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    Best 5 lug front set up?

    Heres mine...98 front spindles,calipers,and rotor. I also use the stock master cylinder. A friend of mine has the same front plus 96 rear with disk brakes and he runs a stock mc. I can tell you that its has a heavy feel. The stock mc will work,but you can always change over to a SVO , 93...
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    BEFORE you butcher a 4 eye... (56k beware)

    OK lets see a show of hands...How many of you checked out this thread and went directly to the classified section. Clicked on 79-86 cars for sale and started trolling? My hand is in the air and hooting like Horshack.."OOH OOH OOH Mr Carter" Kelly
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    Where can I get one of these?

    Junk yard for sure....Maybe a Ford dealership... Kelly
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    Starting on a car for my wife.

    very cool! Keep the updates coming... Kelly
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    BEFORE you butcher a 4 eye... (56k beware)

    I remember alot of these cars from when I was in high school back in the 80s...Im now officially on the look out for a 4 eye! I hope I can find one... Kelly
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    Anybody use a carb style intake

    Ditto to the above thread...Look into Professional Products Typhoon intake, they are not to expensive....The same company offers carbed intakes and I think some that are modified to accept injectors. These intakes may need a little cleanup to smooth out the runners but they work... Kelly
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    Who here actually weighed their Convertible

    My 89,when it was stock...Weighed 3640 with me in it. I weighed 225, so that brought the cars weight at 3415...I have since added alot of lighter aftermarket part,but I havent weighed it... Kelly
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    upr coilover help ?

    You shouldnt use stock CC plates for a coil over conversion...They are not strong enough.. When installing coil overs,all of the stress is transferred to the top of the shock tower. A good metal CC plate is a must, not aluminum use steel like the Maximum Motorsport CC plates... I used MM cc...
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    Foxbody Miles per tank?

    I get 250 to 300 miles per tank...Depends on how I drive it... Kelly
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    Trick Flow Top End Kit Suggestions..?

    No tuning...I added a TCI stall converter...But Im thinking of going 5sp. Kelly
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    Trick Flow Top End Kit Suggestions..?

    I havent had it to the track...Yet.. I just finished rebuilding the motor. Ive had the TF top end kit on another motor,in the same car. I didnt get it to the track. Put around 10k on the old motor and it performed flawlessly...I just transfered all the TF parts over to the new motor and couldnt...
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    Trick Flow Top End Kit Suggestions..?

    True... I have the Trick Flow top end Kit with the street intake....Very good kit...It comes complete. The only thing you will need is the time it takes to put it in...Are you still running the stock fuel pump? You may want to upgrade. I also went with 24lbs injectors,it will probably run...
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    drove a SVT Focus

    There is a company that produces a kit that converts a Focus into a rear wheel drive powered by a V8....Sean Hyland built one on a show that airs on Speed Channel...It performed very well... Kelly
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    2010 Reveal - What a Joke

    I thought it was pretty cool...Ford actually showed alot of influential people in Mustang history, Including Billy Glidden and Joe Dasilva. Although I thought it was odd that Steve Saleen was left out... Kelly
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    86 Coupe Need Ideas!!!

    Couple of suggestions...Use the 85-86 nose, Paint the chrome trim black,Use late model quarter glass,Use the suspension,axles,brakes,motor,tranny,efi from the 95....That would be a very unique 4 eye...Im partial to the 4 eyes...But, in the end its your car and you can do what you like,not what...
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    5 lug swap experts....Master cylinder Q????

    SN 95 ball joints will work.. Kelly
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    my 5 lug swap thread...*pics*

    You can see the front sticking out better from this angle... Kelly
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    my 5 lug swap thread...*pics*

    Heres mine....98 V6 front spindles..MM Fox to SN95 Stainless brake lines... The downside..If you look closely to the front wheel, you can see that it sticks out more than the rear... Kelly
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    Broken Bolt in Block..Suggestions?

    No...Im going to drill and tap a new hole and go with it... Kelly