Looking For Opinons :)
 

So I've had this stang for 2 years now. shes been one hell of a project for me. last year i was driving and it got hit because some ass in a ranger doesn't know how to drive. This car used to be a 4cyl but i changed it over to a 5.0 its been my toy for awhile now. But lately I'm not sure what to do with it. My question is has anyone ever replaced a rear quarter on one of these cars. and if so how hard was it for you? One other thing is would you just buy a 4cyl car and switch it all over. The only reason i haven't let got of this car is because there is absolutely no rust underneath this car, and the interior is mint. here's some pics of the dented quarter.

I am no expert but that does not look all that terrible

Glad to hear that lol

Doesn't look too bad to me but I'm not a body man

I'm no body man either, but I do know from personal experience that there is often non-visible damage that adds up pretty quick.

I'd say repair it. It doesn't look too bad.

Okk thanks

it does not seem to have any deep dents in my mind

There not as deep as they used to be but it's hard to pull out. And the lip all around the tire is pretty much flat

It's definetly going to be some work to fix up the body - but probably much less labour than a full engine swap into another fox. AND this car is clean - inside and out. I'd definetly keep what you've got and work with it. Just be weary of Ford Rangers from here on in. ;)

I went to a local shop that did my dads baracuda and the guy said he'd put in a new quater for a 1000 and new paint for around 3000 or 4000. I was just thinking it would be cheaper to find a car with no dents and the paint is all there lol. And I'm for sure staying away from rangers !

If it was me, i would look around to see how much a real nice clean 4/6 cylinder stang is, then go from there. If you have a place to do the work, it wouldn't take much to swap everything, just your time.

Yeah I don't have much room just a 2 car garage with my car and my dads. There's one 4cyl for sale Ill put a pic up when I go to the computer

Totally agree.

heres a pic of the 4cyl im looking into the guy wants 2500 for it

Looks pretty nice! Can you talk him down $500 or so? I'm not sure what they are going for out there, but I know around here, you should be able to score the same thing for about $1500-2000, depending on mileage. Either way, it's a nice looking car, and I like those wheels:tup

^^^ Def a nice looking Fox. If you're looking to buy a replacement Fox anyways - why not just grab a 5.0 to begin with?

do I see rust at the bottom?

Wow and I read you had bad eye sight somewhere....Good eye!

I know myself i wouldn't settle on anything. I would look for one that has been undercoated the crap out of it year after year. Usually it's those older people that do that stuff............. if they are the original owner.
If it shows no sign of any oil spray anywhere at all, i wouldn't touch it unless it was kept in a nice warm cozy place year after year.
The foxbody's are well know for rotting out at the front frame rails, rad craddle, strut towers, "A" pillars, rear frame rails, roof lines around the front windshiled, rear quarters, hatchs, lower door rockers, and floors.
The pic you posted looks alright, i can see a few spots right off the hop though like the lower rockers, the rear quarter around the edge of the wheel openning, makes me wonder what else is hiding. Plus, in my opinion, those areas are costly to fix properly.
You do not want to spend 2500 bucks on a car that needs a paint job for what you have already seen what will cost you upwards of 2000, and more on top, cause you just might aswell stick with what you got.
I know guys that have been patient, and found a sweet deal, on a sweet clean car.
Just have patients, and shop around as much as you can, the right one will come.

I would take it to a body shop and see how much they would charge to either knock it out or replace the panel, might be easier than doing it yourself. Your Stang reminds me of the '84 I used to have it was a V6.

Wow $1000 to change the Quarter.I could do it for $500-600.But i don't have much overhead.Hes pretty accurate with the paint price $2000-2500