@Fivefingerdeathpunch I was actually wondering what the VIN code was for the engines. I tried doing some diggin for it but turned up nothing on the few things I looked at and gave up. Most of the VIN stuff I was finding was on older GPs. I couldn't find any images on a google search to define the differences between the NA and GTP for the 40th/A.
@FordMan77 The engine has a blown head gasket that I know of already and I have a feeling that water has been sitting in the cylinders since it was parked. I've done engine machining at my local college and have bored and decked blocks before, resurfaced heads with 3 angle valve jobs, etc. etc. so the turbo build was something I intended on spending some time and a little money on as an ongoing project. The interior was pretty nasty. EVERYTHING was sticky, smelled of cigarettes and mold. Was actually surprised I didn't find a dead animal in there. The only down side with the seats is the leather is cracking from baking in the sun and stitching on almost all the seats started to come undone so there are holes here and there. I've seen some pretty good restoring before on interiors like that but a lot of the plastics in the center console are total trash and just fell apart when I tried to remove them. Not to mention whoever had it before me trashed things like the trunk lock by drilling it out (no idea why), I only wanted the motor and trans really as donors for later projects anyway which is why I was going to pass on whatever parts were good in the car to guys on the forum or local club (if there's one here in San Diego).
