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    TKO600 install

    Did it in my '70 using the Modern Driveline kit with no problems, no cutting, no vibration, etc. Reading all this makes me want to go back and measure my driveshaft angle. I believe the '70 trans tunnel is as wide and tall as the '70, but I'd research this if I were you. My rear end does not...
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    Tank armor question

    Polar moment - having weight behind the rear wheels is a good thing That's part of it, but it's not that simple. Putting weight that far back helps (I believe) move the polar moment (the center point the weight of the car rotates around) of the car farther back, versus putting it right over...
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    Tank armor question

    I'd do both tank armor plus rear seat divider the rear seat divider should add the same structural strength to the rear of the car, if you do it right, that the convertible rear seat divider gives. Ford put it on convertibles for a reason. It helps. I can just weld a plate to my existing...
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    Tank armor question

    Big Steel Box vs. Fuel Cell +1. And I for one don't mind having more weight in the rear, especially that far back. There have been some tests with road racing mustangs (newer ones, from a corner-carvers.com thread) where adding weight at the rear bumper actually decreased lap times. (did...
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    Tank armor question

    I'll get a quote from a local welder yeah, I was planning on getting a quote from a local welder/fabricator as well, there are a lot of guys with this skill, equipment, and material in Oakland. I'm going to need a convertible floor bolt-in plate made (the one that goes in the trans tunnel)...
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    Tank armor question

    Thinking of one of these as well, w/battery relocation I'm thinking of doing this as well, when I move my battery to the trunk for a little extra separation and protection between the two, in case of sparks and in case of a passenger-side rear collision. I'd use bolts and not sheet metal...
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    408w aluminum block, Mass-Flo EFI, ordered from TandL

    Buy low, sell high Heh, it's a good time to buy. I'm watching my home value go down and just riding it out. I'm not in trouble by any means, but it's a bad time to own anything and a great time to buy. Analysts are saying AAPL and FSLR are good buys, but I'm by no means an expert and...
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    408w aluminum block, Mass-Flo EFI, ordered from TandL

    '70 Twister Special? if the chassis doesn't hold up (not that I'm running the grippiest rubber back there) maybe I'll get the Twister Special logos for it. :D re: the '69 GT, naw, that's a real GT in the last year for 'em. You wouldn't want to molest it with all these goodies, right? :p...
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    408w aluminum block, Mass-Flo EFI, ordered from TandL

    Got Pro-Motorsports' kit from NPD Thanks for clearing it up Bnickel . . . and hope you don't mind the crosspost to 69stang.com. It's a big, big event in the build and I wanted to share it. I ended up ordering from NPD yesterday at about the same price, and NPD in SoCal has always treated...
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    408w aluminum block, Mass-Flo EFI, ordered from TandL

    Enough. Let's just say it's a labor of love I've had half my life. T&L is very competitive in price with a similar setup from anyone else, and they are a Mass-Flo EFI approved builder, and I get a year warranty, so I'm happy. I think I just gave an economic stimulus package to the great...
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    408w aluminum block, Mass-Flo EFI, ordered from TandL

    . . . you forgot "brakes to stop it" :D The current drive shaft and U-joints will be replaced with cromoly, that's the only thing really left to do. The TKO600 in my sig, Currie Track 9" rear, TrueTrac diff, 31 spline axles, should handle it. Rear is the EvM 3-Link, w/Watt's so it should...
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    408w aluminum block, Mass-Flo EFI, ordered from TandL

    66, thanks for the NPD tip - I'll check them out right now. Maybe get a battery relocation kit from them at the same time as I do the shock tower reinforcement. 68EFI, thanks! I replied to one of your other threads that I'm using the McLeod scattershield and I can let you know if I have any...
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    408w aluminum block, Mass-Flo EFI, ordered from TandL

    Hey all, Finally bit the bullet and got my dream engine ordered from TandL / T&L. Well, my crazy-but-not-insane dream engine. Dream engine would probably be a Roush 402IR-AL. I don't have the build sheet yet, just a build sheet from an original quote over a year ago, but they estimate...
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    modern parking brake classic stang

    the cpr pull is the earlier style under the dash thing, just a new handle for it. I plan to whatever e-brake handle I can, Fox or otherwise, that I can get to stick out of a slot in a classic console and look good doing it. I'll probably cut a slot in the classic console and put a flexible...
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    Shock Towers

    I would highly recommend it unless you want to stay totally stock, and especially if you put a heavier engine in there. I plan to do it, and it's hard to fault the race engineers that did this - after all, they won in '70. They acid-dipped and shaved weight off these cars in lots of other...
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    HELP: ticket for loud exhaust

    66fstbk, we don't really see any ticketing like that in Oaktown - there are too many loud Harleys and boom cars around here, and the cops are spread too thin as it is. Make the move . . . and your exhaust can be as loud as you want. ;-)
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    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Re: the front discs, just to be the voice of reason and safety here, as a husband-to-be, the first thing I'd do is upgrade the braking system, or perhaps the seat belts. Since it is a daily driver, I'm stressing this issue. The problem isn't that the drums don't work OK. They did in 1967...
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    I need Advise on Crate Engines

    460-based would be OK in a '73 Arbitrary rule of thumb: 64-66, use a 289/302, '67-70, use a 351w or c, 71-73, use a 428/429 or 460 based motor. I think your car is heavy enough that a 460-based motor won't be too out of whack in there, weight distribution wise. You'll have more than a little...
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    '70 drum spindles FS, freshly painted, $175+ship, $150 local cash

    SOLD to Cobra Automotive for $150 - just putting it up here so the next seller/buyer has a guideline.
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    Mustang Drop Spindles

    One less spindle needed I ended up going with a Wilwood front disc because another issue came up with the rear Baers and I had to switch the whole system :mad: and they necessitated using a disc front spindle. I bought the TCP forged disc spindle and am happy with it. My clearance issue on...
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