I have been looking at building a 4eyed car, nothing fancy just a solid N/A 302 in the 250-300ish HP range,
T-5. Something that needs minimal body work just want to completely redo the interior, weather stripping ect. and go with a basic paint job. The question is this, I have found a few 4eyed 5.0 cars in driving but rough condition for the 2-2.5K range, but I have found a couple of rollers and one driving 4 banger car in the $500-$800 range.
If I am going to have to pull and rebuild the engine and drivetrain anyway would it be wiser to just go with the cheaper roller or 4 banger car? I mean I wouldn't a have an engine core to rebuild that way, but explorer engines are still pretty cheap and plentiful at the salvage yards and I would probably invest in a new transmission anyway. What would Stangnet do?
T-5. Something that needs minimal body work just want to completely redo the interior, weather stripping ect. and go with a basic paint job. The question is this, I have found a few 4eyed 5.0 cars in driving but rough condition for the 2-2.5K range, but I have found a couple of rollers and one driving 4 banger car in the $500-$800 range.
If I am going to have to pull and rebuild the engine and drivetrain anyway would it be wiser to just go with the cheaper roller or 4 banger car? I mean I wouldn't a have an engine core to rebuild that way, but explorer engines are still pretty cheap and plentiful at the salvage yards and I would probably invest in a new transmission anyway. What would Stangnet do?