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    How to disable factory alarm in '97 Stang

    My wife has sent me this email about her boss's 1997 Mustang: ************** Mary’s car alarm has started to randomly go off. The clicker doesn’t quiet it, she must put her key in the passenger door. The dealer says it cannot be disengaged; that he could disengage the trunk only. Can...
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    Which valve stem seals to use?

    I have some iron heads I believe are date coded 1987, with pedestal mount rockers. I need to put new valve stem seals on the exhaust valves. (The umbrella style units on there now are too thick to go beyond .450" lift.) What is the recommendation? I have some of the soft umbrella style ones...
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    Which valve stem seals to use?

    I have some iron heads I believe are date coded 1987, with pedestal mount rockers. I need to put new valve stem seals on the exhaust valves. (The umbrella style units on there now are too thick to go beyond .450" lift.) What is the recommendation? I have some of the soft umbrella style ones...
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    Please describe the behavior of a locking differential

    I put a new center chunk in the 8" of my '65, that I bought used. It was represented as (of course) "posi". I did not ask the seller what kind of "posi." The seller said he took it out because it was too noisy. I figured, whatever. The reason I'm posting is to get the experiences of...
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    Versailles rear a bolt-in for a '65?

    From a Craigslist ad: "1975-1979 Lincoln Versailles were based on the Ford Granada, which, in turn, bolt directly into Mustangs. This means that the rear leaf spacing is identical on these cars." Is this true, for a '65?
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    Pic of 8" carnage; advice on 9" needed.

    Who doesn't like looking at pix of broken parts? Here ya go: What you are looking at is a Richmond Gear 3.55:1 ring and pinion, with the ring gear missing a tooth, and an Auburn clutch-style lsd, in what's left of a 43-year old 8" carrier. This happened the third time I ever tried to do...
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    SSBC 4-piston calipers same as OE Ford?

    I have the Stainless Steel Brakes drum to disc conversion kit on my '65. It includes 4-piston calipers that are similar in appearance to the Kelsey-Hayes units that Ford used. I want to get some more aggressive pads from EBC Brakes (www.ebcbrakes.com). They might look like this: EBC...
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    Worth it? $3K for STS remote turbo universal kit

    For $3K you get this: No exhaust, no intake ducts. STS's claim to fame is an electric pump that returns engine oil back to the engine; they use engine oil pressure to get it back to the turbo. They also claim a "40% intercooler" effect, due to the intake ducting. Here's a pic of an...
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    Recommendations for '65 steering wheel

    I put one of these -- Grant model 968, 15" diameter -- on my kids' '65: It tore up the turn signal cam, so I took it out and put the OE 3-spoke back in. I'm not liking the skinny large diameter wheel at all. So what fat-rimmed wheels are people running that do not destroy the turn...
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    Help needed with oscillating steering problem

    Out of the blue today, my '70 Cougar (351 ci with factory power steering) has this problem at low speeds with the steering wheel going back and forth. The feeling diminishes almost to nothing at highway speeds and at low speed when turning. It's most noticeable at low speeds on the straight...
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    How do I install a helicoil?

    I've drilled a new hole and threaded it. Now how do I screw the helicoil into it? The helicoil is a coil of wire with one end bent across the diameter of the coil. Does this end go in first? Do I use JB Weld or similar to hold it in place? The hole's in an aluminum bellhousing, for the...
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    Ping ==> PM 65 and mdjay

    I am putting a hyrdaulic clutch in my kids' '65 289 manual transmission car. Front discs are the basic Stainless Steel Brakes Company's 4-piston factory-like kit. Rear drums are stock. I am running into an interference problem between the hydraulic clutch master cylinder and the 7"...
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    ANOTHER coil-over kit -- Ron Morris Performance

    Lookee here, another coil-over conversion kit for the '65-'66, from Ron Morris Performance. Joining TCP, Global West, and Unique Performance in the two-arm market, and RRS and Fatman in the MacPherson. The link: http://www.ronmorrisperformance.com/01hot_new/index.html $2500 gets you these...
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    Off topic: '09 Crapmaro

    I dunno, someone's got to pass along these Net urban legends. From roadandtrack.com, who claims a "world exclusive," here's a pic of the Camaro Concept, unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show: Here's a link: http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=15&article_id=3124 6 liters, 400 hp...
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    Cure(s) for soft brake pedal needed

    I have put the Trans Am Racing conversion kit in my kids' '65 289 fb with factory drums and single pot MC. It does not perform up to expectations. The pedal feels soft and the brakes will not lock up. The T/A kit consists of a dual pot MC and a small booster, both of unknown origin. The MC...
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    Stolen--SF Bay Area--66 Coupe--please be on the lookout

    This morning I heard from the dad of a neighborhood kid that the kid's '66 289 coupe was stolen off the street at the local high school. He had a "Club" AND a brake pedal locker on it, so it sounds like a tow truck job to me -- this street has diagonal parking. This was in Albany CA, in...
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    How much should I shim my T-5's front bearing retainer?

    Hi, this is my first post to this forum. I did a search on my question and there are a lot of threads on the subject but none that answer exactly what I'm curious about. Yesterday I was shimming the front bearing retainer of a T-5 from a '95 GT for correct input shaft preload. With a .036"...
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    How much should I shim my T-5's front bearing retainer?

    I'm finally installing a T-5 in my kids' '65 that I bought last June. So yesterday I was shimming the front bearing retainer for correct input shaft preload. With a .036" shim pack, there was no wobble to the input shaft and it there was slight drag when rotating it. With .034" there was still...
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    T-5 teardown -- can't get 5th gear off!!!

    Hello Stangnet: I apologize in advance if this is terrible etiquette, but I already posted this question to the 94-95 board and now I'm copying and pasting it here. It was like this: This is my first post to this board. I am putting a T5 out of a '95 GT into a '65 fastback. But first I am...
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    T5 teardown: how do you remove the 5th gear synchronizer hub?

    Oops. Unintentional repost
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