[CobraII76]

Yeah you don't want to restore the engine back to factory performance specs unless you think that 139 Horse power might hurt ya LOL. I'm currently building a 78 T-Top that I'm hoping to get out of for under 1500.00 with paint and body work. a strange mix of Linclon and ford van and a coupe parts car. I paid nothing for the T-top pretty solid and clean minor dings and dents yellow outside black interior that needs help I bought the coupe with the good interior bits I needed for 100 bucks plus drove it for a year with the 2.3 auto in it. bought a Ford van with a 351 and C-6 in it for 200, sold the C-6 for 200 bucks. Bought an AOD from a Linclon for 150. so price outlay is up to 250 dollars I bought the 28 oz aod flywheel for 55.00 the TV cable and braket came out of a 89 Ford van with a straight 6 10 bucks at the local wrecker. pulled the top end of the windsor down added a slightly bigger lunati cam and lifters 130.00 picked up and alum 4 bbl from a swap meet 50 bucks a 700 Holley for 25.00 rebuilt it for 20. did a respray on the engine and heads so my grand total to now is right around 400 bucks. I'm going on the theroy that you can build a nice car that will beat a slomaro to death for under 2000.00.