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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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Ugh I hate antifreeze I just fixed 2 leaks 1 from my thermostat housing (chrome Taiwan peice with an o-ring I disposed of for a cast ford unit, and I originaly installed my catch can to low and the hose kinked causing it to leak) i think I'd rather bathe in motor oil and grease than get a quart of antifreeze on me I really and truly hate antifreeze!
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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Yes, these cars are just lots of fun aren't they?

I had a broken rocker arm a couple of months ago. Sent the car back to where I had the engine overhauled on the back of a tow truck. lol

I didn't know there a Mustang would run on 7 cylinders, sure sounded bad!

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Ugh I hate antifreeze I just fixed 2 leaks 1 from my thermostat housing (chrome Taiwan peice with an o-ring I disposed of for a cast ford unit, and I originaly installed my catch can to low and the hose kinked causing it to leak) i think I'd rather bathe in motor oil and grease than get a quart of antifreeze on me I really and truly hate antifreeze!
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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The motor that is mine right now was originally from a Torino and was in my truck previous to my mustang when I had awakened it from a slumber of sitting for around 6 years it was running on 5 cylinders tops but it sounded good like it had a way big cam
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 06:29 AM
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5 cylinders? That's worse then mine.

What engine do you have in it? A 302, or a 351?

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The motor that is mine right now was originally from a Torino and was in my truck previous to my mustang when I had awakened it from a slumber of sitting for around 6 years it was running on 5 cylinders tops but it sounded good like it had a way big cam
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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351 Windsor
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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That's a good engine. Mine is a 302 out of a 68, so I am told......

I just had it overhauled over the summer and .030 thousands over.

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351 Windsor
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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This is the second time mine has been built it .06 over does anybody know how to do the math to figure out how many more cubes have been added?
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:50 PM
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kyles never ending '68 project-35594764.jpg

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I finally got off my lazy butt today and put my bumper on this is the first time I've seen it with one and I like it! it was a little tweaked though but it will do untill I can afford a new one
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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Yeah, looks good! I like the red spark plug wires as well!
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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This happened a while ago but I just found these pics I went out to the movies and I saw this Saleen and I figured I'd park by it, well when the movies got out I found that two other mustangs decided to join in, it put a smile on my face
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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Yeah, I had a Shelby park behind me at a local car show. I didn't even notice untill I looked at the picture later.

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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So I just sold my 68 deluxe hood with turn signals on craigslist for $100 it had peeling paint scratched and I backed my trailor into it accidently and put a small dent into it so it was a good deal, it was only online for 3 hours and it sold! Crazy thing is the guy who bought it lives less than a block away after he picked up the hood I walked over to check out his '67 and it's pretty nice he put an '85 5.0 and t-5 tranny in it. He has a manual rack and I have a power one and I want his and he wants mine so I'm heading over again to check his out to see if I want to trade. He allready told me he wants to trade straight up. Maybe my manual steering problem solved itself.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:00 PM
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Well that's good!

I'm planning on going to a big local swap meet and clearing out all my old Mustang parts in the same way. I could use the cash and the space in the garage.

I'm going to go to my local Mustang shop tomorrow to get a couple of things adjusted on my 65.

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So I just sold my 68 deluxe hood with turn signals on craigslist for $100 it had peeling paint scratched and I backed my trailor into it accidently and put a small dent into it so it was a good deal, it was only online for 3 hours and it sold! Crazy thing is the guy who bought it lives less than a block away after he picked up the hood I walked over to check out his '67 and it's pretty nice he put an '85 5.0 and t-5 tranny in it. He has a manual rack and I have a power one and I want his and he wants mine so I'm heading over again to check his out to see if I want to trade. He allready told me he wants to trade straight up. Maybe my manual steering problem solved itself.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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He said that the pitman arm for a manual system is different from the pitman arm with a power system. Can anyone confirm this?
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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According to Mustangs Unlimited, power steering is a 1" arm and manual is a 1-1/8".
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 02:26 AM
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Thankyou much! I also heard the ratio of gear boxes is different but seeing how I would have the hardest un-assisted box and it's not to bad all should be good if I just change the pitman arm and the rack and if it's still got to much play i'll get a m
new box. Also an update on the hood sale, the guy owns an upholstery shop and said for my $100 back I'll install your headliner and I said you've got yourself a deal!
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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HEATER CORE PROBLEMS!!! so I completely rebuilt the whole heater box and replaced the heater core when I went through it. Recently upon acceleration I would smell satans green sticky nectar, (which before I thought was coming from that previous a-freeze leak. So when I get home I check the engine bay and you can eat food off of it no leak in sight. So reluctantly I check my heater box and there was some stoppage on my new carpet not much though.

I checked the hose clamps and no leaks there, question is what makes a heatercore go bad after only 10,000 miles? I'm taking it out tomorrow.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 08:11 AM
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Yeah, mine was starting to leak too. Had the whole heater box overhauled, and the cardboard diffuser replaced. At least the heater works now! lol

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HEATER CORE PROBLEMS!!! so I completely rebuilt the whole heater box and replaced the heater core when I went through it. Recently upon acceleration I would smell satans green sticky nectar, (which before I thought was coming from that previous a-freeze leak. So when I get home I check the engine bay and you can eat food off of it no leak in sight. So reluctantly I check my heater box and there was some stoppage on my new carpet not much though.

I checked the hose clamps and no leaks there, question is what makes a heatercore go bad after only 10,000 miles? I'm taking it out tomorrow.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 12:11 AM
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Well it was like Christmas morning when I put my heatercore in. I found a new set of heater controll cables that I forgot I had bought under the dash so now Ive got a heater and controlls! Now I've just got to feel back in there and see if there are any aluminum heads that have slipped my mind!
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