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    My 429 Fox project

    Update Some info about my setup. 1970 thunderjet, stock rebuild, with a holley 600. C6 with mild converter and shift kit. Upgraded electronic ignition. Drive belt style pulleys. Manual steering. Hooker super comp swap headers. 8.8 rear with 2.73s. Was curious what sort of wheel...
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    My 429 Fox project

    Update After Much thought. Ive made the decision to keep the c6. My initial goal was to have a very muscle car feeling fox body. Which includes drive ability, looks, interior feel. So ill be hacking up the center console area and have a nice auto shifter for the interior feel. As for...
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    My 429 Fox project

    Toploader I may have found a top loader tranny. Out of a 428 mustang it includes the bell housing clutch shifter linkage etc. Will this bolt up to my 70 tbird 429 ? Or am I looking at any special bell housings ? What do I need to know ?
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    My 429 Fox project

    I am currently working on a 1989 5.0lx. My Donor motor is a rebuilt 429 from a 1970 ford thunderbird with a c6. Im using the ford motormount and hooker header swap kit. It includes the oil pump and pan. I was wondering what conversion pieces i would need to hook up a heavy duty t-5 to the...
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    I got a new Stang. What should I do with it?

    What should you do ????? Thats open ended I kinda like it.. How bout... Make it as fast as humanly possible!
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    Eclipse vs Mustang

    So basicly in an awd car you want the tires to spin? Wouldnt that mean you just have to get some cheaper z rated tires?
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    Eclipse vs Mustang

    Well Your probably right a lot of that stuff can be removed, but on a lot of the pics ive looked at that is about the nicest one, most are all dirty and have more of an airbox to it. I dont know to much about Talons, but by the sounds of it they could be made fast. Ive read your posts befor...
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    Eclipse vs Mustang

    I was looking at some pics of those talons/eclipses. 90-91 And I found one thing common amoung them, very common. One Rats Nest of an engine bay. They look like they might be easy to work on if I saw a pic of an engine bay that was all cleaned up it might be differnt. ill post a pic for you...
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    Eclipse vs Mustang

    Eagle Talon Turbo AWD eh.. I suppose the AWD is good, but other then that its a 4cylinder turbo. In its own respect it is fast. A stock ETT AWD witha 5spd does the quarter in 15.1 Now by the sounds of it your lookin to make somethin fast for relatively cheap. both cars are ideal...