Re: Your Opinion on 5.0 Mustangs
I happen to be very involved in the Mustang scene, im a purchasing/sales manager for a huge mail order company that deals in 1965 - current Mustang parts. I also own and run a local Mustang forum ( www.steelcitystangs.com ) with over 1100 members, we have alot of guys with other makes and models that feel welcome there but it is Mustang specific board. We do track and car show meets and get togethers a few times a year.
I always had Camaros growing up (aprox 30) 70 - 81 camaros but got tired of the same old and yearned for something a little more "high tech" so I picked up a 92 Z28 a about 10 years ago. I only kept the 92 a few months, got tired of getting embarassed by the "Cocky" 5.0L Mustang guys, the rear end was puny, no room for dual exaust, the hate list goes on from there. I still had my 74 Z w/32,000 miles on it but decided to pick up an 80 Mustang coupe as a project, it was a Mustang but not an EFI car like all the spoiled brats had and that intrigued me. It was the most fun you could have with your clothes on for me at the time, I fell deep into the mod bug and prefered to take it out on a saturday night instead of the Camaro. Fast forward a year or two, the Camaro was sold and replaced with a few other mustangs here and there and also leading to my current job. It is getting very hard to find a decent fox Mustang anymore and when you do they bring a premium.
I currently have a 2003 Mustang Cobra that I bought new and drag race, a 90 GT rag top cruiser and also an 80 coupe project my dad and I are working on for him. We are in the process of installing a 4.6 32 valve Cobra engine in it with a carb and N2O.
The thing that surprises me the most is how serious people have become about restoring the fox cars, there isn't a day that goes by that there isn't a new part that comes into reproduction and they fly out the door as fast as they come in. Who would have ever thought?
My vote for your project would be to do a 2003 cobra drivetrain swap, its been done but not over done yet. How else could you lay down 5-600 RWHP on a stock long block, take it road racing, then to the drag strip and run 10s or 11s all day long and then drive it across country in comfort with A/C and power steering?
I happen to be very involved in the Mustang scene, im a purchasing/sales manager for a huge mail order company that deals in 1965 - current Mustang parts. I also own and run a local Mustang forum ( www.steelcitystangs.com ) with over 1100 members, we have alot of guys with other makes and models that feel welcome there but it is Mustang specific board. We do track and car show meets and get togethers a few times a year.
I always had Camaros growing up (aprox 30) 70 - 81 camaros but got tired of the same old and yearned for something a little more "high tech" so I picked up a 92 Z28 a about 10 years ago. I only kept the 92 a few months, got tired of getting embarassed by the "Cocky" 5.0L Mustang guys, the rear end was puny, no room for dual exaust, the hate list goes on from there. I still had my 74 Z w/32,000 miles on it but decided to pick up an 80 Mustang coupe as a project, it was a Mustang but not an EFI car like all the spoiled brats had and that intrigued me. It was the most fun you could have with your clothes on for me at the time, I fell deep into the mod bug and prefered to take it out on a saturday night instead of the Camaro. Fast forward a year or two, the Camaro was sold and replaced with a few other mustangs here and there and also leading to my current job. It is getting very hard to find a decent fox Mustang anymore and when you do they bring a premium.
I currently have a 2003 Mustang Cobra that I bought new and drag race, a 90 GT rag top cruiser and also an 80 coupe project my dad and I are working on for him. We are in the process of installing a 4.6 32 valve Cobra engine in it with a carb and N2O.
The thing that surprises me the most is how serious people have become about restoring the fox cars, there isn't a day that goes by that there isn't a new part that comes into reproduction and they fly out the door as fast as they come in. Who would have ever thought?
My vote for your project would be to do a 2003 cobra drivetrain swap, its been done but not over done yet. How else could you lay down 5-600 RWHP on a stock long block, take it road racing, then to the drag strip and run 10s or 11s all day long and then drive it across country in comfort with A/C and power steering?
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