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    Electrical V.6 to 5.4 the wrong way

    He literally made that one post and never came back.
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    2005 V6 valvetrain... wtf?

    Yeah, it wasn't any better or worse than what I deal with on the daily at the shop, and it fit perfectly.
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    2005 V6 valvetrain... wtf?

    It really is the direction things are going. On the one hand, it simplifies things on the assembly line. On the other, it means dealerships/shops/mechanics/owners have to buy, rent, or borrow special tools to install them, and some of the torque requirements are nuts (the aforementioned N20...
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    2005 V6 valvetrain... wtf?

    As cheap as a whole kit is (SKP has a kit with a year warranty on it for $68 on RockAuto), it hard to justify cheaping out on it, especially when it all has to come out anyway. I've actually used that SKP kit on a 4.0 I did in someone's driveway and carport on a side job, it's not bad.
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    2005 V6 valvetrain... wtf?

    GM, BMW, Ford, Volkswagen, and Honda all have the "new" way of doing it on at least some of their engines. My favorite is the BMW N20 where everything floats but the oil pump/balance shaft, THAT pulley gets pinned. :rlaugh:
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    2005 V6 valvetrain... wtf?

    You're probably going to find out the hard way that your rear guides are broken too while doing this. They're made of the same plastic that gets brittle over time and that rear chain sees a lot less oil.
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    2005 V6 valvetrain... wtf?

    That's the industry standard way of doing it these days. Not even remotely related here. That was Ford and Yamaha trying to do something silly by pressing a ball into the end of the cams. Modern engines use either a slightly rough surface and an insane amount of torque, or just the torque to...
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    2005 V6 valvetrain... wtf?

    The effin short version of fixing your problem is as follows: Drop the transmission (doesn't have to be removed completely, but it does have to be lowered). Remove the engine (not enough room to work between back of engine and firewall). Remove valve covers and timing covers. Set engine to...
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    Resource Discussion Craigslist Links

    Wasn't one of the Floridians looking for one?
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    Resource Discussion Craigslist Links

    If he dropped the one and had either a clean title or a registration and bill of sale I might be tempted to go to Bama and get it... But I don't really have somewhere to park it at the moment.
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    Resource Discussion Craigslist Links

    I've paid less for more... but if it wasn't for the rot in the right rear quarter panel I'd be intrigued.
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    New rear gears... is there a break in period?

    https://www.currieenterprises.com/ring-and-pinion-brake-in
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    Resource Discussion Craigslist Links

    http://bid.theelectricgarage.com/1977-Ford-Mustang-II-Mach1-rare-v8-4-speed_i42591406 http://bid.theelectricgarage.com/Mustang-II-Cobra-4speed-v8-parts-car_i42591402 When Mike from Rust Valley Restorers sold his 400+ cars, it included two IIs. I can't believe what that Mach sold for.
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    The Tragic Tale of ElSuperPinto

    None taken. In other news, I signed up with an online stock broker and won a free share of Amazon. Knowing that the market is in the beginning stages of a major tank, I sold that share at $2900 (yes, I know, I'll have to pay capital gains tax on it next year). Coincidentally, that was exactly...
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    Resource Discussion Craigslist Links

    I went to message the guy and the listing was already gone. I guess it sold quickly (at that price, it should have). Too bad really, I'd have parted out ESP/HRL to build that Cobra right.
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    The Tragic Tale of ElSuperPinto

    How did you mount your cow-catcher? Mine slides right onto the factory Ghia lower valance, and I was thinking about bolting it to that, but wasn't sure if the urethane would be strong enough.
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    The Tragic Tale of ElSuperPinto

    It's actually just right for the adjusted parameters of this build which the observant will be able to figure out at a glance while the rest will have to wait to see.
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    The Tragic Tale of ElSuperPinto

    It hasn't been inoperable since the day the carburetor returned to the intake manifold. It did sit there without a radiator for a few weeks, but it still started and ran if the need to move it arose.
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    The Tragic Tale of ElSuperPinto

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    The Tragic Tale of ElSuperPinto

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