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  1. shotsy

    Heater and AC vacume diagram

    Anybody have the under dash vac diagram for a 69/70's heater and AC controls?
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    C4 transmission issues

    I took the ride around the block the other day and second gear is slipping really bad. I did the B&M shift kit to the trans before I put it in the car and dont know If I messed something up or if I got a bum trans from Oreileys? I took the valve body out and went back through it with a fine...
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    Looking for 1 of these wheels

    If anyone has one of these sweet 14" aluminum mags laying around I want it. I've got three of them and one odd ball steel wheel, it's going to be a while before I can spring for a decent set of wheels but I'd like to at least have 4 matching ones in the time being. Oh yeah and the body work is...
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    Another headlight question

    I'm about to put headlites in my car and I dont have an existing bulb to match up with the new ones, anyone know what size or part number the standard el cheapo high/low beam headlites on a 70 is? Dont wanna walk out of the parts store with the wrong bulbs.
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    Rear window busted cause I'm dumb :(

    I was pulling the car out of the garage to sweep today and a gust of wind pushed the back window out of the coupe and onto the garage floor. My heart broke as I heard the glass shatter all over the floor and then I got kinda ill as I realized that I'm a dumb A$$ for just letting the glass sit in...
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    Wiper motor wiring question Ford ranger tilt column conversion (Long)

    I pulled a tilt steering column out of a late 80 ish ford ranger primarily so I could put tilt in my 70 coupe, but now I've got a nifty wiper switch and hi/lo beam switch on the tree that I want to make functional. My problem is that the wiper switch was mising from my car when I got it. Anyone...
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    8 inch rear questions

    I've broke down and bought a powertrax locker to go in my 8 inch rear, and I have a few questions. 1. How much gear oil does the 8" rear require? 2. With the powertrax locker (no clutches) do I need to run a gear oil with a friction addative? 3. I've got a new chunk gasket and figured...
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    How thick can I go with bondo?

    I'm getting everything ready for paint an the drivers door on my rig is terrible, The PO had the door drilled full of holes and bondo'd to the moon, like 3/4 of an inch thick at the deepest part of the dent. To refill this huge void (front 1/3d of the door) how thick should I apply the bondo in...
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    Dual Exhaust 3" Tail Pipes?

    Anyone know where to get some 3" tail pipes that will fit a 70? the biggest I can seem to find are 2.5" :shrug:
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    A Little Help From Holley Users

    Hey All, Still having probs with the holey 750 (4160 vac sec) on my 351C. It's running rich after dropping the jets from a 72 down to a 68, Is this still way to big for a 351C. I've got the timing set at 13 deg initial and the mixture screws are only 1/2 turn out from the bottom, pulling 8...
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    Help I snapped off My bleeders

    I got the MP front disk brake conversion done and the fronts are working great, but when I attempeted to loosen the bleeders in the rear, I snapped both of them off :mad: I thought that this would be no big deal and that an easy out would work, but I snapped one of those off in each side of...
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    School Of MasterCard (I'm Dumb)

    Sorry this is kinda long but I've been a bit frustrated thought I'd tell my story, I've been thinking about setting the project car on fire and watching it burn, maybe roast some mashmellows cause I'm sure as hell not roasting any tires!!! Hey everyone it's been an expensive couple of weeks...
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    Jet Size Question (running way to rich)

    Ok fellas I need some Help!! I got the car fired the other day and It's running so rich it feels like my eyes are going to burn out. I've got the timing set at 6 deg initial. (I know it's low) The car starts and idles about 700 rpm and sounds great but I'm spitting little black dots out of the...
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    GM Alternator Conversion Info

    Hey guys it's probably been covered a dozen times but here goes again Converting Your Ford GM Juice 1. Take the old alternator and regulator out. 2. Get the 94 amp 12si alternator out of an 84 Camero 3. Reclock the back of the alternator so the 2 prong plug is facing the right...
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    70 Ignition Switch obsolete?

    My quest for the infamous now obsolete 70 igniton switch led me to the following... Every place I called including the big name mustang parts houses (pick your favorite) either had none and told me they were obsolete or offerd to sell me one off of a junker for an enormous amount of cash...
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    Run a 2 speed fan w/ temp switch

    I grabbed a fan for my coupe at the junk yard and realized that it had 2 speeds when I got it home. Here's a wiring diagram that I made up to let you utilize both speeds without frying the motor and tick tock between slow and fast depending on the temp, good for stop and go I'd think.
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    Radiator donor car fo a 1970?

    Wondering if any of you have ever robbed a radiator from a junkyard car to fit in a 70 mustang? (16" X 24 1/2" core + tanks) I took my oem radiator to the shop today and was told that it's to far gone to rebuld, and was quoted 400+ Bucks for a new one. can I grab a nice fat 3 row out of some...
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    351C Distriubutor question

    I'm trying to get the distributor stabbed on my motor and it wont go in all of the way. The dist. gear meshes with the Cam but it's not sliding down over the oil pump shaft? (shaft is leaning slightly aft) Is it safe to persuade the dist down with a gentle bump from from a rubber mallet? I know...
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    8 inch build up question

    I know that the sacred 9 inch is probably the way to go, but I'm on a pretty tight budget. I've got a 70 coupe with the rock stock 8 inch that I'm planning on loading with 400 HP. 70 coupe details I'd like to get the 8 inch strong enough to handle this ammount of power (with limited slip if...
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    70 Coupe Restoration

    Hello Everyone!! I'm new to the forums and wanted to show off my latest project, I'm working on a full restomod on a 1970 Coupe , I've got the suspension completely redone and the front brakes converted to disk via a Master Power conversion kit (missing a lot of parts when it arrived). I've...