Thoughts on this foxbody

[OILFIELDTRASH]

What sucks is I always wanted a foxbody since I was 14. Got a sweet one and its gone now...
Nobody was hurt except for my pride. Got busted up by the airbag but no big deal. I had some parts in the mail to fix a couple things... Sigh..

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Glad you'll be ok dont let that pony kick you fix it and then take it.to a autox school to help you learn to controll it! It is fixable suspension front end work and an airbag. Let see your reign.with a fox body last a bit longer

If I was single I would. Trust me. I'd be on the phone with a mechanic friend and arranging the pick up of a roller mustang. Wife is pissed and I'm disappointed in myself. Two days and $3500 gone. I'll get the bank stack fat and then once she stops worrying about money I'll see what I can do.

Any ideas on what I should do to the motor to keep it from going bad while it sits?

 

[blckgrffn]

If I was single I would. Trust me. I'd be on the phone with a mechanic friend and arranging the pick up of a roller mustang. Wife is pissed and I'm disappointed in myself. Two days and $3500 gone. I'll get the bank stack fat and then once she stops worrying about money I'll see what I can do.

Any ideas on what I should do to the motor to keep it from going bad while it sits?

Sh!t happens man - keep us posted when you get to putting it back together!

I don't have an answer for you, but I look forward to hearing what others have to say - I have a 396 that ran ~7 years ago after a rebuild on a dyno and has been sitting since.

 

[Ketchup]

Depends on how long it sits. The gas will start going first, followed by oil. If it has E10 gas though, I would go ahead and drain it now.

 

[lavaheadache]

man what happened?

You aight?

RWD happend, lol.

Sucks man, real bad

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Car is totaled btw. Had mechanic buddy check it out. First thing he saw was floorboard was pushed inside the cab. On the plus side he said the motor and what not is definitely worth saving. He said it has some pretty expensive goodies.

On the lookout for a clean body now. I'll update with pics of new ride and the swap when I get there. She will live again.

 

[manimal]

Car is totaled btw. Had mechanic buddy check it out. First thing he saw was floorboard was pushed inside the cab. On the plus side he said the motor and what not is definitely worth saving. He said it has some pretty expensive goodies.

On the lookout for a clean body now. I'll update with pics of new ride and the swap when I get there. She will live again.

Man thats a tough one. Well now you can do one exactly how you want it!

 

[Throckmorton]

Those old cars were so weak.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Those old cars were so weak.

It had a 94 cobra motor which put out 240HP then an exhaust and cold air intake. Don't know if intake or exhaust added any horses? It was paired with a 3.73 rear so it was pretty quick out of the hole and I'm pretty sure the car was pretty light compared to todays beasts.

 

[Don Karnage]

Those old cars were so weak.

Back in the 90's most cars were weak. GT had what 225hp? Camaro/Trans Am had 275, Cobra has 302, Corvette had 305.

 

[Throckmorton]

I'm not talking about the engine, I'm talking about the unibody. I bet if that was a 2012 Mustang it wouldn't be totalled from that crash.

 

[ballmode]

easy come easy go

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

oh wow... sux man. but like manimal said "now you can do it your way!"

new build thread oh baby.

 

[exdeath]

I'm not talking about the engine, I'm talking about the unibody. I bet if that was a 2012 Mustang it wouldn't be totalled from that crash.

Today's safety standards would make a 2012 unibody end up worse. The car did exactly what it was designed to do.

Maybe you didn't see the concrete drain pipe that would have caused the car to come to an instant stop and cause serious injury even at low speed. With the front of the car mostly clear of the unmoving object and above the impact vector, the floor was the only thing to decelerate the car gradually when the front wheel and k member came to a stop. I'd estimate at least 25 MPH impact, and no brakes on the grass.

 

[Ketchup]

It had a 94 cobra motor which put out 240HP then an exhaust and cold air intake. Don't know if intake or exhaust added any horses? It was paired with a 3.73 rear so it was pretty quick out of the hole and I'm pretty sure the car was pretty light compared to todays beasts.

Probably only got a couple horses from the intake/exhaust, but it would have been pretty quick on such a light vehicle. Maybe you can find another one. Those things have gotta be cheap.

 

[JCH13]

Doesn't take a lot of damage to total at $3500 either...

 

[ballmode]

did you have comp/collision on your insurance?

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

did you have comp/collision on your insurance?

No.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Doesn't take a lot of damage to total at $3500 either...

Its totaled because the body is twisted. Not because an insurance adjuster said so. I'm eating the loss.

 

[Ketchup]

Its totaled because the body is twisted. Not because an insurance adjuster said so. I'm eating the loss.

Makes sense. You can salvage most parts that are worth anything, and I doubt the chassis is one of them. Trying to get money out of the insurance company would probably cost you more in the long wrong anyway.

 

[jlee]

I'm not talking about the engine, I'm talking about the unibody. I bet if that was a 2012 Mustang it wouldn't be totalled from that crash.

A 2012 Mustang would also need what, $20k+ in damage to get totalled? That still might've done it, though, the whole car is bent - and modern cars are designed to crumple to soften the impact on passengers.

 

[Throckmorton]

Today's safety standards would make a 2012 unibody end up worse. The car did exactly what it was designed to do.

Maybe you didn't see the concrete drain pipe that would have caused the car to come to an instant stop and cause serious injury even at low speed. With the front of the car mostly clear of the unmoving object and above the impact vector, the floor was the only thing to decelerate the car gradually when the front wheel and k member came to a stop. I'd estimate at least 25 MPH impact, and no brakes on the grass.

All I saw was some garbage bags.

I think the crumple zone on a Fox is about the same as a modern car. But modern cars have a stronger passenger cage

 

[jlee]

All I saw was some garbage bags.

Garbage bags don't rip wheels off.

 

[exdeath]

All I saw was some garbage bags.

I think the crumple zone on a Fox is about the same as a modern car. But modern cars have a stronger passenger cage

Impact was basically head on into the k-member/control arm. The only think behind the k member is... the firewall and floor pan. The k-member itself is a stout piece, dare I say indestructible (it's like 3/16 stamped steel doubled over). Something had to give.

Last thing you want is to hit something that hard and have the car come out undamaged. It's very bad for the passengers. You think 0-60 in 4 seconds is a rush, try 30 to 0 in .001 seconds or less.

 

[LTC8K6]

Back in the 90's most cars were weak. GT had what 225hp? Camaro/Trans Am had 275, Cobra has 302, Corvette had 305.

Ahem...

405 horsepower and 385 lb·ft...

Well, you did say "most".