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    6 cyl to 8 cyl conversion

    Unless you are planning on doing a full-body strip and restore, you would likely be farther ahead to sell the car and buy one with an 8. Or buy an 8cyl parts car if you can find one. There are a lot of parts that need to be swapped and there's big investment in time and money. Of course...
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    MAACO is EVIL!!!

    That's the spirit. I would have given them a piece of my mind and taken the car back, myself though. Can't say why they wouldn't have gotten the work done. Most places would have eaten a bit of the profit either by working OT or pusing other jobs back by the time they got you that mad...
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    Power Brakes for my '69

    Ha Ha! Another Cheapskate! I just got back from visiting my car and found out that it apparently dose not have a 9" rear, but it does have the deluxe 4-wheel Drum manual brakes!! Yay! I'll def. be checking out some sites on swapping on power brakes with discs in front at least. I'm not...
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    Power Brakes for my '69

    Sweet! I know brakes are very important, but I am cheap out of neccessity. I'd rather get used parts and rebuild them and make sure they are ok before using them. Probably go with new wheel cylinders on rear drums and check the front calipers and replace seals and things, ya know. Do any...
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    Power Brakes for my '69

    Am thinking in advance that I'd like power brakes for my 1969 coupe. The prices for conversion kits are pretty expensive, so I was wondering if there were good used parts that could be swapped in to accomodate power brakes. I've read that many parts can be taken from a different model car...
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    Looking for 69-70 dashpad

    :mad: I have hunted high and low for a replacement pad and the cheapest repro was about $350. About twice what other years are going for. Must be one heck of a pad! 69-70 were the expensive ones. BTW - $450 for the original Ford tooling repros. I think I'm just going to cover mine...
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    What the heck is this tranny?

    After blasting it with pressure washer found more numbers. I've determined that it is a T170FT RTS 4-speed with OD. All aluminum including shifter tower. Basically it's Ford light-duty truck tranny and seems to have been built in 86. I'd be willing to part with it for a song if anyone is...
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    Engine ID?

    Very nice link. Very useful to someone like me. Almost nails the part down perfectly, though I'd like to see more charts with color codes and such to go with it. Makes me wonder how auto makers ever managed to get anything done with so many codes to deal with.
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    Engine ID?

    Here's what Holley tech support says: Ok this is a model 4160 525cfm off a 73 ford camper with a 390 and an automatic transmission. The renew kit is a 3-1016. So, I may use it for a while, but will surely be one of the things to be replaced once the car is on the road (Still shooting for...
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    What the heck is this tranny?

    It's a 4 speed, but it doesn't have creeper. I've almost narrowed it down but it just doesn't look like what I've seen. I'm not going to spend too much valuable time researching. I know I can't use it, but I would like to find someone who could. I'm doing a 69 mustang Coupe so if anyone has...
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    What the heck is this tranny?

    I got some pics of it and a few more things Here . Just follow the links to the '69 Mustang Project and choose "New Engine and Stuff". -Homer
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    What the heck is this tranny?

    I've done a little research and decided that I'd really prefer a 4-speed or 5-speed manual. Either a Toploader, or a T-5. Basically, I'd take either if the price was right and the tranny was in good condition. It's been a while since I've even owned a manual. I drove my mom's Ranger...
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    Engine ID?

    Fuel economy is really what I'm looking for. I'm sure the plain V8 will be plenty fast enough for me. Well... Maybe a little tweaking here and there. At any rate, I'll probably use this carb unless I find a steal on another or it just doesn't cut it. I'll have to get the digital camera...
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    What the heck is this tranny?

    I'll try to take a pic tonight and post it on my website so you can check it out. I'll try to get the numbers off it too. For some reason I keep forgetting to do that. Been working on Identifying Carb and "honey-dos" (So I can spend time on the car without getting in trouble) so it just...
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    Engine ID?

    Truck it is then! At this point it doesn't matter that much. It's going to to be stripped down and checked out and at least partially rebuilt. As far as the Carb, it's a Holley 4160. Here are the Numbers: D4TE-9510-ASA LIST 6830 481 and on tag: D4TE ASA 4H7 I found...
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    Cost Engine Rebuild?

    Wow, sounds expensive. I think doing it yourself is the way to go. Just be careful and do lots of research. Did Ford make a 350? A friend recently priased the Chevy 350 because they are so easy to work on and parts are so much cheaper. I even looked up rebuild costs and they do seem to be...
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    Engine ID?

    Cool, I thought they may have changed the coding symbols. I heard the motor was out of a truck, but who knows where it has been and why. Could have come from a Crown Vic I suppose. GEETEE, I'll send the Carb numbers as soon as I get home and retrieve them. I've done some research (as...
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    Engine ID?

    Got numbers off a 351W that I just picked up. E4AE-6015-FA 21 As good as I can make out. These were found above starter area on Block. The attempt that I made in idendifying them seemed to indicate that it is an 84 Galaxie, but I really don't remember the galaxie being offered in 84...
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    hard cranking in cold weather

    Hmmmmm.... That's pretty cold! One thing I've heard of is people buying remote car starters. Some of them can be programmed to start when the temperature gets low enough. They run for up to 15 minutes, then shut offf and waits until temp drops again. Other than that, I think the block...
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    What the heck is this tranny?

    Bought a tranny from a guy who also sold me a 351W. Anyway, it looks very similar to my 1969 Mustang's 3-speed, but the shifter is not at the back on the tailpeice, it's on top above the access plate. He said it came out of a truck, but that it didn't have creeper gears in it. I had...
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