Get yourself an older 4.6 f150 for nothing, and then spend your $$ on something special. A cool Alfa, or Nova, or LS1 RX7, some nutty Gasser. Chop wood, go skiing, haul your family, haul your projects with your f150. There is only Zuul.

Beautiful, but this looks like a “make a $10,000 car for $20,000 and a few hundred hours of my time” project. Unfortunately I know from experience.