my 84 242
 

hey i have a 242. i was wondering if anyone had any good ideas for mods that i can do on a budget.:]

portland... you're right near IPD (ipdusa.com). they have some fair prices on parts for your 242. check them out.

what budget are you thinking off? do you want better suspension performance? better engine performance? interior upgrades like sound...etc.

oh, to answer your question you left on my pic... yes, that car is lowered. there is a thread link in my sig.

ive been there a few times. i wanna do suspension and put a charry bomb but i want some ideas of both sound and engine performance.

engine performance, either find and install a complete b230FT + AW71 transmission from a 740T/940T, and bring it up to stage 0, then as many stages as you can afford (or until the driveability gets to you), or go small block ford, like swiftjustice... (see his 745T stroker article), and dial up the HP as far as you dare (he's around 400HP, I think).

Honestly, at your age...assuming you're still in school and living with the 'rents I suspect desire far outreaches your budget. Tires, brakes and shocks are all-important. If those are good, then think about springs. Lowering a car without decent shocks and suspension is a recipe for heartache. As old as these cars are, a complete exhaust is ideal but not cheap. A muffler shop should be able to weld on a glass pack for ya.

a "glass pack" likely will not make a stock B230F one bit faster, just louder and more annoying.

like im not worryed about speed as much as handling and today i went to go to my friends and long story short my fuel pumps done. im gonna get ipd sport springs soon though. and i like loud but not annoying ricer loud.

and i have new tires.the lady who i bought it from just had the brakes,balljoints,springsand clutch done.