FS: '93 5.0 - South Florida

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

Sad day, Joe. End of an era. That car looks about new on the inside, and the
outside looks pretty damn good, too.

Somebody is getting a flat-out steal.

Back in '87 or '88, I bought a 1984 version of TFrog (used and abused).
After three heart-breaking years (and three quick speeding tickets), I sold
that car off to the first $3,000 that came knocking. And I got it in cash,
too, which didn't hurt. But I was happy to see that one go.

As you know, TFrog is hardly a spring chicken at this point, but I still
can't imagine parting with it. I guess I'm getting older, too, and stuck in
my ways. I feel your pain, and wish you many years of Subaru joy.

dwight
(It's a Subaru, right?)

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.

> 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...

Feels weird to be Mustang-less though. First time in fifteen years.

"dwight" > wrote in
:

> "Joe" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Full details:
>> http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/car/737656403.html
>
> Sad day, Joe. End of an era. That car looks about new on the inside,
> and the outside looks pretty damn good, too.
>
> Somebody is getting a flat-out steal.

Of course pix don't tell the whole story. There are a bunch of ****y
things wrong, like the inoperative visor lights, jiggly ash tray cover,
broken driver's door lock solenoid, etc. Not to mention a bunch of
scratches, scrapes, dings, etc. that the car's collected over time.

> Back in '87 or '88, I bought a 1984 version of TFrog (used and
> abused). After three heart-breaking years (and three quick speeding
> tickets), I sold that car off to the first $3,000 that came knocking.
> And I got it in cash, too, which didn't hurt. But I was happy to see
> that one go.

I got cash today for the LX, but I still have mixed emotions. One part
of me was very sad, watching 15 years of history drive off on a trailer.
The other part of me was happy with a big, fat fistfull of hundreds, and
an empty garage space.

> As you know, TFrog is hardly a spring chicken at this point, but I
> still can't imagine parting with it. I guess I'm getting older, too,
> and stuck in my ways. I feel your pain, and wish you many years of
> Subaru joy.
>
> dwight
> (It's a Subaru, right?)

The Subie's actually my son's car, but I certainly wouldn't mind having
it. AWD, 220hp boxer 4-banger, 5-speed - tons of fun. My daily now is
my '03 Dakota, which is nice and comfy with plenty of torque to keep me
happy.

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.

> 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. 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.

"Joe" > wrote in message
...
> "dwight" > wrote in
> :
>
>> "Joe" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Full details:
>>> http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/car/737656403.html
>>
>> Sad day, Joe. End of an era. That car looks about new on the inside,
>> and the outside looks pretty damn good, too.
>>
>> Somebody is getting a flat-out steal.
>
> Of course pix don't tell the whole story. There are a bunch of ****y
> things wrong, like the inoperative visor lights, jiggly ash tray cover,
> broken driver's door lock solenoid, etc. Not to mention a bunch of
> scratches, scrapes, dings, etc. that the car's collected over time.

Well, that's all to be expected. These cars are getting long in the tooth.
TFrog looks best from about fifty feet away. Even so, with all of their
faults, a good running example of the Fox Mustang for a mere $2900 is a
steal.

>> Back in '87 or '88, I bought a 1984 version of TFrog (used and
>> abused). After three heart-breaking years (and three quick speeding
>> tickets), I sold that car off to the first $3,000 that came knocking.
>> And I got it in cash, too, which didn't hurt. But I was happy to see
>> that one go.
>
> I got cash today for the LX, but I still have mixed emotions. One part
> of me was very sad, watching 15 years of history drive off on a trailer.
> The other part of me was happy with a big, fat fistfull of hundreds, and
> an empty garage space.

And another part of you will always want another Mustang. This was your
comfort zone, with many happy memories that will haunt you forever. It's why
I get all misty-eyed every spring, thinking about buying another motorcycle.

