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    6/09/2021 4:31 PM  #1

    6sally6
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    How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    IF your rich uncle/whoever died and left you $100,000 to spend on your Mustang........what all would you do??!

    I'll go first (cause it's my freak'in post! )

    1. Get a 9 inch narrowed rear end with 3.55:1 gears
    2.Tub /back half the rear
    3.Install "appropriate tires"
    4.Install frame connectors
    5.Get a 4/5 speed Lenco tranny installed
    6.Build a 347 with forged everythings(includes AC!)
    7.Install a roll cage
    8.New interior

    NEXT!!

    Get busy Liv'in or get busy Die'n....Host of the 2020 Bash at the Beach/The only Bash that got cancelled  )8
     

    6/09/2021 4:44 PM  #2

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    I know better than put it in any more mustangs after the last Carlisle event over the last weekend.

     

    6/09/2021 4:59 PM  #3

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    My 67 coupe would be....
    1. Converted to a fastback.
    2. Install a built 428 SCJ
    3. 9" with 3.50 traction lock
    4. Some hard a&& 6 speed tranny.
    5. Rail gun mounted on roof.

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
     

    6/09/2021 5:18 PM  #4

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    Full on rotisserie restification to include:

    1.) Stroker FE with 8 stack EFI
    2.) T56
    3.) Nodular 9" with all the fixin's

    Only if there were restrictions on how I could use that $100k though.  If I could do anything with it I'd probably just hold onto it and use it to make more money once the real estate market tanks. 

     

    6/09/2021 5:57 PM  #5

    Bullet Bob
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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    I think I'd tell the Heap that it looks pretty good and that I love it just the way it is.  Then I'd prolly bid on the '67 fastback I saw this morning on Bring a Trailer.  Or...find a really nice '67 Fairlane.

    "you get what you pay for, good work isn't cheap, and there are NO free lunches...PERIOD!"
     

    6/09/2021 6:35 PM  #6

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    I'd buy $20 worth of gasoline and pocket the remaining $99,980 dollars...

     

    6/09/2021 6:52 PM  #7

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    josh-kebob wrote:

    I'd buy $20 worth of gasoline and pocket the remaining $99,980 dollars...

    I'd do the same. Fill the tank and spend $49.950 on  wine, women and song, then buy another boat so I could pi$$ away the rest maintaining it.......not.
    Nah, I'd maybe get the 68 new tires and new paint, then invest the rest. That'd sweeten the pot a little more for the wife and kids when I eventually check out.
     

    68 coupe - 351W, 4R70W, 9" 3.25 -- 65 convertible - 289 4v, C4, 8" 3.00
     

    6/09/2021 7:16 PM  #8

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    On the first read, the Mustang needs some siblings…
    buy a 66/67 Fairlane
    63/64 Galaxie
    3/4 ton Bump side 4x4
    a first gen Bronco and a bigger garage.

    With a second look at the $$$, I was missing a 0. 😵‍💫
    just add the Fairlane. 😤

    John  -- 67 Mustang Coupe 390 5 speed
     

    6/09/2021 8:35 PM  #9

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    I would get my vibration fixed. What’s ANOTHER $100,000?

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    6/09/2021 9:29 PM  #10

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    I’d drive and visit my 10 best friends….hmmmm…I need 9 more.

     

    6/10/2021 7:52 AM  #11

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    Build another garage, get a lift and finish the Fairlane.

    If this forum can't fix it, it isn't broke.
     

    6/10/2021 11:19 AM  #12

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    I'd hire my nephew to bend over the fenders to change my valve seals, since he just changed the 32 seals on his BMW.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    6/10/2021 12:31 PM  #13

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    1. Mini-Tubs for the rear .. and all that goes with it. 
    2. Install 4-link
    3. Wider rear wheels & tires to fit the mini-tubs

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    6/10/2021 12:37 PM  #14

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    For my poor neglected 66 coupe here's my what if plan:

    1. New Coyote with a Whipple supercharger
    2. 6R80 auto trans
    3. If money is no object, Detroit Speed front and rear suspension

     

    6/10/2021 1:42 PM  #15

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    6Sally6,

    I have:
    9 inch with posi.
    408 stroker.
    Frame rail extensions from Total Control Products. Also cross brace from TCP.
    Fairly new interior (ProCar Sport seats from Summit)
    5 speed (bullet proof by Glen).
    17" American Racing Torque Thrust M rims and new tires (BF Goodrich G Force) 

    Also have:
    Pioneer Radio AVH-X4800BS head unit with 1,000 watt amp by Rockford Fosgate P1000X5 Punch with speakers all around.
    Borgeson power steering
    Disk brakes Kelsey Hayes in front, 2004 Mustang in rear.
    After market air conditioning by Vintage Air
    Modified suspension, Shelby drop, Moog all around 
    Bilstein shocks
    20" radiator 1970 Mustang
    5 Blade after market Fan
    Fan shroud
    LED turn signal, brake, and back-up lights.
    22 gallon gas tank.

    I do not have a roll cage.

    I would put the money in the bank and let it grow.

     

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    6/10/2021 2:08 PM  #16

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    So I can make neat stuff for my car I would like a 3D printer that does metal and a small cnc 5 axis mill.
    Might be more $$$$ than my benefactor hands over.

    Last edited by Rudi (6/10/2021 2:09 PM)

    Good work ain't cheap, Cheap work ain't good!   Simple Man
     

    6/10/2021 2:47 PM  #17

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    BobE made me think:

    4.) Decoupled torque arm rear suspension

     

    6/11/2021 3:20 AM  #18

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    100 k wow ,Most likely find my vibration issue.

    If its worth doing do it right !
     

    6/11/2021 7:52 AM  #19

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    Finish my 67 Mustang! 

    But in all seriousness:
    1. Re-chrome all my chrome parts (I LOVE chrome)
    2. Get a really nice paint job.
    3. Pay someone to help install the wiring harness.
     

    Owner of MustangSteve - 1967 Mustang Coupe 302, 2005 Mustang GT
     

    6/11/2021 5:01 PM  #20

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    I would fix my car back up.

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
     

    6/11/2021 8:27 PM  #21

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    I would build a Cortex Mustang replica.

    "anyone that stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty"Henry Ford
     

    6/12/2021 7:15 PM  #22

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    I'd buy a house out in the boonies with sidewalks on both sides of the street so my wife would go with me. Oh well just ran out of money.

    70, ragtop 351W/416 stroker Edel Performer heads w pro flow 4, Comp roller 35-421-8. T5
     

    6/12/2021 9:06 PM  #23

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    Re: How about a 'lil what-if-game!..........

    If there is even one sidewalk by the street you haven't reached the boonies.

    1968 T-code Coupe with a 302.  Nice car, no show stopper for sure, but I like it.
     

     

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