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    Help me get my '69 running good! EFI/351w

    Well, I guess it’s time, i've been away for a LONG time! I need my car running so I can drive her!!! I hate going into the garage having her looking at me begging to make a trip down some twisty road hugging the payment. I’ve put way too much time and money into this car for it to sit unused...
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    saw a '06 gt-h....pretty cool! slightyly off topic

    on the way to a local show i saw this(pic below)..pretty damn cool i thought! http://www.shelbyautos.com/gt-h.asp
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    how to test a maf.....help please

    ok i did an EFI conversion on my 69 stang and now i'm getting a 66 code...back firing and rough idle...not surging. mass-floefi.com 30lb injectors vpwr and ground are at 12 volts with the DVM at the connector for the maf. Now i can't drive the car so it's hard for me to check the return...
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    Got the 69 running with EFI...kinda....surging bad at idle

    Well I'm doing a Mass-flo EFI conversion on my 69 351w. for those of you not familiar with the system its a 90'sih ford system with a later modle GM LS1 style maf that fits into your air cleaner. Any way it uses all stock sensors and actuators so now this is easy....you diagnose it just like a...
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    almost time to starter up....couple pix

    I'll pretty up all the wiring after i get all the bugs all worked out so please disregard . Only thing i have to do now is fill the coolent, oil and put in the plugs....and get new battery cables. then check the codes on the computer....check for fuel leaks and flush the fuel lines and i'm ready...
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    more progress today on my '69 EFI/Engine rebuild....pics

    Here's the run-down on a pretty flawless day of wrenching. Started out this morning rented the hoist, removed the starter, disconnected the tranny and motor mounts, pulled the old 351. Installed my oil pan on the new motor, brass freeze plugs, driver’s side exhaust manifold and torqued down...
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    Weekend progress PIX engine build and mock-up....EFI

    Well after a small glitch, I've got the motor together! I still need to check my push-rod length but thats no biggie. I had some valve to piston clearance issues but I got over that after I figured I wasn't on TDC when I installed the timing set. Yes I'm retarted as stated in my last post by...
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    Piston to valve contact on mock-up....What now? HELP PLEASE!

    ALRIGHT GUYS NEED HELP HERE. FIRST I'M CONFUSED. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CHECK MY VALVE CLEARANCE IF I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY PUSH-ROD LENGTH IS SUPPOSED TO BE. HERE IS WHAT I DID.... ASSEMBLED THE HEADS ASSEMBLED THE SHORT BLOCK LINED UP THE DOTS ON THE TIMING SET PLACED CLAY ON THE PISTON FACE...
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    piston ring confusesion

    by looking at my rings....how do i know which rings go where. the lower is ovious but the top 2, how do i know which is which by looking at them??
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    Thinking about an electric water pump......any experiance here?

    Thinking about running this water pump on my 351w. It draws 10 amps....would i need to also up-grade my alternator? I've heard that running a electric waterpump helds with traffic driving in hot weather because it's a steady flow regardless of engine speed. Anyone out there running the below...
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    GOT MY HEADS ASSEMBLED..PICS AND THANKS!

    AFTER GETTING ADVICE AND TIPS FROM YOU MUSTANGERS OUT THERE IN CYBER SPACE..THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!..I SUCESSFULLY CHANGED THE SPRINGS ON MY WORLD WINDSOR SR. HEADS...PICS( MORE PICS HERE http://www.splendora-classmates.com/EFI.htm). I USED ALL THE STUFF THAT CAME IN MY CAM KIT.THESE WILL BE...
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    any good links for assembling heads??

    i'm at the point in the build where i need to remover the old springs...install the new springs and get this rolling. are there any good links out there on how to do this, write up style??
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    GOT THE MASS-FLO SYSTEM TODAY!! YAHOO!!! DIAL UP WARNING

    Iordered about a week ago...quick shipping! Well packed and everything was well orginized and labled! Here are a couple pix....more on my site listed below. This is for a 351w...30# injectors....mallory ignition(standard feature).
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    70 tank in a 69....any hidden probs?

    i know this should be a simple bolt in but i have to ask ....will i encounter any probs with a 70 gas tank going into a 69?
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    EFI Fuel system pics....

    http://www.splendora-classmates.com/EFI.htm Check out my weekends progress on the fuel sytem for my MASS-FLO conversion....Almost done! And before anyone says it....yes i did it the hard way! Plastic line and duck bill fitting are quicker, easier and cheaper. But i guess i like -an fittings...
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    Anyone running World Windsor heads? on a 351w??

    I was wonder if any of you guys...or girls have the mentioned heads above? I can't figure out how to mount the spacer brackets required for my alternator or my power steering pump on my '69 351w. Any suggestions or pictures would be great!
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    Time for fuel injection and rebuild!!!

    Well it's been a while since I’ve posted......been busy in the Navy. Anyway I have a few months to get my 351w out rebuilt and stabbed back in. I'm planning a mild/budget build on my spare '69 block, stock heads ported, ARP fasteners and good quality pistons, rods seals rings yadda yadda. I...
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    mustangsteve's 13" cobra brake lit is out and cheap

    i thought that you guys might be interested in this. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4557959148&category=34199&sspagename=WDVW
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    up-dates(it's been awhile) and fuel system advice/opinions

    A little story then the questions at the bottom…. Yesterday I went to the Hobby Shop on Miramar marine air station. http://www.mccsmiramar.com/autohobby.html Wow his place is awesome!! I did my whole transmission swap to an AOD/rack and pinion and suspension there last July. Nothing like...
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    getting, maybe now i can finish my strut rod conversion right!

    getting a mill, maybe now i can finish my strut rod conversion right! This seems to be a good week for me, 2 kick ass deals in one week, first my 69 Grande parts car, then this. I can finally use this to make some strut rod mounts for the adjustable strut rod conversion I started last year...