Originally Posted by 04duxlr

Rebuilding a separate engine over time while you drive the vehicle can work out well provided the truck is still around when you get it finished. A buddy of mine built a 5.0 motor for his mustang but it got totaled by someone who blew through a stop sign before he was able to install it. I had a 302 in an f150 that burned a piston at about the same time so it ended up in my truck!