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  1. Red Barchetta

    cold air intake on a 1969 Mach 1?

    Is it worth it? Yes. How much is it worth? Well, according to the guys over at Fordmuscle.com, well worth it. Though their ram air box had two inlets. YMMV.
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    It's done...only took 6 years.

    So...any pics? If you can, post both of the car and the Trophy Truck. I think it would be interesting to compare the designs of the two. Sebastien
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    It's done...only took 6 years.

    Do you have any pics of the finished rear suspension? I remember way back in the day when you first posted some. Wasn't it your uncle who built Class 7 trucks that helped you design it? Love to see some suspension pr0n.
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    1100 cube bigblock swap

    Not the same engine, but here's a comparison of a 1400 c.i. Maybach V-12 tank engine and what I pulled out of my '68's 302. If anyone saw the Discovery/Military Channel special on the Panther Tank, this is one of the piston/con rod's out of that engine. And in case anyone wonders why the...
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    Does anyone have a Richmond 5 or 6 speed?

    Getting some mileage out of that link. ;)
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    Reccomendations for new rear leaf springs?

    Really? That's reason enough right there not to buy anything from G/West as by the sound of it, that person doesn't really know what they're talking about. Bushings do not take the place of a rear bar, nor does a rear bar take the place of bushings. What's really happening is you're...
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    Reccomendations for new rear leaf springs?

    Yes, I read about Ive's setup over on C-C.com. As credible as he is :nice: , I'm just trying to get as much feedback as possible. Thanks for the feedback. One thing people don't take into consideration about leaf springs is spring rate. All they talk about is 4 leaf vs 4 1/2 leaf, vs 5 leaf...
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    Reccomendations for new rear leaf springs?

    Sorry if I wasn't clear. I was asking COVR3R as I'm interested in the glass leafs.
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    Reccomendations for new rear leaf springs?

    There's a gent who lives in Australia on another forum I frequent who has a '66 fastback with the flex-a-forms and swears by them. I'm interested in hearing more about your experience to compare to his. How exactly do you have your rear suspension setup? Are you using anything to locate...
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    Brake fluid type

    Use DOT4. DOT3 and DOT4 are both glycol-based fluids. DOT4 is compatible with DOT3 systems. The difference between DOT3 & DOT4 are the dry and wet boiling points, with DOT4 being better. Do not use DOT5 as that is silcone based and does not play well with other DOTs, water, or your rubber lines.
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    shelby drop pics

    Being that Shelby is being a big prick and cutting everyone off from buying Shelby parts unless you show proof you own a real Shelby, can we start calling the lowering of the upper control arm by it's proper name, the Arning drop since Klaus Arning was the engineer who came up with it, not old...
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    Early 68 sans markers?

    Early '68's, such as mine, have the indent. Since the indent was another step in the manufacturing process, a cost saving measure was to go back to the '67 style quarters and just add them on by drilling 2 holes. If you see a '68 without the rear quarter reflectors, it's a possible indication...
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    Full frame in a classic mustang?

    The first clue as to why this is a bad idea is where they say "Bolts on to your Mustang body!" If it were welded in, then I can see an improvement in torsional rigidity, but with a huge weight penalty. Nothing a good pair of SFC couldn't greatly improve at a fraction of the weight penalty...
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    Broken rocker stud...

    I had a 7/16" ARP rocker stud break on me once. It sheered the top 3/8" of the stud off. My best guess as to what happened was that I didn't lock the rocker arm properly after adjusting it and the nut slowly started to back off. Once it got to the point where there was a gap between the push...
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    What causes exhaust drone?

    I think there's a couple of other factors that we need more information on. First of all, do the pipes go all the way out the back or are they dumps? Also, do you have an H-pipe cross-over or an X-pipe? I rode in one Mustang that was really quiet. It had an X-pipe with the exhaust all the...
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    AN OPEN CHALLANGE -- Suspension Competition!!!!!

    A comparison as detailed above would not be useful for a car setup for drag racing. Having a drag setup in a street driven car can be hazardous while have a road race setup in a street driven car would be rough riding at worse IMO. Therefore, taking it from a road race/street driving...
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    Whats the voltage suppost to be at the ballast risistor?

    You need to check what your coil manufacturer says as far as if you need to run a ballist resistor or not. I'm running a Mallory ProMaster coil. I'm running a .8 ohm resistor because I'm also runing a Pertronix Ignitor (1st gen). The pertronix requires 1.5 ohms of resistence. The coil has a...
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    how much hp is too much?

    I forgot who said it as well as exactly what he said, but when asked a similar question, a famous race car driver who raced in the 24hrs of Le Mans replied "when I can light the tires up at the end of the Mulsanne Straight." Yeah...that's just about the right amount of horsepower.:D
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    351W stock intake question... helP?

    What kind of heads are you running? If you have aftermarket heads, they probably only have 12 bolt holes, 4 have been eliminated where the water passages are. I'm runing some World Products heads on my 351W with an old-school Offenhauser dual port intake manifold that has the 16 bolt holes. I...
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    why 620's over stock springs

    I've seen Mike drive as well and my god is it amazing. But in addition to his driving talent, you also have to look at how his car is setup. The suspension geometry of his car is nothing like ours. That's why I said to check out Herb Adam's book. It gives a good base line knowledge to use...
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