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  1. PickupMan

    Anyone running a carbed roller 302??

    thanks for all the replies. Is the "E" cam bigger than the "B" cam? The engine is for my brother and I don't think he cares about drivability too much he just want's the "Muscle" sound for his truck. Hell anyone can give an engine lope but it will run like crap unless you build it right. I'm...
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    Anyone running a carbed roller 302??

    i was wondering if anyone is runnig a roller 302 with a carb setup. If so what are your enginne specs? i'm building up a roller 302 for my brother truck and I'm going to run the B303 camshaft, stock bottom end, edelbrock RPM air gap intake, edelbrock 600 carb, gasket match the stock heads, and...
  3. PickupMan

    Upper RPM Miss?

    I have the same problem at the same RPM. I've tried the timing thing, fuel you name it with no luck. I spoke to a friend of mine and i thought this could be it as well, I have valve float. I never changed the springs when i did the cam swap due to a performance cam was installed from previous...
  4. PickupMan

    explorer rear question

    is the tube pressed into the housing because i didn't see any welds. That what i was thinking of doing but not sure if that was the way it was being done. have you done this mod?
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    explorer rear question

    can someone explain to me on how the "narrowed' the rear off of an explorer in detail? I heard that you cut down the long side to match the short so it will fit properly. I was looking at mine and I wasn't sure how to go about it. The brake side of the rear tapers down so I'm not sure what is...
  6. PickupMan

    Anyone looking for a damaged 98 GT??

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    Anyone looking for a damaged GT???

    Hey guys I know I should put this in the trader section and I will but I need to get the word out. I have a 98 GT that has rear quarter damage. I purchased it for a motor swap on my wifes v6 but we just had a little girl and i need to sell it. It has 70k miles, 5 speed, all stock and it fires...
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    Anyone looking for a damaged GT for a motor swap???

    I have a 98 GT with 70k miles. Has rear quarter damage. Got it for a motor swap but I just had a little girl and it has to go. Asking $4000 for it. I'm located in North East PA.
  9. PickupMan

    Mustang Welding.

    I purchased the Hobart 135...i think. i'll have to check. Anyway, It worked great! It's a 110 volt and it does a great job. i welded up everything on my car. I hung the quarters, floors frame rails you name it. Just make sure the metal is clean and you'll have no problem. As far as learning to...
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    5.0 EFI in early Stang..Performance upgrades?

    I'm tossing around the idea of installing a 5.0 efi in my early 66 stang. I'm going to build it up myself. I'm going to use an 89-93 Mass air efi setup. I was thinking. .030 over bore, forged pistons, bigger cam????, gasket match stock heads, headers, flowmaster exhaust. What cam should I run? I...
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    Explorer rear axle tag?? Is it a posi?

    I picked up a rear for the stang and not sure if it's a posi or not. It's from an explorer. I was told it came from an 98 and had 4:10 gears but after I looked at the tag it has 3:55 in it. Not a bad thing but would like to know if it's posi. Here is what the tag says. S612B 3-55...
  12. PickupMan

    Cowl resto

    Are you going to do just the outside or tear into it and repair the "hats" as well? If your just going to do the outside this is what I did. My car had several layers of paint. I started with a pretty heavy grit snad paper on a DA sander and went to town. I got it down pretty good but the cowl...
  13. PickupMan

    Help! Popping noise coming from engine.

    I had a similar problem with my 289. I had it running on the test stand and had no problems. After I installed it in the car and got it running again I would hear this terrible rap under acceleration. I thought it was timing but here it ended up the valve cover was hitting the rocker!! Start the...
  14. PickupMan

    Coupe to Fastback?

    When I was restoring my car I thought of doing the same thing. Like everyone said it WILL be alot of work. If you can, you would be better off restoring the fastback using your car as the donor. If it's something that you want to do as a personal goal....GO FOR IT!! Heck if you live close enough...
  15. PickupMan

    Should I scap the holley for an edelbrock??

    :nice: :nice: WOW WOW WOW!!!! Well I took the car for a ride today to see if the regulator did the job. WEll I must say the the stang NEVER ran like that before!!! It pulled so hard through all the gears I was afraid to shift to the next gear!! Before when I would floor it the power would just...
  16. PickupMan

    How-to: Remove Lower Frame Rail

    If they are that bad and your going to drag the car then I would replace them. I would do one side at a time. Measure, Measure and remeasure. You want to make sure that the frame is straight. That piece is spot welded in so make sure you drill the spot welds so it's easire to remove and you...
  17. PickupMan

    How-to: Remove Lower Frame Rail

    Depending on how bad it is you might not have to remove it. I just welded plates on mine. It's a hell of alot stonger and I didn't have to remove the rails. Post a pick and we'll see how bad it is.
  18. PickupMan

    What I can get out of my 289?

    If your looking for headers I have a set of tri-y headers that were bead blasted and coated with a high temp coating. If you want you can have them for $50 plus shipping. Let me know
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    Should I scap the holley for an edelbrock??

    Got the regulator today. I picked it up at the local speed shop for a pretty good price. I think I'm getting old...the slaes person at the shop knew NOTHING about a carburated car. How do you work at a speed shop and not know anything about carbs?? Anyway. Installed the regulator with a guage...
  20. PickupMan

    Anyone using a cable clutch on their t5??

    Thanks Joe! Hey you live right near me! Where at in the poconos?? I was thinking of going with mustang steve's combo. Can't beat the price and plus I can run power brakes later on.
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