a guy like me is in need indeed

:1zhelp: I am a 93 2.3l hatchback owner i would like to be a 5.0 owner
so im looking for alittle help. I would like to find a wrecked donor car. And do the work myself. which sounds like the cheapest way but i am having no luck. :disappoin my wife only gives me a small alowance(spellcheck) so if there is anything anyone can do to help a brotha out let me know please and thanku.

i suppose you can go to a junkyard or ebay.

So are you looking for parts cheap? Where are you located? There's a junk yard about 45 minutes from me in MA that has 5 wrecked 5.0 fox's.

don't buy a wrecked one. you will spend more money on body parts and paint than you ever would for the car.

just find some old lady or something like that, they will usually sell for around 350-500.

cant he drop a 5.0 in his current 93' he would have to put an aod,wiring and alll that but it could be done also he would have to get it re-regestered

cant he drop a 5.0 in his current 93' he would have to put an aod,wiring and alll that but it could be done also he would have to get it re-regestered


depends if hes mechanicly inclined to do it or not.

o yea thats right he said he wanted to the work himself

don't buy a wrecked one. you will spend more money on body parts and paint than you ever would for the car.

he doesnt want the whole car, he just wants the engine from a wrecked car...

A 4banger Stang is an excellent starting point, it's a pretty common and straightforward project.

oh i missread, he just wants parts. go to a junk yard, engine stuff is fun to do.

a while back hiflow told me to find a donor car that way i could take the engine the brakes,trans, etc.. Im in Kansas City, Ks. I was kindof hoping for more hands on help like somebody knowing somebody who has one. Like somebodys brothers friends babys daddy has one for this amount. I have looked into the junkyard option but everything i come acrossed has already been picked to death. Also the body is in good shape. On a serious note the big reason i want to do this is because ive never had a car that i could brag about or be proud of because ive never had alot of money and if i could just get the right help i think i can make something really special. Im trying to do this the cheapest way possible. Heck i bought my 93 2.3l hatchback with 140 k miles for only $400.

oh i see, hang in there buddy! rome wasn't built in a day, try looking in the papers and auto trader, always a few hillbillys willing to sell one cheap. have you even done a swaped motor before?