I bought another engine today. I guess that project bug bit me again.

Details later...

 

another engine for what? the truck?

 

yep, you in trouble....I love trouble

 

Well, it's nothing to write home about, but I needed to buy it. A few years ago, my best buddy bought a 64 Ranchero, and wanted to build a hot rod out of it, so, he put up the money, and I put up the time, and we built a fun little ride. He dropped about $3k into a late 70's 302, and we used it for the powerplant. We had the heads worked by my favorite head machinist, put some TRW forged 10.5:1's in it, gave it a healthy cam, Performer RPM, etc. He put less than 5000 miles on it in 2 years, and when he and his wife had their son, he decided that it just had to go. His father, a recently retired electrician, missed the hot rod days of his youth, and bought the Ranchero, strictly for the engine. He sold the rolling chassis for $100, and spent about $1000 more making a few changes to the engine (gear drive, different cam, roller rockers, etc.), wrapped in it plastic, and set it in the back of his garage, waiting for the right vehicle to come along. Since then, he's bought a 2001 Club Cab 4x4 F-150 Lariat, a motorhome, and a Jeep, and his wife said something has to go. Soooo, he asked me on Thanksgiving if I could find a buyer for the engine. I gave it some thought yesterday, and decided to make him an offer.

It's got at least $4000 worth of parts and machine work done to it, and is complete, from the new chrome oil pan (yuk), to the 750 Holley I built for it 3 years ago, and it's got less than 5k miles on it. He's throwing in everything he has for it, including the MSD 6A, so I offered him a grand for it, and he said okay.

I'll be picking it up tomorrow.

Now then, where am I gonna find a Pinto now that they've renewed the lease for the racetrack?



Take care,
~Chris

 

I hate it when someone gives me a bad idea....


http://www.ford-v8-focus.com/price-list.html

 

Have fun with your latest project and let us know how it all turns out.

 

Check ebay, there was a prostreet pinto that sold on their a few months ago. It was in mint condition, filly tubbed, real nice suspension, new bodywork, all you needed to do was drop in an engine. If i remember it sold for like $2000.

Personnally i would drop that 302 into a, early 70's mach1.

-Jon

 

Hey Chris, let me know if you can't find a donor vehicle ... I might go for a drive.

Still looking slowly but if the right choice comes along LOL Hope it all works out for ya, be patient and you will find something.

Have Fun & Keep on Truckin'
Dean

 

Hey...whats wrong with a chrome oil pan......LOL!

 

LOL Any chrome on a vehicle down here in S.Cali is usualy on border borther car's.

 

Stick it in a shortbed, reg cab 2wd ranger.

 

i like the Pinto idea.....Sleeper race car's are the best...can you imagine someone in a Pinto asking to race you...of course you would accept the offer....And then BAM!! Pinto is gone!


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