i don't know ... the more i think about it, the more i like it
from the one perspective, it is modding an otherwise 100% stock classic car that is probably more valuable stock than it would be modified
from the other perspective, it provides an acceptable compromise to my dilemma. i mean, i have poured so much time, energy, and money into this project that if i just drop it completely, i will be extremely disappointed and lose about 10 grand. and the thing i have really poured the most money and effort into is that engine. putting that engine (with a good intake and carb) into the fairlane would make the fairlane a car to be reckoned with on the street, and admired at a show.
bottom line: if i put the 410 into the fairlane, i would not feel as though all the time, money and energy i have spent the last year was completely wasted, i will be able to have closure to my current mustang project, and i will be able to say goodbye to the mustang without as many regrets. if i sell the stang as is, i will take a huge loss, both monetarily and emotionally.
if i keep the 390 and C6 somewhere in storage for later, then if i decide to (or need to) sell it, then i can put the original 390 back in and the car will not have lost its value.
ps - my son is now 17 and will be getting his license soon. the car we have set aside for him is a 1993 caprice classic station wagon. my daughter is now 14. there is a camry waiting for her. the caprice and the camry are currently owned by my wife's parents, neither of who can drive anymore because of their age
from the one perspective, it is modding an otherwise 100% stock classic car that is probably more valuable stock than it would be modified
from the other perspective, it provides an acceptable compromise to my dilemma. i mean, i have poured so much time, energy, and money into this project that if i just drop it completely, i will be extremely disappointed and lose about 10 grand. and the thing i have really poured the most money and effort into is that engine. putting that engine (with a good intake and carb) into the fairlane would make the fairlane a car to be reckoned with on the street, and admired at a show.
bottom line: if i put the 410 into the fairlane, i would not feel as though all the time, money and energy i have spent the last year was completely wasted, i will be able to have closure to my current mustang project, and i will be able to say goodbye to the mustang without as many regrets. if i sell the stang as is, i will take a huge loss, both monetarily and emotionally.
if i keep the 390 and C6 somewhere in storage for later, then if i decide to (or need to) sell it, then i can put the original 390 back in and the car will not have lost its value.
ps - my son is now 17 and will be getting his license soon. the car we have set aside for him is a 1993 caprice classic station wagon. my daughter is now 14. there is a camry waiting for her. the caprice and the camry are currently owned by my wife's parents, neither of who can drive anymore because of their age