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  1. stephen4785

    Im getting a 9 inch!

    Im puttin a fuel pump in my buddy's Firebird and hes giving me the 9 inch rear end out of his truck.He says its got 3.73's and limited slip. I guess ill find out once its out. I know Im gonna have to get it shortened and stuff re-welded.Does anyone know what the length of the axle should be to...
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    How many inches of vacum should my engine be pulling?

    I hooked up a vacum gauge to the intake manifold to set my fuel mix and the most vacum it would pull is about 15hg.I dont know what the norm is or anything about vacum.Never had a vacum guage before. Most of my mods are in my sig.Im runing a 302 .040,351W heads with oversize valves,hyper. flat...
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    Will a Lightning blower work on a 2001 GT?

    My friendss got a 2001 Gt and hes thinking about buying a blower that came off of a newer Lightning. Other than having to have his car tuned what all would it take and would it be worth trying?
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    Welder question

    we use a a millermatic 135XP at work al day long and have very few problems with it.
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    Comp cam 280H timing ?

    the reason I ask is because the my friend gave me the cam to use in my motor.It was brand new.The guy he got it from was a foxbody nut and every part he had was for or off of a fox.
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    Comp cam 280H timing ?

    Is the timing the same for a 280H as a stock 68-69 302? And dont the fox body stangs run diffrent timing?
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    Killed a 70 something model camaro tonight.

    hey blake when are we gonna meet up.Id love to check out your car.Dont know if youve seen mine running around the Hulen area or not.Blue 65 coupe.
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    Killed a 70 something model camaro tonight.

    I was going home on the 820 183 split(Fort Worth TX).Turned left at the light and there was a camaro with dual exhaust in front of me.Got up on the highway,gased it a little.He took off then a puncehd it and left it.He neve had a chance.Dont know how yall feel about street races and Im sure...
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    underhood roots style blower??????

    well its been a little but heres the pics of the blower setup I was talking about.The pics suck cause there out of a book.
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    Any way to eliminate the tranny from automaticly shifting when you put it in 1-2?

    Iv got a 65 gt with a 302.Its got the original greendot automatic C4 in it.It has been rebuilt about 3 years ago.When I drop it in first and try to hold it in the gear until I want it to shift itll shift into second at 4500.Same thing in 2(green dot).If I just leave it in drive and stomp the...
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    Need a new bellhousing.Which one do I need?

    Iv got a 65 gt with an original C4.When I installed the new motor I used the wrong flexplate.Now Iv got a huge crack in the side and have to replace the flexplate and bellhousing.I cant afford a top of the line one so I figured I pick one up at the junkyard for 30$(already checked the price).Do...
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    Need some car leagal advice.Got a destroyed!

    No the shops insurance is what I was talking about.Sorry didnt make that clear. And yeah I just realized that Im asking for legal advice and I spelt legal wrong on the topic.Mie miend downt werk so goug sum tims.hehe
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    Need some car leagal advice.Got a destroyed!

    Me and my friend took his perfect condition 88 Mercedes to a lube place to get the oil changed.We took off and got on the highway.We noticed a smell and that the oil pressure kept getting lower.So we pulled over to check it out and there wasnt any oil showing on the dipstick.The guy at the lube...
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    Leaky Rear Main Seal - 'Sneaky Pete'... Advice please!

    A sneaky pete is a style of rope seal. You remove your old seal with some needle nose pliers then insert this curved tool in the seal guid.You attach the tool to s piece of rope seal then pull the tool so it pulls the rope seal over the crank.You do it so you dont have to drop the crank.It works...
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    Thinking about starting my paint job.What primer to use?

    Iv got a 65 GT and the clear coat is coming off and in some spots its starting to rust.Should I go ahead and start sanding down the car and primering?How long can you leave it primer,what kind of primer to use,should I just wait untill I have the money to prime and paint the whole thing.This car...
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    What stall torque convertor?

    Should you follow what the cam manufacture says to use or does it depend on what combo you have?
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    I need a new bellhousing!

    Well my cars been vibrating like hell for the last 3 weeks and I havent been able to figure it out.Well I put my car up on the lift at work today and noticed that my bellhousing has a 11-12 inch crack threw it (auto C4).The best I could figure the flexplate I installed when I rebuilt the motor...
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    Does this HP guess sound right for this combo?

    Thanks for the power estimates. I couldnt get it pluged in right for my desktop dyno. I know it sounds like Iv got a bunch of hosh posh of parts put together but when I built the motor alot of these parts were brand new and free.I figured that I would install them now so I didnt have to swap...
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    AOD out of an 87 bronco ok to use?

    I didnt think about that but it shouldnt be that hard to find a tailshaft that would work.Does anyone know if there was anythin different with these trannys than the one in the cars?I thought since it was in alot heavier vehicle then it might be setup different.
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    Does this HP guess sound right for this combo?

    Well I miss typed the year of the heads.I know there 351W heads because I looked up all of the casting numbers.I dont have headers because Iv had to fix everything else to just get it back on the road.I choose the cam because it was free and it will match my future combo.As for the crank, the...