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    U-Bolt size?

    i guess i was kinda short on my info. sorry bout that. thanks
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    U-Bolt size?

    Anybody???
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    U-Bolt size?

    i need to put new U-Bolts on my car and i dont know what size...or for that matter where to get them. i have a an 8" rear, 5 leaf springs and will be putting traction masters on and my stock bolts arent long enough. what size do i need and where is a good place to get them? online or autozone...
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    power steering...yes or no?

    crap!!! well so much for fixing my steering...its now gone again and worse this time. i was driving a pretty curvy road yesterday and i go through a turn and when i come out there is a huge cloud of smoke trailing me, at first i didnt know what it was but when i pulled over and looked...
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    power steering...yes or no?

    haha, after i get out of school ill be a pro at everything automotive..not just power steering. but wait...why do i need to rebuild the control valve? i have one of those to i could put on but it seem to work fine?
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    Understeer and oversteer

    back to oversteering and understeering.... are both of these bad? i would think understeer is but is over steer? the reason i ask this is because i just put a sway bar on the rear of my car and i was reading in another forum that you install one to fix one or the other... also, on a site i...
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    Understeer and oversteer

    what is understeer and oversteer exactly?
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    Tough door locks

    when i put my alarm in i put door acuators in. they arent very heavy duty ones. they are lightweight and plastic made for like a honda or something. at first they didnt even budge the locks so i used a metal prep spray and cleaned out the locks and then regreased them like crazy. ive been...
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    power steering...yes or no?

    Thanks guys! well, the job is done...i installed the new pump and pump looking thing today and now i have power steering. its amazing! didnt think it would make as big of a difference as it did. thanks guys!
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    Paint stripping

    i block sanded my 65 falcon with 2 different ... it was horrible, i never want to do it again, unfortunatly i now have a 65 coupe to do, im in the same boat as you, any way but block sanding
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    voltage going crazy

    yeah no kiddin, that would have been real bad
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    power steering...yes or no?

    awesome. thanks
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    power steering...yes or no?

    update...replacement time i pulled the resivor/pump off of a 65 falcon i have along with the shock looking thing(im not sure what its called) that also leaks. what do i need to do to install both of these on my car...such as do i need to fill the hoses full of fluid before putting the pump on...
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    voltage going crazy

    ok, im gonna go to an auto parts store today, like napa or auto zone. should i just ask them for 2 relays? any kind works?
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    voltage going crazy

    or maybe my battery is going bad?
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    voltage going crazy

    i installed a new headlight switch. the volt guage doesnt seem to jump yet with both headlights on but it does drop down to about 12volts at idle..when i drive it raises up. now the volts rise when give it gas and drop when i let off while lights are on.. maybe it is the alt?
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    silver metallic paint???

    im still trying to find that perfect paint for my 65 coupe. ive narrowed it down to some type of silver grey metallic. im looking at the 04 ford dark shadow grey metallic, i like it except i wish it was a lil lighter...maybe more silver metallic. if anybody knows of maybe another car...
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    voltage going crazy

    i unplugged one light and left on in and the volts drop but they dont jump and the headlight doesnt flash.
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    voltage going crazy

    i do have halogen lights so maybe thats my prob...wheres a good cheap plce to get a switch? pep boys or somthing or do i need to order it from sombody?
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    voltage going crazy

    i unplugged the bulbs and its back to normal. no jumping or anything. circuit breaker?