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    Best Bang For The Buck Shorty Header?

    I didn't have any issues at mockup with plug clearance with the patriot headers I have. They are shorties but not sure if they are clippster. (Have had them a few years). I have my engine moved back a bit and the bed radius for the passenger side exhaust connection was a little tight, and it...
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    how can i lock my hood shut?

    Holy thread from the dead... almost 10 years old lol
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    Long Tubes Versus Shortie Headers

    I actually have both already... I bought the shorty headers before I decided to do the T5, I got the long tubes with all of the T5 conversion pieces. It would be way easier to do the long tubes just because the magna flow system I have on it now was hooked up to a different brand of long tubes...
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    Long Tubes Versus Shortie Headers

    So I was looking at doing an online subscription to Mustang monthly. And I saw this article http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-to/engine/1406-long-tube-vs-shorty-headers-pipe-dreams/ While I was checking out the parent site. Is it me or does it seem a bit skewed? I am not saying that the power...
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    Post Pics Of How Your Classic Mustang Currently Sits

    Here is what I am workin with. About to start on the engine bay, Cowl is done ... finally. Not much to look at but was the first car I bought with my own money when I was 15. Been loads of fun for the last 25 years. My Dad and I worked on it in High school and now me and my youngest work on...
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    Dose This Sound Like A Good Combo?

    Engine is a 289 bored 30 over with flat top forged pistons (4 valve reliefs), Compression ratio should be between 9.5 or 10 to 1 (used online calculator) Going with retrofit link bar roller lifters (Howards) Installing an Edelbrock EDL-2221 http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ed...view/make/ford...
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    Water from cowl

    I did the plastic clear cover 20 years ago in high school for my 67 and it worked great. Only had to install it when it was raining or calling for it. I lost the cover a long time ago, but the car sat in the garage for years... I got her out 7 years ago just to get her running before I tried to...
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    Iron Windsor JR accessory bolt holes...

    Thank you!! I did do a google search and this is what I was trying to find but I guess I just didn't express myself correctly in my discription because I did not get the results of what I wanted... Ordered a set thank you again.
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    Iron Windsor JR accessory bolt holes...

    Ok I have finally got around to putting a set of heads on that i bought a few years ago... Every thing was going great until i went to bolt the power steering pump and alternator back on and the freaking accessory bolt holes on the heads are a 5/8ths coarse thread and as yall know the alt and ps...
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    How to remove lugs from front brake drums

    If you are removing the hub from the from the drum just lay it on the ground, with the dust cover off, put a 2x4 over the hub and smack it with a small 3# hammer. The hub should seperate from the drum. But you need to press the studs out. Also you need to get the hub and studs pressed back in...
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    Need some help. Water jacket in head leaking through pushrod hole?

    Did you preasure test the sytem with the valve covers off? If you went through to a coolent passage you should get some form of report at the push rod hole you went through. I would think if you are hearing the air in the valley it ain't the push rod clearencing that is the problem.
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    22 gallon fuel tank ????

    Not yet, but I was going to put the standard tank in before I get her on the road this summer. After reading the article I am pretty sure I will go the Stainless route.
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    22 gallon fuel tank ????

    I don't care about the weight. I am more interested in distance I can get out of a tank.
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    22 gallon fuel tank ????

    Thats not the one. I read the article also and am looking to find a price on them.
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    Spray dying seat color change

    +1 I used it on the seat in the 67 15 years ago. If I wouldn't have wanted to go to the stock 2 tone colors it still looked pretty good. The prep is deffinately the key.
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    patriot clipster headers

    Have a set sitting next to the 67 waiting to be installed when I get around to working on her again this spring. They look to be very good quality.
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    Twisted wedge and Windsor Jr heads

    link doesn't work...
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    Twisted wedge and Windsor Jr heads

    Will the rockers work with these heads?
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    Motor mount - Short or tall

    They are not adjustable up and down, but you can get a lowering mount bracket for them. Meaning the frame mount sits lower, nice if you need the hood clearance.