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6lkl6l

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Got me a 93 Lx Hatch a couple months ago. Its a 4 banger 5spd car, a little over 430,000miles and still runs like new. never been abused, it was a pink breast cancer car. A kid bought it from the original owner and spray painted it white.....its peeling off and the pink is starting to come back through..ha.
Its my daily driver, actually the only car i have right now.
It gets the job done, i broke the 2 inch litle clutch cable 2 days ago, couldnt find it anywhere locally so i had to get it online for $7.00. Other than that iv had no problems.
When i get the wife a car in December is when the fun is going to start.
Im new to v8's but not to cars tho, iv built several 240's fom the ground up. My last car was a 89 hatch that was dynod at 400 to the rear wheels. No one ever labled me as "ricer" tho my cars were always nice and simple with alot of go.
But for personal reasons i wanted to get a mustang.

I want this to be a very streetable car, i want to go carb, nice heads and a decent cam. i want it to be simple but with plenty of go at the same time.
Im hopeing for the cost to stay somewhat down, as im either going to buy an old engine and tranny form craigslist or the salvage yard and rebuild it from scratch.
Inside and out im gona keep simple too, Flat black paintjob, stock body, clear smoked lights. Nice black wheels, i want to stay 4 lug so when i want to go play i can just thow the stock wheels on.And probly gona run dumps or a side exit exhaust so i dont have to mes with the brakes or fuel lines.

Any suggestions or advice? Or what kinda money im lookin at?
Nissans were very expensive to build up so im hopeing that this isnt going t be as bad.

thanks
 
302 swap is easy and if you shop around and wheel and deal like I did it can be cheap too. In an 89 I'd would stay away from carb as its nothing to swap the computer and harness and you get such an easy to start car and there always the legal emissions crap if you are going to keep it on the street.
 
Old 302's are easy to find. Whether you're building imports, bikes, boats, stangs...how much you want to spend depends on how fast you want to go. 400 hp will always cost more than 250 hp! You can find older ford 302's for a few hundred bucks, or the sky is the limit. I just checked craigslist here in Omaha and found a 1977 carbed 302 for $300.
and a Borg Warner T-5 with a 8.8/2:73's for $200. There will probably be some work needed to the motor/trans, but thats how you save money. So there are many ways to keep the initial price down. However, goodluck! Just like anything else, you will catch the need for speed and that's where you investment goes up from there. Congrats on the mustang! Take your time, use all the available resources...junkyards, internet, classifieds, swap meets etc...and you can get a carbed 302 up and runnin for a reasonable price.