So one day last year I was looking through AutoTrader and found a '91 XLT with a 'fair' body and a blown tranny for $1,000. Poof! Instant project. :redexp:
So.... since I got such a great deal on the X, I decided to see what I could do with a $7,500 budget. Here's what I've come up with. It still 'in progress' - so please don't be shy if you have any good tips or tricks. This is turning into more of a project than I originally planned.
5.0L Engine from wrecked '93 Mustang GT
C4 Transmission & Dana 20 Xfer case from 1970s Bronco
4" "Bear" Suspension Lift Kit
I picked up the engine from a private seller. Boy, what a mess! The car had been in a front-ender and a subsequent engine fire. Everything was scorched: Fuel rails, hoses, water pump, etc. The oil pan had a 6" long gash in it from where the front crossmember whacked it. Time for a top-down rebuild.
Took the short block to the machine shop. Had the heads milled & rebuilt, Reground & measured crank, checked deck for 'true' and honed out all the bores. Installed new freeze plugs, cam bearings, etc.
Went to Summit Racing - got a HiPo 5.0L rebuild kit (Cam, lifters, gaskets, rings, oil pump, water pump, pulleys, harmonic balancer, etc.
Called AutoWorks International and got a Painless Wiring Harness, Mass Air setup, computer (for MANUAL transmission), throttle body, etc.
Called Kaufman Products and ordered a 4 Row radiator, remote oil setup, headers, and radiator hose kit.
Sandblasted & powder-coated all fuel rails, thermostat housing, upper & lower plenums, valve covers, etc...
Phew!
Took a few months off the project in order to let my credit cards 'heal'.
Next, I went to the junk yard and scrounged up a C4 Transmission (w/ 302 Bellhousing) that was still bolted up to a Dana 20 Transfer Case (out of a '70s Bronco).
I bought rebuild kits for the transmission and transfer case from Summit Racing & WildHorses4x4.com.
So now, I have a 90% complete Ford 5.0L Engine, a rebuilt 4x4 C4 Transmission, and a rebuilt Dana 20 Transfer Case. Time to start figuring out how all those pieces are going to fit together...
Has anyone done anything like this before? If so, please let me know!
Cheers!
So.... since I got such a great deal on the X, I decided to see what I could do with a $7,500 budget. Here's what I've come up with. It still 'in progress' - so please don't be shy if you have any good tips or tricks. This is turning into more of a project than I originally planned.
5.0L Engine from wrecked '93 Mustang GT
C4 Transmission & Dana 20 Xfer case from 1970s Bronco
4" "Bear" Suspension Lift Kit
I picked up the engine from a private seller. Boy, what a mess! The car had been in a front-ender and a subsequent engine fire. Everything was scorched: Fuel rails, hoses, water pump, etc. The oil pan had a 6" long gash in it from where the front crossmember whacked it. Time for a top-down rebuild.
Took the short block to the machine shop. Had the heads milled & rebuilt, Reground & measured crank, checked deck for 'true' and honed out all the bores. Installed new freeze plugs, cam bearings, etc.
Went to Summit Racing - got a HiPo 5.0L rebuild kit (Cam, lifters, gaskets, rings, oil pump, water pump, pulleys, harmonic balancer, etc.
Called AutoWorks International and got a Painless Wiring Harness, Mass Air setup, computer (for MANUAL transmission), throttle body, etc.
Called Kaufman Products and ordered a 4 Row radiator, remote oil setup, headers, and radiator hose kit.
Sandblasted & powder-coated all fuel rails, thermostat housing, upper & lower plenums, valve covers, etc...
Phew!
Took a few months off the project in order to let my credit cards 'heal'.
Next, I went to the junk yard and scrounged up a C4 Transmission (w/ 302 Bellhousing) that was still bolted up to a Dana 20 Transfer Case (out of a '70s Bronco).
I bought rebuild kits for the transmission and transfer case from Summit Racing & WildHorses4x4.com.
So now, I have a 90% complete Ford 5.0L Engine, a rebuilt 4x4 C4 Transmission, and a rebuilt Dana 20 Transfer Case. Time to start figuring out how all those pieces are going to fit together...
Has anyone done anything like this before? If so, please let me know!
Cheers!