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- Indian Falls, NY
- slashfan7964
So pretty soon I'm going to start saving up for my legit first car (yup, I know). Well, after I get my GT5 racing wheel lol. But I already know what I want, and what I have planned to do to it, and I'm going all out. I don't car if it would be overwhelming to better to start off small, I'm going for an extremely high perfomance (and street legal) Mustang. I've got a few around town for sale, so I'm going to search around a bit more and see what the deal is. I plan on picking up a '93 Mustang (possibly a Cobra), or any foxbody Mustang, and building the crap out of it.
I've going to be applying for another job at some point. I've worked on cars before and have a lot of experience in this stuff, but I've still yet to even get my permit in NYS, but I do know how to drive. In fact had I gotten it on my birthday, I'd have my normal license by now. I just got hung up with other things so I hadn't really gotten a chance to go and get it.
Basically, I've got a 1975 Ford 351W block, already bored out 30 over. It NEEDS to go 60, maybe I can get away with 40 or 50 over, because it was already built once, and I mean BUILT, as in 700hp. Connecting rods and internals cracked and landed in the oil pan. My dad says the block is shot and I'm better off getting a new one like a crate, as boring it out 60 over isn't really worth it. I plan on doing an entire engine swap for this Windsor.
As far as body work goes, the one I'm looking at is in excellent shape, been garaged half it's life. The only after market is chrome wheels. I want to paint it light red with clearcoat and have a set of white dual racing stripes down the center of the car, with side skirts and LEDS underneath and lowriding bumpers. I'm going to put Flowmasters on it at some point and bend them to point out going through the sideskirts just before the rear wheels, which will be replaced with chrome star wheels and chrome trim will be on the rest of the car, specifically around windows and edges, like the grill and taillights. Taillights will probably be left stock, as I hate all aftermarket tailights that are available for it.
As far as the engine, I think we've got a second set of Ranchero heads to throw on the Windsor (if not I'll pick up a really good set), as well as a Holley 4bbl 600CFM carb, Edelbrock intake and filters, headers, overbore it, and I want to stroke it. I'll probably either supercharge it, maybe turbocharge it but I don't really need a lot of high end torque. Obviously it'll be a gas guzzler, maybe 2-3 miles a gallon if I'm lucky. I don't car about that at this point, and the Windsor we run in our truck now isn't so bad as far as gas money lol. I'll obviously have to do more than that though for power, like increasing compression and the like, replacing parts and the like. I'm only really going for 500-550 hp at most, I'm not going for those big drag monsters. I've heard that they can safely run almost 12:1 compression so I'll have to wait and see. My biggest worry is that running a 60 overbore that it will overheat easy and crack the block. Then I'd have to go junkyarding lol. By the time this is all said and done (body mods can wait) I'm looking to only spend maybe 8G's total, I've seen these things topped for under 10 grand so we'll see where it goes.
As far as weight reduction, I'm removing all glass windows and replacing them with a lighter alternative, removing all extra seats and carpet, probably will tune gear ratios and convert to standard trans if it's automatic (not sure yet, haven't seen the interior).
Anyways ya. I'm going for it. I don't care if I need to start small. I want this and have wanted it since I was little, nothings stopping me now (except maybe money, but I'm putting every bit of my paycheck into it. When the car is done, then I'll think about moving out. Probably won't be done for a few years though). Thoughts?
BTW, for wheels and paint, this is perfect:
I've going to be applying for another job at some point. I've worked on cars before and have a lot of experience in this stuff, but I've still yet to even get my permit in NYS, but I do know how to drive. In fact had I gotten it on my birthday, I'd have my normal license by now. I just got hung up with other things so I hadn't really gotten a chance to go and get it.
Basically, I've got a 1975 Ford 351W block, already bored out 30 over. It NEEDS to go 60, maybe I can get away with 40 or 50 over, because it was already built once, and I mean BUILT, as in 700hp. Connecting rods and internals cracked and landed in the oil pan. My dad says the block is shot and I'm better off getting a new one like a crate, as boring it out 60 over isn't really worth it. I plan on doing an entire engine swap for this Windsor.
As far as body work goes, the one I'm looking at is in excellent shape, been garaged half it's life. The only after market is chrome wheels. I want to paint it light red with clearcoat and have a set of white dual racing stripes down the center of the car, with side skirts and LEDS underneath and lowriding bumpers. I'm going to put Flowmasters on it at some point and bend them to point out going through the sideskirts just before the rear wheels, which will be replaced with chrome star wheels and chrome trim will be on the rest of the car, specifically around windows and edges, like the grill and taillights. Taillights will probably be left stock, as I hate all aftermarket tailights that are available for it.
As far as the engine, I think we've got a second set of Ranchero heads to throw on the Windsor (if not I'll pick up a really good set), as well as a Holley 4bbl 600CFM carb, Edelbrock intake and filters, headers, overbore it, and I want to stroke it. I'll probably either supercharge it, maybe turbocharge it but I don't really need a lot of high end torque. Obviously it'll be a gas guzzler, maybe 2-3 miles a gallon if I'm lucky. I don't car about that at this point, and the Windsor we run in our truck now isn't so bad as far as gas money lol. I'll obviously have to do more than that though for power, like increasing compression and the like, replacing parts and the like. I'm only really going for 500-550 hp at most, I'm not going for those big drag monsters. I've heard that they can safely run almost 12:1 compression so I'll have to wait and see. My biggest worry is that running a 60 overbore that it will overheat easy and crack the block. Then I'd have to go junkyarding lol. By the time this is all said and done (body mods can wait) I'm looking to only spend maybe 8G's total, I've seen these things topped for under 10 grand so we'll see where it goes.
As far as weight reduction, I'm removing all glass windows and replacing them with a lighter alternative, removing all extra seats and carpet, probably will tune gear ratios and convert to standard trans if it's automatic (not sure yet, haven't seen the interior).
Anyways ya. I'm going for it. I don't care if I need to start small. I want this and have wanted it since I was little, nothings stopping me now (except maybe money, but I'm putting every bit of my paycheck into it. When the car is done, then I'll think about moving out. Probably won't be done for a few years though). Thoughts?
BTW, for wheels and paint, this is perfect:
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