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    68 front wheel alignment

    diverdaveman -- I recently completed some front-end work (GW UCAs, springs) .... I bought a triple bubble caster/camber gauge from Longacre Racing .... get the "Pinto" spindle adapter (3/4" x 16) for V8 spindles .... it works well once you have the car leveled (use plastic trash bags under...
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    68 Wiring Question - GT w/Tach option

    you probably already have this info ..... just in case, see http://www.hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wiring/1968/E5.jpg ..... it shows that three-wire harness off the alt, but the color codes of the wires are way different than the ones you've noted .... ????? .... not much help I know ...
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    Help ASAP, rear shackle measurement

    after moving two bicycles, a lawn tractor and some nasty looking insect stuff from around the shackle studs -- I finally measured 3 1/2" .... that is for a 67 FB (GT) .... I'm not sure if the shackles varied among body styles or not .... hope this helps -- good luck ... 67GTFB
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    What radio options avail in 67 Mustang?

    next I'll have to learn how to proof read .... think faster than I type .... here's a good source link that's been posted elesewhere (for 64.5-68) http://www.hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wiring.htm about the buttons, the 67 OEM pushbuttons were metal .... --67GTFB
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    What radio options avail in 67 Mustang?

    back on track -- with 67CoupeDriva's reply -- no issue mate!! .... it's just so darn hard to figure out what was OEM vs. dealer add-on vs. aftermarket sometimes .... good that we all pretty now agree on the three OEM choices .... hopefully now 67gt390 can lead a happy life .... --67GTFB
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    What radio options avail in 67 Mustang?

    the factory literature makes no mention of an AM/FM-tape combo unit option .... not saying it was not available as a dealer installed thing, but the owner's manual would have listed that if it were available as a factory option -- which it wasn't .... it an AM/FM/tape unit was available as a...
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    Whats your favorite era?

    for me it's always been the '67 becasue of Bullitt and it was my first car, purchased for $1750 senior year in college (1970) .... I'm the third owner and I still own it .... but every Mustang has its place and purpose and meaning to the owner ....
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    Contour Blues -- ride height adjustment consult plz

    well, isn't that just special .... when I ordered my parts through CJPony they made no note of the fact that I bought contours and GW uca's .... thanks for the vector, I'll check out MU's note .... but my experience now says that that may not be an absolute restriction as I have contours and GW...
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    What radio options avail in 67 Mustang?

    '67 Radio Options ... straight from the pages of an original '67 Mustang showroom brochure and original 67 Owners Manual -- the three optional radios include: AM radio; Stereo-Sonic Tape System (8 track?) with AM radio; AM/FM radio .... there's no mention of "prerequisite" interior level (i.e...
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    Contour Blues -- ride height adjustment consult plz

    contours and GW ... interesting comment there jester67!! .... no, Doug did not mention anything nor did he offer up any inquiry of spring manufacturer .... do you have some insight on this?? -- real curious as to how a specific spring would differ **if** the spring coil diameter (inner...
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    Contour Blues -- ride height adjustment consult plz

    cut-to-drop ... spirockp -- as far as I have been able to tell, 1/4 coil cut yeilds about a 1" drop .... but there a lot of variables, so your mileage may differ .... collective wisdom here seems to agree that 1/4 coil cut, install, settle/align/drive is the best approach to getting that...
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    Can someone snap a pic for me? Need help.

    reg pic I hope .... hope this helps since it's from a '67 SB .... connector is on rad side of reg has four wires .... top most is white (field?), next is green + red stripe (ignition), then yellow (battery), then another yellow (from capacitor) .... not sure if 68 uses same parts/wire color...
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    speedometer and larger rims

    it's tire diameter --- no, all other things being the same ... it's the tire diameter, not the rim that drives speedo calibration .... if you keep the overall tire diameter the same, you can have a range of rim sizes .... tire diameter is equal to the rim diameter plus 2 times the sidewall...
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    67 spindle nut size ...

    Guys -- hate to bother everyone with a trivial question, but what is the spindle nut size (diam x threads/in) for a 67 OEM V8 pwr disk please?? .... I think it's 3/4"x16 .... but before I order a spindle adapter for a bubble caster/camber gauge, I want to make sure first obviously .... and yes...
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    Contour Blues -- ride height adjustment consult plz

    Thanks for your inputs ... some more info ... I rough checked the camber and it's 3 deg positive m/l -- so perhpas not as bad as my original post may have led one to believe .... spoke with GW (Doug) about this too ... he said that 67's are wild-cards when it comes to predicting ride height...
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    Contour Blues -- ride height adjustment consult plz

    More install info .... thanks for your replies guys .... no, I only just completed the GW UCA installs and I know it's in dire need of an alignment .... the comment about having tightened up the other suspension components is now nagging me .... I did not loosen up any of the other suspension...
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    1968 "Arizona Special" is finally back from paint! (Pics) - Slow download alert!

    Cherry! Fine looking old iron. Scott
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    Contour Blues -- ride height adjustment consult plz

    Good evening everyone -- apologies for the long post --- would like some assurance from the "experienced" on front coils and ride height adjustment .... yes, I did quite a few searches on the matter and have garnered quite a bit a good info …. but I’d like a tad bit more in the way of hard...
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    67 heater switch question

    Mike -- According to schematics I have, +12Vdc/battery is fed to the blower switch via the 19945 connector. Then the switch routes the current to the resistors in the blower housing for blower speed selection, then on to the blower motor and eventually to chassis ground (near motor I...
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    Maryland smog emissions?

    if it's not to be a daily driver, then definitely check out getting "historic" tags .... renewal fee is much cheaper, no emissions checks/inspections (not sure they do emissions on old cars even if they have regular tags) .... insurance could be less .... but there are restrictions on "historic"...
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