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  1. ARPM

    $150k in Receipts and Selling for $60K

    You will be surprised of how much a project will suck out of your pocket. I spent $23,000 in chrome only in my 65 vert and had $167,000 6 years later in invoices. I stoped piling up invoices 2 years ago but I am pretty sure a have at least $4,000 more invested on it.
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    NEED PICTURES OR INFO OF THE REAR TIE DOWN BRACKET USED ON EXPORT VEHICLES

    After returning back from Ford's 2010 Anual Show I found out that the flatbed tow truck rear tie chain bended a bit my rear valance. I decided to purchase a set of 1966 factory rear tie brackets and install them. There is no L or R on them and they can be installed either inside the frame rail...
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    Change rear gear ratio when converting to AOD

    I had my C4 with 3.55 equalock and 225-45-17" @ rear and was cruising @65mph doing 3,000. The AOD swap lowered to 2,600 and still have an exellent pull in 1/4 mile and a quiet ride.
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    ok to sand blast pot metal??

    I had exellent results using Caswell Plating products to fill the pits after bead blasting with small particle walnut shells. I did the A/C console bezel and the 2 rear top mouldings on my 65 vert and had a 100% fill. Also i repaired a small crack of about 1/2" on the headlamp door in my 66. The...
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    !OUCH!!!BAD LUCK! MY 65 VERT GOT HIT BY MY PROPERTY GATE!

    I knew it will happen sooner or later but never cross my mind that it will be this way. Yesterday I was getting my vert ready for Sunday’s Ford's Annual show here on the island when I notice a small exhaust leak on " X" pipe exit to the mufflers. Since the muffler shop is about a mile away I...
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    Jacking and Bracing for 66 Convt

    Here is a link to some pic's of my 65 vert restoration. The very first step you must do is to align at best all your gaps and sheet metal before any removal of body parts. One of the most important braces are the door's ones. These will keep your door well in perfect distance and after...
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    Putting 89 5.0 Into A 66

    Forgot to mention: I was using headman's long headers at the beginning but had clearance problems so I switch to a set of JB Shorties (Old version Chromed) and had to change the head bolts to ARP 1/2" because the flange of the header was hitting the rear pass side head bolt. Same problem showed...
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    Putting 89 5.0 Into A 66

    DID THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO THIS IS WHAT'S NEEDED I also got me a 1989 Grand Marquis 5.0 engine and got it installed in a 66 coupe. This is what I did. 1) Re-used the oil pan and pick up tube from the 66 289 and use a single piece oil pan gasket( Front vs. Rear oil sump) 2) Get a harmonic...
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    NEED INFO ON E6SE HEADS

    Ok, I found a set of E7TE heads for $200.00 from a 1993 F150 Pick Up. They look pretty nice and look to be fully stock. I notice the smog bump it's smaller than the E6SE and also the push rod for the lifters are shorter than the ones in the E6SE. I may go with Proform 1.7 pedestal rollers. They...
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    NEED INFO ON E6SE HEADS

    Thanks for the great info. Besides opening the exhaust to fel-pro 1415 is it safe to remove the smog bump? I read that they are hollow, others say it's not, so I am not sure who is right. About the intake valve unshrouding, is it just to remove the heart shape on the chamber and make a "D" like...
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    NEED INFO ON E6SE HEADS

    Thanks for the reply. You are right on the money to get that coupe fully done. I spent $26,000 on my 66 gt coupe and did most of the work my self except body and paint. Ah! my 65 Shelby convertible clone was $167,000 job. Here things are expensive due to the air freight involved. Machining heads...
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    NEED INFO ON E6SE HEADS

    Thanks for your reply. Maybe in continental USA is easy to get them at a reasonable cost, but here a set of iron GT40 undone run for $500 + Mach work , E7TE a set about $400 + Mach work. To bring them from USA to here about $200 ship. Then if i have to return them for any reason USPS 4th class...
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    NEED INFO ON E6SE HEADS

    I have a 66 coupe shell and will be installing a complete 1989 Crown Vic 5.0 and AOD to it on a budget. I have the cross member, TV cable and drive shaft yoke for it. I am refreshing the engine and installing a Professional Products Crosswind dual plenum intake, Edelbrock 600 carb and changing...
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    65 Drip Rail Removal

    CHEAP T0OL FOR TRIM REMOVING This is what I use for the removal of the gutter trim. Just apply self adhesive thin wheather strip rubber so that you won't scratch the trim and it works like a charm.Use the bottle side, not the can side.
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    need a new flexplate

    I have a "Car Tiltler" from Liqui Tech .After shows we tilt the car side ways 90 degrees and with the help of "ZOOP" on all the chrome it's a 2hr job to make it new again.
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    need a new flexplate

    LOW COST 157 TOOTH 50 oz FLEX PLATE Check this one. It's $45.00 and does the job for new roller 302's 50 oz. It's S.F.I. 29.1 approved (tested to 12,500 RPM). KMJ Performance*::*FORD*::*FLEXPLATES*::*Ford SFI Flexplate 157 Tooth 50 oz - 302 5.0L C4 sbf
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    1967 Aftermarket Replacement Cowl

    It looks like they did! Actually masking in the 60's and early 70's was done using melted bars of a green wax that had a melting point of about 250-275 degrees and brushing it to the area to be masked. Since the galvanizing solution was keep at 155 degrees warm the wax didn't melt during the...
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    1967 Aftermarket Replacement Cowl

    Here is kind of a Rain Forest, 10 out of the 12 months we have rain and lots of it. I haven't seen a car show that doesn't rain either at the show or on the way to it. So driving your stang to any one it's a sure splash. The humidity factor is very high and to make everything worst the whole...
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    1967 Aftermarket Replacement Cowl

    NPD sells the uuper and lower parts for a 67 as individual pcs now. So it's a better choice buying 2 pcs, just in case. I wouldn't like to do a cowl job and then repeat it a few years on the road because some one forgot to do a correct preparation.
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    1967 Aftermarket Replacement Cowl

    I haven't seen a 67 cowl but we ordered the one for a 65-66 from NPD and has a black primer on it that is crap. It must be totally removed before anything is to be done to it. It's not protected by any means on the inside, so if that primer is the only thing separating you from rust... you are...
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