Question about 84 engine
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I would say it is a dream as of now but ive decided I'll do anything to achieve that dream. As of now I have the car that's all. I'm going to wait until I have half of the money needed. So I will do without for awhile but it will be worth the sacrifice. If I'm lucky 15k will supply everything needed.
A reasonable engine build and Trans build set me back half of your 15K budget..
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Alot of guys on here have seen projects that were started w/ good intentions, only to stall & never get finished. Then you have a vette that you can't drive & a bunch of parts, then you take a hit just to get rid of it all. My advice is to do a more reasonable project, esp. if this is the first time doing big mods, something that you can use your current engine,tranny, ect. You'll learn alot.
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Hopefully that doesn't happen But I'll try to get it finished on my vacation time so it doesn't drag out. If my cousin and I can get a week off together it's all finished. We swapped an engine out of a nissan car in one day. But it was plug and play no mods necessary. They make a dash that has analogue style gauges. So just get a panel identical to that for the gauges. When I start something I go until my body tells me to stop.
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Newthread located in forced induction section. Decided to listen to a few members on the forum. Talked it out with a few others and came to the conclusion it is best to start off with something a little simpler than to invest so much time and money into one thing.