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  1. gingerbreadman

    help me identify this 429 in my backyard

    thats why i bought it. ya coulda wedged the 429 in the stang but why take a running car and hack it up to put in a different drivetrain combo. i have no regrets selling the stang, wasnt the time to be messing with cars, now is the time so im on the look out. stangdreamin: are you refering to...
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    help me identify this 429 in my backyard

    in one of my books it says the non cj 69 heads are the ones to get for the street, yes the cj heads flow huge but thats the problem they gain high rpm horsepower but sacrifice low rpm power wich we want on the street, talking to a old ford guy he has a book that does a build useing a stock 69...
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    help me identify this 429 in my backyard

    ya i figured they were non cj heads my bud had a book says cj heads have 5/8 spark plug socket and these had 13/16. they are not positive stop rocker studs. these are adjustable it has been machined for this i guess. i wont know what type of porting has been done or what valves are in it untill...
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    help me identify this 429 in my backyard

    Ok so scrounging through the buy and sell and see 79 f250 429 $1500 I give the guy a ring. its 4 hours out of town but i go for a look with some tools and cash. I get there and first thing i check is the stroke and ya its a 429. the number i found on the block was c9ve-b my book tells me thats a...
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    Where to find a deep groove V-belt pulley for 3G swap

    ok, i think your planning on wiring it a different way then i did, you need the resitor in the stator wire because the stator is not meant to run on a full 12 volts. i wired mine as a stand alone circuit, i dont remember exactly what i did but i eliminated the stock ammeter gauge (they never...
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    Where to find a deep groove V-belt pulley for 3G swap

    I did an 3g swap in my 77 f250, i used the stock pulley and all worked out fine. its been in there for 2 years now. that alternature is amazing, i set it up with a load tester on the battery and amp clamp on the alt and at idel that alt puts out almost the whole 130 amps of power. i run 7 100...
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    33 dodge coupe, 68 tbird 429 balancer questions

    hey guys, I havent been around in a while, i was talking with a friend who has 429 out of a 68 tbird in a 33 dodge coupe. hes working on a build up on it and he needs a new harmonic balancer, The tricky part here is the engine has been balanced allready with the original balancer and while...
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    Gingerbreadman is planning a stag and needs some ideas.

    I think the kid took care of that a year ago:Zip2: as for the hookers, his wife allready gave me a good grilling on the stripper situation, aparently the only one there allowed to touch is me:rolleyes: Im also not allowed to have the stag the night before the wedding because I...
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    Gingerbreadman is planning a stag and needs some ideas.

    Hey yall. Been a little while since i been hanging around here but a true stangnetter knows where to go for advice and here i am:canada: Well, my best friend through all my school years just informed me he is getting married and I am going to be the best man. They have been together a...
  10. gingerbreadman

    new guy

    welcome aboard, used to be a frequent member but I have drifted since. good place to learn what you need to know. -gbm-
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    89 topaz brake problems

    Ok boys and girls, my $500 car has turned out to be worth about 2 zeros less then what I payed for it but heres the most recent issue. 89 topaz:nono: :shrug: air is getting into the front passenger brake line, I bleed them and its good for a day then my peddle gets all spongy and theres...
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    bleeding brakes on a 89 topaz, need help. wtf??

    The brass adapters are the proportioning valves for the rear brakes they are mounted on the bottom of the master. the side lines go to the front brakes, the new master cyl didnt come with new proportioning valves I had to swap them over. just some FYI -gbm-
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    bleeding brakes on a 89 topaz, need help. wtf??

    Ok, I got my line wrenches from work today and pulled the master cyl right out, i bench bled it and still it wouldnt bleed, I priced out a master cyl ($40) so I went on down and bought one, i bench bled that one (it acted tottaly different then the old one on the bench) i installed it and...
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    bleeding brakes on a 89 topaz, need help. wtf??

    It does do that, are you sure this is a sign of a faulty m/c? I have scene several masters do this before and the brakes were working fine before i tore them apart except for a stuck caliper and warped rotors. -gbm-
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    bleeding brakes on a 89 topaz, need help. wtf??

    its not abs -gbm-
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    If your gonna buy a welder buy this one (pic)

    thats cool, i just started my apprentiship for heavy duty mechanic, and i almost got on with john deer or (brant tractor) in kamloops here. I ended up with a construction company tho. -gbm-
  17. gingerbreadman

    Head gasket sealant?

    your block can be warped aswell, put a straight edge on it and check with feeler gauges. how are you preping the block and head surfaces before you install the heads? use a gasket remover and putty knife are you torquing the bolts in proper sequince and torque stages? refer to any manuel...
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    bleeding brakes on a 89 topaz, need help. wtf??

    Ya so the GBM got tired of 10 mpg at $5 a gallon up here in nannookville so he bought himself a gem of gas sipper, 89 mercury topaz, 4cyl 5 speed 118,000 kilometers (70,000 miles?) anyways car is decent i went through it and fixed a few things (tie rod end, cv joint boot, o2 senser and front...
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    If your gonna buy a welder buy this one (pic)

    Yes, i learned this after i made this thread, the guys are right, i did some research and the mig pak 15 is a offshore version of the lincoln line sold at retail stores opposed to other models mainly carried by tool stores and welding suppliers. but iv used it alot since my trailer and it seems...
  20. gingerbreadman

    So Whatever Happened to those Days?

    if shes busy im always free :canada: -gbm-
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