Welp (thx RPM)...it AIN'T been sitting there long.
Florida, where Corky has big-time issues with his garage floor sweating so bad it caused stuff to rust almost over night
because of the humidity.
Florida, where you can SEE your air before ya breathe it!!
Florida, where they DON'T sand their roads in the winter.....because the whole state is a giant sand box!
Unless the body panels are "nicely" bondo'd it looks like some good doors-fenders-quarters-back bumper.
Would love to hear the story on the engine.....nice 'single-plane' intake....Valve kiverz are shiny-ier than mine...
(I see that blowmaster-40 muff too!!)
Lt. Dan was looking for doors wasn't he?! (pretty sure it's warmer in Flar-dee that where he's at!)
Is that a complete set of 'Aler-bammer mag wheels'?!
If I was 40 years younger........I might take-me-a-trip-to-Flar-dee!!
6sally6
How close to RTM is it?!!

That is a true 'Yard Find'. But if the Sheriff didn't want it...........

Does he have a place where he could pull and store parts?  It looks like the ole gal has a lot of good parts on her still.

may have a nice 9 inch in it and discc brakes

RTM wrote:

I’m local an interested.   If I can grab this thinking it might be a good coupe to fastback conversion.

 
Call me

Last edited by Bearing Bob (2/06/2023 1:20 PM)

too cheap

Bearing Bob wrote:

It looks like we've maybe saved another one. Thanks RTM!

 
Bob thanks for putting me in touch with your friend.  I drove up there to look at it, and to see how hard it will be to remove it from that environment.    Car is in really rough shape.   Not sure I would want to tackle another one this rough.  Then again it might be okay for a fastback conversion.  Would have to build a solid foundation first.  Most importantly, I would need to try and get a title before I started anything. 

Either way it has some good parts.   It’s going to be difficult to remove it and more so if the drums are frozen up.   I’m going to see if my buddy that lives near there can help me pull it out.  Not sure if I can drag it out with my truck.  He has some tree equipment that can get the job done. 

It’s a 289 automatic car.   I’m sure motor is locked solid with no carb on it and no plugs in the heads.  8 inch rear axle.  I forgot to see if the fronts were drums or disk.   Pretty sure it will be a drum setup.  Will do my best to try and pick it up on Saturday.  It’s going to take too much time to try and remove it after a full day of work.   I need the entire day to be safe.

Bring a cordless grinder with a couple batteries and a couple cutoff wheels.  Worst case if the drums are frozen just cut the face of the drum off the ring the rides on the shoes.  At least it'll roll that way.

I picked it up today.  I got really lucky.  Front drums were frozen solid.   I left the wheel on and removed the nut from the hub.  I was able to pry the front drums off and remove the brake shoes.   Didn’t take that long at all to do.  Backed up into the woods and pulled it up on the trailer.  Got it all done by myself.  Couldn’t find any help.   I have a dry place to store.   It may be a coupe to fastback conversion, as long as I don’t run into issues obtaining a title. 

6sally6 wrote:

Tell me about that intake...........when ya get time.
Glad you got it with minor problemz.
6sal6

 
Not sure what to say about the intake.  I did pull it so it’s sitting in my garage.  I’ll snap pictures of it and post them.

It’s a later model 302, not a roller motor.  Someone had done some engine work because the valve train has poly locks instead of the factory self locking nuts.  Intake ports on the heads clearly have had water in them, very rusty.   The engine will not turn over and I suspect it never will. Willing to bet the plugs had been pulled by prior owner to drain the water that had gotten into the cylinders.  I pulled the distributor and the oil level looks like it’s filled to the bottom of the cam.  Pretty sure it’s from all the water that’s found its way into the engine.

Found nothing in the trunk. This mustang is solid in places my current project wasn’t.  I think it will be a perfect coupe to do a fastback conversion. Metal work is my favorite part of any build but it will be a year or two before I will get to it.  Plus, the price was right to invest in the conversion     First step will be to apply for a title.

I’m glad it wasn’t terribly difficult to remove.
Doesn’t look like ya had to deal with mosquitoes at this time of year.