Hey Everyone,
A short background: My wife drives a 2002 V6 Mustang (5spd) and I drive a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT (5spd). Both stock and both are daily drivers. We have always wanted a classic Mustang and plan to purchase one after Christmas.
Want to find a ’65-’66, V8, manual transmission.
Disc brake conversion – probably do this before I do the engine for safety.
Suspension refresh (new components where I can) again for safety.
I want to do the suspension and brakes pretty much immediately – don’t trust 40 year old systems that control the car all that much.
Want to build up the 289 for decent power. Car will be 99% cruiser. Here are my “rough” plans for a 289 build up:
Block machined (bored over to clean up, decked)
New Crank - balanced
New Pistons / new con rods – balanced
Thinking Edelbrock Power Package for these:
Heads – RPM performer
Cam – RPM performer
Intake – RPM performer
Carb – 600 cfm
Obviously will need new lifters and pushrods
Headers
Water pump
Can I get 300hp out of this combination? 300rwhp?
Eventually want to upgrade transmission to a T-5
Of course money for body work and paint and interior.
I am thinking the whole project can be done for 25k over the course of a couple of years, is that reasonable? Obviously I am in the very early planning stages.
Anyways, I am here to learn!
A short background: My wife drives a 2002 V6 Mustang (5spd) and I drive a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT (5spd). Both stock and both are daily drivers. We have always wanted a classic Mustang and plan to purchase one after Christmas.
Want to find a ’65-’66, V8, manual transmission.
Disc brake conversion – probably do this before I do the engine for safety.
Suspension refresh (new components where I can) again for safety.
I want to do the suspension and brakes pretty much immediately – don’t trust 40 year old systems that control the car all that much.
Want to build up the 289 for decent power. Car will be 99% cruiser. Here are my “rough” plans for a 289 build up:
Block machined (bored over to clean up, decked)
New Crank - balanced
New Pistons / new con rods – balanced
Thinking Edelbrock Power Package for these:
Heads – RPM performer
Cam – RPM performer
Intake – RPM performer
Carb – 600 cfm
Obviously will need new lifters and pushrods
Headers
Water pump
Can I get 300hp out of this combination? 300rwhp?
Eventually want to upgrade transmission to a T-5
Of course money for body work and paint and interior.
I am thinking the whole project can be done for 25k over the course of a couple of years, is that reasonable? Obviously I am in the very early planning stages.
Anyways, I am here to learn!