Hey all,
I want to setup a project car just to learn as much as possible. What would you all suggest i do. I was thinking about buying just a short block from http://www.thefordsource.com/store/m...otorsports.htm
and just building it up. Then once I finish that...find a body to put it in, work on a tranmission, and get her running good. I like the 87-90 mustang bodies. Would a 351W fit in there...well i know it will fit so i guess the question is what does it take to get one to fit?

What do you all suggest.

thanks

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i know this is off topic but i want lightning guys opinions.

 

Before you go starting some project did you ever get your truck to the dealer for a look-at? If so what's up? Did you get in touch with Sal about a "group tune" or a built motor? Inquiring minds want to know!

 

I am bringing the truck into a local mechanic today and see if he can figure out whats wrong...then if its something big like a ventilated block(new word for me), i will bring it in to ford..but if it something small i am goin to see how much it will cost to get fixed somewhere else so i dont have to deal with ford voiding my warranty.

I decided not to ask sal to come out here. Instead I am going as local as possible. I got in contact with Byron at apex and he said he was going to purchase the software to tune lightning chips. If I do get my engine rebuilt it will be done by HCI motorsports up in sacramento--thanks to D Coburn for telling me about them--and will be installed by APEX...Byron said that before me he only had 3-4 requests for lightning tunes but know that more people are asking he is ordering the software, i think he ordered it today in fact. I called APEX before I emailed byron and they said ask him for pricing...well i did and he told me to ask APEX for pricing...so all I know now is that APEX charges $100 for a dyno run..I dont know how much extra Byron will chrage to tune the chip.

ill keep you informed.

 

If you want a Mustang, I'd just try to find one first, and then you could pull the engine and rebuild it. Maybe you could find a Stang with a "blown" engine. Whatever you do, I suggest you study your ideas as much as possible before you spend the money.

 

Just want to know a few things...don't take this the wrong way,

1)Why do you even have a lightning if you're only 15 and don't have a license
2)Why would you want to spend money building up a stang when you have such a beautiful machine sitting in your driveway to spend money on a buildup?

3) Now i get why you haven't brought it to ford....if it's minor you'd rather pay to have it fixed than strip the truck....

Chances are if you have coolant and oil leaking , either your ran somthing over that cut a line and poked a hole in your oil pan....and that's what flew out and hit your frends car....or you have a big ouchey in your motor. Keep us informed

 

Hey man, why don't you build two mustangs! Lets see maybe a 67 fastback w/ a 428 and a 84 SVO. I may know where you could pick up both.

 

Take it from an old man, 37 years old; do one thing at a time. Concentrate on the L.