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  1. 281pony

    Project Snowball underway

    been less then a month for that to take place, but thanks. :nice: it is just fatmat. very noticeable difference in the sound of shutting my doors, knocking on paneling covered vs. not, ect. i already know it will be a huge difference.
  2. 281pony

    any fitment problems with 17x10 4 lug 10th anniversary wheels on 89GT?

    if you have that much fender gap, you might get by also.. i have a torque arm which articulates completely different also i forgot about. regardless, to run a 315 it will take more changes then you seem to be willing. those tails are gettin ordered tomorrow for my car. thanks, another...
  3. 281pony

    any fitment problems with 17x10 4 lug 10th anniversary wheels on 89GT?

    i don't think your quad shocks will clear. you are better off running a 9" wheel with a 275. will make your life much easier. i hammered my inner wells a bit, my fenders are severely rolled, and i have a panhard bar to center my axle perfectly. my car has almost no fender gap, but i clear...
  4. 281pony

    Project Snowball underway

    forgot to mention incase anyone is wondering. i put 100 sq ft of the deadener inside the car. initial weight of it with the thick cardboard spools was 27 lbs. i used ALL of it. weight without spools was roughly 23 lbs. after some of those pics, i re-wired some stuff, pulled all my ssp wiring...
  5. 281pony

    Project Snowball underway

    here is how my engine arrived.. damaged, freight company caused this. i got $150 from my damage claim with a $1500 estimate. a very fair estimate too :mad: now my progression pics..
  6. 281pony

    Project Snowball underway

    ok so here is the text portion of it.. added an sn95 booster, got that all setup with the pedal, ect. cleaned engine bay, painted badly chipping f/d up k-member. then we re-smoothed and did body work to the fender skirts. re-painted it oem color and added a bit of pearl to match the...
  7. 281pony

    Project Snowball underway

    yep.. i was going to let it honestly, nobody replied. lots and lots of stuff has been done. ill update later tonight if you care, lol.
  8. 281pony

    help with picking a clutch

    i use a spec super twin.. f'ing amazing clutch. that is all.
  9. 281pony

    Manual steering, do you regret it?

    thats what started this whole thought process. my flaming river shaft hit my headers, over time.. it wore out the joint. so i need to address that while i have an empty bay. then thoughts of manual, clean bay, electric wp were born.
  10. 281pony

    Manual steering, do you regret it?

    Car is driven often.. might see a slight decrease in miles but a good 2 days a week.
  11. 281pony

    Manual steering, do you regret it?

    thats a pretty blunt way of putting it. i have read lots of comparisons. spinning my ps rack with a ps pump basically not working, should have been much HARDER then a properly setup manual rack. am i wrong in my readings? i really want to clean the accessories up.. would look so much f'ing...
  12. 281pony

    Manual steering, do you regret it?

    i have a situation. im looking at possibly getting an electric WP and manual steering. should i go to this route.. i will be able to remove ALOT of clutter and weight off my engine bay. ps pump, lines, brackets, ac pulley, smog pulley, tensioner, wp pulley, heater tube, heater core hoses, wp...
  13. 281pony

    How often do you drive your Fox? (besides DD people)

    when mine was running i drove it atleast 3 days a week. got 20 mpg on average and my commute is 13 miles round trip. why not drive it all the time? :shrug:
  14. 281pony

    tremec 3550 trans help!?

    get it.. much better trans then a t5 imo. they are 10 spline input shafts stock, same output shaft too. clutch will work and driveshaft does not need modified. mine shifts pretty smooth, comparible to my t5.
  15. 281pony

    Project Snowball underway

    sorry, been super busy with work then the car. i come home from 12 hour days, and spend 5-8 on the car and sleep. then repeat.. i got the undercoating almost finished tonight. just gotta coat the axle again and im calling it good. then i will start on plumbing the fuel system, install new...
  16. 281pony

    Changing interior

    i just threw 4 sets of them away. i cant remember if i saved a set of not. if i have one left, you can have them for shipping.
  17. 281pony

    Project Snowball underway

    i have had multiple projects over the last year with this car.all of them have taken me like 1-2 days, not much of a project.. well this one im calling snowball cause it keeps evolving and evolving. i had my 302 h/c/i, vortech si-trim setup making 440/410. i got my fuel issue settled and...
  18. 281pony

    Heating up at highway speed more than in traffic...230+?

    ok, then i agree with xp. seems like its your radiator..
  19. 281pony

    Heating up at highway speed more than in traffic...230+?

    milky is when the oil and water mix. blown head gasket... seems to fit the bill if you have been running it that hot. check your oil, pull the dipstick and see if the oil is clean. look inside the radiator too.