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  1. VTStang66

    white smoke in exhaust, not oil or water

    I got this 331 running a couple days ago and the exhaust smokes white a little. Both tailpipes, but I have an x-pipe so that probably doesn't mean much. I figure it's not water or oil because I don't smell antifreeze or burning oil, and it's definitely smoke, not vapor. I haven't driven the...
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    radiator options

    I have a 3-row radiator on my '66 and it's all crudded up. I filled it with tap water (I know, I know, younger and dumber) and let it sit for a couple years. Now I finally got the car running again and it's running a little hot. It idles at 180 but if I rev it to 2500 or so it creeps on up to...
  3. VTStang66

    underbody coating?

    I coated the top of my new floor today with POR-15, and I'm wondering how would be the best way to coat the underbody. I could do POR-15 on it as well, but it seems like it would be a huge messy hassle laying on the floor dripping that stuff all over myself. Is there another good way you guys...
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    where to get hydraulic slave cylinder?

    I have the JMC hydraulic clutch kit on my car (which is apart right now), and it has never worked right. Not enough travel to completely disengage the clutch. So I was thinking about a hydraulic t/o bearing, but those are more expensive than I thought. Now I'm thinking I'd like to try to get...
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    where to get sheet metal hole plugs?

    I just want some round rubber plugs for the floor. About an inch or so. I can't find anywhere that sells them for less than 100/package. I'm pretty sure they're not at the hardware store, haven't checked lowes/home depot yet. Somebody must sell them for like $0.25 apiece:shrug:
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    new body panel/self-etching primer?

    Since digging into this thing back in october and working on it all the time, I have finally almost got a shell of a car together. I just finished the quarter panels, and I think I'm done with the metal. My question is, what should I prime them with? I know "self-etching primer," but I...
  7. VTStang66

    stainless exhaust guys, welding question

    I'm thinking of running the magnaflow 2.5" exhaust. I want to install it myself. Can I weld stainless with a MIG? I know you can buy a kit; I saw a picture of it and it looks like a huge crazy gun. Is that really necessary? I know a lot of guys are running this exhaust. I don't want to...
  8. VTStang66

    Quarter panels?

    Who has done them? I have some rust in the back of my car; wheelhouses, trunk floor, frame rails, and quarters. The rust in the quarters may not be bad enough to justify replacing them, but I'm trying to get the wheelhouses out and it's pretty tough with the quarters in there. It looks like...
  9. VTStang66

    69/70 MT owners, help please

    I'm modifying my trans tunnel to fit the tr-3550 in my 66, and I need a shift boot. I've looked at several designs; I think the stock 65-68 boot will be a little too small for what I want, and there are some universal designs out there I could look into, but it looks like the stock 69/70 boot...
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    how to thin por-15?

    Does anybody know what solvent/solvents to use to thin that stuff and clean it up? The can says to use their thinner at $11/quart (plus shipping), but it seems like I should be able to buy something at the hardware store for half that that would do the job. I'm about to get to the point where...
  11. VTStang66

    Here's what I've been up to (66 fb, work in progress)

    I've been lurking around here a bit, not saying much, but I just figured I'd let you guys see what I've been doing. I have had this car since 2000, and it's been sitting a lot lately, but around October I really started digging into it. I've been keeping a website but I figured I'd wait and...
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    Windshield removal?

    I learned a couple days ago from another thread that in order to do my full floor pan I will need to remove my windshield. I was going to do it anyway because it's all scratched up. So how do I do it? I searched around on here and the internet a little but I didn't find any good early...
  13. VTStang66

    aftermarket seats, harnesses

    I'm putting an 8 point bar in the 66 fastback, and I'm going to upgrade the seats and belts. I've looked around on here and I see people saying it's no problem to put pretty much any ford seat there is into these cars, so I'm going to go junkyarding and see what's out there. If I don't find...
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    Stock 6-cylinder cam timing?

    Does anybody know the stock cam specs for a 170 or 200 six (or any stock mild inline 6 cylinder engine)? I'm taking an engines class in school and I lost 2 points on a test because I said the exhaust valve should be closed 5* after TDC on the intake stroke.:bs: They taught us that it should...
  15. VTStang66

    finding a machine shop

    I'm looking for a shop to deck my block and heads, and do some other work on the heads (ports, bowl work, valves). I looked on yellowpages.com for machine shops near Blacksburg and came up with nothing. Is there a registry of good automotive machine shops somewhere?
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    help me ID this block

    It's a mexican block 302. I found this thread about decoding numbers, but according to that, the ID number is supposed to start with a letter. Mine starts with a 7. 75ZY-6015-AA above the starter 5-J5 on the other side and "HECHO IN MEXICO" on the top Do the mexican blocks...
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    piston ID

    A few years ago when I built my 302 I bought speed pro forged pistons from Jeg's. At the time, they only had 1 set in their catalog for a 302, now they have 3. I'm about to redo the top end of my engine, and I need to know some things about the pistons so I know how much to deck the heads, how...
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    maximum compression ratio, 91 octane

    I'm building a 302 for my car, not for daily driving, but still streetable. Everything I have read seems to indicate that the higher the compression ratio, the better the car will run. Of course too much and you detonate. So what is the most you can run on 91 octane with aluminum heads...
  19. VTStang66

    heads, cam, carb, nitrous

    I'm trying to build a street car. Not a daily driver, but something I can drive around town when I want. '66 fastback 8 point cage currie 4.10 8" street tires (late model v-6 16" wheels) tremec 3550 302, forged flat-top pistons RPM air gap manifold probably a pan-hard bar lowered a...
  20. VTStang66

    Rolling my fender lips

    I'm trying to roll my fenders a little to give me a little more tire clearance. I'm wondering how I should do it? I have heard of people doing it with a baseball bat, but it seems like there should be a better way than that. I don't want to buy the professional tool from eastwood. If I just...
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