my friend is moving away.
the situation is: i was supposed to get a free 94 bird that was wrecked if i were to rebuild his 89 supercoupe engine.
he is moving sooner than he had thought, so he sold the v8 car for more than what we were agreeing on, and told me the super coupe is for sale.
he says the car's oil pressure skyrocketed then dropped to zero then skyrocketed again. when he started it back up, it was knocking. i am thinking the main bearings spun and now everything is screwed(meaning engine machining needs done).
on top of that, he says the auto trans stopped going into overdrive.
we were going to put in a worn out supercoupe engine and swap a 5 speed from one from the junkyard, so with a rebuild, im thinking that might be about $600-800.
im goign to check the car out better tomorrow, but i was hopign to get some responses on what to offer on price. he says when he looked up kbb or whatever, his condition should go for $2200..but he said that is with a good running engine.
so far he has told me about the trans, a few dents, no radio or speakers, and he doesnt have a key for the doors and trunk.
i dont know much of the options that are different on the t-birds, but his has a sunroof, power everything, including still working seats, and has a rear spoiler.
i will check the super coupe website, but just for quick response:
1.what should i offer (a ballpark figure after naming all thats wrong)?
2.can a mustang transmission go into a t-bird without changes? are the t-bird trans' just as strong?
3.can you port the supercharger like you can with a terminator and lightning? are upgrades cheap/easy and readily available?
4.what should be the first things to beef up or fix or look for that go wrong in a supercoupe?
my sister had a regular 91 v6 bird that the rear end broke, so i would figure to get a billetflow or similar rear end brace...but what do i look for since i cant drive the car?
any help is very appreciated.
the situation is: i was supposed to get a free 94 bird that was wrecked if i were to rebuild his 89 supercoupe engine.
he is moving sooner than he had thought, so he sold the v8 car for more than what we were agreeing on, and told me the super coupe is for sale.
he says the car's oil pressure skyrocketed then dropped to zero then skyrocketed again. when he started it back up, it was knocking. i am thinking the main bearings spun and now everything is screwed(meaning engine machining needs done).
on top of that, he says the auto trans stopped going into overdrive.
we were going to put in a worn out supercoupe engine and swap a 5 speed from one from the junkyard, so with a rebuild, im thinking that might be about $600-800.
im goign to check the car out better tomorrow, but i was hopign to get some responses on what to offer on price. he says when he looked up kbb or whatever, his condition should go for $2200..but he said that is with a good running engine.
so far he has told me about the trans, a few dents, no radio or speakers, and he doesnt have a key for the doors and trunk.
i dont know much of the options that are different on the t-birds, but his has a sunroof, power everything, including still working seats, and has a rear spoiler.
i will check the super coupe website, but just for quick response:
1.what should i offer (a ballpark figure after naming all thats wrong)?
2.can a mustang transmission go into a t-bird without changes? are the t-bird trans' just as strong?
3.can you port the supercharger like you can with a terminator and lightning? are upgrades cheap/easy and readily available?
4.what should be the first things to beef up or fix or look for that go wrong in a supercoupe?
my sister had a regular 91 v6 bird that the rear end broke, so i would figure to get a billetflow or similar rear end brace...but what do i look for since i cant drive the car?
any help is very appreciated.
