Need some advice..

bigblockcoupe · 08-31-2002, 08:53 AM

really it all depends on your budget and your ability to wheel and deal i built my '89 coupe thus far with a total of about $3000 $2000 of which i spent on aftermarket parts heads,cam,intake,nitrous,etc...... i only spent about $1000 on building the car itself i paid $150 for the whole car (4cyl automatic) with a blown motor but it had a straight body. then i traded an '86 5.0 capri, (paid $325 for it a rat had gotten underhood and chewed up a bunch of wiring easy fix. ran and drove great),i had straight across for my buddies '88gt that got t-boned so then i had a motor,trans,wiring, fuel lines,brake lines,interior(black)(the coupes blue factory interior did nothing for me) and a gt nosepiece, rear bumper cover and ground effects(less passsenger side fender and side skirt they got smashed) but i already had these parts lying around. then i bought a theft recovery '94 gt(pretty stripped) for $500 (still had all suspension/brakes and factory 16" wheels and tires)it took alot of haggling to get the guy to let it go for this price but after 3 days he did.so then i had 5 lug wheels and a complete suspension setup and bigger brakes plus 4 wheel discs i traded the rest of the car and the wheels and tires for a set of '95 cobra wheels and tires.so now i had about $1000 and several weekends and late evenings tied up into the car. it runs and drives and has a complete interior now it's time to go fast so i spent about another $2000 on after market parts (all used) and now i have one heck of a car for the money it still needs paint but that's next. what kind of car you end up with really has to do with how much money you have to spend and your own skills i built this car from the ground up and i may not have alot of money into it but i do have alot of time.just a quick list of what i got for $2000 gt-40 aluminum heads $700,custom ground cam .525/.536 lift traded for the 88 gt's hood,bbk full length headers and h-pipe $270,tfs track heat intake w/70mm tb and egr spacer traded for ported and polished stock intake and some work on the ol capri, msd 6 ignition $85 (ebay),msd coil $35 new,2 chamber flowmasters on the 88 gt,d&d upper and lower control arms new $200,cgs subframe connectors $50,nos stage 2 kit complete $350,accel 9mm race wires $45,5"autometer tach $65,water temp oil pressure and voltmeter 2" manual gauges $25,crane 1.7 roller rockers $140,and misc other parts,gaskets,etc.

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08-31-2002, 08:53 AM	#4
bigblockcoupe Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: broken arrow Posts: 212	really it all depends on your budget and your ability to wheel and deal i built my '89 coupe thus far with a total of about $3000 $2000 of which i spent on aftermarket parts heads,cam,intake,nitrous,etc...... i only spent about $1000 on building the car itself i paid $150 for the whole car (4cyl automatic) with a blown motor but it had a straight body. then i traded an '86 5.0 capri, (paid $325 for it a rat had gotten underhood and chewed up a bunch of wiring easy fix. ran and drove great),i had straight across for my buddies '88gt that got t-boned so then i had a motor,trans,wiring, fuel lines,brake lines,interior(black)(the coupes blue factory interior did nothing for me) and a gt nosepiece, rear bumper cover and ground effects(less passsenger side fender and side skirt they got smashed) but i already had these parts lying around. then i bought a theft recovery '94 gt(pretty stripped) for $500 (still had all suspension/brakes and factory 16" wheels and tires)it took alot of haggling to get the guy to let it go for this price but after 3 days he did.so then i had 5 lug wheels and a complete suspension setup and bigger brakes plus 4 wheel discs i traded the rest of the car and the wheels and tires for a set of '95 cobra wheels and tires.so now i had about $1000 and several weekends and late evenings tied up into the car. it runs and drives and has a complete interior now it's time to go fast so i spent about another $2000 on after market parts (all used) and now i have one heck of a car for the money it still needs paint but that's next. what kind of car you end up with really has to do with how much money you have to spend and your own skills i built this car from the ground up and i may not have alot of money into it but i do have alot of time.just a quick list of what i got for $2000 gt-40 aluminum heads $700,custom ground cam .525/.536 lift traded for the 88 gt's hood,bbk full length headers and h-pipe $270,tfs track heat intake w/70mm tb and egr spacer traded for ported and polished stock intake and some work on the ol capri, msd 6 ignition $85 (ebay),msd coil $35 new,2 chamber flowmasters on the 88 gt,d&d upper and lower control arms new $200,cgs subframe connectors $50,nos stage 2 kit complete $350,accel 9mm race wires $45,5"autometer tach $65,water temp oil pressure and voltmeter 2" manual gauges $25,crane 1.7 roller rockers $140,and misc other parts,gaskets,etc.