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    302 BOSS BLOCK VS MAN O WAR

    The bore centers of both blocks are the same. Both blocks have siamesed water jackets. Both blocks can go to 4.185". That's 60 over if you start at 4.125", but it's 180 over -- three times 60 over -- if you start at 4.000".
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    4 speed versus 5 speed trans

    I think a T-5 is probably cheaper than a toploader. Not nearly as strong though.
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    New wheel pics from SEMA -- P-Shop help PLEEEEASE!

    Here in the East Bay (SF area) they call these cars "scrapers." I guess it's because you can't hit a bump or even steer the car without the tires scraping on the wheel house. The other day at a gas station I saw a mid-90's Buick with this treatment -- the tangerine metalflake paint and the 22"...
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    Fabbed valve cover for SBF?

    Do you know whether these Mr. Gasket "baffled" breather grommets will prevent oil leaks? They're $5.75 a pair at Summit. Summit also sells a copycat under its own name for $1.50 each. There's also this valve cover breather clamp from Wysco, pn WA6090, $23 apiece at Jeg's (pn...
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    We bought a fastback.....what to do

    Wow, that car sure blows up the myth of the rust-free So-Cal classics, doesn't it? I think, in line with your specialty in turbo cars, you should stick with an 8.2" block, stroked or leave it in 5.0 form. If you want something different, add some CHI or AFD Cleveland style heads. Then you...
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    Satchel rear coilover

    mcode, it is a walk in the park to pull a rear axle off these cars. I've done it many times on both my '65 and my '70 Cougar and I'm a 53 year old 97 lb weakling (well, it's 170 lbs now, but still). You undo the shackles and drop the wheels to the ground, undo the U-bolts, and roll the whole...
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    Lowering my 69

    Do not use 720 lb springs. Much too stiff. I like Cochino's advice: cut the coils and put some KYB Gas-A-Justs at all four corners. This will solve the stance problem and most likely the bottoming out problem. The Shelby drop is also a good mod for handling. Do that while you have the...
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    Quality long tube Headers and a 4-speed

    I'm sending some Doug's headers to Jet Hot and as I recall the quote is $280 for the Sterling treatment. I went with Jet Hot because they coat inside and out. They also claim to make a longer lasting product than any of the copycats. I ordered my headers "bare" so I could test fit them and see...
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    Iskwezm's turbo kit

    The pic is from the maierracing.com, which makes the hoods. (I think Bill Maier claims to have made the first "cowl induction" hoods for Mustangs.)
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    Options with Pertronix II

    My Pertronix Ignitor II experience was to put one in the OE distributor in my '65 C code and after about 500 miles, one day it wouldn't start. I was at a meeting 40 miles from home. I swapped in some new points and condensor and they're still in there four years later. I am also unhappy with...
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    Options with Pertronix II

    The best option to go with the Pertronix Ignitor II is a pair of comfortable walking shoes.
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    Hydraulic clutch conversion

    Here's the only one I have on-line: It doesn't show much, except you might notice the booster/MC sits a couple inches higher than normal.
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    Please describe the behavior of a locking differential

    Thanks for all the replies. It looks like I just have a messed up lsd, not a locker. I've got too many other things going on now to deal with it, but I think I'll switch to a Torsen (True Trac) one-a-these days.
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    Hydraulic clutch conversion

    Yes, I have the JMC master cylinder and power brakes. Because of the closeness of the factory holes for the brake and clutch pushrods, you must use a bellcrank booster. You must also use a booster that is compact enough to fit between the firewall and the shocktower. Check with NPD; they offer...
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    Hydraulic clutch conversion

    I was going to suggest the hydraulic throwout bearing too. I have a McLeod on the T-5 in my '65, with the JMC master (which is merely a CNC master with a different bracket welded on, to achieve the correct angle with the Mustang firewall. One thing no one has mentioned is that the toploader...
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    17x8 wheels up front??

    I vote no. That 4.5" backspace is not enough. I think 4.75 is the minimum. I have 17 x 8's on a '65 with 5.0" BS. I had to use 7/32" spacers to clear the upper ball joints, and the fenders were already rolled. I don't disagree with Dodgestang's post, that some models of rim and tire, with...
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    Please describe the behavior of a locking differential

    I put a new center chunk in the 8" of my '65, that I bought used. It was represented as (of course) "posi". I did not ask the seller what kind of "posi." The seller said he took it out because it was too noisy. I figured, whatever. The reason I'm posting is to get the experiences of...
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    FR500s on my 73 mach 1 plus pics

    I gotta laugh, but in a good way, that you couldn't find $20-$30 worth of wheel studs that would work, so you spent a couple thou on new brakes. The funny part is that it makes perfect sense to me, and probably to everyone else on here. BTW, the wheel-brake-tire combo looks awesome. I'm...
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    Anyone have a watts link ?

    I have the Fays2 on my '65 fb. It was all high quality stuff and a bolt in. I can't say if it made a huge difference. I think that would require someone with a lot of before and after experience on the same road course, and conrolling for all other variables. At the same time as I put in...
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    Has anyone checked out AJE's new front end?

    Not without cats and various other peripherals (EEC, etc.) will an LS-7 crate "meet EPA." And if, by chance, you were posting to a Ford forum you might also want to mention the World Products 460 ci Windsor crate engine, complete from pan to carb and rated at 600 hp, $12,200 at Summit, or the...
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