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ok i've got a few quick questions about where to hook up some of these hoses. its a 66 with a holley 670 and a standard h20 pump. 1. Where should the vaccum advance on my disty pull its vaccum from? From somewhere on the carb, or below the carb on the intake? 2. Same question, but...

hey guys, the engine is a late model roller 5.0 with a 66 timing cover and waterpump. the balancer is a 4 bolt for a late 5.0. so i need a 4 bolt crank pulley for a V-belt setup. did ford ever make something like this and what kinda car would it have come on? also, would it be a terrible...

so i would like to use my old, dented, dinged, power by ford valve covers on my brand new engine. why you ask? because i'm poor. but the baffles on the inside just barely hit the nuts on my rockers. if i just cut these out, will i have big problems with oil gettin in either the PCV or just...

ok, so a remanufactured AL waterpump will run me about 20-30 bucks, and a new high volume unit will be anywhere from 80-200. the engine is a mild cammed 302 with aluminum heads. any reason that i shouldnt just get the cheap one? will i have more issues with overheating? thanks

hey guys i'm puttin together a 302 with TFS TW heads and i cant figure out what to use and where to put the sealer on the gaskets. i've got an older book that recommends painting the gaskets with a high temp aluminum paint for the sealer. anyone done this? i've also heard that you're...

hey guys i'm puttin together a 302 with TFS TW heads and i cant figure out what to use and where to put the sealer on the gaskets. i've got an older book that recommends painting the gaskets with a high temp aluminum paint for the sealer. anyone done this? i've also heard that you're...

hey guys motor is a roller block 5.0, cam is a TFS stage 1. the timing cover, fuel pump eccentric, etc is from a 66 289. now the problem is that the dowl pin in the front of the cam is not long enough to extend out past the face of the cam gear and into the hole on the eccentric. i...

we finished up cleaning out the garage today and i just went to put the mustang back in it, and when i pulled it in it was making a really bad rattling noise. its very spuratic, and it doesnt change a lot with engine rpm. my dad says that it doesnt sound like a rod knock, but i've never heard...

Ok, so i'm in charge of the steering and suspension design for my schools SAE mini baja car project for this year, and i'm starting to take a look at steering theory. Now i've read several websites and articles that describe how to achieve ackerman steering, but i'm at a loss for the...

Well i took the stang out for the first time in a while today(hadnt run since april), and it doesnt seem to want to pull past 3800. In neutral it will happily rev well past 3800 though. I checked the timing, and it appeared to be set 3 or 4 degrees AFTER TDC. So naturally i bumped it up a...

i want to use aircraft stripper to remove the paint from my trunk so i can put a nice coat of por15 on it. but i dont want to mess up my exterior paint at all. If i use a wire wheel to take the paint off, after the stripper is dried out, will the particles still be harmful to paint? thanks

well while working under my car today i managed to somehow knock my elbow into the fuel tank sending unit and line, breaking the seal that the unit makes with the tank. Gas started pouring out all over the floor of my garage, i put a bucket under it and opened all the windows, but i couldnt get...

So i'm trying to figure out where to drill the damn holes for this thing to mount to, and having a bit of trouble. I'm trying to find a place so that the links are pretty much un-stress when the suspension is at normal ride height, but i cant get it to happen like that. With the full weight of...

Well today i was just finishing up my complete rear brake overhaul, including removing and painting the backing plates. the problem is that when i put the passenger side axle back in, it doesnt spin freely when there is pressure applied to the axle. It seems like the bearing is hanging up on...

40 years and still fast as ever, not bad for an old horse. :D

hey, my rear end was leaking oil into one of my brake drums, so naturally the seal needs replacing. Well i got the brakes off and the axle out, but i cant figure out how to remove the seal from the housing. I know there is a tool to do it with, but i cant afford to buy every specialty tool...

Hey guys, i'm about to put a T5 in my 66 and i was going to replace the tailshaft bushing and seal, but the problem is, i cant find a seal that matches the one that came off it. The flange is the right size, but the rubber dust cover thing is about 3/4 inch too long. If i were to put it on it...

Ok, i'm in the middle of my swap, meaning that both transmissions are on the floor of my garage, and i've got a few things i need to know. 1) Can i use the same pilot bearing/bushing for the T5 that was on the old 3spd? I am reusing the original clutch/flywheel and t/o bearing. 2)...

what size U-joints would a 66 289 3spd have had originally? 1310? I need to buy a new trans yoke for my T5 swap, but dont know what size. I know its 28 spline, but....

Can a 50oz flywheel and 50oz damper be used on an early 28oz 289 engine? I read somewhere that all SBF cranks are the same and it would be fine as long as you dont use different ones on both sides of the crank. The reason i ask is i can get a fairly new late model flywheel and balancer for...