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Old 02-16-2012, 07:15 AM
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i won't even tell you what it cost to get my 79 up to snuff, and it was a running car. the body needed nothing.

here's the gruesome reality.
the car your looking at has a factory ford mustang II crossmember and stamped steel suspension. this will need replacing, it flexes too much and after 30 years of sitting its toast.

it will probably have 9" mustang II brakes on the front, they won't stop the car, they will have to go. the car weighs in with a big block at 3000 lbs.
there is more metal in the frame than most trucks

was it even wired? or wired properly? my car had no fuse box at all.

i didn't see any interior pieces in the pics?

is the motor mounted? there was no provision from kellison to put a 427 in the car......429/460 or 351c so headers will have to be custom,

fuel system? is there a tank? is it a fiberglass racing tank? it will have to go.

now the body.......talk to boat people about 30 year old fiberglass..

you will have 8-10k in the paint if you do it right..

haven't touched base on the motor yet......you see where i'm going.

this is reality......i've been to this show before......

and it was a costly one. if you can get the car under 10k it may be worth it, look on the passenger frame rail from under the hood right in front of the spring perch....there should be a number scratched into the frame. thats the kellison vin.....it being there will let you title it as a 79. in most states.
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