Got a Free 4 cylinder NOTCH!!! what to do.....

ex-lt1-guy · 10-09-2002, 09:21 PM

Hey guys I want your opinon, I have a FREE 88 notchback that i Just got the other day, It nots running currently either. Would this make a good project car? I have heard of swapping a V8 in them but have never actually took on a project like that. What do u guys recommend? Considering I'm gonna have to buy all the parts for whatever engine i put in there, do u think i should get a 302 or 351? maybe a cobra 4.6? I have some cash i was gonna use to buy at GT but this came along, at first i didnt like the notch bodystyle but its kinda grown on me. Give me your ideas and suggestions I'd like to hear what u have to offer

Thanks in advance

tireburner163 · 10-09-2002, 10:53 PM

Give it to me

But for real, if it's in good condition, why not throw a V-8 in it.

Crazy Horse GT · 10-09-2002, 11:03 PM

a 5.0 or 351w would be an easier swap, plus you can rob the parts of a 5.0 lx, or gt. lucky---- j/k. cya.

1965GTO · 10-10-2002, 12:09 AM

If I had the car I would make it a turbo 4 cylinder and go import killing. Seen a 79 mustang at the track tonight with 4 cyl. turbo and auto trans and he ran a 10.50 1/4 mile. Toyota Supra's beware. The car wasn't gutted out either.

429mustang · 10-10-2002, 12:58 AM

Hey dude, if it's black/dark grey w/grey or black interior, you could give/sell it to me or maybe trade for my 86 GT. I NEED A NOTCHBACK!!!!!! I need to fix up a few little things and get rid of my car so maybe in the near future I can get a nice notchback with good paint/interior. I hate RUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats it..................

I'd probably look on ebay/classifieds in car trader mags and websites and find a cheap but pretty complete 5.0 and clean it up, maybe stroke it out (331) with a set of Trick Flow/AFR heads, good cam/intake (edelbrock/trick flow), roller rockers, BBK Full Lengths w/Dr. Gas X-pipe/Single chamber flowmasters/turndowns.
Damn, it sucks thinking about what I'd do with some money, too bad I don't have any. Any body have any good ideas on how to get a few thousand dollars quick?????(somewhat legally, no drugs or any other B.S.)

Funny how my "cleaning up a complete 5.0" turned into only using the block eventually. Whatever, I HATE CARS!!!!!

Later

6T9PONY · 10-10-2002, 01:01 AM

big block big block BIG BLOCK!!!!!!!!!

With just a few minor

modifications a 460 would drop right in there....

mustangman65_79 · 10-10-2002, 06:56 AM

This is what I would do, buy my 5.0 HO motor from me and drop it into the car.

I also have a T4 tranny what will bolt on, just needs a bellhousing. The tranny only has 2,000 miles on it since it's last rebuild, and the motor is about complete as u can get, just needs a flywheel. I also have the wiring harness and ECU(comp). It came out of a '89 GT.

Titan · 10-10-2002, 08:41 AM

Vultures...you're all vultures...haha

Hethj7 · 10-10-2002, 10:43 AM

Or, buy the extra 5.0 I have sitting in the garage and slap it it there

!

ex-lt1-guy · 10-10-2002, 08:38 PM

haha u guys are all something else...... Heth how much?? I need a 8.8 rearend if any of you have one to sell. If any of u need parts specific to the 4 cylinder let me know, i'll probably sell them soon. IM stilling trying to decide what to do with it, its red with a grey interior

ex-lt1-guy · 10-10-2002, 08:42 PM

oh i forgot to mention i have a new 302 block in the garage too

mustangman65_79 · 10-12-2002, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ex-lt1-guy
oh i forgot to mention i have a new 302 block in the garage too

