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I'm helping my friend with his 65' convertible. It has been sitting for a few years because of a problem with the steering. It has manual steering. The steering wheel has about 1/8th of a turn of play before it actually starts turning the wheels. I tried adjusting the screw in the top of the...

I had a thread about a clutch noise a couple days ago and figured out the problem. I have a 347 with 500 miles and when I built it, the crank endplay was .007" IIRC. Now it is .060"!!!! What would have caused this? The engine seemed to run great. The only thing I can think of is the thrust...

I just put in a SPEC Stage 2 clutch with my new engine. I used the T/O bearing that came with the clutch and installed a new steel T/O bearing retainer on the tranny. For the first 200-250 miles, there were no problems other than some coolant leaks here and there. Recently while driving the car...

I just build a 347 with AFR 185 heads and ARP studs. This is my first engine build so I knew something would go wrong. Ive been leaking coolant and couldnt figure out where it was coming from. I finally found that atleast 3 of the lower head studs are leaking coolant! When I put the studs in...

I just rebuilt my engine and got it in a couple days ago. There is a slow coolant leak comming out from what i can tell between the bellhousing and the plate that goes between the engine and bellhousing. I cant tell where its comming from. Theres no leaks from the coolant lines. Are there...

I just got a new Pro-M (actually its a Professional Mass Air Systems meter) and the connector is different than my old meter. The meter that came off of my 88 has a square connector and the new meter has an oval connector. Where do I find this connector? Was the California 88 connector...

Im just finishing my 347 build and was wondering what type of oil is ok to break it in with? It has moly rings if that makes a difference. Im reading two different things, some say to use a non-detergent oil and some say to use regular oil like 10w40. Which do I use? Clay

I ordered a 28oz balancer and have a ford flywheel sitting around that is 28.2oz. Will these two work together or will I need a new flywheel? Clay

I just pulled my engine because of a siezed oil pump and a broked pump driveshaft. Ive decided to build a 347 stroker using a CHP kit, AFR 185 heads, a Performer intake (I already have it and can upgrade later), but cant decide on a cam. It has to pass California emissions so everything needs...

I recently put cobra brakes on my 88 and have a bad vibration/moaning in hard turns. I used Moser axles because I thought they would be good. Today I put an indicator on the rotor and found that it was .012" out! I checked the other rotor and it was fine. I took the rotor off and put the...

A couple days ago a guy at work backed into the front of my car with his truck. It bent the hood, broke my brand new diamond lights, and tore the bumper. I got the money from him and bought from Cervinis a 2.5" cowl hood and a stalker bumper. I can get a good deal on getting the car painted...

Im going to be upgrading to cobra 13" front and 11.65" rear brakes soon using sn95 spindles. I have a question about the parking brake. I have read that you need to cut the spring and weld the gear on the parking brake handle. Is this right? What cables do I need to use? I see that 50resto...

I am going to convert my 88 to 5 lug using SN95 spindles and hubs and cobra brakes. I think I like the Steeda Ultra-lite II wheels. Does anyone know if they will rub? They are 17x9. The wheels I have now are 17x8 and it just barely rubs on the plastic at full lock with 245/45 tires. I will...

Im looking into getting new brakes on my car. I was looking at diskbrakesrus.com and found a kit that I think is what I want. I have to keep 4 lug because I already bought wheels and dont have enough money to buy new ones. Heres a description of the kit: "Complete 73mm bore front calipers...

Im thinking about getting some AFR 165's and a cam. I can't figure out what cam to get. A lot of people say go to Ed and get a custom cam. Im in CA and need to pass smog. Im not sure what the inspectors going to say when it has a lopey idle and I dont have a carb # for the cam. I want it to...

I put on a new 150A 3G alternator about a week ago. I got it from Alterstart on ebay. Today my battery gauge was lower than normal so I checked the voltage while running and got ~12.5. I took it to Kragen Auto and they could not get it to test. Kept saying test unsucessful. Is there anyway...

I just got a Ramchargers dual fan w/out the harness. Anyone know what connector is on the fans? It has 4 wires, green, yellow, and 2 black. Im going to wire it to a controller so I didn't need their harness. How many amps do these draw? Its going on a griffin 31x19 radiator. Looks like it...

Does anyone use a Derale fan controller? Summit sells them and it looks ok to me. I want the one with the 3/8" probe that threads into a water jacket. I was wondering if the hole in the back of the intake would be ok for a fan sender? I have heard that it is not as accurate as the front one...

I put on a performer intake last week and today i had to take it off. When i took off the cover on the side there was a puddle of oil by where the pcv line connects. I don't know if the stock intake did this. It this normal or do I have a problem? I ordered a new pcv screen and valve. I did...

I just put on a performer intake and at idle I have a lope now. It sounds like I have a cam but I have the stock one. I love the sound but I don't think its right. Im thinking I might have a vaccum leak somwhere. I just finished last night so i havn't had a chance to really check everything...