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    full floor board

    I guess I have to fix that broken bolt first. Any suggestions on how to do this? (As far as I have to go, I may as well almost cut that whole part out and well a fresh one in with a new bolt.) Ok, how different are the conv rockers? It this a direct swap and it just fills in? Torque...
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    full floor board

    I am planning on doing a full floor pan on a 65 fastback as well, but it will need new toe boards, front frame rails and likely rockers (it isn't torn apart yet, but I know bondo is in the rockers and it will likely be a total tear down), where/how do you suggest bracing the car for this? I was...
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    Will DEI more power than Turbos?

    Maybe I am starting a flame war... but what do you expect out of someone who drives a Vette?
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    Looking to purchase. Could use some advice.

    Like jcode68 said, this is a coupe and resale for coupes isn't as good. As for the GT, it looks like this guy tore the car apart and restored it. Faking the GT is real easy when it is that far apart. You will want to pull the numbers off of the engine (behind the starter) (as well as...
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    my Stang going for a full respray (lots of pics, dial-up warning)

    Is that primer or a whole lot of bondo? (on the tops of the fenders, doors and rockers)
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    Sheet Metal - Original Tooling

    My dad was looking through a catalog (maybe NPD), and they had OEM fenders for about 3 times the cost listed as a thicker metal too. (I don't think it is NOS.) Are these worth it? It sounds like they should be better as you are paying a lot more.
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    MIG Welder

    Any reason why you are limiting yourself to 115v? (I am guessing 20a max, more likely 15a max.) Running a 230v cable isn't that hard. (Rather, temp one with a braker that no building inspector knows about.) I guess though, that if you have never done any electrical work, this is a bit much...
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    What are these?

    I used the same stuff to seal my plastic windshield wiper molding to my windshield, but that was on a '91 Thunderbird.
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    Re: The crashed mustang in S Carolina

    What about fastbacks with the trap door? Does that count as a wall? Or at least better than the back seat?
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    1965 Fastback project.

    Could you explain this more? What is wrong with exposed skin? (say hands/arms)
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    1965 Fastback project.

    You mentioned that you used "a fresh air respirator with hood." Could you tell me what one you got and how much it cost? My dad did body work for a long time and in his day (up to '94) he used charcoal filter painting masks. He thinks using them again one last time won't hurt anything...
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    289 or 302???

    I would tell you to look at the casting number behind the starter. If it is C5AE, it is a 289. (Or a C4AE, but that is unlikely.) If it is a C7, I think it can be either, but more likely a 289. (The number is the actual year of the design of the engine and the 302 was a late '67 engine...
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    Milky oil

    That sounds like a bad head gasket to me too. Do you know if you were running hot?
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    Top Loader 4sp doesn't like 3rd down to 2nd

    I thought the top loader was more like 3 quarts... och it was low on oil. I looked at that top load site and what is the difference between the road race kit and the standard kit? Heavier bearings? Also, the gears sets don't come with first? (2,3,input/4, cluster only) Lastly, the...
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    Top Loader 4sp doesn't like 3rd down to 2nd

    I have a 4 speed top loader (HEH-BT, close ratio?) transmission with a Hurst shifter. ('65 289, some Holley 4brl and some 9in diff > 3.0) When we first got it, it was nearly impossible to shift into first gear. After a lot of linkage adjustments and adding 1.5 quarts of oil (it was low and...
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    When do you NEED posi?

    I was always under the impression limited slip was bad in the snow since one wheel slips a little and the other keeps going, you spin out whereas a convention diff would just let the one wheel spin and the other would slow down and just cause a little fish tall. Sure, if you got stuck, both...
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    Rusty Floor Pans

    Yes, the floor pan does help hold it all together. The sub frame connectors do help. (Welded or bolted?) I guess it depends on how much rust. I have a 65 with fully rotted out driver side floor pan that was patched with extra sheet metal and a ton of pop rivots (I couldn't count...
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    Oil Pressure threads (do you use a sealer?)

    I really hate to dig this thread up, but I was searching about Oil pressure problems for my Mustang and I found this thread. (Didn't find what I was looking for on the Mustang yet.) To the point, I recently replaced the Oil Sending Unit on my late model Thunderbird and I used teflon tape...
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    Starting it up after sitting for 5 years

    That doesn't look that bad. (I'm also in the rust belt.) The no keys part is a raw deal. (It is kind of like a take it home and see what you get suprise!) But since it is a total tow it home car, yeah that can be a pass with no keys.
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    69 block worth anything??

    Then the only person that the engine is worth anything too is someone with a 69 car that matches that engine and they want to go back to original. I am sure someone fits that bill, you just have to find that 1 in 250 million person to sell your engine to. ;)
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