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  1. Dothang67

    Gauge wiring

    I just finished wiring the mustang, everything went very smooth, and what I thought to be the most straightforward wiring is giving me some headaches. I can't get the gasoline and temperature gauges to make a reading from the sensors. Both sensors were working a few weeks back when I started...
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    Im about to rewire my car and..

    I have a couple of questions. As a background, POs already had rewire the car, so there aren't any traces of original color wiring, connectors and terminals. The car also doesn't has the reverse switch, courtesy lights, glove box light, heater, nor horn. Here is the schematic I made of the...
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    Is this thing a fuse?

    Is this thing a fuse? If so, what are the differences with other kind of fuses? If not, what it is? <a href="http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/Dothang67/mustang%2067/?action=view&current=IMG_1672.jpg" target="_blank"><img...
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    Wiring harness terminal ends

    Im planning to rewire most of the car electrical circuits (ign, dash, headlights, taillights, horn, turn signals, heater, wiper and radio) using automotive color coded wire. I have some questions for the ones that have done the project, which terminal ends must be preserved, if any? Or could i...
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    Car dies after 25-30 minutes of use. Help needed.

    289 1967 Coupe, manual transmission; almost stock. Here is the problem: Car starts fine, but after 30 minutes of driving in the city it dies. IIRC, all the times that has done this, I was accelerating, and just before it dies, I feel how it becomes unresponsive on the pedal, and then...
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    Windshield weatherstrip interchangeable?

    Im selling the windshield and rear glass weatherstrip locally, and a guy just emailed me asking if this can be installed in a Ford Futura 1964, I said I check for him, so.. any of you guys have an interchangeable manual that can check this for me? I'd really appreciated.
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    Heater box not heating

    Well, I rebuild my heater last summer, I bought a new plenum, seal kit, hoses and heater core; the motor and switch were working fine. Until a couple of weeks ago I finally install the hoses that connect the heater core with the water pump, and after waiting for the car to reach operating temp I...
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    FS: OT new roller spring perches

    I bought a set for my stang a few months ago, and never get to install them, they have been in the same box they came in ever since. I would like $150 + $10 of s&h via USPS (you are saving around 50 bucks), the only inconvenient is that I dont live in the US, but I travel there every once in...
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    How to change spring perches?

    Just got my new roller spring perches from OT and I am anxious to install them. I searched but I only found reviews about them. For what I see, it seems that the coil spring needs to go out to install them, right? does that involve an alignment after? whats the proper way to do it? Andrew
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    Wont start after it is warm/hot

    I have been trying to solve this for a week now without good results. The problem: the car starts fine when it is cold, but after driving it for a while (especially in a sunny day) and then shut it down, the car wont start, you cant hear anything, not even a crank or a click or anything. You...
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    Console project.. with pics!

    A few weeks ago I decided to make a console for my stang since I didn't have a dedicated space to put my cellphone, coins, switches, etc. So I started this project with one thing in mind and that is "saving in materials", not because I am cheap, but I am saving to buy suspension mods which...
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    steering shaft movement

    Since I bought the car a few months ago, the steering shaft has had some play and it doesnt feels normal, it feels like a bushing is worn or missing. In fact I dont have a turn signal switch, could that be the thing that allows the play between the shaft and the column? As a sidenote, I will...
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    Which fuse in modern stereo?

    Im about to finish the installation of a new DIN unit in my mustang, and I need to know the amperage of the fuse that I need to run from the ignition ACC terminal to the main lead of the stereo; I read that stock radios used a 7 Amp fuse, so I guess the one I need should be of higher? I know...
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    In-dash speakers

    Im trying to figure how to mount two 4" speakers where the factory speaker was located. I have seen a pair of pics of this, but I measure the distance between the bolts that will hold the speakers and doesnt seems that they could fit well (one next to another). For the guys who have done it...
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    Heater switch connector and resistor

    Hey Im putting in the heater box in the car and I have 2 questions (the PO take it out and drop it in the trunk when I bought the car last year). The heater controls doesnt seem to have a wiring connector, is there a way to make it work with out it?; for example putting an aftermarket 3...
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    Suspension setup opinions

    I have been reading suspension posts and I have made a list of the parts I need to buy, but since im on a budget of $1,000; I would like to know which setup will make my car to feel more like a newer car (soft ride), its a 67 coupe, 289, daily driver. -Both setups will include: $ Roller...
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    How to Install 99-04 mustang seats? WriteUp

    Im only have been part of Stangnet a few months now but I have received a lot of help, so I made this to contribute. Its a very easy install, very minor mods. Sidenotes: a) The installation was made with the classic stock tracks. (67 coupe) b) Im assuming the newer mustang seat design...
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    Drivers side '99 seats installation question

    Yesterday I installed the passenger seat using the stock tracks, just made new thread on the bottom holes and new holes on the upper side and it bolted right in. But today when I was going to made the same process with the drivers seat I realize the base is different (because of the motorized...
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    Headlights: H4 and projector lights question

    For all of you guys that are running H4 bulbs with projector housing(?): Besides the relays you need to install to protect the wiring, is there any other modification needed? Does anyone has use any these? How do they worked...
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    coil overheated?

    Im having problems with my stang. yesterday was the third time it died while i was driving, i suppose it wasnt getting gas, but it was. so my dad thought it was more of an electrical issue, we started it again and we notice the coil was very hot, after a while if died again. Today i changed the...