FivepointSlow
Well-Known Member
The irony is in the title.
I am back into a Mustang again!
4 years since abandoning my previous build and getting into a Crown Victoria and dumping entirely too much money into that, I have picked up @JonBeast old 1998 Mustang GT
His old build thread can be found here
How did I acquire the car?
I have pretty much done everything I had wanted to do to the Crown Victoria, and started to get bored of it. I do not drive it every day as I have a 2010 F150 that I daily drive, and while getting into the Vic every now and then was enjoyable, It wasnt what I wanted. I enjoyed the crap out of it while I had it, but I badly started wanting to get back into a Mustang.
for months I searched craigslist and other sites for a deal, and about 2 months ago I finally put the Vic up for sale.
Prior to having a buyer for the Vic, I came across a craigslist add of a familiar car...
1998 Mustang GT - $3500
98 mustang with 2002 4.6v8 engine
198,000 miles on body
About 100,000 miles on engine
Interior was redone at the same time the engine was rebuilt
Why does this car look so familiar????
After reaching out to the members of this forum for some answers, we figured it out!
I reached out to Jon via instagram about the car, and went through his build thread as the seller didn't know much about the car because his dad gave it to him to sell to help pay for his student loans.
I had followed Jon's build back when I had my 94, and I was in love with the car then.
I asked the seller to send me more detailed pictures and this is what I received
I made the ~125 mile trip up to eastern Mass to see the car.
It was untouched from when JonBeast had sold it 6 years ago.
Literally untouched. It was filthy, has some paint problems, cracked bumper, etc etc. But not modded any further.
With a jumpstart it started right up, and besides an occasional whining sound coming from the belt area, it ran perfect.
According to the seller, his uncle bought it from Jon, and then passed it to his dad, then his cousin allegedly drag raced it here and there, and now his father gave it to him to sell.
After a bit of negotiating I got the price down a bit...
It's all there, and needs some work for sure..
-cracked front bumper
-cobra lip is half torn off
-there is a spot of surface rust on the drivers door
-passenger rear quarter panel has flaking paint(thanks ford)
-drivers rear fender lip caught the wheel at some point and was pulled down
-passenger corner light weather stripping is falling off
-both headlights are hazy and leaking, the HIDs also do not seem to work
-missing spare tire and jack, and the trunk is just kinda torn apart
-passenger front seat isnt bolted in... why? Who knows...
-rear wheels are all chewed up from hitting the fender
And I'm sure theres other things I havent discovered yet.
I went up today after work to pick it up after selling the Crown Vic just yesterday.
and Exhaust videos of course!
https://i.imgur.com/pTdVOW9.mp4
https://i.imgur.com/2CW7EHo.mp4
I am very excited to dive into this project and revive this car, this is my game plan for now...
-Clean it up and fix the headlights
-Register and insure it for about a month (I want to enjoy it as I didn't get to enjoy my 94 build)
-Park it for the winter (F you too New England)
-Dive into it and fix it up over the winter
-Air suspension is definitely on the to-do list, especially after having it in the Vic, just not sure how soon that will happen...
-Roll the fenders so they stop killing the tires
-Fix broken interior panels (door cup insert where the switches are pops out every time the door shuts, etc)
-Replace worn interior buttons (headlight knob, window switches, lock switches etc)
I am back into a Mustang again!
4 years since abandoning my previous build and getting into a Crown Victoria and dumping entirely too much money into that, I have picked up @JonBeast old 1998 Mustang GT
His old build thread can be found here
How did I acquire the car?
I have pretty much done everything I had wanted to do to the Crown Victoria, and started to get bored of it. I do not drive it every day as I have a 2010 F150 that I daily drive, and while getting into the Vic every now and then was enjoyable, It wasnt what I wanted. I enjoyed the crap out of it while I had it, but I badly started wanting to get back into a Mustang.
for months I searched craigslist and other sites for a deal, and about 2 months ago I finally put the Vic up for sale.
Prior to having a buyer for the Vic, I came across a craigslist add of a familiar car...
1998 Mustang GT - $3500
98 mustang with 2002 4.6v8 engine
198,000 miles on body
About 100,000 miles on engine
Interior was redone at the same time the engine was rebuilt
Why does this car look so familiar????
After reaching out to the members of this forum for some answers, we figured it out!
I reached out to Jon via instagram about the car, and went through his build thread as the seller didn't know much about the car because his dad gave it to him to sell to help pay for his student loans.
I had followed Jon's build back when I had my 94, and I was in love with the car then.
I asked the seller to send me more detailed pictures and this is what I received
I made the ~125 mile trip up to eastern Mass to see the car.
It was untouched from when JonBeast had sold it 6 years ago.
Literally untouched. It was filthy, has some paint problems, cracked bumper, etc etc. But not modded any further.
With a jumpstart it started right up, and besides an occasional whining sound coming from the belt area, it ran perfect.
According to the seller, his uncle bought it from Jon, and then passed it to his dad, then his cousin allegedly drag raced it here and there, and now his father gave it to him to sell.
After a bit of negotiating I got the price down a bit...
It's all there, and needs some work for sure..
-cracked front bumper
-cobra lip is half torn off
-there is a spot of surface rust on the drivers door
-passenger rear quarter panel has flaking paint(thanks ford)
-drivers rear fender lip caught the wheel at some point and was pulled down
-passenger corner light weather stripping is falling off
-both headlights are hazy and leaking, the HIDs also do not seem to work
-missing spare tire and jack, and the trunk is just kinda torn apart
-passenger front seat isnt bolted in... why? Who knows...
-rear wheels are all chewed up from hitting the fender
And I'm sure theres other things I havent discovered yet.
I went up today after work to pick it up after selling the Crown Vic just yesterday.
and Exhaust videos of course!
https://i.imgur.com/pTdVOW9.mp4
https://i.imgur.com/2CW7EHo.mp4
I am very excited to dive into this project and revive this car, this is my game plan for now...
-Clean it up and fix the headlights
-Register and insure it for about a month (I want to enjoy it as I didn't get to enjoy my 94 build)
-Park it for the winter (F you too New England)
-Dive into it and fix it up over the winter
-Air suspension is definitely on the to-do list, especially after having it in the Vic, just not sure how soon that will happen...
-Roll the fenders so they stop killing the tires
-Fix broken interior panels (door cup insert where the switches are pops out every time the door shuts, etc)
-Replace worn interior buttons (headlight knob, window switches, lock switches etc)