>> As you know, TFrog is hardly a spring chicken at this point, but I
>> still can't imagine parting with it. I guess I'm getting older, too,
>> and stuck in my ways. I feel your pain, and wish you many years of
>> Subaru joy.
>>
>> dwight
>> (It's a Subaru, right?)
>
> The Subie's actually my son's car, but I certainly wouldn't mind having
> it. AWD, 220hp boxer 4-banger, 5-speed - tons of fun. My daily now is
> my '03 Dakota, which is nice and comfy with plenty of torque to keep me
> happy.

The only newsgroup I see that might be of interest to you and your Dakota
has something to do with pictures of a Dakota.

Fanning.

dwight

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!

>> 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 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..

"Joe" > wrote
> 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.

Rare? They built those blocks starting in the early sixties and can still
get new blocks today.

Scott W.
'68 Ranchero 500
'69 Mustang Sportsroof

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.

>>> 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.

>> 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.

"Scott W." <69ta_mustangatcomcastdotcom> wrote in
:

>
> "Joe" > wrote
>> 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.
>
> Rare? They built those blocks starting in the early sixties and can
> still get new blocks today.
>
> Scott W.
> '68 Ranchero 500
> '69 Mustang Sportsroof

Not saying they're "rare", just saying that there are fewer 302s on the
road for aftermarket companies to feed on. Now they're concentrating on
the 4.6s.

"dwight" > wrote in
:

> "Joe" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "dwight" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> "Joe" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Full details:
>>>> http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/car/737656403.html
>>>
>>> Sad day, Joe. End of an era. That car looks about new on the inside,
>>> and the outside looks pretty damn good, too.
>>>
>>> Somebody is getting a flat-out steal.
>>
>> Of course pix don't tell the whole story. There are a bunch of ****y
>> things wrong, like the inoperative visor lights, jiggly ash tray
>> cover, broken driver's door lock solenoid, etc. Not to mention a
>> bunch of scratches, scrapes, dings, etc. that the car's collected
>> over time.
>
> Well, that's all to be expected. These cars are getting long in the
> tooth. TFrog looks best from about fifty feet away. Even so, with all
> of their faults, a good running example of the Fox Mustang for a mere
> $2900 is a steal.

Based on the replies to the ads, I've found that Mustang's aren't that
special to most people. The ones that do favor them want 5-speed coupes
or "specialty" models like Cobras or triple white ones. However, there
was one kid who wanted it bad but didn't have his license yet (or any
money). "I've got my permit though!". LOL!

>>> Back in '87 or '88, I bought a 1984 version of TFrog (used and
>>> abused). After three heart-breaking years (and three quick speeding
>>> tickets), I sold that car off to the first $3,000 that came
>>> knocking. And I got it in cash, too, which didn't hurt. But I was
>>> happy to see that one go.
>>
>> I got cash today for the LX, but I still have mixed emotions. One
>> part of me was very sad, watching 15 years of history drive off on a
>> trailer. The other part of me was happy with a big, fat fistfull of
>> hundreds, and an empty garage space.
>
> And another part of you will always want another Mustang. This was
> your comfort zone, with many happy memories that will haunt you
> forever. It's why I get all misty-eyed every spring, thinking about
> buying another motorcycle.

Based on how I feel about my old Sportster, you're probably right about
the Mustang. I still want another bike, although it'll be a water-
cooled cruiser if I ever get one.

>>> As you know, TFrog is hardly a spring chicken at this point, but I
>>> still can't imagine parting with it. I guess I'm getting older, too,
>>> and stuck in my ways. I feel your pain, and wish you many years of
>>> Subaru joy.
>>>
>>> dwight
>>> (It's a Subaru, right?)
>>
>> The Subie's actually my son's car, but I certainly wouldn't mind
>> having it. AWD, 220hp boxer 4-banger, 5-speed - tons of fun. My
>> daily now is my '03 Dakota, which is nice and comfy with plenty of
>> torque to keep me happy.
>
> The only newsgroup I see that might be of interest to you and your
> Dakota has something to do with pictures of a Dakota.
>
> Fanning.
>
> dwight

She's way too young anyway.