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  1. meltmanbob

    Towing 90' Stick Shift - Need Quick Advice

    I never said I would be towing it with just chains or straps but rather a tow bar, the chains are just the fail safe. The conclusion thus far was asking about the mounting location for the tow bar, I provided a link to an installation manual for a base plate to show that it specifically says to...
  2. meltmanbob

    Towing 90' Stick Shift - Need Quick Advice

    http://www.americanrvcompany.com/assets/images/BlueOxPdfs/DM7412.pdf This is for a mustang base plate and the first part of the instructions says to mount to the "shock absorbing bumper mounts."
  3. meltmanbob

    Towing 90' Stick Shift - Need Quick Advice

    Can you elaborate? I don't have other options other than to get rid of the car which I won't do. I literally do not have enough money for a car dolly or car carrier, I just don't.
  4. meltmanbob

    Towing 90' Stick Shift - Need Quick Advice

    Completely forgot I had posted here with my computer crapping out recently! Anyway just to let you guys know I do NOT have the money for a tow dolly. Just barely have enough to buy a receiver hitch and a tow bar. I will most likely be pulling the front bumper cover off and the fiberglass...
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    Towing 90' Stick Shift - Need Quick Advice

    I should add that I have swapped out the rear axle for one off of an 87/88 Turbo coupe Tbird. Don't remember what year or gearing if that matters. In that process I have dropped the drive shaft before so if that ultimately is what needs to happen, I can do that and stick it inside the stang but...
  6. meltmanbob

    Towing 90' Stick Shift - Need Quick Advice

    Hey guys it's been a long time since I've been on here! Anyway, I'm about to move from SoCal back out to Oklahoma and I need to tow my 90' stang with my 83' Dodge 250 extended van. Now I've done a little research and I realize there are "better" or safer methods than a tow bar but I want you...
  7. meltmanbob

    Fuel pump won't turn on unless wired to battery

    Also my battery gauge won't read accurately anymore. It goes up a few marks on the gauge when I start the car but it used to go up to the halfway point and a little above once I put the 3G alternator on. This still happens even with the new ok alternator yet if I check the battery voltage it's...
  8. meltmanbob

    Fuel pump won't turn on unless wired to battery

    Ok I had a HUGE brain fart while working on my car the other day and hooked the battery up backwards. I got distracted by someone talking to me and just wasn't paying attention not to mention I had been up for almost 2 days straight trying to get my car back together after replacing the...
  9. meltmanbob

    Springs

    Pro Kit Specs Stock front rate 370 Stock rear rate 160 Front spring rate 396-628 Rear spring rate 142-205-296 323mm uncompressed 246mm at static ride height 77mm compression installed progressive transition @ 224mm 22mm compression before reaching final spring rate ~40mm...
  10. meltmanbob

    Springs

    On this site it shows the 4cyl stock springs being 370 for the front and 160 for the rear on an 87. That means that the B's, Pro's and Sport's are about 14.85% more stiff on the front at the lower rate. The B's and Pro's top end on the fronts is about 43.24% more stiff. The C's are about...
  11. meltmanbob

    Springs

    I know this has been posted about and I have been reading all threads I can find but a lot of peoples opinions don't agree and some info is missing. So I would like to try and compile as much info in one thread as possible, any input is appreciated. From my reading it looks like there are 4...
  12. meltmanbob

    radiator

    ok cool. summit quoted me 95 for a stock replacement or 150 for a universal of similar dimensions but it is all aluminum where as the stock one has plastic end caps. he said the life out of the stock one is around 7 years but the all aluminum is the lifetime of the vehicle. he said both are...
  13. meltmanbob

    radiator

    hey guys my radiator is shot so i'm wondering what i should replace it with. summit has stock replacements for $80 but i wanted to know if i should get a larger radiator or if there are any special considerations on radiator choice for a turbo set up. the turbo swap is still a long ways off...
  14. meltmanbob

    help asap - repairs

    update ok so the clutch is changed. i wish i would have known that was going to be the easier job to do so i would have done it first. at the end of all this i hope to write all the steps i took along with pics but for now i'm still trying to get all my stuff situated at my nana's from the...
  15. meltmanbob

    help asap - repairs

    update on rear swap ok so it's been slow going. i had to completely take apart the drums to release the ebrake cables and i have 3 out of the 4 drive shaft bolts out. i had to go get a bolt extractor cause the last bolt is stripped. the starter is also removed for the clutch swap but...
  16. meltmanbob

    help asap - repairs

    TC rear axle hey guys i had them pull the axle but i wanted to see if you guys had anything specific i should check. i know JandV said to check the brakes, the guy who pulled it said they work good and the ebrake was fine but i don't want to take his word for it so is there a way for me to...
  17. meltmanbob

    help asap - repairs

    well the car runs, finally took it for a test drive and it runs pretty much how i remember. had to replace the plugs i put in yesterday because i checked them and they were pretty fouled up for only being run for about 40 min. so i went back to napa and a couple other places and finally...
  18. meltmanbob

    help asap - repairs

    off topic - clutch i didn't want to start another thread cause i already have one about my clutch situation. here's the thing, getting the stock flywheel resurfaced (correct term??) is about $40 and a new one is about $75 but from what i can find on the net, mostly at 4m.net (something like...
  19. meltmanbob

    help asap - repairs

    progress ok so far here's what i have done to it in the past couple weeks and today: flushed radiator x2 with new fluid and a flushing agent changed oil x2, still need to change it once more and put the new filter on changed fuel filter today new autolite plugs gapped to .044 - done...
  20. meltmanbob

    help asap - repairs

    yea unfortunately i dont think i'll get to do the rear end swap today but i am still trying to find another place to work on my car. hopefully i can find someones house that will give me a few days which would give me some more time to figure out all the details. i emailed stinger cause i...
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