Now that I have selected and made the necessary purchases for the chassis and transaxle which I plan to use in my 40 build, the next big decision is what motor to put into it. First off, I am not planning on anything too exotic like that screaming long rod 302 that Chris is putting in his car or any stroker 347 or anything like that. Just a plain old Ford with maybe some aluminum heads, multiple carburetion, a good cam and ignition. That type of thing. The exotic motor may come later, but we'll have to see about that. For the present, here are my options: a used 289 which may need a rebuild and which is presently residing in a '64 Galaxie 500XL(complete car with factory air conditioning $400); a good running older carbureted 302 (free); a 351 (not yet located, but probably in the same condition and price range as the 289; or a 427 ($$$$$$). My friends, both here on the GT40 Forum and elsewhere, are trying hard to convince me that the 427 is not the way to go, but hey, after all, a 427 is a 427, and that ain't all that bad, is it? I'm not planning on using the car for competition other than maybe an occasional fun day outing. Nothing serious, though. My first instinct is to set the car up with the free 302 and then maybe later go to something a little more exciting. Maybe I should make accomodations in the original chassis build to handle the FE motor later on if that is what I decide upon down the road. Any thoughts and/or advice from any of you on this subject?