[The_Methodist]

So this is it. Plug your nose and jump in.

I officially kicked off my project today when I picked up the Donor car. It is a 1988 Coupe.

The car is SUPER clean even for having 225,000km on it. It is totally unmolested, it is not even frame connected. I had my paint and body guy look at it and he was amazed. The floors, the frame, the trunk pan, everything looks brand new. There are only 3 spots on the bosy where there is some surface bubbling.

It came with aftermarket 17" rims, but they will be swaped out for Cobra R rims eventually. The car runs amazing and is very strong. It is almost a shame that I will be tearing it apart soon.

My goal in the end is a naturally aspirated car with approx. 550hp/550tq. I am leaning heavily towards doing a 438 Windsor Stroker. The engine absolutely must go under the stock hood.

Here is a convoluted list of parts so far. It is a cut and paste from excel so it is messy as hell, but it gives you an idea of what will be coming for the car. This is not a final list and things will more than likely change(ie I haven't made a final decision on the rearend), but not much. I am going to bump the budget up by 10k to make sure everything gets done properly.

Flag Car Build Plan

Parts Found In MotorState Catalogue
Lakewood Upper Control Arms LWI20152 109.99 Wholesale CAD
Lakewood Lower Control Arms LWI21900 162.99 Wholesale CAD
Lakewood Driveshaft Safety Loop LWI18017 28.5 Wholesale CAD
Autometer Monster Tack w/Shift Light ATM3904 146.99 Wholesale CAD
Autometer Sportcomp Water Temp ATM3432 47.99 Wholesale CAD
Autometer Sportcomp Oil Press ATM3421 33.99 Wholesale CAD
Autometer Sportcomp Fuel Press ATM3412 33.99 Wholesale CAD
B&M Ripper Shifter BMM45070 179.99 Wholesale CAD
MSD Spark Plug Wires MSD31329 64.99 Wholesale CAD
MSD EFI Coil MSD8227 34.99 Wholesale CAD
MSD Billet Distributor 351W Non-Roller MSD8453 248.99 Wholesale CAD
Flexalite Black Magic Electric Fan FLE185 249.99 Wholesale CAD
Competition Engineering Frame Connectors COE3048 80.5 Wholesale CAD
Ford 351W Swap Oil Pan FRDM6675-A58 125.99 Wholesale CAD
Moroso Solid Transmission Mount MOR62602 19.25 Wholesale CAD
Edelbrock 75mm Throttle Body EDE3826 189.99 Wholesale CAD
Edelbrock EGR Spacer EDE3829 67.99 Wholesale CAD
BBK 255 Litre Per Hour Fuel Pump BBK1607 115.99 Wholesale CAD
Tremec TKO 5 Speed Manual Transmission TRETCET5009 1822.81 Wholesale CAD
Lakewood Bellhousing For TKO LWI15202 319.99 Wholesale CAD
TOTAL 4085.9 WHOLESALE CAD 5500 total est. with tax, markup, shipping etc.

Parts NOT Found In Catalogue

Dynomax Longtube 351 Swap Headers 86133 778.69 MSRP USD From Summit
MAC Catback Exhaust System TK3395 449.5 MSRP USD From Mac
Granatelli Tubular K-Frame GMTK7995 229.95 MSRP USD From Summit
Granatelli Coil Over Road Race Kit GMCO7998RR 209.95 MSRP USD From Summit
Granatelli Tubular A-Arms GMTA7993 199.99 MSRP USD From Summit
Pro-M 80mm Mass Air Sensor 80PN1V 350 MSRP USD From Pro-M
Griffin Aluminum Radiator 7-579BC-FXX 0 MSRP USD Could not find Price
Accel 36# Fuel Injectors 150836 389 MSRP USD From Summit
Strange Engineering Rearend Package #5 2392.61 MSRP USD From Strange
9" Housing H1119 0 MSRP USD Package
35 Spline TracTech Locker PRF120 0 MSRP USD Package
35 Spline Axles P3502 0 MSRP USD Package
Baer Rear Disk Brake Kit For 9" Unknown-call 695 MSRP USD From Strange
Cervini Fibreglass Decklid 350 345 MSRP USD From Cervini
Cervini Wing 204 250 MSRP USD From Cervini
TOTAL 6289.69 MSRP USD
7039.77 MSRP CAD 9000 est with tax, shipping

14500 est. so far without engine and paint.

That's it so far. Pics of the car will come tomorrow.

T_M