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  1. zm830101

    setting your own alignment

    ok, so the last two times i have had my car aligned it has been wrong. i'm tired of dealing with it. can you guys recommend some tips and tricks to setting your own alignment? somebody already told me to use a dollup of grease between two cookie sheets to make my own turn tables for the...
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    mustang II spindles

    i have a '66 coupe and i want to know if it is possible to use a mustang II style spindle on the stock suspension and steering components? i want a drop spindle but i don't want to swap out all of my steering and suspension components. i like the stock stuff just fine. unfortunately, all the...
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    '66 cowl restoration

    well, got started on the cowl restoration on my coupe. been a long time coming and i am finally getting around to it. i was hoping that it would be a simple patch of the lower panels but it looks like that is no longer an option. while grinding on the spot welds i noticed this. it...
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    heater coolant tubes

    anybody ever tried to make some hard lines for their heater hoses? similar to what the fox bodies used? got any pics?
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    going to attemp to redo my seats

    so i went to mustangs unlimited today and got some new seat buns and i already had the upholstery. i have the day off tomorrow so i think i will try to re-upholster my driver seat. anybody have any tips or tricks?
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    front suspension binding?

    my 66 coupe does something weird when i pull in the driveway and park. the suspension stays extended until i move the wheel back and forth a couple of time and then it settles out. i'm talkin like 3 to 4 inches extended! it looks like it is a lifted 4x4 or something. car is fresh from the...
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    620 drop coils and alignment

    will the 1" drop 620 coils change the alignment at all?
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    c code 289 fueling troubles

    idles perfectly at about 720. full advance is in by about 1300. pulls about 15 psi vacuum. i adjusted the curb idle screws with the vacuum gauge. turned them out to max vacuum and then backed them off just a hair. problem is when i stab the throttle from idle. bogs momentarily and then revs just...
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    Fast XFI fuel injection

    any of you guys/gals using it? what are your experiences as far as ease of set up, maintenance, tuning? any got ya's to look out for?
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    rear suspension options

    getting a lillte more serious about my '66 these days and i am trying to settle on suspension. i am pretty well set on the griggs stuff for the front. i would go with their watts link 8.8 in the rear but the torque arm hangs SO low. the car is essentially a clean slate as of right now. i...
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    posted this in the 5.0 tech forums...

    linky maybe some of you guys can chime in here and help me out. i know that more of the older cars were equipped w/ 351's so i thought maybe more of you have run into this same problem :bang:
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    which vertical link bar lifters do i need?

    i am building a '69 351w and want to convert to hydraulic roller with a standard base circle (plan on running xe 282). are all of the link bar lifters from the likes of crane, crower, cat created equal? or will some of them only work with reduced base circle cams? do you only need a reduced base...
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    anybody ever use these?

    linky i was referring specifically to the hydraulic rollers for retrofit into early blocks(the ones with the vertical link bar). part # LRH-302B
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    351 cam help

    anybody using this cam in their 351 comp cams xr-288rf hydraulic roller int@ .050 = 236 exh@ .050 = 240 advertised duration is 288/294 .555/.576 lift 110 lobe seperation. it would be matched with a .030 over 351, 9.5:1 comp edelbrock victor jr heads rpm air gap intake 750 cfm...
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    lets lose the dizzy...

    i have been lurking around a while and i was wondering if anybody has used a distributorless 5.0 out of an explorer or other late model fords in there efi conversions on classsic stangs? got any pics? i am looking forward to turning my 357 into a n/a fuel injected beast. was wondering if anybody...
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    351w pilots cam advice please

    trying to decide what cam to put in my 351 . it is .030 over. compression is about 9.6-1, and i have victor jr (box stock) to put on it with rpm air gap and a 750 speed demon and 1-3/4 super comps looking to make 375 hp at the wheels or better. any suggestions. was looking at the comp cams...
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    just finished my t5 swap!!

    :D ...now i have a question. what do i do with the old neutral safety switch from the c4? right now i still have it plugged in and just wrapped up out of the way. ...tacky lookin.
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    having stater difficulties...could use some help

    just finishing up my t-5 swap. have everything together, put the starter in the car and go to sart it. as soon as the key is turned to the acc position the starter begins to turn but does not engage the flywheel. when the key is turned to the start position everything stops. i have narrowed it...
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    dangers of not using a pilot bearing

    ok so here is the situation. i am in the middlle of my t5 swap and i can't get the pilot bushing out of my old 289 crank. i will be swapping in a 351 next month and it will have a new pilot bearing then. so i don't want to waste any more time with the 289. i need to drive the stang just a short...
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    ho loud is a trac lok suppossed to be?

    how loud is a trac lok suppossed to be? just installed my trac lok 3.55 rear in my 66. my question is, how loud are they supposed to be? i understand that it will be louder than my open diff but it is especially loud on decel. is this correct? if it is it is worth it. two black stripes are so...
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