[Philm]

Merv,
I can offer my opinion on a couple.

3) The 302 is a tough engine, you really have to abuse it for it to go bang in a standard form. If it has good compression I would not touch it.

4) The World class or mustang T5s are the best 5 speed for medium powered engines, I found the shifts to be beautiful, the only troble is when you try and feed more power they break.

5) I would go a 3.45 for the street, maybe a 3.7. as I think the t5 5th is .82 ratio which would be 5th in your 6 speed.

Phil