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    Picked up some halo's.......

    Went to the local salvage yard this morning looking for a door for my gt. Ended up buying a set of halo's. Should have done this mod a lot sooner. Color is off just a little off(had to dye them, they was tan to begin with)
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    Wiring question???

    My cars been converted to carb, and whoever done it cut up the main harness, left the salt and pepper shakers and a whole mess of wires. I was wondering if i needed them at all (salt and pepper shakers)or can i just take them out completely and wire it strait up? Also what other wires do i not...
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    Annoying fuel pump....

    I picked up an 87 gt this past weekend. It was converted to carb, And has an inline electric Holley pump. Its bolted to the rear bumper and is extremely annoying. It vibrates,and echo's all through the car and makes driving it unpleasant. I was wondering if there was a way to quiet it down with...
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    Back in the saddle......

    I sold my 93 gt last december, and ever since then ive missed the hell out of it. lol Anyways i picked up a clean 87 Gt yesterday. No rust, clean interior,heat and air work ASHTRAY DOOR WORKS!!!! Only down fall is it has a dent in the drivers door. MODS: 306 edelbrock rpm intake Holley 750 carb...
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    pcv/crankcase ventilation issue and/or bad head gasket. UPDATE!!!

    pcv/crankcase ventilation issue and/or bad head gasket. Dont mean to keep bugging you guys but ive got another problem..... I took the stang to the store this morning, i get down the road with not a car in sight. So i run it up about 5k rpms in 2nd and and shift to 3rd. I look in my mirror and...
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    Could i have blown a fuse?

    So i was pulling codes earlier, and when i was finished, i hopped out of the car to disconnect the wire i used to ground for the self test. I grounded it to the battery, and when i went to pull it off the groud cable came off with it. When i went to put it on as soon as the ground cable touched...
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    New engine problem.....

    Ok, as some know i put a new motor in my car a couple weeks ago. It ran fine the first week it was done, I pull out of my drive way and go to take off and it starts to miss from about 1200 rpm to 2500 rpm, but anything below or past that it runs fine. The plugs are gapped at .050, cap, rotor and...
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    Couple pics of the new engine and car after a wash.

    Got the engine in this week. Still have to get it timed. It's just a stock 89 short block,F-cam, gasket matched E7's and the stock intake(painted white) Intake and heads will be coming off once it goes in goes in for paint. Old motor out New one in Few new pics of the car...
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    New motor's in, Question for the experienced!!

    I got my new motor installed and wired up today. The guy i got it from said it had an F303 cam in it. We found top dead center, dropped the distributor in with the rotor pointing at 11 o'clock. It started up and idled, but it doesnt sound like it should. You can tell theres a cam in it but ive...
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    A pic of the damage......(DUW)

    As some know my engine is shot in the stang. #6 piston ate the cylinder wall and somehow hit the head. Took a a pic of it this morning. Enjoy LOL
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    Anyone running a crane compucam>?

    Just wondering if anyone is running this cam? http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=CRN%2D444225&N=700+4294925232+4294887637+4294908331+4294840126+4294887636+115&autoview=sku If so whats your thoughts on it? Any sound clips or vids?
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    Explorer swap info!!!!!!!!

    As some know, im needig a new engine for the stang. ill be picking up a 5.0 explorer/mountaineer engine in a week or so, and i know some things need to be changed for it to work in my car. Does anyone know any links for the swap or any other information i might need to know before doing this...
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    Took the upper/lower intake off my car......

    I took the upper and lower off my car in the process of changing the lower intake and heads. I get it off, and start looking at the lifter valley. On the passenger side of the valley theres big chunks of im guessing carbon buildup. Its so bad that the pcv port is clogged. How can i get this out...
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    Car dies when coming to a stop......

    i found and fixed my vacuum leak and set the tps. idles great now. everytime i come to a stop it will die. doesnt sputter out or nothing. it will rev to about 1500 and die as the rpms drop. what could this be? it never done this with the huge vacuum leak. thanks in advance for any and all info.
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    How to stop valve chatter?

    I thought i could tackle this one myself but i came up short. when i first got the car on the road the valves would chatter real bad when you got on the car. i bought some lucas fuel system treatment, and it helped out alot. The car pulls hard in 1st and 2nd but as soon as i go to third the...
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    Thinking about painting my hood....need opinions!

    At the moment, my hood is silver. im thinking about painting it white, but with the raised cowl part(stock hood) a semi-flat black. what do you all think? Heres a quick photoshop
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    Another problem.....

    i swapped throttle bodys today, to see if it would cure my hanging idle. It didnt so i changed them back. Now the car wont idle wont rev, wont run in general. The throttle cable is hooked up. what have i messed up? how do i fix it? thanks in advance
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    Help me find a huge vacuum leak.

    Ok guys, i seem to have a huge vacuum leak, that i can not find. It sounds like its coming from the back of the intake. i replaced the pcv valve thinking it may be the problem but its still sucking. how many vaccum lines are on the back of the intake? I also checked to see if the intake bolts...
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    Photoshop of my car (possible DUW)

    Heres a quick photoshop of my car. what do you all think? Before..... After.... 03 cobra wheels tribal flames new edge roush side skirts and exhaust and a few little things filled in What do you all think?
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    New pics of my gt

    Took some new pics this mornin of the stang. its still a work in progress but looks 10 times better than it did when i got it the first one is when i first got it. it had some orange stuff down the side of it the ones i took this morning pic of the motor:notnice: . i started...