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    new 408 low dyno numbers

    I'll say I have to disagree with those who say the cam is too small--while it's not the largest cam out there, it's plenty big enough to cause a rough idle in that engine, and when you have that, you have the potential for higher RPM power simply because of the behavior of airflow. I have an...
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    351M Ideas

    Heh heh - - I also have never seen a 400 with a 4-V carb, either! I think I have that book laying around at home somewhere . . . I'll see if I can dig it up and the reference to it you mentioned. I know there isn't anything listed in the Encyclopedia of American Cars regarding a 400 with a...
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    351M Ideas

    Yep, I'm sure it was '71 LTD's and one in particular I can remember clearly, had a broken crank; we replaced that engine with a 351M (this was about '77) I started working on cars when I bought my first car in '75 (a '64 Fairlane 500 2-dr Sedan with a 289 2-V and a C4), and in a year and a...
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    351M Ideas

    As everybody mentioned, it's a very big (external dimensions) engine; it's also very heavy--probably within a few pounds of a 429/460 . . . if you're going to go with an engine that big (externally) and weighs as much as that one does, to me it really doesn't make any sense to build anything...
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    351M Ideas

    You know, I've replaced 400M's in '71 LTD's that came with them from the factory, and none of those engines had smallblock bolt patterns--they all had the same standard 351M/400/429/460 bolt pattern . . .
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    Is this possible? just an idea....

    Yep . . . it's as wide as a 460 (if not wider), which is why I can't understand why anybody would want to put one of those in a classic Mustang--if *I* am going to put something that wide in *MY* engine compartment, it's gonna have some CUBES!! :D
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    modding shock towers

    Mustang II Front Suspension doesn't support the weight of the front of the car properly without some kind of supports from the frame rails to the cowl/firewall area; the shock towers were designed specifically for this, and if you remove them, you then won't have any support whatsoever without...
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    JME 69 mustang gauge cluster

    Actually, the pictures taken by two different people and two different bezels show the same thing--the top of the bezel shows a gradually declining line where the screws go into the dash pad. From the left, the edge of the bezel to the face is a longer distance on the left than it is on the...
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    JME 69 mustang gauge cluster

    Why is it not symmetrical? It looks like it's tilted toward the left . . .
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    cam help

    Well . . . what exactly do you mean by it didn't make much power? Do you mean that it doesn't have any low end torque (judging from the camshaft you indicated you're using, that wouldn't surprise me--that's a pretty big cam for that size engine). The combo you have indicated seems to be...
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    69 351w blower build

    I haven't researched whether there are any bolt on supercharger kits available for this application, but there may be . . . As far as the supercharger you use, that would be dependent upon the intended use for the car--positive displacement superchargers provide instant increases in torque at...
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    69 351w blower build

    while there were links I provided that listed an 11.0:1 flat top piston using the smallest combustion chamber size (58cc), that is irrelevant. Your statement was that there isn't any off-the-shelf pistond available for a 351W, and like I said, that's just plain incorrect. The Probe link I...
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    69 351w blower build

    All of the 351W blocks (and all 351C blocks for that matter) have the exact same bellhousing bolt pattern, and it's the same as the 302/5.0L. The cylinder heads were the same between the years with regards to fitment, with the differences in the areas of port and valve sizes, type of rocker...
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    Lightly Used Leaf Springs

    You do know that you can buy these brand new from the same place for $110 + shipping, right?
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    Anyone try hoades lifters?

    Maybe you should give Jack Rhodes a call, and tell him his father didn't invent the "Vari-Duration Lifter" :) Here's the website: Rhoads Lifters I don't dispute what you've said about choosing the right camshaft, and not using a "crutch" like a variable duration lifter to "fix" it, but...
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    Anyone try hoades lifters?

    I used a set of them in a 289 I built way back in the late '70's; I had a Sig Erson cam that was WAAAY too big for the application, and I installed them to help improve the low end torque. Even with those lifters, there was really no low end until it got to around 3500RPM, but they did seem...
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    65 custom console any ideas?

    I use one of these in my '70, and it goes all the way to the center section of my dash (though, my dash is considerably different from yours): Mustangs Unlimited - The Premier Source for Mustang, Shelby and Cougar Parts and Accessories Mine is black, and I use a black leather shift boot to...
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    Retrofit Tacoma Struts in a Stang

    Hey, Matt--did you ever get those pictures taken of the strut mounts?
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    1968 DOHC 4.6 Coupe Project

    What are you going to do about the structural integrity of the front, now that the shock towers are no longer there?
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    Retrofit Tacoma Struts in a Stang

    I thought you were able to use just the stock upper mounts from a Fox body car, but it seems you are instead using aftermarket caster/camber plates. Are you still able to use your shock tower bracing/export brace? Pictures would be great! Thanks!
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