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    What should it cost?

    Your $3000 was pretty close. A little more investigation shows about $2300 in parts w/ tax and shipping. I think at least $800 in labor. Good guess!
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    What should it cost?

    Is it best to sell it on E-Bay or is there a better venue?
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    What should it cost?

    Assuming the shop purchases and installs all parts for a Toploader to T-5 swap, what should it cost? ('68 289 in Monterey, Ca.) Basically, I think they will need: T-5 (new), bell housing (?), shorten drive shaft, new clutch (Centerforce), new Starter(?), cable clutch conv kit, and ? 10...
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    Axle lubrication question

    OK. So the only bearings receiving lubrication from the diff are the inner ones, mounted in the diff itself. I need to take one apart for educational purposes. Thanks.
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    Axle lubrication question

    What about the inner bearing? I changed the oil twice after the first change out had the fine flakes in it - probably overkill. I'm an overprotective Mustang owner. My kids might say it gets more attention than they do.
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    Axle lubrication question

    What lubricates the inner and outer bearings on the rear axle? (My '68 has a rebuilt 8" LS 3.00 w/new axle bearings. I have changed the oil a couple of times w/synthetic 80-90 w/ LS additive fluid. There was a surprising amount of fine metal flake in the oil after the first 1000 miles. I am...
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    Finished the scarebird conversion, a few notes.

    Me too. Options that I have found include replacing the z-bar with the hi-po type which apparently allows tri-ys to be used. Others have suggested shorties but they look like they may hit the engine mount. Good luck.
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    Finished the scarebird conversion, a few notes.

    DJ, since you have the stock clutch linkage, what headers do you use if any?
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    1.7 Rocker option?

    Thanks Mr. Hearne. The real learning is that I need different heads, cam, header, and probably carb. I'll need to save maybe $2000 for parts and $1500 for labor? Thats getting to the point of a low end crate engine. what to do?!?
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    1.7 Rocker option?

    Ouch. But true I suppose. I really am not a good mechanic and will have to pay for stuff like head/header swap. The headers that I find usually exclude the manual trans clutch linkage (z bar). Would you start there?
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    1.7 Rocker option?

    Does this make sense? My stock '68 289 (8.7:1 due to 63cc heads in 68) has 60,000 miles on it and is healthy. I'd like to bump the power band up as it loses steam by 4500rpm. It has a 500cfm Edel w/ Performer intake, dual exhaust from stock headers. Would an inexpensive, easy, upgrade be 1.7...
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    Edelbrock carb challenge

    Bullitt, which Holley did you buy? Is it a very simple swap, and do you have to fool with jetting or does it come close for the needs of a stock 289 (I'm not experienced with carbs)?
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    Edelbrock carb challenge

    '02, do you autocross or road race it? If the kit solves the problem under high lateral g-force loads, I'll try it.
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    Edelbrock carb challenge

    Thanks for the idea. I don't know much about carbs. Is the needle attached to a float arm? And that would open and close the fuel flow?
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    Edelbrock carb challenge

    My stock 289 stumbles/bogs coming out of hard turns in autocorss. I assume that the Edelbrock 500cfm (don't know model # but it is their most basic model) is not really a "race" carb and is not supplying fuel due to fuel slosh at the float/bowl. Any ideas to solve this without replacing the...
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    glass-packs

    I have glass packs, balance pipe, and stock exhaust manifolds on my 68 289 (9:1 comp, stock cam). Even though its a vert, it sounds aggressive without being too loud. You'll like it. My neighbors do.
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    Two hours from now...

    ...I'll put the new Milodon oil sump pan on the 289. The bottom end looks good to me, but is there anything that I should check while that is open?
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    Which Headers to go with?!?!?!

    As I understand it, the Hi-Po used a different exhaust manifold and a different z-bar that allowed room for the tri-y. The common 289/302 log header and z-bar apparently won't accomodate the tri-y. Auto trans is an easy and common application.
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    Which Headers to go with?!?!?!

    Do you have a manual trans? The catalogs that sell the tri-y have a comment about them not fitting with the stock manual trans z-bar. I beleive I saw a Doug's header that is tri-y configuration, but goes around the z-bar.
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    Do stock 289 Oil pans have any baffles?

    Is the removal of the main cap bolts to put in studs for the windage tray risk free for a novice mechanic?
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