Originally Posted by jeff18

Listen to the wise man. Pierce has pretty much covered it in this part of his last sentence, "all of this is custom work, fabricating engine mounts, etc etc etc." Especially the etc, etc, etc. Been there, done it twice. So many things pop up during the process that it becomes a labor and no longer a labor of passion.

I'd like to suggest a fox body Ford with the fuelly v8. Sure, not the best looking vehicles, but a capable performer in its own right. Put some zoomies on it and sound cool, plus people will think they are hearing a real fast car. Seriously, this platform is a good one to learn basic bolt on "upgrades", which teach you what works and doesn't work, and sometimes the why behind it.

Now, if you are seriously naturally inclined towards mechanical things, have the patience of Job, as well as the correct and necessary tools, an engine swap can be done. The first one I did took 6 months. Took another 2 weeks to figure out why it would not start. Was a junior in high school and was working with 3 of my buddies on the car. One was a body man, and that is what he did after school was finished. The other is currently an engineer, the other a carpenter. As you can see, we all had (have) mechanical aptitude, and relied upon each other to do the project.