IDK to most of what you're asking. Too early.Are you going to narrow this 8.8 ? 5 lug swap? 351 would be sweet,with a Vortech reading some of mikes posts about 460's has made me want to find a fox roller and wedge one in it
Like that Turbo car up there by Robby lol
Though I will assume the five lug swap. Probably fairly high on my wants/priority list will be Wild Rides s-box combo https://wildridesracecars.com/shop/ford/new-upper-lower-s-box-combo-package/.
I want to Maximum Motorsports the crap out of this car.
But, that's all later. Immediate stuff will be, of course, all of the fluids flushed out and replaced. New brakes pads, rotors, drums, hoses. Rebuild the carb, new fuel tank. New headliner, dashpad, carpet and at least some decent TMI seat covers, if not more.
I'm trying to find out if TMI makes the r500 series seat covers for the '83 low back seats. They don't respond to emails very well though. Guess I'll call them.
I need it to run, that's the first key. Then run comfortably. Then I stop on the build and spend awhile building up parts. It might really be a couple years before the serious work begins.