Engine build selection.

When deciding on what kind of project car to build, certain goals must be made to start the process: do you build a car around your goals or tailor your goals around an existing vehicle.... Track car or street car or both? In this case it was going to be mainly a street car, as public roads suck for traction all wheel drive was a must. The car was also to be a sleeper of sorts, so a 4 door car was ideal. The overall price was an issue so the initial price of the car had to be fairly cheap. Even though it was to be a sleeper, it still needed to look good. With those ideas in mind this is the decision I came to: take a car I already had that was cheap and make it into something more fun to use. The project had a budget constraint and but needed to be done right still.

Some people build a fast car by hiring other to do the work and just throwing money at the project until it is what they want. If I had to guess I would say 80-90% of all cars you see in tuner magazines fall under this category, aside from shop cars the rest are generally owned by someone who has more money than knowledge. Doing some homework and research on a project can cut down on the time and money required to complete it granted you have the patients for it....most do not.