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    I'm Crazy, no Water By-Pass?

    So, I put my new intake manifold on the Stang, and I am hooking everything up, and realized that I had to buy a new Water By-Pass. But as far as I can tell, either I am calling it by the wrong name, or I am doing something very wrong. On my old intake, about an inch behind the Thermostat...
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    Flabbergasted

    I am utterly astounded by this car sometimes. I'm not complaining, I knew that when I bought this car, it was going to be a basket case by virtue of its age (And previous owner), and I bought it knowing full well I am not a good mechanic. (I bought intending to learn, I hate having to rely on...
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    OT: Full Throttle, 2 68 Mustangs are the center piece

    Its History Channels answer to "Pimp my Ride" and "Overhaulin". Two teams (from what I can tell) get unlimited budgets and a workshop, and take two identicle cars, In this case 1968 Mustangs, tune them up and race them. Winning team keeps both cars. Itsthe shows Premier tonight. Oh, Time: 9:00...
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    Sad Mustang, guessing early 70s

    <img src="http://photos.yafro.com/pics3/i/20041031/08/3/e/e/3eed7aafc877dfb05213ac98129124ac0_full.jpg"> <img src="http://photos.yafro.com/pics3/i/20041031/09/e/6/1/e6162a42c95084dceb465032bd5039b70_full.jpg"> I was picking up a friend, and this was next door to her house. I couldn't find a...
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    OT: Replacing Glass (on an 87 BMW)

    For some reason, while waiting in line at Dunkin Donuts, the rear window in my car decided to shatter. I can't find a quote on how much rear glass is going to cost me, or how much I can expect to be charged to replace it.... Can someone tell me how much that kind of job generally runs?
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    Extreme Mustang: Back to the track

    Discovery Channel, 8:00PM Ford Racing joins with a Canadian motor sport company to modify a 2005 showroom Mustang into a full-blown race car ready for a NASCAR driver. Included: initial computer design; test laps on the race track
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    California Law VS Classics

    Found this on Yahoo (In the Oddly enough Section, Oddly Enough) Article Here: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&e=4&u=/nm/20040927/od_nm/cars_dc SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lovers of California's classic cars, celebrated in the Beach Boys song for "fun, fun, fun," worried...
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    OT: Overhaulin (On TLC)

    Tuesday at 9:00pm, its a Fastback, not sure of the year, but I am pretty sure its a 66.
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    OT: Rides (On TLC)

    The next episode, which I think is on Tuesday, is on Mustangs. I caught a commercial, looks good. Course, there is the obligitory Eleanor (Its everywhere!) And a bunch of real Shelby's (Except, now the Eleanor is a real Shelby) as well as the Boss mustangs and stuff.
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    Notice of Violation of the blah blah blah

    So my mom gets a certified letter, for my Mustang, and another car we DON'T even own, or have in my driveway. Now, what I am trying to figure out.... is if I am rebuilding this Mustang, how can the City of Milford order me to remove it from my Drive-Way? I am going to go arrange a meeting, to...
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    Kinda OT: Bullitt Remake

    I was cruising Movies.com, and look what I came across: http://movies.go.com/movies/B/bullitt_2006/index.html It can go two ways.... half decent, or really bad. I can't see how it could possibly be better then the original, in any way shape or form. For those of you who Don't know the...
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    C4 Green Dot Transmissions

    I am going to guess I have the "Dreaded Green Dot" since instead of Drive, I have a Small dot and a Big Dot. So how bad are these really? How long can I get away with it, and it dies, would it be about the same price to switch to an AOD? Or how about to switch it to a T5? I like the idea of...
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    Awww $%)&, I was stupid

    So, I took pictures of the carb before I took it off the car because I have a terrible memory, and I knew I would forget how all the plumbing went, and I took pictures of everything but the throttle linkage all hooked up. I think I have it properly set up now, but I am not really sure, can...
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    Tachometers

    How hard is it to install a Tachometer? I know I don't really need one, since my car has a C4, but I think it would be good to have on anyways. How hard are they to install, wire up? How do they install, and heres a good question... how do they work? Thanks alot.
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    OT: Firebirds and BMWs (Don't Shoot me, please)

    Can someone point me in the direction of a forum for firebirds? Particulary the F-Bodies? My friend has a 1990 Firebird that is always having things broken. I tried to find a good forum online, and then I remembered that some members of this one have Firebirds, so I was hoping they could...
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    Ooops, Carb Help please?

    So, I get impulsive and I just decide to do stuff on my car. Since I am learning as I go, and I learn much better just doing it, I sometimes fix things without knowing the right name for it. It also so happens, I break things without knowing the name of it. So, I take the carb off, get...
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    Simple Spark Plug Question

    What does "Gapping the sparkplug" mean? Are the Autolites the best to stick with, and do better cables really help? I want to replace the spark plugs and wires, since I figure the ones in my car are probably 10 years old or so at least. And when the car runs, if you rev the engine, a wet spot...
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    Please Help ID Engine Block? (Retry)

    (I figured this would get more replies in Tech then Talk) Hey, I had my starter off the other day to replace it (Not that replacing it actually did anything, but it was worth a shot I figured, it was old) and I took down the block Numbers. I know that the engine in my 66 coupe isnt original...
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    Engine Block ID

    Hey, I had my starter off the other to replace (Not that replacing it actually did anything, but it was worth a shot I figure, it was old) and I took down the block Numbers. I know that the engine in my 66 coupe isnt original, but It would be nice to know more specificly what engine was in it...
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    Shift Kits

    Can someone please explain how a shift kit works, why you would use it, and if it compromises the Transmission? Can it still work like an automatic? Do you have to cut up your console to get it to fit? I know alot of people put them in there Automatics, so that they can work like a manual...