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  1. rednotch

    Resolved 83 frame rail damage?

    Common, that's a factory crush point in the chassis, they actual bow before the bumper absorbers these days since most are locked up, car probably had a light front hit. Bfh and block of wood , you'll never notice it and won't see much if any changes in body line gaps.
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    Autolite closing

    FR2LS and FR3LS where AC Delco autolites 3923 / 3924's. Not sure who's sourcing them now buy I have a few boxes stil
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    Wheels-Tires Factory white ponys, anyone know a color match paint for them?

    Need to pop the beads still and see if I can clean up the rash spots and blend them in.
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    Wheels-Tires Factory white ponys, anyone know a color match paint for them?

    Way too many in reality lol. Spent $50 on 4 wheels with decent tires on em for the 79 beater while I refinish the aged weld draglites that where on it.. Lol trying not to spend more than that on paint . I think the 93 tripple white cars used performance or vibrant white on the wheels, ford did...
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    Wheels-Tires Factory white ponys, anyone know a color match paint for them?

    Just picked up some factory 93 white ponys on the cheap since they had some curb rash and no caps other then three having some deep rash in 1 spot on each rim there very clean, only using them for a roller for now, but looks like they could clean up with some work and sanding and I have plenty...
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    Engine Radiator with no shroud provision... What to do?

    I've used the old flex a lite style that mounts on the core support before for different fans, not sure who still sells em but they used to be everywhere and cheap, probably have a few in the parts shed kicking around. only pic I could find on Google was from flex a lite now lol...
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    Mustang5L5’s progress thread - Rear window fun

    They real dts Connectors or the $10 China clones. I like the the barrel vs open crimp leads, but some of the knock offs are garbage from the ones I've tried..
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    new :poo: box, may need to hit you guys up for 79-82 info when i fix thIs turd.

    Still plan on swapping it to 85-86 so I'll deal with the front clip and rear bumper later.... oh look a blue door both doors, roof and drivers quater need bodywork. Now time to hit the crappy old body work with a grinder and da where the plasti dip is removed and order some supplies. Got...
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    Trick Flow Series R to Box R Upper Intake Road Block

    He ground clearance into the intake, he also used a non adjustable stock unit. Its all in the link i posted just the pics he had up are dead. I've done it with standard adjuable with twaeking the rail and clearancing the upper just dont have pics or the car anymore. Yours is kirban, not accufab...
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    Trick Flow Series R to Box R Upper Intake Road Block

    The top slotted section is the vaccum line connection its just a stock style adjustable unit vs the much larger ones like kirban bbk areomotive etc.. But with a little clearance work it will fit a box upper and stock rails...
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    new :poo: box, may need to hit you guys up for 79-82 info when i fix thIs turd.

    Daily reminder plastidip is the devil... got some old bondo work to grind out and fix later, not much rot just :poo: body work lol.
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    Trick Flow Series R to Box R Upper Intake Road Block

    Read the link.. the stock style regulator are smaller than after market...
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    Trick Flow Series R to Box R Upper Intake Road Block

    Some have used a stock style adjustable with stock rails and a little clearance work. Standard sells a stock style adjustable for around $40 on rock auto lmr bands it on there site as 5.0resto and up charges it... Slow 5oh on corral used to have pics up but looks like they died with...
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    new :poo: box, may need to hit you guys up for 79-82 info when i fix thIs turd.

    Between weather, my messed up ribs and being busy haven't done much with this lol. Remember kids plastic dip sucks ass... still a ton more to remove before I compound and buff the old paint but the roof, quarter and trim is showing some progress.
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    Came home with a new commuter (that I f'd up on day 2....)

    Grind it out or it will come back. Gotta be pretty thick cracking like that on sheet metal quarter panel.
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    Came home with a new commuter (that I f'd up on day 2....)

    Gearing and driver probably. Like 23/24 average city highway, not much better than a bolt on v8 efi 5spd foxbody.
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    Came home with a new commuter (that I f'd up on day 2....)

    Oh man tc's where beat to death teen/ early 20's owners when they where new, they also are surprisingly :poo:ty on gas for the combo. Not shocked at the drywall screws, those where cars that always turned down repair work too back then and would come in looking like they where driven in a war...
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    Cleaning up Aluminum

    Too early lol didn't read you all ready used the aluminum brghtener lol
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    I got a free Mustang from Grandma

    Clean for the year, drive it and swap it later.. I'd do coyote swap from a totaled car since its commiefornia and smogs a bitch.
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    Engine Cleaning Intake valves with lower intake off

    Kind of a waste of time IMHO but forget the pick, grab a handful of long zip ties and a decent chucked drill then twist all but the ends and chuck it up in the drill and let the nylon knock out the carbon... That was the cheap DIY walnut blasting for DI engines lol. Make sure the valves are...