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    Some help on picking a color for your car

    Hello everyone, I was painting my mustang recently and had the trouble of finding a satisfying color for it. I noticed when looking around, there are not a whole lot of ways to look at car colors other than to go to a auto paint shop and look thru pages of colors and try to imagine the paint...
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    body paint question

    Hey everyone had a quick questions regarding paint and mixing paint brands. If you would spray DuPont primer on a car, then put a PPG brand base coat and clear coat on, would they mix or would the paint not come out right? Thanks
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    Paint question

    Hey everyone had a quick questions regarding paint and mixing paint brands. If you would spray DuPont primer on a car, then put a PPG brand base coat and clear coat on, would they mix or would the paint not come out right? Thanks
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    re-painting plastic trim

    Hey everyone, I was re-doing my exterior trim on my mustang and came to some plastic chrome trim that goes around the headlights. Does anyone know to prepare and re-paint the plastic pieces chrome so they look pretty nice? I would like to keep them chrome and not paint them black. Keeping...
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    carburetor adjustments

    Hello everyone, I have a 1980 mustang, 2.3L non-turbo. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to properly tune a carburetor or point me in the direction of where I could find out. Thanks
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    car paint colors

    Hello everyone, I was painting my mustang recently and had the trouble of finding a satisfying color for it. I noticed when looking around, there are not a whole lot of ways to look at car colors other than to go to a auto paint shop and look thru pages of colors and try to imagine the paint...
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    muffler, exhaust, etc.

    Hi everyone, I have a 1980 mustang of which I want to buy a quieter muffler for it as the one on it is pretty loud. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a good quiet muffler and a quick tour on what to look for in a one. One more thing, does anyone know if the original 1980...
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    Mustang paint job

    Hi everyone, I am in the process of getting my project mustang painted. As of right now, I need to find an exterior color to go with the canyon red interior. Does anyone know of any websites or resources I could use to compare colors that would go well with canyon red? I am looking for a...
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    engine not starting

    Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I am restoring a 1980 mustang 4 cylinder. Lately, I've been having some wiring trouble (the gauges will not function) and have been taking my engine harness out to examine the wires, to be sure the wires are in good condition and...
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    1980 mustang instrument cluster

    Hello everyone, I have a 2.3L non-turbo mustang. For some time, I’ve been having electrical problems, mainly in the instrument cluster. After some fiddling, I was able to get the fuel gauge to work, but none of the others. I’m not sure if someone tampered with the wires going into the back...
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    Interior wiring harness help

    Hello everyone, Recently my gauge cluster started not working. I was trying some suggestions I found on these forums and other places. In the process, I discovered my interior wiring harness needed replaced. Does anyone know where I can find a replacement--I would prefer to get one that...
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    1980 mustang gauges problem

    hello all, I have a 1980 mustang, 4 cylinder 2.3 liter automatic. The trouble started when I started the car one day and the gauges would not work. After checking all fuses and making sure the connections were tight, I pulled the wiring harness and found a few weak connections and fixed them...
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    1980 mustang gauges problem

    hello all, I have a 1980 mustang, 4 cylinder 2.3 liter automatic. The trouble started when I started the car one day and the gauges would not work. After checking all fuses and making sure the connections were tight, I pulled the wiring harness and found a few weak connections and fixed...