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  1. BigmacK192

    What would you do? (Long read: cooling)

    The cooling system in my '89 is tired. Very tired. Original radiator, electric fan (that just failed, causing the radiator to bubble over), old hoses, etc. I flushed the system and changed the coolant twice this past summer and it was still coming out brownish. Had the upper intake off and...
  2. BigmacK192

    T-5 Shifting Issues

    Back in May, I pulled the tranny to do a rear main seal swap. Having never done it before, I took my sweet time with everything. She went back in and was perfectly fine. With it out, I changed the fluid and went with Royal Purple instead of the stock stuff (I got a good deal, $4 a quart at the...
  3. BigmacK192

    Electric fan noise.

    I need a little help guys. I think my electric fan is failing and I'm not sure where to start. It's hooked up on a temp-relay with a manual on and off. I've been leaving the relay to do it's job (got a 180 degree hooked up). When the fan activates and deactivates, there's a squeaking/scraping...
  4. BigmacK192

    Meet night in Gurnee?

    Just wondering if anybody from the north burbs wants to get together for an impromptu show and shine somehwere in Gurnee or the surrounding area. Nothing serious, just for fun. I think it'd be good to meet a few Mustang owners in the area. Anybody close or game?
  5. BigmacK192

    Plan your work, work your plan

    So I'm finally digging into the work I've been planning on the Fox. Here's what I am going to try to get done: Swap lower intake gasket, valve cover gaskets, and oil pan gasket, swap rear main seal, fresh trans fluid and a new short throw, radiator flush and proper cleaning, checking the...
  6. BigmacK192

    Need some help deciding the next round of upgrades under the hood.

    Since I've been pouring over parts catalogs to get all I'm going to need for spring cleaning/gasket swaps due to all my oil leaking.....I've had to look at performance parts as well and I'm wondering what to do. In the back of my head, I have been planning a boosted 347 build. 600 horsepower...
  7. BigmacK192

    Sport vs. Tri-Ax?

    Found this and I'm wondering what the differences are between this one and a Tri-Ax. I want to get a short shifter, but I'm not wanting to spend a ton of money. Just curious if anybody knows or has used one. Steeda Sport Shifter (Starting at $99.95)
  8. BigmacK192

    What color would you paint 'em?

    I don't have money for new rims and rubber, so I've decided that I'd paint my ole' turbines. They're pretty beat up and dirty right now, but I've searched and found quite a few threads on prep, paint, and maintenance. I've been looking at those and I now know how I'm going to do it. The...
  9. BigmacK192

    Battling the oil leak

    Starting to formulate my plans on how I'm going to take care of my oil leak. Already going to re-do my lower intake gaskets and seals at the front and rear of the engine, new valve cover gaskets, doing an oil pan gasket too. If any of you remember, I had bad leaks between the engine and trans...
  10. BigmacK192

    Tuner you trust in Chicago.

    Anybody had any experiences with any dyno/tuner/pro shop for setting up their cars? I want to see how much more I can get out of my Fox with a tune. Chicago area is fine. I can drive anywhere. Thanks in advance.
  11. BigmacK192

    LED Taillights?

    It appears Classic LED makes a sequential LED kit for tail lights of our Mustangs. Anybody done this conversion? Any feedback? This is what I'm looking at...
  12. BigmacK192

    Body Molding question

    Somehow the molding on the passenger door of my GT slipped forward enough to begin to bend a corner of the molding to where it was almost at a 90 degree angle. And I've just been informed that it has now cracked off. A new one of these bad boys will run me $140, it looks like. Anybody know...
  13. BigmacK192

    This guy tried to spin the tires...

    ...but ended up frying his clutch. hahaha I laughed real hard :rlaugh: Burnout Fail: Clutch instead of tires
  14. BigmacK192

    460 swap

    I didn't post this in tech because I don't think it's that technical of a question. It comes down to an opinion. How many of you would like to do or have done a 460 swap into your fox? Do you like it? How many oppose? And why? Daydreaming in class today, combined with youtube lead me...
  15. BigmacK192

    What would you check?

    Being away from the Mustang has had me thinking about all the things I could swap when I do all my gaskets to try to stop my oil leak. Bought it last year, the car had 2 previous owners and has just over 88k on the clock. What I'm wondering is if you had picked this car up yourselves, what...
  16. BigmacK192

    Taillight covers. You got 'em? You like 'em?

    Looking at something like this: 87-93 Mustang Smoked Blackout Taillight Covers by GTS at LRS - Same Day Shipping! Anybody got them? How do they look? Thinking about picking up a set.
  17. BigmacK192

    Idle problems and quite a few questions

    Good morning guys. I've got an 89' GT with some idle issues. Did a KOEO and KOER test and pulled a few codes. 21, 31, 41, 82, 44, 94 The engine is a stock 5.0 block, B303 cam, Excel coil, AFR heads, Comp-cam rockers, TFS Street Heat upper and lower intake, A/C delete, Smog pump is...
  18. BigmacK192

    Radiator Leak. Help.

    I've got a 1989 GT. I was driving it home on Sunday and I noticed it was running hot. I leave it in the driveway over night and when I wake up in the morning, there's coolant all over the place. Splashed on the front of the motor for once. So I thought it was a hose leaking/burst, but I didn't...