hotstang97gt

do you got any pics?

7upedition

Thats plenty of cash, but keep in mind you'll spend 25% more than you anticipate in most cases. Try to keep a spreadsheet of your budget including needs vs. wants. If you remain single and focused you'll have one sick car. Good Luck, start reading magazines and books, best places for info.

ModularFox

i have a 85 GT roller u can buy for 1500. body is straight, no rust, 8 point cage. fuel cell, race seats, autometer gauges,ect.

w8less

if i had the money that car would be in my garage but since i don't i can only admire

kartracer55

Thanks guys.

The only thing that is for sure is that the engine will be built up, not just bolt ons. Id rather not dump tons of $$$ into an engine with 200,000 miles on it. As for what size engine and all that, thats for later on.

I noticed a few of you guys suggested buying a 4banger and doing a swap. If I plan on either having the engine rebuilt and stroked, or swap, would this make more sense for me financially? My only concern would be unseen expenses from doing the swap. Theres no way im going to put tons of HP and torque behind a trans with so many miles (let alone a ford... OHHH!!! haha) So it would probably be rebuilt at the very least. Regardless of which car I build, I will budget for engine and trans. But Im concerned about things like suspension, the rear, and other things that would have to be swapped to handle a built V8.

Ill probably make another post about differences between the two cars and things that would need to be swapped.

Any additional input would be appreciated.

Thanks
Jim