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    Decent Digital Camera Around 250? Possible?

    Can I get a decent digital camera that can maybe do video and has the screen on the back for like 250ish? Anyone with experience in this would be great, thanks! :SNSign:
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    New Daily Driver

    Well, I bought a new Holley carb for the mustang and i'm still devoted to it but I find myself needing a better daily driver so I bought this white bmw 325is. It has all options and decent miles. Should be fun to tinker with. Paid 6k for it. Prolly gonna change things like rims spoiler etc...
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    Engine wiring carbed

    Installing new wiring harness. I'm running an MSD 6a box a holley 4 barrel a 3 wire distributor for an 85 stang an accel coil new starter and starter relay new alternator and external regulator. I've got it setup like this: I've got the fuel pump coming on with key on and engine on key...
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    Getting a truck

    Okay so I was searching listings and I found an 84 f250 for 2,500 set up to tow regular or gooseneck. Has good looking tan top and bottom and navy blue on the sides paint. Has nice rims and tires. Packing a 460 5 speed 2 wd which I prefer. CD and CB. I'm thinking get it. The guy will trade for a...
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    Homemade seats

    Here are the seats I reupholstered with vinyl. I also took headrests I think off of a 85 gt at the wrecking yard. I like these although I do have the originals upholstered in the black vinyl like the seats are. The seats also have grey suede inserts. I dig it. My wife helped me with the sewing...
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    Headlight cleaning results.

    Got a headlight cleaning kit from Kragen's. Included wet sanding paper (1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 grit), plastic polish and a shammy. Filled the inside with really hot water and it broke loose and grime that had built up inside and scrubbed some off with a q-tip taped to a ruler (hard to do much...
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    new gauges

    Anyone like? Made a background for them 'til I can get something better. Anyone have ideas for a better background? :)
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    5.0 Alternator

    Hey folks hopefully someone has some ideas about this. I have a 1987 5.0 converted to carbed. So i'm wiring up my car with a new harness(similar to a painless universal harness) and i've decided instead of trying to figure out how to wire it up to the existing alternator i'll buy a more...
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    Universal switches

    I have a universal wiring harness, similar to painless. Instead of trying to integrate the mustang switches i'd like to just get universal switches so I can quickly wire them up as per the instructions I have. For some reason i'm having a time trying to locate a universal key cylinder(the kind...
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    Shop Let Me Down Big Time!!

    Well, i'm having to take a deep breath and not put my fist through anything here. So originally when I went carbureted I was just using the existing harness that the car had when it was EFI and I had it working pretty well except for a few things. So I bought a new universal wiring...
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    I'm Going to Be a Daddy!!!!!

    I just found out i'm going to be a father. I am tremendously excited and happy. :D :lol: :eek: There's going to be another gearbanger coming into the world. I'm thinking if my baby is a girl I will name her after my mother who passed away- Dawn Marie. I am of irish background. Anyone have ideas...
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    fuel pump not piriming

    hi, my car started as an 87 5.0 automatic. i put in a 86 5.0 h.o., t5, pedals, a9l computer, MAF harness and meter, under dash harness, and t5 wiring harness all out of an 89 gt. Before when i just had in the new engine and tranny and no wiring/computer changes the fuel pump would prime, i could...
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    t5 conversion

    hi folks. i have an 87 5.0 automatic. I took out the 87 5.0 and automatic and put in an 86 5.0 H.O and t5. The t5 i got has the wiring pig tail coming out of the top drivers side of the tranny(about a foot long), the connector got smashed though so it's hard to tell whats what. There are two...