I have been following this forum since 2008 and now have finally gotten myself in a position to get this project started.
I am currently looking for a donor as I will be ordering the base kit. I am looking to build a driver that I can use to burn off stress. I am not interested in a show car.
Would something like this be a good candidate for a donor on a base build. 1988 mustang LX 5.0
It would be decent but a little overpriced. If you want to keep in fuel injected you really want an 89 unless that one has been converted to Mass Air.
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X2 on what Jeff said. I used an 88 GT donor and when it finally came down to it, I only ended up using the rebuilt trans (T-5) the engine block (5.0) the wiring harness for the motor/ECU and the ECU. I paid $800 for the car and sold off the parts when I was done. The whole thing cost me $300. Keep looking...
The MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) still works great but the Mass Air Flow would be better in a lot of ways.
I paid 4500$ in Canada for a 2003 GT and our prices are Higher then in thé states.
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That car was too good and too expensive. I used an '89 LX hit very hard in the side but didn't hurt anything I planned to use.however there was little left over to sell ! Unfortunately I did scrap a lot of the '89 parts as being too "used up". Anything with 100K on it is going to be marginal so expect to shop around. At least you will have "cores" to trade in. Bob
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I spent $2000 on a 92 with bad hail damage. I started with a donor build and I think the only things left from the donor is the engine, trans, drive shaft, rear end, wiring harness, pedal box and spindles. I cant tell you how many donor parts that I cleaned repaired, painted then replaced.
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i found a 2005 mustang gt motor and trans with programer and clutch and everythign i need for the engine for 4000.00 and went with the complete kit. my suggestions is t price out the parts you want from a donor and try to find them on the classifieds. might be a better way to go. plus you might be able to save some money. the newer the drive train the less hassle you will have cleaning up the parts.
It's not easy finding a FOX donor anymore. The ones remaining on the road are either in pristine condition (and worth a lot) or are rust buckets. Not too many in between, from what I see.
You may want to check on a pallet of parts from a salvage yard. There used to be several who did that. Cypress is a name that comes to mind but I can't remember where they are. I would do more research as to what you want as there are variations. I believe 93 is close to the best year as 94-95 had a weird water pump/front cover, a longer bellhousing and much bigger/heavier engine wire harness. At this point though I am not sure a donor is even worth it as everything on it is 19 years old.
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I went with a pallet from AMP (All Mustang Performance) out of Arizona. Chose to go the modern route (DOHC), but they offered plenty of pushrod options. AMP was good to deal with.
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It's not easy finding a FOX donor anymore. The ones remaining on the road are either in pristine condition (and worth a lot) or are rust buckets. Not too many in between, from what I see.
I agree with this comment, although there are still a fair amount of 2000-2004 cars out there for reasonable money, of course they are 4.6's. Which I prefer. but to each his own...
to me an 03-04 MAch 1 is ideal.
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Keep looking.I found an immaculate '87 5.0 converted to mass air with 47K for $1500. Sold the body and interior for $2000. It took me a couple of years to find it but it was well worth it.
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If you have lots of time you may be able to find a good one. I looked for several months in Florida and they are very proud of 200,000 mile pieces of junk. I have heard of some great deals that forum members have found though. So they are out there.
Look at non Ford new car dealers. If a Lexus dealer gets an old Mustang as a trade-in, they don't even want it. I saw a very low mileage one pop up on line in Atlanta. It sold the same day they put it up.
Buying a wecked car varies from state to state, depending on the title status. Here in FL, if a car has a certificate of destruction, you cannot buy it unless you are a dealer.
Also, think very hard about your build. If your upgrade list hits too many major components, a donor doesn't provide any value. If you are staying fairly stock, you can end up with a virtually free drivetrain.
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It's not easy finding a FOX donor anymore. The ones remaining on the road are either in pristine condition (and worth a lot) or are rust buckets. Not too many in between, from what I see.
The number of available cars is going down as time goes on. But I think it is still worth searching and considering. I have seen many rebuilt or modified cars (fox) that are wrecked with lots of good parts. Not to mention that many have already been converted to 5-lug and rear disk. The rebuild or modified factor may be an even greater value over a pure stock car.
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