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    Quick door lock actuator question

    Trying to do a door lock actuator in a 89 5.0 LX. It's pretty straight forward, but my only question is that the new rivet that I got from latemodelrestoration.com doesn't seem to fit inside the bracket of the new lock actuator. The end of the rivet is a little mushroomed and it's just a...
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    illumiation wire color

    I have an 89 lx 5.0 and I'm in the process of install oil pressure and water temp gauges. they're all installed except I need to hook up for illumination. I read something that the illumiation wire for the radio is orange, but I dont' see a just orange wire. there's orange ones with different...
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    Water temp gauge install

    I'm looking to install a water temp gauge and oil pressure in my 89 5.0. Should I keep the stock water temp sender where it is and find a new place to put the new gauge sender and if so where should I put it or should I relocate the stock one and use the stock location of the new one and if so...
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    3g alternator upgrade problem

    I'm putting a 130A alternator in my 89 and I'm having problems getting the belt back on. I have underdrive pullies on it. The part of the alternator that the belt goes on is bigger than the one that was on my stock alternator and I think this is what's causing the problems. I'm trying to put the...
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    3g alternator upgrade

    I just got a 3g 130 Amp alternator to put into my 89 5.0 and I was looking at pa performances how to on it and they say you should get a new 4 gauge power wire. On their site they say that it is required for 130A upgrades but I haven't seen people using it in other how tos. Can anyone give...
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    Removing saleen front air dam

    Yesterday I ended up cracking my saleen front air dam on my '89 LX 5.0. It looks like it should be able to be fixed. I've taken out all the bolts holding it on, but there's still what looks to be 3m double sided tape holding it to the stock bumper. How should I go about taking it off with...
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    H/C/I kit or buy seperatly?

    I was just wondering if you guys recommend going with a H/C/I kit or buying different heads, cam, and intake from different manufactures. I know that people seem to like the Trick Flow kits. What kit or combo do you recommend going with? This is on a stock 5.0 aside from flowmasters and K&N...
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    h-pipe with no cats

    Going to look at a 87 LX soon that has an h-pipe, but no cats. Would it be pretty easy to just put some cats on there or would I have to get a whole new exhaust. Any replies would be great. Thanks.
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    Interior question

    Hey, I'm thinking about swapping out the interior in my 1987 5.0 LX hatchback and putting in interior from another car that looks bettter. Right now my interior is faded and some pieces don't look the best. I was thking of swapping out everything but the dash, but might end up doing...
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    alternator whine

    Hey, I just recently bought a 1987 5.0 LX and I was told by the owner that the radio tended to make noises at times. Well I didn't really mind not being able to listen to my radio at first, but now would like to try and fix it so I can listen to it. There's an aftermarket deck that has...
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