Right now, I am in the middle of restoring my 66 Mustang coupe, but I dont want to have to drive it to school everyday, and I may need something with abit more room ( What for, you ask? For..........friends. Yes, friends. ). A friend of my Dads has a 64 Bird, but its too nice for me to want to take it off his hands, and my Dad has a 67 Tbird 4door (390 too), hes had it for years, but I never saw it till recently, or one of that bodystyle for that matter. I absolutely love the front of the 67-69 Birds, but Dads has been sitting since '88, and has since rusted beyond logical use, except for a parts car. Now that I've finished my little backstory, time for the real question :

How much, do you think, a 67-69 Tbird 4door, in decent shape, would go for, without a motor? (Thinking of a Foxbody 5.0, for gas mileage) By decent shape I mean maybe a rust spot or two, dent here or there, and/or a bad interior. I'm thinking that in my area, I might be able to find one for 1500-2000, any thoughts on this?

 

I haven't seen em go for as much as the earlier years, but you could put a $1,200 reserve on ebay and see what happens. You might even get over reserve...

 

Thanks for the suggestion, I've never used Ebay, but I'll look into it. I suppose another question I need to ask is if there would be anything preventing me from sticking in a later model Mustang 5.0 in one? I can't think of anything, considering they can fit 390s, but I want to make sure.

 

yes it'll fit but i'd go with a big FE block over a 302. There maybe some electronic issues, you'll need a harness & computer for the EFI and a fuel pump.

It seems as if there is a huge restomod craze now, but i can't argue as long as you're not messin with a running car or something, than I'm fine with it I just hate to see C-code and even A-code and K-code Mustangs go to waste to be shelby CLONES...so don't mess that 66 up
sorry, had a rant goin' on...

 

My 66 came with a 200 six, cant do too much that would do it wrong . Now it has a 289 and the 5-lug suspension to hold it up safely. It will be getting some Granada discs as soon as we can find a Granada fer cheap (Darn things were all crushed!). Anywhoo, putting a big FE would not be a problem, because we have both a 460 and a 390 at our disposal, but I want something that can go farther on the dollar, catch my drift? Gas is something like 2.00 around here.

 

I don't see a problem with something like what you did with your mustang, my uncle did that to a 65 F100 Custom Cab and its hiseveryday driver.
The 460 is a torque monster because of its huge stroke, and the 390 can rev high but its huge displacement still makes big torque, i'd go with the 390. Gas is a killer, i have a galaxie in slow "restoration" and now im planning on it as a sunday drag car or somethin' beacuse of gas prices. The 390 will get you farther on a dollar...but your mustang gets pretty good mileage right?
BTW on your mustang, please don't put some 18' torque thrust and all that, i think they look really good with 15" Mag 500's, just my opinion, the restomod craze hasnt hitten me

 

If it got Torqs, they would most like not be 18's, but I'm planning on some styled steel wheels, I like the look of em how the came from the factory. I :worship: Ford stylists of old . Now, what If we got a slightly older 302, without EFI, would that still make decent gas mileage?

 

Yep it would, i think mine gets 15 or better in the city. T-birds are such heavy cars is the only problem with ahaving a small block, but it might do good. Styled steel wheels sound awesome

 

I would think the curb weight of a T-Bird would have a 302 working hard all the time. With the shift points on the tranny, it might fit, but it might not be a "good fit", if you take my meaning.

Those T'Birds are big beasts and need torque to move them around. You might save gas with the 302 (not much, I don't think) but the T'Bird may feel rather sluggish.

Just my humble opinion. I have driven big underpowered cars before, and it is a Hoover-Eureka-Electrolux type experience, if you catch my drift.