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  1. cardude

    what engine could it be?

    i will give him an call and see if he can get more info, thanks for the help.
  2. cardude

    what engine could it be?

    my brother in cali called and said he talked with his 90 yr old neighbor who owns a 73' torino (I think it was) wagon and would sell for $200 but it as not run in a few years. he said there was a 351 in it but he did not know if it was clevland or widsor. any guesses?? if its a W I would be...
  3. cardude

    Food for Thought

    I am not a kid and I still get caught up in all of it too. This is a great mental reset thread and as all say I too really enjoy driving the car. Its fun to work on too but driving is the ultimate goal. I want it too be stupid fast, and handle like a porsche like everyone else, and I know that...
  4. cardude

    suggestions for removing tar like substance from floors

    not on my stang but I have a 53' truck and the previous owner decided that putting a think tar like substance down on the floors and then in some spaces a tan sticky glue to hold the carpet ( in the corners) and like a tar paper over all of that. long story short I am ripping it all out to do...
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    This just scares me

    isnt that a vaccuum, you know one of those hand held deals??
  6. cardude

    Cougar pedals in a mustang?

    I have a 66 mustang and pedal assemb, engine, clutch, tranny most of the drive train is from a 67 cougar. mostly slipped right in, some mods required here and there.
  7. cardude

    Enhance UCA and LCA or not is the question

    My friend has a 65 coupe and has a new set of replacement upper and lower control arms. his plan is an every day type of driver with the ability to corner hard and possibly see autocross once or twice. would it be worth reinforcing the control arms (ie. welding strengthening / stiffening...
  8. cardude

    I know this has been asked before but...

    i did it with a angle grinder and replaced the grinding wheel with a fiberglass cutoff wheel, worked pretty darn good!!
  9. cardude

    roller perches almost done....pretty easy!

    question... how do you cut around the existing tube to get it out of the spring pearch. I see you have nice clean cuts, do you use some form of hole saw or something like that?
  10. cardude

    Got my new wheels for my 'stang...

    all I can say is, wow that is going to look dang good on a stang
  11. cardude

    rear sway bar installation

    the ] threaded piece fits inside the frame rail. so when you determine where your center against the frame rail for the connection rod (the threaded piece with the bushings that connect between the sway and the frame) you basically take the ] and center it to the mark you made, mark on the...
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    rear sway bar installation

    I have the one from mustang plus too, same deal. I dont have pics readily available so I will try to explain. sway end links face the rear of the car with the hump over the pumpkin, there are U bolts that go around the axle shafts and those go around a thick C channel piece (on either side...
  13. cardude

    Is there a clear benefit of a 1" front sway bar over my current 7/8 of an inch?

    yeah what he said :lol: hey 67coupe351w where in portland are you located??
  14. cardude

    Help, broken bolt stuck in engine block

    1st vote - easy out, 2nd vote - with a dremel or such notch a groove if its out far enough and use flathead to back out 3rd vote - go with first vote hammer on any thread part is bad unless you dont want to use it again... IMO
  15. cardude

    My 70 Dash...pics

    so far it does not look like anything :) need some pics!
  16. cardude

    Pics of my car if you're interested...

    i was curious, my car is not pure in any respect, and I think the conversion is cool looking too.
  17. cardude

    Pics of my car if you're interested...

    beautiful car before, I am sure it will be nice after too. what made you decide to do this conversion?
  18. cardude

    Maybe a cool idea?.. Submarined Antenna

    sounds like you have been spending too much of your time on the ricer car sites!!! :D
  19. cardude

    Any tips / tricks installing clutch spring with pedals in car

    yeah any who have taken the pedals apart know that big burley spring that once is off will never go back on.... yeah that one.... how do you get it back on with pedals in the car?? any good ideas? thanks
  20. cardude

    welding guidelines

    got a 40 cu ft bottle of 75/25. regualtor and all is new as well. had a guy test drive it before I put out the $$ on the bottle and gas, and he said it was a good little welder for what it was.... I was not able to hang around while he tested it out though, but at least it works good.