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  1. 78CHARLIE

    Had to post...Non II

    Being in the police car restoration area also, someone found this... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=66470&item=4513926293&rd=1 Talk about being the envy of all your friends! :flag: Show up at a car show with your own BBQ pit, beer coolers on the...
  2. 78CHARLIE

    2.3l Carb Question

    I need to replace my original carb on my 78 2.3l. Doing a nos restoration, I have a non-California car (Texas). I can get a new NOS Ford/Weber 2.3l Carb but it's for California. I don't have all their extra smog junk on mine to deal with. Will it work? My code is a D8EE-JA, while the other...
  3. 78CHARLIE

    Radiator Hose Clamps

    What was the OEM type radiator hose clamps. I know the heater hoses used tower clamps. Where they also tower clamps, ring clamps (2 rings with a worm screw), or the banded-spring loaded type that you use a pair of pliers to open? Thanks- Tony
  4. 78CHARLIE

    any1 in cen tx want a II parts car

    Where in central Texas are you? -Tony
  5. 78CHARLIE

    Junkyarders!

    One of our Vics run about $5,000-$6,000. Mileage around 80,000. We don't butcher up the insides or outsides. Still painted black and white. I get an employee discount for a few thousand cheaper. -Tony
  6. 78CHARLIE

    Junkyarders!

    I'm with the Texas Hwy Patrol and am going to be buying one of our 02 or 03 Vics in the next few weeks. I want to change it up a little. My 78, 93 Cobra, and 88 Tx Hwy Patrol Mustang are all 100 percent stock and if restored used OEM/NOS parts. With the Vic plan on putting the center console in...
  7. 78CHARLIE

    Junkyarders!

    I know it's not for my 78....but we all go to junk yards. I am looking for a 2003-2004 Mercury Marauder or Sport Crown Vic. Anybody finds one please let me know! I'm as desperate as Jon is with his white cargo panels. Need a Marauder front bumper and a center console assembly from the...
  8. 78CHARLIE

    78 Window Sticker?

    So the invoices are the same as the window stickers back then? That's what would have been on the window on the lot? For my newer cars I've got the window sticker from off the window, and also the dealer invoice that no one ever sees. It's a computer type print out like Dale's copy. Looks alot...
  9. 78CHARLIE

    Fuel Economy Questions

    A few weeks ago someone was wondering about the II's fuel economy. I contacted the EPA and this is what they sent me: Data for vehicle prior to 1985 is available at: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/download.shtml For the 1978 Mustang II see the text file below...
  10. 78CHARLIE

    78 Window Sticker?

    Looked and searched all over .Net site. Couldn't find anything. Tony
  11. 78CHARLIE

    78 Window Sticker?

    Does anyone have a window sticker from Ford for their car? Looking for a 78 to use as an example. Any year actually to see how they're printed/typed up. Thanks- Tony
  12. 78CHARLIE

    Who Else Besides Me Is Like This?

    This comes from a buddy of mine... I not only have my 78 2+2, but a 100 % restored Texas Hwy Patrol Car, and a 93 Cobra. http://www.sspmustang.org/corner.htm Tony
  13. 78CHARLIE

    V-6 Overflow Bottle

    I want to put an overflow bottle on my 78 2.3l. I came across a new V-6 bottle online without pictures. Does it mount next to my washer bottle on the fenderwell? Also, anyone have a picture of one? Thanks- Tony
  14. 78CHARLIE

    Gaskets for fuel tank, where to get?

    I got 2 of my gaskets from Ford last year. part numbers: E1AZ-9072-B $9.03 F6TZ-9B076-AA $3.56 Hope that helps. Tony
  15. 78CHARLIE

    BATTERY SIZE

    So that would be a BXT-??? in a modern Motorcraft? What are other people using?
  16. 78CHARLIE

    BATTERY SIZE

    What is the correct battery group size? Looking for a Motorcraft battery, bigger the better but will still fit in stock location. Thanks- Tony
  17. 78CHARLIE

    Body Mount Bushings

    Has no one ever messed with these?
  18. 78CHARLIE

    A/C Options?

    With a 2.3l besides going back with the factory stock A/C setup what other options are there? Anyone did anything else? Before having all my obsolete lines replicated ($$$) and having a power robbing compressor I'd like to see if anyone else had any other ideas. Thanks!
  19. 78CHARLIE

    Lost My Gas Gauge

    Has anyone tried an older Mustang's sending unit? (65-66, 67-68, 69-73)? They look close, available, and cheap. Tony
  20. 78CHARLIE

    Body Mount Bushings

    Has anyone replaced and if so where to get the body mount bushings-under the motor area by the suspension on the unibody? Thanks- Tony