Decisions Decisions......

"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
02/05/2014 at 12:35 • Filed to: HELP!, NPCP, Ford, Gran Torino, Mach 1, Mustang

Ok me and my dad were talking....and now we may make the Torino DD able. So here is dilemma.

Get a 2003-04 Mach 1 here are my choices:

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I get this:

OR I FIX THIS AND DD IT:

These are my Choices.

PLEASE HELP ME!

DISCUSSION (30)

daender > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:37

I vote Torino but only if a 5-speed finds its way into it.

For Sweden > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:38

If you would ever DD anything other than the Torino, I'm not sure you can be helped.

Audi-os, amigos > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:39

What kind of motor did that Mach 1 have?

BeaterGT > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:39

Torino

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:39

Get a manual Mach 1. A lot more special than the S-197s, and possibly less of a hassle than the Torino in legal terms.

puddler > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:40

Kinja'd!!!

this.

Cherry_man1 > daender
02/05/2014 at 12:40

Absolutely not on that sorry, its gonna be getting an AOD from a FOX body Mustang. I need to drive it 250 miles+ from school to home when I do go home.

Cherry_man1 > Audi-os, amigos
02/05/2014 at 12:41

4.6L DOHC like a terminator Cobra with out the Supercharger and IRS and 6 speed

Cherry_man1 > Goshen, formerly Darkcode
02/05/2014 at 12:42

Why do you say Legal terms?

daender > Audi-os, amigos
02/05/2014 at 12:42

A n/a 4-valve per cylinder DOHC 4.6L V8, found in the SVT Cobra (n/a and S/C).

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:44

I don't know which state you're from but I know that in some parts of the US there are legal roadblocks to daily classic car ownership.

oldirtybootz > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:44

Mach 1. As someone said, more special than an S197 GT and more DDable than the Torino. I may be biased.

Cherry_man1 > oldirtybootz
02/05/2014 at 12:46

Well the torino will be getting an AOD and a few other bits to make it DD able

Cherry_man1 > Goshen, formerly Darkcode
02/05/2014 at 12:47

IL. Here we dont have to register it as an Antique if we don't want to.

mycarneverruns87 > Audi-os, amigos
02/05/2014 at 12:48

Also aluminum block unlike the iron block in the Cobras of 03-04

Cherry_man1 > mycarneverruns87
02/05/2014 at 12:49

I thought they had the same blocks?

mycarneverruns87 > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:49

I'd say Mach as you will constantly worry about the condition of a nice old Torino. Also, driving it everyday will make the car feel less special than it is because you will be in it all the time.

mycarneverruns87 > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 12:51

Nope, the Terminator cobras were the only iron block variants as they needed the extra strength and cooling ability because blower!

puddler > puddler
02/05/2014 at 12:51

zebra three, all the way.

Cherry_man1 > mycarneverruns87
02/05/2014 at 12:51

Very Valid point

Cherry_man1 > mycarneverruns87
02/05/2014 at 12:52

Hmmm I see....THE MORE YOU KNOW!

A3R0 > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 17:10

Torino is not your best choice, but you should pick it anyway.

TwoFortified > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 19:40

What, pray tell, makes the Torino currently not "DD able"?

Cherry_man1 > TwoFortified
02/05/2014 at 19:59

Tires that are 10 years old a 3-Speed C6, Vacuum Lines are shoddy, Kickdown doesnt always kick down, and exhaust has a hole in it.

TwoFortified > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 20:05

Hmm. Dunno if it's a bear to get a tranny for these things or not, but you could kill two birds with one stone and grab an MT for it (full disclosure, I had to Google "kickdown". I haven't heard that word in a long time). Vacuum issues, while not fun to diagnose, aren't particularly expensive to fix...usually. Tires are tires. Does the exhaust manifold have the hole, the downpipe, or the catback? If it's the downpipe or the catback, you could theoretically get it patched or w/e...If it's the manifold...well, you'd probably want to replace that too.

Ok, I see what you are getting at. This Torino sounds like it might be a few duckets to fix. That said, the thing is badass. Mustangs, while cool, powerful, and affordable, are common as hell. Torinos aren't, exactly (which is why I'd pick the Torino personally). Not to mention that, assuming the one in the picture is the one in question, it isn't a rust-bucket...in fact, it's sexy as hell!

Just my 2c

Cherry_man1 > TwoFortified
02/05/2014 at 20:19

Ya its the one in the pic. Well I know the Exhaust is like 20 years old and my dad wants replaced and there are no cats on this puppy. Also a tranny from any 5.0L 89-90 ford will fit to the 351C CJ

TwoFortified > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 20:24

Well (and again, this is my opinion. Do whatever you wanna do), I'd personally rather dump, say, $5K into making this car awesome, over dumping $5K into one of those Mustangs. Really it's unfair though. Ford makes the Mustang: It's fast, it's cheap, it's pretty reliable...The all-too-rare trifecta. Everybody and their grandmother buy 2. Now guys like me don't like em very much because they're "too common". A very strange catch-22.

Cherry_man1 > TwoFortified
02/05/2014 at 20:27

I mean ya they are common but how common is a Mach 1?

TwoFortified > Cherry_man1
02/05/2014 at 20:28

common-looking*

Cherry_man1 > TwoFortified
02/05/2014 at 20:29

Thats why we have people Like american muscle and late model resto