Another one bites the dust...

May 21, 2006, 10:43:28 PM

My parts TC was officially "killed" today. I sold off the heart and soul (engine and computer) to a guy wanting to put it into a Mustang II. I also sold off the tranny to a guy looking to put it into a 5.0 Mustang (I warned him thoroughly that the tranny was weaker than an 8-cyl one but he'd hear none of my warnings). I sold it off because I've got to devote more time to the '88, and given the rate my projects progress it'd be 2075 before I even could consider a 2.3t project.

With the engine out I got a much better glimps at the original cause of this car's demise: The strut towers and front framerails were even worse than I had thought - they were completely rusted out. There was no saving this car.

So the bad news is that I no longer have a TC drivetrain lying around. The good news is that I got nearly what I paid for the whole car back for the engine and tranny. That means I got a TC rear, front brakes, hood, header panel, bumper cover, springs, sway bars, interior, and an assload of spare body/electrical parts for next to nothing :D Actually when you consider what I've gotten for the cluster, tail lights and a full digital cluster that was in the trunk it was pretty much f-r-e-e

I didn't have my camera handy while stripping it, but I will take pics, especially when the car's final moment comes: The neighbour at the cottage wants the shell for s metal and is gonna smush it with his front end loader

In fact I will have him flip it over with said loader when I get the body and interior out of it so I can pick the suspension out with ease...