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  1. krisx125

    Anyone around New Hampshire or mass that want to assemble my car?

    Lost interest lol, Motors out and together. Needs accessories installed and motor put back in. No motivation...Anyone honest enough to do the job?
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    Cant believe im saying this..

    But ive been building a race boat for the past year..And before that i bought a 85 gt. Pulled the motor and built a long block..But now its been a year and i have no freaking clue where the accessories go. Or the brackets :bang: Im at the point of buying a motor off craigslist just to verify...
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    Deleting Smog Pump And Egr Help!

    I have deleted my Smog pump so far. Tomorrow i am going to plug up the holes in the rear of the cylinder heads. As far as the vaccum lines go, do i just cut them all out? Do I need any? I have no idea when it comes to this stuff. Now with the EGR, Can i delete the EGR spacer plate and replace...
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    Just Got My 85 Gt!

    I just wrote a whole thread....And my darn computer "Recovered the webpage". So im not reall in the mood to re-type it all haha. Im late to meet the GF for dinner, and we all know how that goes when your late! So Long story short, Just bought it from the Original owner and got it home today...
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    Good score???

    Hey guys, Got a call the other day from a good friend. He was doing some work at a guys house and the garage door was open. He peaked inside and saw a mustang, he wasnt sure of the year but knew it was a foxbody and knew that I have a few of them. So he told the guy to call me if he ever wants...
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    Painted trim...ugh

    Hey guys, I have an 86 Gt. Black in color, and im going to paint the car again. The person before me painted it already and painted over the trim thats around the car and on the bumpers. I want to do the car black again and do the trim in that flat grey like stock. Whats the best thing to do...
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    Ebay rear control arms..anyone use them?

    My rear control arm bushings are pretty beat. and i have a ton of wheel hop. While searching ebay came across these control arms for 95$ or best offer. Tubed, powdercoated, and greasable bushings...Do I order some? Was gonna offer 50 and see what he comes back with. I dont drag race, its just a...
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    Can the typhoon Intake be used on an 86?

    hey guys, A friend of mine has a typhoon intake upper and lower with new injectors and a set of headers. The intake has MAF attached to it. Can this set up be used on my 1986 gt? Can I run without the MAF?
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    So I found some rot....

    Behind my tail lights on the 86 gt is rotted. Its not too bad, but bad enough. Its over towards the outside of the trunk right where the rubber weather stripping goes. Do they make a replacement panel?
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    86 5.0 idle surge and hard start

    hey guys, just picked up an 86 gt. When its warm it doesnt like to start unless you have it at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. Once it starts it surges at idle, and while driving and comming to a stop it wants to stall. Think its either TPS or IAC? The kid I bought it from said he cleaned the IAC and it...
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    Just picked up a 1986 gt

    Well this is one of the cars ive always wanted! Saw the ad on craigslist and I never reply unless thy have a picture. But for some reason i sent an email to the guy. He sent me the pictures and I had to go see it. I ended up scoreing it for 1700 bucks. 5.0 5-speed. Not much rust, except the...
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    Smooth aprons..

    hey guys, ive been slowly working on my v8 swap and I want to weld up the engine bay. I saw that Late model resto sells weld in smooth apron covers. My bay is ground down to bare metal right now, so do I coat anything on the metal before welding the panels in? What stops the moisture from...
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    Capri and mustang parts

    Buddys buying a 1982 Capri. Its actually a "White lightning" edition. I need doors for my 86 mustang lx. Will the capri doors work? And the capri has a disk brake rear end. Will that swap over too?
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    Mach 1 hood opinions!!!

    Just picked up a hood...Its the style that uses my hinges and latch system. But im not a fan of the scoops. And the rear louvers. Do i keep it how it is or glass everything up and make it a regular cowl hood? Whats it worth to resell? Dont mind the mis alignment...nothings bolted down.
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    Anyone running a fuel cell?

    I have a 86 Notch, and ive been thinking about running a fuel cell. If i did should i delete the fuel door and fill it from the truck? Id rather a fuel cell so i have more room under the car and a cleaner look. But having the fuel fill door still there would look stupid. right?
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    Welding up engine bay...need help

    As some of you may know, i fiberglassed my engine bay. Well after everyone teling me it wouldnt hold up, i decided to grind it all off and weld. When i weld a piece in to cover the frame rail, do you guys paint in there before? Welding the aprons is pretty straight forward. But whats the best...
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    What do I want? Help me out!

    Hey guys, I bought a MINT ford explorer from my cousins...I paid 500 for it. It was such a great deal i had to buy it. Well its a 99 and they're worth around 3-3500. SO, I currently have a 86 notch thats got 30k on it and im swapping it to a v8 now. So as we all know its cheaper to buy one than...
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    Rear end swap question

    Going from the 4 banger rear to the v8 in my 86 lx...Well my 89gt i pulled my rear end from had two stabalizer shocks going to the rear end. When i went to put the rear into my 86 4 cylinder it didnt have brakcets for the stabalizers...any ideas??
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    POR 15

    Anyone use por 15 before...was planning on doing the chassis and inside the shock towers and such. I guess you can go right over rust once you scrape the flakes off...Any input?
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    smoothing engine bay

    Im going to smooth out under my hood. Got a couple questions, 1. when you weld the holes up do you pit sheet metal behind the holes to weld to? Or do you just spot weld and fill them. 2. When all is welded and ground down can i just use bondo to fill? Thanks guys. And is there any threads of...