[jarendall]

the one advantage of a donor car is the vin number, you will need it to get a title, I wouldn't waste my time with putting the donor engine in as is, get a good engine builder to build it up for you, before you put it in the car, or just buy an engine already built, the time saved will be worth the money spent, if you use a Mustang GT 5.0 the transmission and rearend will work fine, just have them checked and make any nessary repairs and improvements, coilover shocks and so forth will help also, no two cars are the same, do what ever you like, but do it as you go, it is much eaiser than redoing