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  1. 88GeeTee

    not sure where to post this...possible name change?

    well, i don't have my '86 GT with t-tops anymore, so the current user name really doesn't fit me anymore and i was wondering if one of you guys would be so kind as to change my name. i looked in the member's directory and it looks like the name i want isn't taken. if this is possible, could...
  2. 88GeeTee

    Body work issue

    sometime in my Stang's past, the hood flew off...i mean TOTALLY off...this left extensive dents in the roof and in the cowl panel. here is my question...is the cowl panel removeable without extensive labor? i have a PERFECT one out of my '86 donor car, i just need to know how to get it out...
  3. 88GeeTee

    ARRRRRGH, SO CLOSE!

    well, my car ALMOST passed emissions this time, only failing by the idle HC's (Hydrocarbons), only by 62 points. i say "only" because last time it failed by over 1200 points, so this is a DRASTIC improvement, it's amazing what new lower intake manifold gaskets (the fancy kind that SEAL!) will...
  4. 88GeeTee

    need help with 1967 Stang

    hey all, my friend has a '67 we are breathing new life into. my question is this...how hard would it be to take the front suspension out of my '86 GT and swap into his car? his front end really needs rebuilding and i have heard that the front ends out of newer cars have benefits over those in...
  5. 88GeeTee

    WHAT THE HECK controls the idle in these things?

    i think my TB is bad. i ordered a 70mm today. my Stang CONSTANTLY idles at 1,000 RPM. i have set the base idle (twice now, thanks) and the IAC is clean and timing is dead on at about 12 degrees base. hooked a scanner to it and it shows no problems. my TB does stick a tiny bit at zero...
  6. 88GeeTee

    emissions failure update

    well, i have done some work to my car since my first thread...replaced both O2 sensors, readjusted TPS, cleaned intake and TB, replaced plugs and wires, changed oil...now when i scan it i am getting ONE more code...Thermactor pump inop...would this be because i have no cats? is there anyway...
  7. 88GeeTee

    couple issues...need verification

    well, about a week ago, my GT failed emissions...used a friend's scanner and started fixing some issues with it...i still have a few and i need some verification on what could be my issues. first, i keep losing coolant but can't seem to find a leak...thought it might be the heater core...but...
  8. 88GeeTee

    emissions help guys?

    my Stang failed...pretty badly too. can anyone help me figure out why? i failed cruise Hydrocarbons, the limit is 160 PPM i had 169 PPM and at idle i failed HORRIDLY with 1092 PPM and the limit is 220 PPM...i also failed CO at idle...the limit is 1.2 i had 1.27...can anyone help me determine...