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  1. Ranchero5.0

    When to weld in subframes.

    A 460 will flex about anything. I'd go ahead and weld them in empty so you are not locking in any loaded spung condition. The whole connector install deal is pretty overblown. I usually put stands under the rear A arm mounts on the K member and under the shock tabs on the rear axle. That way...
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    Won't spark until i let off the key??

    Sounds more like a duraspark dissaster. Oon, for a quick check you'll need to unplug the little red wire on the starter solenoid and check for voltage at the coil positive terminal with the key to 'run' and 'start'. If it's good then check the duraspark box for voltage to the red harness...
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    dual oil filter

    Unless the setup is designed well you need to be aware of the consequences of a remote filter. On my '83 TT351 Capri with a -10AN line (5/8" internal) I saw a 15psi pressure drop when the motor was hot with a remote filter kit vs a stock located filter. That was even after smoothing the oil...
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    Which Subframes and Control Arms do you have?? ... Pros/Cons

    Actually it's in Steeda's 2005 catalog. 1/4" shim in the front is supposed to raise the car 1/2". My FMS 'B' springs sagged in the front so I fabbed a set at work one night out of 1/4" aluminum plate and they reaised it 1". Jamie
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    Which Subframes and Control Arms do you have?? ... Pros/Cons

    Personnally I consider the adjustables for ride height or length somewhat of an over kill for a street or mild race car. For an all out racer they would be nice if you were smart enough to know what you were doing at each track (NASCAR mentality). I like the Steeda's alot because as advertised...
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    Which Subframes and Control Arms do you have?? ... Pros/Cons

    For subframes my own from www.geocities.com/ranchero50 The BBK connectors are like the MGW's from Blue Oval (basicly cheap junk) and I would not put them on your car. I was given a set yesterday when I installed a set of mine on a customers car. For control arms, upper and lowers are...
  7. Ranchero5.0

    Dash Exchange, Extra wire

    Depending on where it is in the harness should show you pretty much where it went. The large 12ga yellow should be s feeder either to the fuse box or the key switch. They are also used on the passenger side for the rear windo defrost circuit. Jamie
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    Safe to use impact gun removing water pump bolts???

    Again no. In fact if they even start to act like they don't want to come out get a propane torch and heat the block and timing chain cover near the bolt to be removed. Heat it long enough for the paint to burn off and any oil to cook off. You are actually drying out the corrosion between the...
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    sumping a tank?

    On stang tanks I flip the tank over and flood them with water through the fill port (wrap a rag around the hose) and adjust the flow so the water stays within 1/2" of the section you are going to weld. Worked fine a bunch of times. Pretty painless except the tank gets heavy when full of water...
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    Antifreeze in oil pan?

    Yeah, sounds like a gasket selection FUBAR. Gonna have to check the gasket against both mating surfaces once you pull it apart. Still an easier fix that the timing cover. Jamie
  11. Ranchero5.0

    Installing New Flywheel Dowels

    As far as which hole line up the pressure plate hole with the threaded holes on the flywheel and put the dowels in the center unthreaded hole after removing the plate. Jamie
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    Advancing stock cam

    I always put them at least the first setting advanced just to make up for chain slop. Willy before it's too late check the chain slop by fitting the balancer and a pointer up to the timing marks and rotate the crank back and forth to see how much slop there is, then divide that number in half...
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    Help with gauges

    Sounds right only problem is they are monster bright when thet go off and could cause night time nightmares if it does overheat. Pretty simple to get a temp switch and put it in the spare port on the back of the head and wire it up, but I'd rather have a good aftermarket gauge. Jamie
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    Junk Yard DIY Turbo Project - Underway!

    The T5 will be fine for a while on the steet. I only lunched mine a hitting second at the track under boost with a cold combo (off trailer) Mowed the teeth right off and sounded like crap dragging it back to the trailer. As said above you'll spin in first and second and third can handle a...
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    Junk Yard DIY Turbo Project - Underway!

    Because like said above a mandrel bender is around $4-5k and a standard crimp bender that most shops use is $1-2k. Get the J and U bends and fab it up. Use a couple short peices of 1" angle to get the seams lined up before yuou tack them together. I do it all the time for powerpipes etc. In...
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    need pics of "SN" supercharger installed!!!

    For what it's worth. 120k or so and going strong... Jamie
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    Duraspark woes in a '85 GT, need help bad.

    Poop, that's one of the diagrams I have, followed it to the T and it smoked the resister wire in the run position engine running or not. Thinking the box was fried from the get go or the coil should of had more resistance on the primary side even though I usually only see 1-2ohms there...
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    Duraspark woes in a '85 GT, need help bad.

    TTT... guess it's not about gears or exhaust so guys are clueless... Jamie
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    Anybody have this hatch problem or just me?

    Patience dude. With the door open use 18" of 1/4" drive extensions and an 8mm socket on the end. Take some electrical tape and wrap from the bolt washer to the socket (taping the bolt to the socket) and then leave enough to pull the tape off once the bolt starts. Adjust and lock down. Jamie
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    O2 heater fusible link repair.

    Some pix for 1993ssp and anyone else who may need them to locate the o2 heater fusible link in the factory harness'. On the early cars it's buried in the loom, but Ford taped them on the outside of the harness in my '93 and others may be the same. In my case since I hate fusible links I...
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