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Greetings all! I hope the administrators are cool with this, if not let me know. My name is Bob Wilson and I am the Editorial Director at CarTech Inc. We have a series of trivia books called 1001 Facts. So far we have done Muscle Car Facts, Drag Racing Facts and Harley Facts. Next up is a book...

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Just took delivery of the Grande Monday, and I could use a little help as I don't have the repair manual yet. The car has no keys, and the ignition switch is busted out but the guts are still there. Also, the trunk is locked. What's the best way to remove the ignition switch so I can throw a...

I just bought this: This is the just like the car I had in high school, my very first car. The only difference is that my HS car had a black vinyl top instead of white, and a 302 instead of a 351. This car is in Wyoming, and I have to get it shipped here. Presently, it has no...

I went from a 351 to a 395 stroker, and I am finding that I am running a little hot. I switched from a 20" radiator to a 24" radiator years ago, can't remember if it was 2 or 3 row. It still wont keep up. What are you guys using? Aluminum? Brands? Sizes?

I have a 69 fastback with a fresh 393 stroker with the Edelbrock RPM package. While driving it on the freeway last fall, it seems I am running the bowls dry when running down the freeway for a length of time. When pulling off the road, the bowls of course catch up and the car starts running...

DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly ******ing flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly painted parts you were drying. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then...

It's been a while, and my Ford Shop manuals suggest using all sorts of equipment that is special use Ford stuff from 1969. I think I have a charging problem. It's a 69 with a recent 393 upgrade. I replaced just about everything during the upgrade, including the battery, solonoid, regulator...

I have a 393 windsor which I recently built, and I decided to get new plug wires to match the motor (old ones orange, new ones blue). I was running 7.5mm Autolites, and I bought Moroso Spiral core 9mm wires. My car won't run with the Morosos. I have a Petronix coil running off the factory...

My 69 needs hinges bad. Has anybody put them on without pulling the door off, just one at a time while supported by a jack? What's the best way to go about it. I dont wanna pull fenders.

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The latest issue of Mustangs and Ford has one of their usual top 25 lists, and the latest one is top 25 low buck mods for performance. In the headers section of the article, it stated pretty emphatically that shorty headers will get you no gain over manifolds, the dyno proves it. Only buy...

Anybody ever replace an oil pan or pump in a 69 with a 351 windsor? Did you drop the center section, or juct jack the motor way up? If you dropped the center section, was it easy to bolt back up? I am a little apprehensive about removing a structural support piece.

OK, I think it's time for me to take a time out from my car and stare at it for a while..... I built a nice 393 for it, was out breaking it in, burning tires, etc. It just cut out on me. I was usung the ignition I had in the car with the last engine, stock dizzy with Pertronix I, stock...

Just got flatbed towed for the first time in twenty years, and it appears I have ignition issues. I have a new 393, and on it I put a new Pertronix coil. I had already installed the Pertonix 1 module about 6 years ago. It flat cut out on me yesterday. The coil is fine, I tested with a...

Just built a new 393 and I am using a Melling high volume oil pump. As tight as I have the distributor hold down, it appears that the distributor is rotating very slowly and my timing is retarding. I cant go any tighter on the hold down, is there another way to keep the distributor from...

Do the rods or counterweights on stroker Fords (like my soon to be assembled 393) ever hit the camshaft lobes? I hear they do sometimes on Chebbies. :rlaugh: Also, be careful if you buy a kit from Coast. They sent the wrong pistons the first time, then they had the wrong size rods. When I...

As many of you know, when you put an aftermarket intake on a small block Ford, the 90 degree elbow that one of the heater core hoses goes to right behind the thermostat doesn't fit. The hole in the aftermarket intake is one size bigger. While I had little problem finding a replacement that...

Building a 393 for my 69 Fastback and while taking apart the 351w that is in there, I was pretty surprised how badly recessed the exhaust valves in three cylinders had become. One of the valves is the thickness of a 50 cent piece into the head. Hopefully you will be able to tell from the...