I did some figures yesterday, I will take at least 3k hit if I sold the Falcon w/ the 200 I6 turbo, figuring I could sell it for 3k. so here's my thinking. get a junkyard V8/ auto for like $300, paint it nice, put it in the Falcon, add V8 rad 4 like another $250, then put new 1/4's on, fix front fenders, paint and $2k price tag. almost break even on it ( $1,650 currently invested in Falcon alone w/o engine )

Buy a S10 that is decent enough to drive thru winter ( I'm now in the market for reliable winter truck anyway ) then, hack it up like I wanted to and create a 1920's/'30's looking stake bed truck, run it W/ the 200 turbo engine, that should be worth around $6-7k given the custom work that would be done ( and finished custom/ lowered S10's go for about that ), and I can scrap the factory S10 engine/ trans for a little ( providing there not worth much ) and the factory bed, gain a little money back. Doing this, I should come out on top in both ways, experience, and value's. but I have a 3k budget for the S10 hotrod project, otherwise I could stand to loose money.