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  1. mfp4073

    Need some help IDing a wire, 1960 Tbird

    Working on this for a friend. Recently took it to a local "classic and hotrod specialty" place....boy did they screw him over. Did almost no work, charged a bunch of money. I digress. Anyway, when looking at it today I found a yellow wire that is part of the loom that goes to the generator...
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    70 fastback body/frame FS $100

    In orlando. The car was orginally a 302 auto fastback. The rearend and roof were rough so another wrecked donor car was purchased and the roof and rear quarters cut off. The goal was to rebuild the car...that was about 20 years ago. Now its good for patch panels and such. It is half of one...
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    Need help wih a 94 ford

    Well sortof, its a 94 mx6 which is just a ford probe. The car is a 2.5 manual. I got a code 25- Fuel Pressure Regulator Control Solenoid or circuit. car was not wanting to idle for any reason. Also got some O2 sensor codes that I believe were due to flooding out the system which I replaced...
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    why would my gas mileage change based on how I fill up?

    This is in my 94 mazda mx6. 2.5fi manual 5 speed with overdrive and regular distributor. As far as I can tell, if I run an entire tank of gas out and check the milage I will get about 1.5mpg less than if I fill up every time I get to a half a tank. Usually mpg is about 23 if I measure it...
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    6 hours of Newsradio on nick at night...

    damn I miss that show (and phil hartman too)
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    What do you guys think about this quote from the news?

    wrong area, SORRY! heres the thread in talk: http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?p=5844211#post5844211
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    New rims and tires today....will 265/50-15s fit?

    Answer is YES.....didnt think they would fit but they do. Heres my rundow: 67 coupe shelby drop, 1 inch front drop springs stock (worn out) rear leafs front fenders lip trimmed 15x7 ss rims mastercraft tires 225/50-15s front 265/50-15s rear didnt have a chance to get pictures...
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    WHOOHOO scored at NPD ocala today!

    Went by there for a pair of those 15x7 styled steel wheels but they were out. But in the scratch and dent room I got some bargins. A 67 left hand full door shell, only $175 and a door skin $20. The door shell had been surface sanded as if someone was getting ready to put primer on it. The...
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    67-68 door shells

    I have seen these listed, anyone have any experience with em? :shrug:
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    Paint and body...what can I get for $3500?

    I have a car that really needs paint and body. I just dont have the space to dedicate to a painting and body project. Do you think I can get the rust repair (will go into that in a second) and paint done for that price if I were to strip the car and hand it over dissasembled and then...
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    Leaf spring recommendations and advice

    Want to replace the original leafs in my 67 coupe. Currently I have 620lb 1 inch drop springs and the shelby relocation (probably good for 1/4 inch at the best). I want a fairly straight rake...even front to rear. Do I need to go with the mid eye or reverse eye leafs? National parts depot...
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    Some advise for yall....headlight area helpful hint

    Broke one of the adjusters a couple of weeks ago....sucks and had to disassemble everything. I dont know how its setup on the 65-66s, but on the 67-68s the headlight adjusters come in from the back of the bucket. You have to remove the bucket to get to them.....and the headlight buckets are...
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    EBay sellers sometime suck..anyone near Albuquerque, NM

    Bought an airplane propeller spinner off a guy in Belen, NM. $13 + 7 shipping. Seller contacts me to pay....I missed that paypal is the only payment option he has. I dont have or want paypal...visit www.paypalsucks.com for just a few of the reasons. I offer to send a check, moneyorder or...
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    Engine compartment wiring question (67)

    If i am looking at it correctly, if I want to replace the pigtail that plugs into the solinoid. But to do this, its the entire front end wiring harness correct? Several of the connections are in bad shape and the wire is hard and cracking...if I am right that is an expensive chunk of wire.
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    these guys on "Full Throttle" need some of us amatures to help em!!

    Watching this show called Full Throttle on history channel. They have 2 teams building up 2 68 coupes. Whichever team wins in the 1/4 miles wins both cars. They are screwing up stuff all over. Took them a while to get the transmissions out (I guess they were going to replace them with brand...
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    New paint....man....I dont like it....

    Ok, got my fenders painted. The resulting springtime yellow looks as much cream as it does yellow. Like it didnt get enough yellow in it. Is this possible? Dont they just put in the stuff the computer tells em to? Will try to get pics. In indoor light its hard to tell, but in the...
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    Paint code help.....67 springtime yellow

    I have someone that is going to paint my fender for me. He works out of his garage and is going to do it pretty cheap (I dont have space to deal with painting currently). I gave him the mustangs plus catalog with the paint code list for 67 as a springtime yellow code 8. Well his paint...
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    I need some real help here...got mold in my interior....

    The car is stored in a garage. Best as I can figure during the hurricane I had my trash can in the garage for several days. It looks like the mold may have come from that as there was a jacket hanging nearby that was covered. What can I do to treat the car? Is there a "mold bomb" like there...
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    $130 repo or $400 ford tooling fender on my 67? Whats your advice?

    $130 repo or $400 ford tooling fender? Whats your advice? I need a new left front fender for my girl that I crunched in a parking lot. The fender is no great loss as its a "made in taiwan" from about 1994. I have always hated it (the car agreed with me on that one). The ford tooling...
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    Well, I guess I get to find out just how well making a claim with grundy goes....

    Was parked in a parking lot yesterday that was kinda busy. Was parked with a poll on my left and while watching people jocky for position over my right shoulder I backed out......crunch....caught the left fender just front of the front wheel. Good news is that is my japanese fender that NEVER...