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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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hey all, the deal fell through on a car i was going to buy today so long story short i'm in the "what next?" boat.. (i'm sure everyone's been here before) just wondering what you guys would do for a budget build, just kind of looking for a fun daily to slowly add a few parts while i save up for a heavy hitter build in the future. i'm just having a hard time thinking outside the box on what to buy, car or truck, v8 or turbo inline 6, etc. looking for some ideas... help me haha. cheers!

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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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Budget build or fun DD... on your current ride? Whatever that may be, since u didn't say. Or a clean slate? Non truck or ...?
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by fastnblu
Budget build or fun DD... on your current ride? Whatever that may be, since u didn't say. Or a clean slate? Non truck or ...?
well a ford f550 doesnt make a good project vehicle, so clean slate. truck or car, not really sure where to start to be honest. more or less trying to weed out what would work as a decent daily that could be fun with minor bolt ons for now, and eventually throw it into the garage for a complete build. just sort of stumped because i have extreme car ADD and change my mind every 5 minutes lol.
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Good pt. on the F550.
If u get a truck, do a turbo maybe?
A car... anybody can do a bellybutton. Do different.

I had somethin in mind in my earlier post for a car... a Fairmont w/. an LS turbo. But now I got it, a 6 spd. M too. All the Fox components fit.
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by fastnblu
Good pt. on the F550.
If u get a truck, do a turbo maybe?
A car... anybody can do a bellybutton. Do different.

I had somethin in mind in my earlier post for a car... a Fairmont w/. an LS turbo. But now I got it, a 6 spd. M too. All the Fox components fit.
a friend of mine is suggesting picking up a v6 obs gmc, and dailying it for awhile, then a v8 swap. he's a vague bastard though so i'm not sure whats going through his head lol
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