FS: '93 5.0 - South Florida

Michael Johnson > wrote in
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> Joe wrote:
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>>> Joe wrote:
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>>>>> Joe wrote:
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>>>>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>>>>> Full details:
>>>>>>>> http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/car/737656403.html
>>>>>>> That is an excellent price. You should have a buyer soon. BTW,
>>>>>>> I sold the KB from a listing on Craigs List. The guy picked it
>>>>>>> up today.
>>>>>> Congrats on the KB. Yes, as soon as I lowered the price below
>>>>>> $3k the e- mail inbox is burning up. Only trouble is scheduling
>>>>>> time for people to come look at it.
>>>>> I figured you would get a lot of replies and inquiries. May you
>>>>> can block out four hours on Saturday and tell them all to come
>>>>> then and the first one to hand over the cash gets it. My guess is
>>>>> it will be gone in the first 30 minutes.
>>>> We were out for a few days, but I just sold it today - a guy came
>>>> over from the west coast with a trailer, spent a good hour and a
>>>> half scouring over it, and bought it cash. Told me it would make a
>>>> pretty good 9-second car. I asked him to keep in touch and send me
>>>> pix etc. when he got it finished.
>>> He will be doing a lot of mods if he plans on running at a track.
>>> Roll cage, new rear setup etc. and drive train mods from front to
>>> rear.
>>>
>>>>> The funny thing about the blower was I got a response from someone
>>>>> that was part of what looked like the old Nigerian scam. They
>>>>> wanted to send a certified check for $7,200 (probably on a foreign
>>>>> bank or funded with a stolen credit card number) and then send the
>>>>> excess money ($7,200 minus $2,400) to some chick in North
>>>>> Carolina! I may have been born at night but it wasn't last night.
>>>>>
>>>>> When the Mustang is gone are you still going to hang out here?
>>>> Well, it's gone and I'm hanging out now...
>>> It wouldn't be the same around here without you.
>>
>> Depends on who you ask. lol!
>
> That goes for all of us old timers.

Yeah, kids these days...

>>>> Feels weird to be Mustang-less though. First time in fifteen
>>>> years.
>>> I'm glad mine didn't sell. I spent some time this weekend putting
>>> on the Cobra upper intake and it felt good to work on it some. I am
>>> scouring ebay to get a cheap stock AC engine bracket. Parts for the
>>> Fox cars are getting scarce and expensive. I am evaluating where to
>>> take it next.
>>
>> Yeah, I guess most of the aftermarket companies are now concentrating
>> on the 4.6 block. Now that 302s are becoming more scarce, the mod
>> motors have become the standard.
>
> I just noticed it recently when I became more interested in tinkering
> with the car. I rarely see Fox Mustangs on the road in the
> Washington, DC area anymore. I couldn't even find a bone yard around
> here that had a 5.0L AC bracket.

Same here. Even compared to a few years ago, there are only a handful
of nice fox cars left. I still have a hard time thinking of the '94 as
a 302, even though it is one.

>>> I thought the 427W was where I was headed but I have a
>>> new B50 block sitting on a crate in the garage so I am milling
>>> around a 327 stroker and just live with 300-325 rwhp. Then do some
>>> MM suspension mods.
>>
>> Sounds nice. When'd you get the B50? I remember you talking about
>> it but I didn't know you actually got one..
>
> I have had the block for years. They are a little stronger than the
> stock blocks. They have about ten pounds more metal in them that is
> placed at points to increase overall strength. It would be a great
> candidate for a 327 stroker as it is machined already. It Think that
> is the way I'll go with it. Maybe I'm getting old and don't really
> want the mega power I thought I did. I think 300-325 rwhp/rwtq is
> enough to keep me happy nowadays. Plus, I could always throw a blower
> on it later.

Well, sure! Sounds like a real nice block for a mild street car. If
you could keep the car relatively light, 325 rwhp would be fine.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:30:16 -0400, Michael Johnson > wrote:

:> I rarely see Fox Mustangs on the road in the Washington,
:>DC area anymore.

Come down to So. Maryland. We have three beautiful Fox Mustangs in our
neighborhood alone [ Golden Beach in St Mary County ]. What's great is as
far as I know they are all daily drivers, and are owned by people in their
late 20's.

