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  1. CraigMBA

    Shock Tower Braces

    I have the Mailer one. As advertised. Lightwieght and lots of clearance for distributors, AC compressors, blowers, EFI, whatever.
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    fair price for the paint job

    I think I'm $10K deep and I haven't got color on mine yet. I got a good guy price. If I'd ran this through the front door of the shop? Maybe $20K. For a really good job? More. Resprays on these cars are bucks. Nobody want's to do them.
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    little Sticker Shock on Cost of Paint Job

    I just bought the paint and materials to paint my car. It was $2500. I have about 8K in labor so far. I'll be about $12K when I get done. This is a side job that has taken two years to complete. If the shop who did it ran it through the front door, I'd be out at least double.
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    Alignment finally close to specs

    Part of it might be the road you are driving on. My wife's Toyota Rumion (google search that one!) tracks straight as an arrow on asphalt but you put it on a concrete freeway and it tramlines like you're on the tow rope at a ski resort.
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    Driveline ??

    Don't powder coat it. Ask me how I know this.
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    Priming in my garage???

    It seems like that color likes three coats of base so it doesn't get "blotchy" or whatever the term is. I know with a lot of colors you can get away with two, but that one - eehhh, not so much.
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    What do you guys think of my engine bay?

    Actually, it worked pretty good. The acid based degreaser and the red scotchbrite pad did a good job knocking off the 3 years of accumulated body shop dust AND it got rid of the calcium looking nasties on the Edelbrock intake. The stuff Edelbrock recomends is no longer availible, what they...
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    What do you guys think of my engine bay?

    Huh. I just cleaned them today with a scotchbrite and some acid based degreaser and the scotchbrite didn't even scratch them. You can see where I tried to polish them . It didn't work. If you say their aluminum I believe you, but this is some tough tough stuff.
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    '64-66 Drivers Side Fender

    Yes. I am about six miles from Disneyland.
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    What do you guys think of my engine bay?

    A note for clarity I think I've got '85 valve covers, and they are pot metal not aluminum. I found out when I went to polish them.
  11. CraigMBA

    Softer than 620's w/ 1" drop?

    I'd dump the KYB shocks before I changed the springs. I don't think 620's are too stiff for street use, but the KYB shock is way overvalved. (Actually I was looking for OP's info, but you're OK too. I work in Lake Forest, FWIW.)
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    Softer than 620's w/ 1" drop?

    What shocks do you have? What tire pressure are you running? What tire size/type do you have?
  13. CraigMBA

    5 speed swap

    You can't be that stupid, can you?
  14. CraigMBA

    Overheating Question = Answer?

    Be careful Henry. This is a 'Stang forum and can be tech adverse. Y'all ought to check out Henry's car.
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    '64-66 Drivers Side Fender

    You can ship a bumper in bubble wrap no problem. A fender? :notnice:
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    '64-66 Drivers Side Fender

    Because without the monster shipping box they use from the OE vendor, you can't ship this that way. Even if I had a box, freight would be about $125 one way. And even if you wanted to pay for freight and I had a box, you take a 50% chance of having the UPS thrower damage it. Whoever picks...
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    Post-stripping rust prevention

    Agreed. Metalprep is metal prep. POR-15 (the material) isn't my favorite.