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favorite this post Dastun powered RHD Mustang racecar - $1000 (Unity, NH) hide this posting unhide

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1991 Ford Mustang-ish

cylinders: 6 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
paint color: black
title status: missing
transmission: manual

If the title sounds confusing then you are not alone. If you have not heard of The 24 Hours of LeMons, then check them out on the web before continuing. If you do know about this race series, or just have a need for a very unique and/or weird racecar, then here are the details. The base chassis is a 1991 Ford Mustang LX, 4 cyl. It has some 5.0 GT bits, mainly the sway bars, springs, front spindles and brakes. The engine is from a 1982 Datsun 280ZX (non turbo) and the tranny is a 5-speed from a 1978 280Z. This will all make sense once you know the history of this build, but that's not important right now.

Currently the engine is not running. There is some sort of ignition glitch that I haven't quite solved. Oh yeah, the engine has the dual carb setup from a 260Z engine, no fuel injection headaches to worry about here. It will crank, sputter, backfire and maybe stumble for a bit, but to be clear, it doesn't run right now.

Now, why RHD you ask. The theme of this car was originally the Mad Max Interceptor (October 2014 NHMS race) and we wanted to do it correctly so we converted it to right hand drive. The steering rack is from a MK3 UK Ford Granada, the steering column is the original Mustang stuff and the pedal cluster is from a 1978 Datsun 280Z. Don't worry, I'll write all this down for the buyer. it takes a little getting used to driving, but you get the hang of shifting with your left hand pretty quick.

The current theme (October 2015 NHMS race) is the Doof Wagon from the new Mad Max movie. The lucky purchaser will get any and all of the speakers, plus more that were not put on the car. We no longer have the original nose from the Mustang so the International Loadstar 1700 hood is it. It's been battle tested and is pretty stout.

It would be lots of fun at autocrosses, hillclimbs and probably even drift events. (Oh yeah, we welded the diff.) It would also be a good entry level car for the Lemons events with a little work. We were in the process of remounting the seat for more head clearance to the top of the cage so that work needs to be completed.

Drop me an email if even remotely interested. We may be able to help with delivery within a few hours or so of Claremont, NH.
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