Joe wrote:
> Michael Johnson > wrote in
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>> Joe wrote:
>>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
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>>>
>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
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>>>>>
>>>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>>>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Full details:
>>>>>>>>> http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/car/737656403.html
>>>>>>>> That is an excellent price. You should have a buyer soon. BTW,
>>>>>>>> I sold the KB from a listing on Craigs List. The guy picked it
>>>>>>>> up today.
>>>>>>> Congrats on the KB. Yes, as soon as I lowered the price below
>>>>>>> $3k the e- mail inbox is burning up. Only trouble is scheduling
>>>>>>> time for people to come look at it.
>>>>>> I figured you would get a lot of replies and inquiries. May you
>>>>>> can block out four hours on Saturday and tell them all to come
>>>>>> then and the first one to hand over the cash gets it. My guess is
>>>>>> it will be gone in the first 30 minutes.
>>>>> We were out for a few days, but I just sold it today - a guy came
>>>>> over from the west coast with a trailer, spent a good hour and a
>>>>> half scouring over it, and bought it cash. Told me it would make a
>>>>> pretty good 9-second car. I asked him to keep in touch and send me
>>>>> pix etc. when he got it finished.
>>>> He will be doing a lot of mods if he plans on running at a track.
>>>> Roll cage, new rear setup etc. and drive train mods from front to
>>>> rear.
>>>>
>>>>>> The funny thing about the blower was I got a response from someone
>>>>>> that was part of what looked like the old Nigerian scam. They
>>>>>> wanted to send a certified check for $7,200 (probably on a foreign
>>>>>> bank or funded with a stolen credit card number) and then send the
>>>>>> excess money ($7,200 minus $2,400) to some chick in North
>>>>>> Carolina! I may have been born at night but it wasn't last night.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When the Mustang is gone are you still going to hang out here?
>>>>> Well, it's gone and I'm hanging out now...
>>>> It wouldn't be the same around here without you.
>>> Depends on who you ask. lol!
>> That goes for all of us old timers.
>
> Yeah, kids these days...

They don't know how to take an insult like us old timers.

>>>>> Feels weird to be Mustang-less though. First time in fifteen
>>>>> years.
>>>> I'm glad mine didn't sell. I spent some time this weekend putting
>>>> on the Cobra upper intake and it felt good to work on it some. I am
>>>> scouring ebay to get a cheap stock AC engine bracket. Parts for the
>>>> Fox cars are getting scarce and expensive. I am evaluating where to
>>>> take it next.
>>> Yeah, I guess most of the aftermarket companies are now concentrating
>>> on the 4.6 block. Now that 302s are becoming more scarce, the mod
>>> motors have become the standard.
>> I just noticed it recently when I became more interested in tinkering
>> with the car. I rarely see Fox Mustangs on the road in the
>> Washington, DC area anymore. I couldn't even find a bone yard around
>> here that had a 5.0L AC bracket.
>
> Same here. Even compared to a few years ago, there are only a handful
> of nice fox cars left. I still have a hard time thinking of the '94 as
> a 302, even though it is one.

I see the '94s & '95s an SN95 Mustangs even though the have a 302.

>>>> I thought the 427W was where I was headed but I have a
>>>> new B50 block sitting on a crate in the garage so I am milling
>>>> around a 327 stroker and just live with 300-325 rwhp. Then do some
>>>> MM suspension mods.
>>> Sounds nice. When'd you get the B50? I remember you talking about
>>> it but I didn't know you actually got one..
>> I have had the block for years. They are a little stronger than the
>> stock blocks. They have about ten pounds more metal in them that is
>> placed at points to increase overall strength. It would be a great
>> candidate for a 327 stroker as it is machined already. It Think that
>> is the way I'll go with it. Maybe I'm getting old and don't really
>> want the mega power I thought I did. I think 300-325 rwhp/rwtq is
>> enough to keep me happy nowadays. Plus, I could always throw a blower
>> on it later.
>
> Well, sure! Sounds like a real nice block for a mild street car. If
> you could keep the car relatively light, 325 rwhp would be fine.

