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  1. 65notch

    how can i get full throttle?

    i was tinkering around under my hood today and decided to check if my carb is opening all the way when i put the pedal to the floor...and im not..im getting my primaries and like half of my secondaries. im not sure how to adjust it now...i know it has to do with the lever attached the the...
  2. 65notch

    anyone have a picture of the TCP rack and pinion steering setup?

    my engine is also in, but thought you may want a pic anyways. this is the non-power rack before i installed the inner/outter tie rod ends i also agree with it being a simple install.
  3. 65notch

    Pics of 17X10 on 65 fastback

    i know this guy pretty well. we attend the same fri night show every week... the spot he is parked in dips down about midway down his car. the tire on the driver side is actually suck higher than usual causing the pass. side to drop down. he has to keep the rear shocks aired up to keep the...
  4. 65notch

    backfire question

    yes i installed a new cam, but also timmed the engine to edelbrocks standard specs. im 14initial and 34full i believe.
  5. 65notch

    backfire question

    i was reading in other posts about an exhaust leak causing a backfire...how does that happen?
  6. 65notch

    need Patriot Tri-Y full lenght headers for 289

    anybody have full length patriot tri ys they want to sell? this is exactly what im looking for... http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=PTE%2DH8426&N=700+4294923429+4294908331+4294839039+4294918680+4294908282+4294924702+4294840071+4294902233+4294791280+115&autoview=sku
  7. 65notch

    backfire question

    i just installed a new cam in my 289 and i have an exhaust backfire during shifts...manual trans....when going to shift, i push in the clutch and the backfire happens a two or three times while the rpms drop....this only happens during moderate to heavy acceleration. if i granny it, she doesnt...
  8. 65notch

    oil pump

    i dont know if anything went through it...i really dont feel liking pulling the pan and pump just to check it...the engine is in the car still.
  9. 65notch

    oil pump

    what oil pump do you guys run? and on what setup? im need to get a new oil pump(cam went flat) but im not sure if i should get a high vol., high pres., or just a standard pump. i have a late 60s 289 block with the edelbrock rpm package. its a daily driver, manual trans. thanks or is it even...
  10. 65notch

    help me decide 289 or 347?

    i dont know for sure if its a 70s block. i need to get the casting number off of it and check. it came out of a 92 5.0 but i dont believe it was the original engine for that car. what do you mean the lobe failed to spin the lifter at startup? the pushrods where hardened steel (...
  11. 65notch

    help me decide 289 or 347?

    i just recently installed new heads and cam/lifters in my 289 a month ago or so and i got a bad lifter from edelbrock and it caused my cam to go flat...now i have metal throughout my engine. :-( at the same time the guide plates on my heads werent adjusted properly and it wore my push rods...
  12. 65notch

    anybody from 661 Ca

    anybody in here from the Bakersfield to Santa Clarita (661) area? im looking for anybody that knows about meets, shows, cruises, clubs, a fellow mustanger to chill with, etc... around this area..
  13. 65notch

    replace doors or fix current ones?

    i have a 65 coupe that im about to repaint again, but the corners of my doors are rusting out pretty bad. is it best do replace the entire door or try to weld in a new piece of sheet metal? what do you guys suggest? how hard is it to replace just the entire skin?
  14. 65notch

    paint prep help needed

    im about to start on the body work and prep to paint my coupe again. i painted her 2 years ago with a bc/cc. when i did it i took it all the way down to metal. now its in need of paint again because i didnt put enough clear on so when i sanded it, it left a real light layer that the...
  15. 65notch

    fan size?

    im not running a stock radiator, i have one from BeCool thats a stock replacment. when im moving the temp is just fine betwen 185-190. but when i sit in stop and go traffic, or when i get off the freeway and have to sit at a light she crawls up to about 205-210. she hasnt gone over that yet...
  16. 65notch

    fan size?

    does anybody know of a vehicle that uses a 16 or 17 inch mechanical fan w/o clutch? i have an 18" flex fan but it hits my rad. hose, and my elec. pusher doesnt flow enough in city traffic. thanks
  17. 65notch

    heads and cam..install questions

    its firing...its the #1 cyl, i did the timing off that wire. and yea i have driven the car, probably about 100 miles
  18. 65notch

    heads and cam..install questions

    i dont think the tick is from an exhaust leak because i created one and it has a different tone. i unplugged the spark wires one at a time and they all caused the engine to studder a little so each cyl is firing. is it possible to have a calapsed lifter, even thou they are new? i...
  19. 65notch

    heads and cam..install questions

    i think i got the timming down. to where its ready correct at both initial and full. but i have myself a valvetrain tick which seems to be comming from #1 or #2. i pulled the valve cover and ran the motor, its hard to hear at idel but when i give it some throttle it gets loud enought to hear...
  20. 65notch

    heads and cam..install questions

    recurve?
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