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  1. MustangMatt1966

    Please Help!! Voltage issues or so I think...

    Hey guys and gals! I have a major issue that I can not seem to figure out. Just a little background on the car. 1966 Mustang, built 289, 5 speed manual transmission. Battery is in the trunk, powermaster 1 wire alternator and it seems the votage regulator is bypassed and taken out. Car ran...
  2. MustangMatt1966

    What size Radiator will I Need?

    Hey guys, quick question. The time has come to get a new radiator and I am going to buy a jegs universal and make some mounts for it. Question is do you think its a good idea to take the battery tray out to get more room or is this un-necessary. I have the battery in the trunk but the trey is...
  3. MustangMatt1966

    Backfire When I Shift

    Hey guys, just a quick question. When i am running through the gears (usually when I am on the gas a bit :) haha ) every time I shift it backfires, just one loud pop. Car seems to be running fine and the backfire sounds kind of cool but I need to know what is causing it. Thanks guys
  4. MustangMatt1966

    Wimbledon White Hood Scoop with Airbrushed Mustang

    Hey guys, I was planning to put this scoop on my 1966 mustang but I got in an accident and needed a new hood so I purchased a cowl hood and I no longer need this scoop. The scoop was purchased from up22 and is a thunderbird style scoop with a custom air brushed mustang on it. It is 3 inces...
  5. MustangMatt1966

    Emergency shut off

    Hey guys, I did a search and didnt come up with what I really wanted to know. I do know a few of you have done the back up light removal and replaced it with an emergency cut off which kills all power to the car. I have seen the switches in jegs and I really want to do this. My battery is...
  6. MustangMatt1966

    I have no Idea what it could be...

    So I went to start the mustang tonight to move it out of the garage. While turning over before starting I head a large squeal and then a small backfire through the carb possibly. Now when I try to start the car all it does is turn over, no attempt at firing or getting a spark. I checked all...
  7. MustangMatt1966

    Racing Stripes Part 2

    Ok, so here they are..real ones this time...for those of you that dont know what I am talking about, a couple weeks ago I posted a thread about the duplicolor washable paint...I did racing stripes with that and I liked the look so much I got real ones...My bro and I along with some friends taped...
  8. MustangMatt1966

    For iskwezm

    Hey, I noticed that you have a cowl hood very similar to mine and you also have stripes on your car (what I will be doing sat). I wanted to know if you used the same size as early shelby's and how they fit with the hood (stripe dimensions are shown here http://site.cobranda.com/tech/lemans.pdf...
  9. MustangMatt1966

    Racing Stripes

    Hey guys, just wanted to let you know of a little trick I found for those of us wanting to do racing stripes and always wondered what they would look like. Well I saw a commercial for the duplicolor car art stuff and decided I wanted to use it to paint some stripes on my car. We tapped off the...
  10. MustangMatt1966

    Little Help Please

    hey Guys, let me take a second to introduce myself. Im matt and frequent the classic section cuz I have a 1966 mustang but my brother has a 1989 5.0 and we just did a complete motor rebuild on it. When doing so we decided to switch it from EFI to carb. His fuel pump for the EFI was WAY to...
  11. MustangMatt1966

    FINALLY!!!! (dial up users run away)

    Hey guys, just wanted to post pictures of the all the new stuff done to the car and thank some special people, first of all Dennis from CSRP for the granada front disc kit, its wonderful and for the people who helped me out with the rim and tire situation....well here goes...granada front disc...
  12. MustangMatt1966

    Will my rear tires fit????

    Hey guys, car is making great progress. I got the granada front disk brake kit from Dennis with the slotted rotors, line lock from jegs, new rear leaf springs and shackles ect. and new rims (15 by7 in front and 15 by 8 in back) they are the jegs sport star rims. Question i have is the tires i...
  13. MustangMatt1966

    15 by 8 rims with dot slicks or others...

    I am looking for a pair of 15 by 8 rims.. (hopefully cheap rims) just 2 for the back two tires, with some sort of dot slicks or drag radials... I am looking to break into the 13's and the tires are necessary for me to get there...I do not want to spend a lot of money (have been searching ebay)...
  14. MustangMatt1966

    Need some help...track times inside

    Hey guys, I need some help here. Last night I went to the track with my car (I havent been in a while) and decided I wanted to run. The outside temp. was probably around 95 to 100 degrees (florida) and the track temp was probably around 140? so traction was hard to come by. First run i get...
  15. MustangMatt1966

    dumb question....

    Ok, this is a really dumb question, but how do i change my fuel filter?? there is obviously going to be fuel in the line, so how do i go about this?:shrug:
  16. MustangMatt1966

    air fuel mixture screw

    what is the proper procedure for setting the air fuel mixture screws....my engine has been stumbling at idle lately and im wondering if this might be the cause..i checked the idle screw and its set right, but there must be something else wrong....i heard you turn them all the way until the car...
  17. MustangMatt1966

    At what temp. is overheating?

    Sorry for a dumb question, but at what temp. is too hot??? 190? 200? 210? just curious as to what you all think. Thanks, Matt
  18. MustangMatt1966

    new video of my car

    http://www.vzwpix.com/share.do?inviteToken=OEjr4hJpm78sh5qzaQW0 my friend took it yesterday with his camera phone, it was on a really really rural road, so there was no danger..hope it works and you all like it:D
  19. MustangMatt1966

    Headlights turn off while driving

    Hey guys, i have a little problem. When i have been driving my car for about 10 to 15 mins at night, the headlights begin to turn on and off and eventually turn off. At first i thought that after running for a while, the lights were loosing voltage. Then i thought that maybe the switch is...
  20. MustangMatt1966

    Great.....

    So guess what guys....two nights ago, up at school we had a vandalism problem..and guess who's car was in the list of ones messed with.....yeah, me...also in the list was a 350z, trailblazer, acura...my car got keyed with the words "f" you keyed in the side of it...cops dont know who it was but...