Posted by Michael Haertel (IP: 207.235.94.228) on November 06, 1999 at 09:09:56:
Next summer I hope to have a garage for the Mav. As soon as I have that garage, I want to put in a 302, Headers, dual exhaust, nice carb and intake, disk brakes all around, probably gonna go with a 3.5 Posi Rear, new suspension, ect...Basically the works, I'm gonna save up alot of cash in the next several month, pull the car apart, and spend a couple of weeks on installing stuff.
My questions?
What should I expect to spend on a 302. Should I just buy the block, and order a cam, pistons, rings, gaskets, water pump, oil pump, lifters, pushrods, ect....and build the engine from the ground up? I have the advantage of getting all my machine work done for free.
Or should I buy a new engine, or get a rebuilt.
What about Tranny's? I'd like to take out the C4, I have a bad felling that the current tranny is about dead. The pan leaks, and I'm gonna fix that before I start driving it, but I think it has been leaking for the 11 months the previous owner had it. I pured 2 quarts of tranny fluid in it just to get the stick wet. I've hurd AOD mentioned alot. I would definaly like a 5 speed if posible. Suggestions?
My goal is to have a completely streetable daily driver that can lay down some rubber when I want it to. I'm going to try to participate in as many shows as posible, and I'll be willing to drive half way across the country for a Mav meet, once it's ready.
I'm just trying to design the car now, from bumper to bumper. I want to put a detailed plan together, and make another plan when this coming summer, and compair the 2 and make a final out of the 2 plans, and see how much of the plan I change between now, and next summer.