Deciding What to do... Options

[Brandroid94]

Hello everyone!

I have been on this site for a while now and I admire all of the amazing work you all have done with your 6th gens. Right now, I am looking to do something like that. Whether it be to Turbo/Supercharge my current 7A-FE setup, or to engine swap to a 3S-GTE. I am not mechanically inclined in any way but I do like to get my hands dirty and learn new things. I know either way will be a great amount of work and money but I am willing to do it. I have seen that there are differences in the ST and the GT bays that make it hard to fit the 3S-GTE without some major work. I have been looking into getting a GT and swapping the engine out from there so that it would be a little bit easier.

If you guys could help me see how much each option would be roughly I would greatly appreciate it! I do have a couple mechanics that are friends who could help me with what I want to do so that saves me a lot of money for labor! I appreciate any help or advice that I can get from you!

[Brandroid94]

Yes this is my daily driver and my only car. That is the trouble I am having. I am saving money up slowly so that I can get parts but I don't know an exact budget. I was planning (if it was the right decision) to get a GT from Craig's List with the money from my tax refund and slowly building it from there, starting with the engine. I don't have to do much with a GT engine bay for the swap so it makes it easier to deal with. I set aside money every month to save for the car but I am not sure exactly what parts I would need for a full build. I have done much research but the parts lists I've seen aren't visible anymore, so it's hard to start budgeting correctly.