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    Chronicals of a rattle can paint job Part I

    Sanding down rust doesn't actually remove all the rust, so it will return. After sanding I would treat the area with a phosphoric acid designed to stop rust. There are a variety of products available at auto parts and home improvement stores.
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    66 mustang overheating??

    First things first You do not have a V6 engine. Look at your engine, see how all the spark plug wires are in one line? You have an inline or I6 engine. Overheating is a common problem and a search of this site will provide a wealth of information. However, to get you started: A...
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    Power antenna...

    Ditto - fit right into my 68 fender. You can install it by removing the kick pannel and splash shield. It even has a power on cable so if you have the right wires on the radio/head unit the antenna is only extended while the radio is on.
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    New member introduction and a couple 289 questions

    Since your building a street machine, a 600 cfm carb is plenty, if anything it is too much! Do a search on carb size and you'll see this is a contraversial topic. Just throwing in my vote to counter balance the previous comment. 300 hp at the rear wheels means 350-370 at the crank. That is...
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    Home Alignment

    Google for diy alignment yields many articles, such as http://www.negative-camber.org/jam149/technical/alignment.html Relatively simple equipment and once you have it and practice you will have more confidence than taking the mustang to a shop where the kid doing the alignment never before...
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    Cd player in a 68.

    To clarify, starting in 67 the radio is mounted in a bezzle that can either be modified or replaced with units from the mentioned suppliers. Prior to 67 the opening in the dash is not large enough for a cd player. If you want an in dash in a 64.5 - 66 you have to hack the dash which will...
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    Need help please, my father has terminal cancer...

    Please do not feel that way. Stangnet is an internet family, sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, and sometimes we bicker. That doesn't mean that we are not there to support each other. I wish I was close enough to you to help, but the commute from West Virginia ......
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    Battery in trunk questions

    It sounds like your previous owner was some what lacking in the safety concerns department. That makes me wonder if an inertia shut off switch was installed. This turns off the fuel pump in the event of an accident. Without one the pump can continue to supply fuel to a fire until the car is...
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    Battery in trunk questions

    Why do you have the fuel pump in the trunk? The first thing you need to do is get rid of the gas smell in the trunk. It is not liquid gas that explods, it's the fumes! The smell means you have fumes... Not a good situation, and it will be made worse by moving the battery to the trunk.
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    5 leaf mideye and del-alum bushings???

    The corner carvers guys are pretty radical about performance handling. This is not always the same as what you want or need for a street car. I cannot answer your specific question, but I would be very careful. For example a rear sway bar may be just the thing to fine tune a track car, but can...
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    window removal

    Your getting into things that are best explained in the factory service manual ~$40 from just about any Mustang parts house. Usually if you just examine the situation long enough you can figure out how to get it apart. The same cannot be said for reinstalling and adjusting the windows. I know...
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    Please help with Brake Light problem

    Thanksfor the update. I really appreciate it when the original poster has the courtesy to follow up with the solution to the problem.
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    New Paint Job. Question on washing

    Zaino rocks. go to their web page and read up on how to care for your paint, even if you do not buy their product. The towels we use on the cars are better than the towels we use on our bodies (at my age a scratch or two is not my main esthetic problem). Also only work in a back and forth...
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    Los Angeles to Maryland

    ??? That may be more information than we needed.
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    OK, let the beatings begin...

    Just to add to the confusion, there is always the option of stroking the 351W block and getting into the range of 400 ci. No replacement for.... Sounds to me like the current engine is a modified 289, which is fine. I agree with the others. Get the rest of the car sorted out before heading...
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    Scarebird?

    Once you start with the mods, does it matter where the parts came from? Isn't the idea to make the car the way you want it to be? I just do not understand why Scarebird elected to go with GM calipers as opposed to designing the brackets to hole ones from Ford. I do not do this kind of work...
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    brakes

    There are kits that allow you to bolt caliper brackets to your existing spindles and add rotors w/o changing the track width of the wheels. Since these are bolt on units, you do not even need to get the car realigned after the install. Two sources are rod and custom motor sports and Scarebird...
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    289 Rebuild Parts

    These days, having a mechanic rebuild an engine is frequently not cost effective. If you want to keep it as it came from Ford, that's fine. But if you not concerned with "stock" check out crate engines. Did you ask the mechanic for a parts list? I agree that parts should not be ordered until...
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    getting ready to paint.

    On line colors never reproduce faithfully. The only real way to tell is to find a car that has a color you like and get the color code or have the paint store mix up a pint and have your painter spray it out on some junk metal. I know this involves some cost, but when you consider the cost of...
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    can you help me figure out where my oil went????

    Hope the engine did not get "bruised" when it was run low on oil. Do you have a mechanical oil gauge in the car? If not an oil gauge and temperature gauge would be a good addition. I wouldn't rely on 40 yo idiot lights. Just giving you something to worry about. I wouldn't take any long trips...
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