Help a brother out

Alright, i have been into mustangs for about a year or so now...I have been all eyes and ears and now have some questions about a build im going to be doing this summer with minimal help from my father. I landed an 87 that was a 4 banger and i will have lined up 8.8 inch rear w/disks and hopefully 3.73s, just a stock t-5, and sub frames. All other things aside, its a build so itll come kind of slow...It will be somewhat daily driven beside those few hard cold winter months in Nebraska we have...I am asking about the engine department...I can build this car for under $1000 not blemish free, not beautiful, not to shine and show off but to have something more worthy than a massive majority of (high school tuners ) I dont bash them but they talk enough **** to piss anyone off...No i was not given moms car to drive...ive worked for years, saving all my money and a 4 banger stang is all i could find as of right now...It leads me to having a car to sell and use all of that money for the engine. I plan on spending more money on the engine than anything else on the car. I have plenty of options 351? 302? 2.3t? I just need a good shove in the right direction. I am kind of just rambling on but I have nothing but a solid roller as of now... i have no more than probably around 1000 to spend on a dependable engine... Any one wana push me in the right direction...Thanks in advance!!!!!!!

-Kyle-

my bad could u move it to talk, im a moron, got swept up in the moment...SORRY!