sexier than a properly restored stock, is a properly restored stock, with a roots supercharger sticking out of the hood, big fat hoosiers for the rear, pink fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror, and a pool ball shifter.... droool

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Originally posted by colonelcrisp ahem - hemi is dodge..... nothing says love like a big ol 454..... and the only thing sexier than a properly restored stock, is a properly restored stock, with a roots supercharger sticking out of the hood, big fat hoosiers for the rear, pink fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror, and a pool ball shifter.... droool

i'm actually rather partial to the chrome skull with glowing red eyes

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Originally posted by colonelcrisp ahem - hemi is dodge..... nothing says love like a big ol 454..... and the only thing sexier than a properly restored stock, is a properly restored stock, with a roots supercharger sticking out of the hood, big fat hoosiers for the rear, pink fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror, and a pool ball shifter.... droool

I was checking out an auction on a restored Camaro, I knew that Hemi was Dodge, but never really put 2 and 2 together... so I figured they had one. I think they put a new Mopar Engine in there.

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