It would be a great block for a mild stroker. It won't be a high revver
but then again neither am I. Plus, I can use the heads/cam/intake and
other parts from the current engine. It would be a really inexpensive
build.

Michael Johnson > wrote in
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> Joe wrote:
>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
>> news >>
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
>>>>>> :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>>>>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
>>>>>>>> :
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Full details:
>>>>>>>>>> http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/car/737656403.html
>>>>>>>>> That is an excellent price. You should have a buyer soon.
BTW,
>>>>>>>>> I sold the KB from a listing on Craigs List. The guy picked
it
>>>>>>>>> up today.
>>>>>>>> Congrats on the KB. Yes, as soon as I lowered the price below
>>>>>>>> $3k the e- mail inbox is burning up. Only trouble is
scheduling
>>>>>>>> time for people to come look at it.
>>>>>>> I figured you would get a lot of replies and inquiries. May you
>>>>>>> can block out four hours on Saturday and tell them all to come
>>>>>>> then and the first one to hand over the cash gets it. My guess
is
>>>>>>> it will be gone in the first 30 minutes.
>>>>>> We were out for a few days, but I just sold it today - a guy came
>>>>>> over from the west coast with a trailer, spent a good hour and a
>>>>>> half scouring over it, and bought it cash. Told me it would make
a
>>>>>> pretty good 9-second car. I asked him to keep in touch and send
me
>>>>>> pix etc. when he got it finished.
>>>>> He will be doing a lot of mods if he plans on running at a track.
>>>>> Roll cage, new rear setup etc. and drive train mods from front to
>>>>> rear.
>>>>>
>>>>>>> The funny thing about the blower was I got a response from
someone
>>>>>>> that was part of what looked like the old Nigerian scam. They
>>>>>>> wanted to send a certified check for $7,200 (probably on a
foreign
>>>>>>> bank or funded with a stolen credit card number) and then send
the
>>>>>>> excess money ($7,200 minus $2,400) to some chick in North
>>>>>>> Carolina! I may have been born at night but it wasn't last
night.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When the Mustang is gone are you still going to hang out here?
>>>>>> Well, it's gone and I'm hanging out now...
>>>>> It wouldn't be the same around here without you.
>>>> Depends on who you ask. lol!
>>> That goes for all of us old timers.
>>
>> Yeah, kids these days...
>
> They don't know how to take an insult like us old timers.

Nor do they know how to give 'em..

>>>>>> Feels weird to be Mustang-less though. First time in fifteen
>>>>>> years.
>>>>> I'm glad mine didn't sell. I spent some time this weekend putting
>>>>> on the Cobra upper intake and it felt good to work on it some. I
am
>>>>> scouring ebay to get a cheap stock AC engine bracket. Parts for
the
>>>>> Fox cars are getting scarce and expensive. I am evaluating where
to
>>>>> take it next.
>>>> Yeah, I guess most of the aftermarket companies are now
concentrating
>>>> on the 4.6 block. Now that 302s are becoming more scarce, the mod
>>>> motors have become the standard.
>>> I just noticed it recently when I became more interested in
tinkering
>>> with the car. I rarely see Fox Mustangs on the road in the
>>> Washington, DC area anymore. I couldn't even find a bone yard
around
>>> here that had a 5.0L AC bracket.
>>
>> Same here. Even compared to a few years ago, there are only a
handful
>> of nice fox cars left. I still have a hard time thinking of the '94
as
>> a 302, even though it is one.
>
> I see the '94s & '95s an SN95 Mustangs even though the have a 302.

Exactly. That body style just shouldn't have a 302. In my mind the 302
went out with the foxes.

>>>>> I thought the 427W was where I was headed but I have a
>>>>> new B50 block sitting on a crate in the garage so I am milling
>>>>> around a 327 stroker and just live with 300-325 rwhp. Then do
some
>>>>> MM suspension mods.
>>>> Sounds nice. When'd you get the B50? I remember you talking about
>>>> it but I didn't know you actually got one..
>>> I have had the block for years. They are a little stronger than the
>>> stock blocks. They have about ten pounds more metal in them that is
>>> placed at points to increase overall strength. It would be a great
>>> candidate for a 327 stroker as it is machined already. It Think
that
>>> is the way I'll go with it. Maybe I'm getting old and don't really
>>> want the mega power I thought I did. I think 300-325 rwhp/rwtq is
>>> enough to keep me happy nowadays. Plus, I could always throw a
blower
>>> on it later.
>>
>> Well, sure! Sounds like a real nice block for a mild street car. If
>> you could keep the car relatively light, 325 rwhp would be fine.
>
> It would be a great block for a mild stroker. It won't be a high
revver
> but then again neither am I. Plus, I can use the heads/cam/intake and
> other parts from the current engine. It would be a really inexpensive
> build.

