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    8.8" axle/w housing in a '65

    What I have found is that if the car is all ready a good driver and the only update is swapping the rear, then duplicating what is all ready on the car, is a great way to go. If other mods have been done and not road tested, or the car can not be driven before making the swap, then it is a...
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    65 Convert- New subframes, not impressed. (?)

    OK, then maybe an explanation of what you mean by "stiffness" would help. What does the car do that you don't like?
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    65 Convert- New subframes, not impressed. (?)

    There are some other items you can add that will make a good difference. 1). NPD has a deep draw Export brace, it is thicker steel than the cheaper ones, and made a very noticable difference. 2). In '66 Ford installed a bar that runs from the pedal support over to the right side of the dash...
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    GT Handling Equipment and rear sway bar.

    The traction bars sound like these: Competition Engineering Slide-A-Link Traction Bars - summitracing.com If so they work pretty good for 1/4 mile stuff. Rear sway bars were not stock on any of the early Mustangs. Hellwig and others make kits, for a fairly reasonable price. Sorry to...
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    GT Handling Equipment and rear sway bar.

    I'm sorry, my response wasn't meant to be mean spirited. Since you are a founding member, with a documented true 66 Fastback GT car, I thought you were kidding around. The GT option included stiffer springs, larger sway bar (as mentioned above), better shocks, quick ratio (for the time) steer...
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    GT Handling Equipment and rear sway bar.

    Are you messing with us? April 1st was a few days ago. ;)
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    347 Install

    As Bill Murray would say... "It's in the hole!". Now that really looks sweat. Beautiful job on the engine bay too. Will be great to hear a "first drive" report.
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    almost there. PICS

    Now that is something to be *very* proud of! What a beauty!
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    8.8" axle/w housing in a '65

    If you are keeping the same engine & transmission, there are a few short cuts you can use. I need to update that page. 1). Place the stock rear, and the 8.8" housing on a pair of level saw horses 2). Take all your measurements off the stock rear end (including pinion angle) 3). Then tack...
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    EGR Pros/Cons Info Request

    It *was* the nature of the beast years ago. A lot of short hop, daily driving would let the engines develope sludge and carbon deposits. Combines with leaded gas, poor base oil configurations, average lack of maintenance (and understanding of the importance to the finer details of tuning)...
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    EGR Pros/Cons Info Request

    Ah, OK, I see what you're saying, Wicked. What you're missing is that "combustion temperatures" and "exhaust gass temperatures" are similar but separate entities. You could have reasonable combustion temps with high exhaust gas temps in the exhaust manifold runners(such as a rich mixture...
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    EGR Pros/Cons Info Request

    Keep 'em both until doing an H/C/I swap. the PCV system evacuates combustion gasses, water vapor and nitric acid vapor, in the crankcase. It is definitely benificial, especially for the kind of use you plan. Run your engine to operating temps for at least 30 minutes or so before parking...
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    8.8 rear in a 65

    It's a better option for the 31 spline trac-lok, and 3" axle tubes. The Fox has 28 spline Trac-lok and 2-7/8" axle tubes. So the Explorer *should* be able to handle even more power. Now the next part seems very hotly debated. So I will only offer my personal opinion (and we all know what...
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    EGR Pros/Cons Info Request

    Yeah, California DSO cars had PCV and Thermactor in '66. Of course if you were any where near the L.A. basin during the '60s & '70s you can understand the effects of NOx in the atmosphere, and the benefits of EGR. EGR can be a good thing. It helps control cylinder temperatures during lean...
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    8.8 rear in a 65

    Yes I have. The drive shaft from the fox would need to be lengthened. IIRC the Fox is about 46", and depending on transmission/pinion yoke, the Mustang will be about 50". So you take it to a shop with the measurements, and they weld in a new tube. Cheap and easy. There is a write up on...
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    Hittin the Dyno

    A thing of beauty! Right before he let off the throttle it sounds like there was a dip in the rpm, what caused that?
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    Firing up the Blown, Stroked and Injected beast

    Sweet! Couldn't be any better, if your video stared Clint Eastwood. Sounds and looks awesome! My favorite part is the custom painted Trick flow intake. This car ought to be very fast! Not sure how much time you spend in the 5.0 forums, but just as an indicator, my 90GT 5sp with a little...
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    Classic Injection

    Reinventing the wheel...er...tank I am taking the path less traveled for the fuel tank. :rolleyes: The pictures below are the original tank from the '66 in the signature. I've decided to baffle, and sump the tank for an intank Fox style pump. The caveat is the fuel lines come out near the...
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    CPRstreetmachines 1969 Turbo'd Pro-Touring GT2 build

    Very classy! Nice art work.
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    Which rearend gear do you think???

    This ought to bring out a lot of opinions! My thoughts are that if I had this car (a dream come true :)) I'd either run the 3.70 gears, or 3.50s with a 2500-2800 stall converter... You know the more I think about it, the more I'd run the 3.70s and a high stall converter. the 3.70s will...
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