[QUOTE=karl_1052;399112][QUOTE=TommyHotWheel;399052]For $7,000 I could have paint, wheels, tires, interior, suspension and engine rebuild w/ power adder plus money for gas and maybe a cage.
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Maybe if you are buying used parts. No way $7K is going to get you a 9-10 second motor(that will last more than a week) with all those other parts.
That would be nice to swap in my vert, but for that dosh, I would like a little whine with my cheese.
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85 Mustang GT 5 speed. I have crunched numbers and have a plan of attack, trust me, it can be done and has been done. I got the parts for a 5 lug swap from a junkyard on half off day...cost like $30 for 2 axle shafts and front rotors. Next up is a Lincoln rear disk swap, should be about $40 on half off day. I have seen low nines with suspension, cage and junkyard turbos for well under four thousand. The biggest cost in building/fixing a car is labor, do as much as you can yourself and save thousands. Even if you buy craigslist/ebay parts and rebuild them it saves money. I admit I am no mechanic, but I can do everything except rebuild an engine in my own garage. My car is not a show queen, but it looks damn good and I would rather be fast, than look fast anyways.