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    Tax return upgrades?

    Sorry, but I'm going to have to agree with everyone else here. I have been dealing with a lot of mistakes and half-assing done by the PO of my car. Every time I go in to work on something, I find stuff that he had half-assed in the name of saving money. For example, the PO put an electronic...
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    cable clutch

    I put a modern driveline kit in my 66 'vert with an 80's 5.0 and 5 speed. The install was pretty simple and it feels way better than the old Z-bar that was in it before. The only issue I found was clearance with some types of headers (I have stock manifolds for now), so make sure you check...
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    I mounted the fuse box first and started routing the wires afterwards. And it did start to become a pain the further you got into it.
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    Emergency Brake

    I had a jammed up EBrake on my 66 when I bought it too only it was jammed in the disengaged position and I couldnt twist it or pull it out. I ended up taking it out from under the dash (after disconnecting the cable from under the car) in order to get a good look at it. I found a lot of grit...
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    New guy, things to look for?

    Blanco, I have a 66 that I bought about a year and a half ago and have spent a bunch of money getting back into decent shape mechanically. It had been a VERY long time since I had worked on a car, but there are enough shop manauals and how-to guides out there, especially on the mustangs, that as...
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    Bellhousing Identification

    I've already replaced my flywheel and bellhousing with mid 80s ones to match the engine and tranny setup I have. I was just trying to get more specifics for the old bellhousing and flywheel to sell them. Thanks for the info.
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    Bellhousing Identification

    OK. I looked at the bellhousing again, this time with my reading glasses on and in the sunlight and the number is D1TA-6394-AA. According to the chart I found, it is for a 72-73 351. Still wondering about the flywheel though......
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    Bellhousing Identification

    I have a bellhousing that I pulled out of my 66. I had to replace it with an 80s bellhousing to go with the 80s 302 and T-5 setup that the PO had put in (and half-assed). Looking at the bellhousing I removed (and don't need any more), the casting number is D1TA-638A-AA. I tried to find out...
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    What prompted me to look into replacing the wiring was that the PO did a bunch of splicing in the engine compartment and it looked like crap. Then the pink wire got broken somewhere and after looking at the condition of the rest of the wiring (old, brittle insulation, lots of dirt in the wiring...
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    What is the plate called between the motor and the trans?

    I know I'm a little late to this thread, but it's also called a starter index plate. I had to go through this with my car in order to fix the half-assed jury rigging the PO did with it. In my case, he put an 82 302 in it with a 5 speed, but used a 66 bellhousing and a plate for an automatic...
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    I ended up going with the american autowire kit last fall when I rewired my 66 vert. at the time it was about $150 less than the painless kit. (bought mine on Ebay) I had also heard that you needed to cut holes in the firewall for the painless kit (dont know if it's true or not). the AA kit used...
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    Strange electronic box

    I agree with Pete. It sounds like it's an electronic ignition box. A PO might have put electronic ignition in at some point and then decided to change it back without bothering to take the box out. When I got my car, the PO had one of those from a granda installed. (he had it bolted to the...
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    66 convertible weatherstripping trim piece

    Hi all, I'm working on putting a new convertible top on and I'm missing a metal piece the screws in under the front bow. Looking at other verts, it looks like this piece is used to keep the weatherstripping in place. I found the diagram below and the the part number appears to be 51358 (on the...
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    New guy here.

    The car I have was originally a 200 6 cylinder with a 4speed (based on the VIN). The previous owner put in an 82 302 with a T5 5 speed from a 94. He changed the motor mounts. He also put a different water pump on the car so it would fit up to a 66 V-8 radiator (inlet and outlet on the same...
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    302 idle and vacuum concerns

    Woodsnake, I'll work on getting something put up so you can listen. Gene, the engine is definently hotter after sitting for a few minutes. I figured that was a normal thing since it's turned off, the residual heat rises from the cylinders and the fan isnt moving any air across the engine. I...
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    302 idle and vacuum concerns

    Pete: It's a 5 speed and the vacuum hose is tight. Here's what I did today: Removed the interference and retorqued the manifold. Some of the bolts had less than 10 ftlbs of torque on them. They are all torqued to 20 now. The distributer is stock. Removed the vacuum hose from the...
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    302 idle and vacuum concerns

    OK, did some more work on the car yesterday and this is where I stand: Shifted the dist. vacuum hose over to the ported connection on the carb and reverified the timing to about 12 degrees (vacuum hose dosconnected and plugged). With the vacuum hose connected, the timing is still 12 degrees...
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    tranny

    My high school car was a 73 pinto wagon (wish I still had it) I'm over 40 now and finally got the mustang I'm dreamed of back then. Well, it will be once I'm done restoring it.
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    1966 Coupe - Looking for Radio Advice

    Poppy, I should have said "amplified". Its one of those that is basically a block that you put hidden somewhere. with a 12v lead hooked up (mine is hooked up to the keyed 12v power for the radio.) for "amplification" (I put it in quotes because I don't think it's amplified in any way, shape, or...
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    302 idle and vacuum concerns

    I drove the car in to work this morning and it seemed like the idle was rougher than it was yesterday afternoon (82 yesterday afternoon, 65 this morning?), so it looks like I'm back to checking everything out again. when I did all the timing checks, I disconnected the vacuum hose from the...
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