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  1. 88_GT_5_oh

    this ****in sucks

    a little rant about everything first off this weekend being a long weekend me and all the guys in the family go on a fishing trip, for the past month it has been nice and warm (68 F to 80F on average) now this weekend they are calling for a chance of snow and a high all weekend of 50F... this...
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    h pipe question...... kinda weird

    ok, this is kinda weird but can someone crawl under their car and measure how much ground clearance there is between the H pipe and the ground.... i am modifing my downpipe for my turbo to tuck under the car better and i just wanna see how close i can make it to where and H pipe would hang...
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    now its my turn - spring project time

    well i figured i would throw a thread up for anyone interested. here is what she looked like in the fall. I popped a head gasket and blew out some oil lines thats why there is oil everywhere here is what it looked like after i stripped and welded everything here is what it looks like after...
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    guys who know auto paint

    well i kinda shot myself in the foot, i need to touch up a couple places here and there, nothing major but i ran out of paint last night :bang: , paint store is closed today (had a color mixed) and i can't paint till tuesday due to rain tommorow and cooler temps. i wanted to lay down the clear...
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    drag radial thread

    i did a search and came up with some answers but i wanted to get a couple people in one thread posting some info on tires they have ran. bassically if you could put in your post: what rims Size of Tires Brand of Tires year and style of car how they act on the track how they are on the street...
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    question for those who changed their k members

    i have the motor out and i posted a thread in tech to see if any one had any tips for me. jrichker gave me a good post but i have been searching since yesturday through old threads on here an turbomustangs.com and it seems every thread i came across was of people having fitment issues with...
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    k member swap

    the motor is out of my 88 GT, i think i am gonna do my k member this weekend. i have the qa1 k member and the instructions didn't say anything about lining anything up or taking measurements. it seems to me that i should be measuring something. should i be measuring anything? the holes on the...
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    head stud question

    i bought head studs, i bought ARP-154-4005 this kit came with the "t style" washers. I have Twisted wedge heads and just need the regular washers. i looked on trickflows website and they say to use ARP-154-4201 , now the only difference i can see is the washers in these 2 kits and one is a 12...
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    painting engine bay

    for all of you that have done it yourself. i was gonna get my bay profesionally painted but i am unhappy at all the prices i have been getting, bassically its more than i can spend and between my trip to mexico in march plus other parts i gotta buy i simply can't afford to get it done and...
  10. 88_GT_5_oh

    thought some of you s/c guys may like this (cool project)

    came across this on turbomustangs and i know this topic comes up alot here so i thought i would post it here. cool idea, too bad you need to hack up a hood or use a big ass hood lol http://www.turbomustangs.com/smf/index.php?topic=74935.0
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    head bolt question

    probably a dumb qeustion but i have never done this before. i popped a headgasket this sumemr.... just now i finally have time to fix it (motor is on a stand) can i re-use my ARP head bolts? i was talking to my buddy who is a ford tech and he said factory bolts need to be replaced, but he...
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    how much to get engine bay painted

    for those of you that have gotten it done, i have everything removed excpet brake lines, all holes are welded up and i just need someone to do the filler cuase: 1) i suck at body work 2) its too cold to lay filler now. i'm just looking for a ball park price of what you paid to compare it to...
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    god i hate accidents

    so heading to a hockey game last night we're on a smaller street and start going onto a yeild going onto a more major street, one car in front of me and one behind me, i look down the road and see no one is coming then all of a sudden i look forward and the lady infront of me was stopped for no...
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    those who cleaned and painted their engine bays

    anyone here who has yanked their motor and cleaned up the bay by filling holes etc. what did you do to fill the small holes? i was just gonna fill them with a MIG then sand it down and put some bondo to fill in the imperfections. if anyone has any before and after shots as well i wann a see...
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    50 resto seat covers

    anybody have these in there car? i am looking at possibly getting the vinyl ones just for a different look. how good do these look? i may end up just getting cloth if the vinyl looks like ****. i am looking at what the quality and apperance is like. newer mustang seats are out of the question...
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    anyone have this cowl gauge pod?

    like the title says. if you have it how is it to see from inside the car? http://www.cowlgaugeconcepts.com/2gauge.php i'm thinking of getting it for my car
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    my new ride

    sincei took the mustang off the road early (long story) i decided i may as well start looking for a truck now. a deal came up that i really liked so i took it. its a 2000 ranger xlt 4.0 4X4 with the off road package andis fully loaded, its also my first car with A/C lol. i was looking at rangers...
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    wideband question

    this is kinda tech so... does anyone have an inovate LM-1 wideband that can quickly give me dimentions of the controller? i am making a bracket for my PMS screen and want to be able to mount my wideband controller on it. since my wideband isn't here yet it's kinda hard lol... damn UPS...
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    starting my single turbo install

    sort of a home made kit cause i'm making the cold side and the section of downpipe that connects to the mufflers heres a run down of my motor N/A 306 Twisted wedge heads track heat intake track heat cam 1.6 roller rockers 3.73's super turbo mufflers U/D pullies etc. the turbo setup MP T70...
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    cowl mounted gauges

    i wanna see some pics of yours. i'm looking at running a fuel pressure guage and moving my oil pressure guage to the outside. i'm just trying to figure out how its gonna look. 2 5/8 is the size i am looking at multiple angles would help too