So when are you starting? Doing it in the garage, or sending it out?

Joe wrote:
> Michael Johnson > wrote in
> :
>
>><snip>
>
>>>>>> I thought the 427W was where I was headed but I have a
>>>>>> new B50 block sitting on a crate in the garage so I am milling
>>>>>> around a 327 stroker and just live with 300-325 rwhp. Then do
> some
>>>>>> MM suspension mods.
>>>>> Sounds nice. When'd you get the B50? I remember you talking about
>>>>> it but I didn't know you actually got one..
>>>> I have had the block for years. They are a little stronger than the
>>>> stock blocks. They have about ten pounds more metal in them that is
>>>> placed at points to increase overall strength. It would be a great
>>>> candidate for a 327 stroker as it is machined already. It Think
> that
>>>> is the way I'll go with it. Maybe I'm getting old and don't really
>>>> want the mega power I thought I did. I think 300-325 rwhp/rwtq is
>>>> enough to keep me happy nowadays. Plus, I could always throw a
> blower
>>>> on it later.
>>> Well, sure! Sounds like a real nice block for a mild street car. If
>>> you could keep the car relatively light, 325 rwhp would be fine.
>> It would be a great block for a mild stroker. It won't be a high
> revver
>> but then again neither am I. Plus, I can use the heads/cam/intake and
>> other parts from the current engine. It would be a really inexpensive
>> build.
>
> So when are you starting? Doing it in the garage, or sending it out?

I'll probably have the short block done at a shop. The rest I can put
together at home but I'll have a garage install it. I just don't have
the will power to do that myself. I HATE crawling under a car anymore.

Michael Johnson wrote:
> Joe wrote:
>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> <snip>
>>
>>>>>>> I thought the 427W was where I was headed but I have a
>>>>>>> new B50 block sitting on a crate in the garage so I am milling
>>>>>>> around a 327 stroker and just live with 300-325 rwhp. Then do
>> some
>>>>>>> MM suspension mods.
>>>>>> Sounds nice. When'd you get the B50? I remember you talking about
>>>>>> it but I didn't know you actually got one..
>>>>> I have had the block for years. They are a little stronger than
>>>>> the stock blocks. They have about ten pounds more metal in them
>>>>> that is placed at points to increase overall strength. It would be
>>>>> a great candidate for a 327 stroker as it is machined already. It
>>>>> Think
>> that
>>>>> is the way I'll go with it. Maybe I'm getting old and don't really
>>>>> want the mega power I thought I did. I think 300-325 rwhp/rwtq is
>>>>> enough to keep me happy nowadays. Plus, I could always throw a
>> blower
>>>>> on it later.
>>>> Well, sure! Sounds like a real nice block for a mild street car.
>>>> If you could keep the car relatively light, 325 rwhp would be fine.
>>> It would be a great block for a mild stroker. It won't be a high
>> revver
>>> but then again neither am I. Plus, I can use the heads/cam/intake
>>> and other parts from the current engine. It would be a really
>>> inexpensive build.
>>
>> So when are you starting? Doing it in the garage, or sending it out?
>
> I'll probably have the short block done at a shop. The rest I can put
> together at home but I'll have a garage install it. I just don't have
> the will power to do that myself. I HATE crawling under a car anymore.

I'm glad to hear that part about car crawling, I thought it was just
me. One thing with my truck ( and my previous Dodge) I don't have to
jack or ramp it to change oil or the filter.

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Joe wrote:
> Full details:
> http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/car/737656403.html

That is an excellent price. You should have a buyer soon. BTW, I sold
the KB from a listing on Craigs List. The guy picked it up today.