Just for a little background on this car, my original intention when purchasing this car was to have a running mustang that my girl and I could enjoy while I continued to build my '89 (she's a motorhead also). I had planned on installing a cage, cleaning up some wiring, and just running it the way it was for a year or two before I had the time to swap in a proper block as a foundation for a 600-800 RWHP street/drag vehicle. I wasn't aiming for any particular class to run in, just something I could take to the drag strip a couple times a year and make some runs.
Obviously all that has changed now. My new goal is to be able to fire this thing up by May 2020, with a solid block as a foundation for my future plans. While the motor is out I'm also going to be fixing items under the hood that I would like to address from the previous owners such as the brake line routing, absence of a sealed radiator overflow bottle, electrical harness routing and protection, ect, ect.
At this point I'm looking at and budgeting for:
-Dart SHP based 363 8.2 deck short block (leaning toward a Fordstroker's short block)
-TEA porting of my TW170s to the TEA 205's
-Foxlake porting (or home porting) of my Holley Systemax
-Upgrading my V1 to Si trim
-Possibly reusing my Comp Cam NX282HR-14 and staying hydraulic....
-Megasquirt EFI
Of course there are lots of other bits and pieces that need to be considered, but this is the 1000 foot view so far for a 600RWHP build. This thread is probably going to turn into a progress thread.