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  1. HDTony

    Best place to get a T5

    Lots of good info there, thanks guys! I did pick up a trans from a local guy the other day. I am going to rebuild it before it goes in over the winter
  2. HDTony

    New guy here.

    Makes sense. I've been watching your videos a few times. That thing sounds and runs awesome. Any tips on what you would do different with your 347 knowing what you know now?
  3. HDTony

    New guy here.

    Nice videos, thanks for that, the car looks great! Why did you switch to the magna flows? I love the way it sounded with the flow masters.
  4. HDTony

    Quick T5 value please

    cool, thats where i'm looking too. if you happen to see a good one somewhere local, I'd love to get a PM about it.
  5. HDTony

    Quick T5 value please

    Hey there, I see your very local to me, did you find a good place to grab a T5 at a decent price? I'm looking to put one in my 65
  6. HDTony

    New guy here.

    Doesnt sound too bad. Makes more sense now, thinks for the descriptive post mang! Are you speaking to cam duration? I remeber this issue from building my last harley motor. they have starting issues with high compression and not enough duration. Sounds less lumpy or it actually changed...
  7. HDTony

    New guy here.

    Coolblue... Your running 10.8 for compression, you ok on 93 octane pump gas? I was thinking 10.5 would be the limit?
  8. HDTony

    New guy here.

    Just playing around on the streets, and the occasional test and tune night at route 66 in Joliet. Heads are my next question, I've seen some talk inhere about a member who does gt40 heads. And I've been sniffing around the dart website a bit as well. I do want a lumpy cam as I love a nice...
  9. HDTony

    Decoding an engine tag

    Wow! Thanks for all the replys! Much appreciated. At least I know what I'm looking at now
  10. HDTony

    Best place to get a T5

    where is the best place to get a T5 to back up my 289 build? anyone know of a good deal out there?
  11. HDTony

    New guy here.

    Yup, I was talking with my father in law this weekend, he mentioned massive wheel hop in the 3 of these that he had back in the day. been working on tearing down the 289 that came with the car on the side, working with my machinist to get the motor planned out looks like we may be going 347...
  12. HDTony

    Decoding an engine tag

    Starting to tear down this 289, can anyone decode this tag for me? want to make sure I am ordering the correct parts.
  13. HDTony

    Introducing myself

    Hello, I'm Tony. Getting back into classic muscle after about a 20 year break from my 68 Camaro and Cutlass of my teenage years. been working on building and riding bikes for many years and I am the owner of chicagolandsportbikes.com so I've spent a few years around forums and know the value of...
  14. HDTony

    New guy here.

    The 8in trac-loc sounds like a great way to go, I was also thinking of gearing it somewhere around 3.5-3.75. Usually just about right. What kind of cost is one looking at for rear end setup?
  15. HDTony

    New guy here.

    Oh and sorry about my spelling, damn iPhone is constantly auto correcting and I can't scroll back up with the iPhone template thats running here
  16. HDTony

    New guy here.

    That's the nice thing this car is from Arizona with very minimal rust underneath which is extremely rare here in Chicago where our local road crews salt the heck out of our roads. 2+2, thanks for the list, looks good, I can see where the frustatrauon comes in from newbs, I own a motorcycle...
  17. HDTony

    Scarebird disc brake conversion 65 mustang

    No idea what it's worth as I'm knew to mustangs, post a price and some details
  18. HDTony

    New guy here.

    Seriously, is it really that bad? Already planning on a different trans, may as well do a driveshaft and 9 inch, what else are you thinking about I'd need to replace?
  19. HDTony

    New guy here.

    Picking up a relatively stock 6 cyl 65 coupe this weekend. As expected I have a lot of questions Can anyone point me in the right direction on a good power disc brake conversion kit to replace the manual drums in front? Also I'm assuming there is a good article on the ideal power setup for...