Your no fun

10-09-2002, 09:21 PM	#1
ex-lt1-guy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: O'Fallon IL Posts: 93	Got a Free 4 cylinder NOTCH!!! what to do..... Hey guys I want your opinon, I have a FREE 88 notchback that i Just got the other day, It nots running currently either. Would this make a good project car? I have heard of swapping a V8 in them but have never actually took on a project like that. What do u guys recommend? Considering I'm gonna have to buy all the parts for whatever engine i put in there, do u think i should get a 302 or 351? maybe a cobra 4.6? I have some cash i was gonna use to buy at GT but this came along, at first i didnt like the notch bodystyle but its kinda grown on me. Give me your ideas and suggestions I'd like to hear what u have to offer Thanks in advance

10-09-2002, 10:53 PM	#2
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Give it to me But for real, if it's in good condition, why not throw a V-8 in it. __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

10-09-2002, 11:03 PM	#3
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	a 5.0 or 351w would be an easier swap, plus you can rob the parts of a 5.0 lx, or gt. lucky---- j/k. cya. __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

10-10-2002, 12:09 AM	#4
1965GTO Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Dupo,ill Posts: 219	notchback If I had the car I would make it a turbo 4 cylinder and go import killing. Seen a 79 mustang at the track tonight with 4 cyl. turbo and auto trans and he ran a 10.50 1/4 mile. Toyota Supra's beware. The car wasn't gutted out either.

10-10-2002, 12:58 AM	#5
429mustang Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: westerville, OH USA Posts: 618	Hey dude, if it's black/dark grey w/grey or black interior, you could give/sell it to me or maybe trade for my 86 GT. I NEED A NOTCHBACK!!!!!! I need to fix up a few little things and get rid of my car so maybe in the near future I can get a nice notchback with good paint/interior. I hate RUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats it.................. I'd probably look on ebay/classifieds in car trader mags and websites and find a cheap but pretty complete 5.0 and clean it up, maybe stroke it out (331) with a set of Trick Flow/AFR heads, good cam/intake (edelbrock/trick flow), roller rockers, BBK Full Lengths w/Dr. Gas X-pipe/Single chamber flowmasters/turndowns. Damn, it sucks thinking about what I'd do with some money, too bad I don't have any. Any body have any good ideas on how to get a few thousand dollars quick?????(somewhat legally, no drugs or any other B.S.) Funny how my "cleaning up a complete 5.0" turned into only using the block eventually. Whatever, I HATE CARS!!!!! Later __________________ 1990 Notchback: BBK Ceramic Coated Full length headers, Dr. Gas 3"- 2 1/2" x-pipe, Flowmaster 40's/turndowns.

10-10-2002, 01:01 AM	#6
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	big block big block BIG BLOCK!!!!!!!!! With just a few minor modifications a 460 would drop right in there....

10-10-2002, 06:56 AM	#7
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	This is what I would do, buy my 5.0 HO motor from me and drop it into the car. I also have a T4 tranny what will bolt on, just needs a bellhousing. The tranny only has 2,000 miles on it since it's last rebuild, and the motor is about complete as u can get, just needs a flywheel. I also have the wiring harness and ECU(comp). It came out of a '89 GT. __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

10-10-2002, 08:41 AM	#8
Titan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 296	Vultures...you're all vultures...haha __________________ Current Sophomore -- Mechanical Engineering Black on Black 98' GT 5-Speed Mods = Stuff

10-10-2002, 10:43 AM	#9
Hethj7 Mizzou Tigers Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: weston, MO United States Posts: 1,455	Or, buy the extra 5.0 I have sitting in the garage and slap it it there! __________________ 2006 Mustang GT 1990 LX GT-40 motor 262 horsepower, 307ft-lbs (sold but forever loved) 1998 Contour SVT Rice Haters Club Member #244

10-10-2002, 08:38 PM	#10
ex-lt1-guy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: O'Fallon IL Posts: 93	haha u guys are all something else...... Heth how much?? I need a 8.8 rearend if any of you have one to sell. If any of u need parts specific to the 4 cylinder let me know, i'll probably sell them soon. IM stilling trying to decide what to do with it, its red with a grey interior

10-10-2002, 08:42 PM	#11
ex-lt1-guy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: O'Fallon IL Posts: 93	oh i forgot to mention i have a new 302 block in the garage too

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