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    need part info

    okay so I found a tranny but do I have to have a tranny crossmember from a manual or will the automatic cross member work I know I need to change the flywheel and get a new clutch pressure plate and throw out bearing and a few other goodies anyone got any tips to switching out these...
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    so I bought this car

    I am definately interested in the t5 do you have the pedal set to go with it mike
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    need help with fuel lines

    got them off but not the way I wanted. the high pressure side broke while trying to pull it off. It broke right at the back of the fitting (the barb is still in the host and the fitting on the rigid line. so now how do I get the hoses off the fuel rail so I can replace them both mike
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    Thinking of going TURBO...Finally.

    dude that sucks sorry about your luck I am ina similar boat, I have two a4ld tranny's and both are crap so I guess I'll be rebuilding one by myself for the first time also go to harbor freight and just buy an engine hoist they have them on sale through the end of december for $149...
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    so I bought this car

    here's some pics of the stand I welded up mike
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    so I bought this car

    got the motor out today and it was a breeze, had the help of a friend and since I didn't have an engine stand I welded one up and it's working quite well. thanks for the help so far mike
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    need part info

    I have the how to info and tool list just need the other info so I can start looking for a tranny mike
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    need part info

    I have seen a list of tranny's for an auto to five speed swap and can't seem to find it now so can anyone tell me what five speed tranny's will swap in an 88 2.3 such as ranger t-bird etc. what year models and what not i.e. can I swap a 93 ranger tranny into the 88 vert etc. thanks...
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    need help with fuel lines

    how do you remove the high and low pressure fuel lines in the engine compartment. I have tried everything I can, and still can't get the stinking things off is there a trick to disconnecting these things BTW its an 89 2.3 hatch if that helps the chilton book says there quick...
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    Painted my valve cover

    dang, that is nice, I have been trying to pull off that look on the bottom sides of my dune buggy keep up the good work mike
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    so I bought this car

    thanks for the link I'll give them a call soon mike
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    so I bought this car

    thanks so much for the advice, this is the kind of info I have been looking for. I would love to switch it over to a five speed but It seems impossible to find one here. any links I could start looking at to find the shift kit. thanks for the help mike
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    so I bought this car

    I had to slow down a little on the tear down of the parts car. because of work I lost two nights of working on it and was to tired on friday to do anything so saturday, I pulled the drive shaft, radiator lines, cut out the exhaust, and the power steering lines, all I have to do now is...
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    so I bought this car

    found em thanks mike
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    so I bought this car

    deconstruction is underway got the hood, drivers fender, rear tail lights, and GT spoiler with third brake light removed on sunday. today (monday) removed battery, air filter box and intake removed, electric fan removed, and all electrical and vacume removed from motor. wednesday will...
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    so I bought this car

    from a kid in dallas, he's had the car six months and tore it up pretty bad. tranny shifts a little hard, so I am assuming a filter change and maybe some slick 50 to get rid of the hard shifts, the motor seems pretty good except for the fact that when I pulled it off the trailor and put...
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    need swap info

    that's alright I appreciate the comments but I found an 89 hatch that will work for me, it's running and I'm going to use it as a parts car for the vert. best part about it is I'm only paying $200 for the car. mike
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    motor problems

    thanks, I'll keep the post currant for anyother questions I don't know much about 2.3 or fox body cars in general . I have two older mustang 66, and 71 that I am more familiar with so I'll have plenty of questions as I get into this one mike
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    motor problems

    I haven't got into the yet so I guess I'll checkthat first if it did is there a possibility that some valves are bent mike
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    need swap info

    so It won't work at all I have a line on buying one mike
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