Originally posted by techinspector1
Matt, I'm gonna make a suggestion. You've already got all the parts to donate to a T project. Just start takin' the Falcon apart. With gas prices escalating out of sight, you'd look pretty smart with a 200 cid 6-banger sittin' in front of the cowl. You'll probably have to rebuild any motor/trans you get anyway and the little six would be pretty easy on the pocketbook. Just do a cheapo cast piston rebuild and you'd be good to go for years to come.

I think you should plan on building your own frame, that way you could assure yourself that you'd have enough length in front of the inliner to install a bulletproof engine driven fan, fan clutch and shroud system.
It's deffinetly a thought, but the thing is, I don't have the knowladge or experience to build a frame or even the welder to weld it with. I will measure the engine length in relation to the 350 in my dads '72 C10, if it's longer than I don't know if I should do the 200I6 or not. it is not a bad motor on gas but, it gets like 20 MPG which isn't great for a small 6. So another motor I have option to is a 4.3 Vortech V6, or even the 302 EFI out of a late 80's early 90's Crown Vic, a friend of the faimly has a '90 5.0 Crown vic and he gets 26MPG on avrage. I guess if the Falcon dosent sell, it could come of use but if I can get someone to buy the Falcon for my min price of $800, I'll sell it. It is deffinetly somthing to keep in mind though.