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  1. machnone

    4x4 van swap

    ive been listing my dodge 4x4 van on craigslist here in portland or for a few weeks and a guy just offered to swap a 92 gt mustang for it . well i have no experiance with these cars and i just wondered if you guys no of any trouble spots to look out for .the van is selling for 2500 ,so i...
  2. machnone

    can't decide on paint

    wow oh man that copper beemer is bitch'n iguess the main reason i thinking of going with the brown is im being cheep.i can just paint the flat black stipes and black out the hood and not repaint the whole car . by the way i seem to remember a thread about rustolium paint jobs,and i thought...
  3. machnone

    can't decide on paint

    hey folks its been a while . been pretty busy but im getting ready to put the 72 in the booth and i cant decide on a color its been repainted once .its stock color is light brown metalic. i was thinking orange but i also like the brown with the black out wheels and hood with black out...
  4. machnone

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    the paint scheme looks like a gold nugget special .is it ?
  5. machnone

    gold nugget special

    bitchin monn. im stoked .i wonder how many are left.its just a fluke that mine didnt end up as a quarter panel doner too.as it is there is onlya few parts left on it . but the shell is sound and hey its got a great deck lid and fuel tank( and thats about it) .ive started with less . i cant wait...
  6. machnone

    gold nugget special

    awsome .everyone keeps telling me that they have seen one or that they know someone that had one or whatever but its nice to see one that someone actualy owns . are you planning on a restore or just drive it till the wheels fall off. my vote is resto upgrade. mine is just a shell but the vin...
  7. machnone

    q code 72 fb

    wow thats alot of bs
  8. machnone

    q code 72 fb

    ok ive never tried to post pics here yet so lets see if i can figgeritowt so we did a little tire swappin today and i used a set of old 200s ar's that had been painted red for a rat rod( same size same 3.75bs) they stuck out about 1.75past the outside of the fender . so it looks like the...
  9. machnone

    q code 72 fb

    swap well like i said i might swap rears .i was reading the 9in rear swap list sticky and it looks like a 65-66 rear might give me the extra room i need (57.25 vs 61.25) has anyone done this swar in a big mustang? or should i start searching for a narrowed rear?
  10. machnone

    Best Holley carb for 347 stroker combo?

    i have a new 750 dp on my 70 xl (390pi) and on the 69 440 superbee .but i dont want to canabalize one project for another( 2 steps foward 1 step back )so ill just move onward and upward,or at least sideways. but if any carb guru out there knows how i can desquirt my firehose of a carb please im...
  11. machnone

    Best Holley carb for 347 stroker combo?

    sounds like a plan . but im a huge fan of not messin w/ stuff that im no good at. like rebuilding carbs. so i may just find a rebuilt or a new one but if yours is workin good and the price is right we can deal im sure that my carb works fine its just to much.
  12. machnone

    Best Holley carb for 347 stroker combo?

    same problem different set up my 72 has a 351c w/ unknown cam and unknown bore&stroke w/ 4v quench heads and single plane manifold .the old carb was a 750 dp that leaked as much fuel as it pumped . so i went looking for a new carb and found much to my delight a chuck nuytten preped dp of...
  13. machnone

    3.8 swap

    good point guess ill shoehorn a blown big block stroker in there:nice: STOP THE JOKE'N AND START THE SMOKE'N just kidd'n im actualy just trying to make a nice daily driver for my daughter .of course she wants the gt options w/ all the goodies but she doesnt have to pay her...
  14. machnone

    q code 72 fb

    if i have to mabey ill tub it or swap rear ends . hopefully it wont be to far off so a combo of rolling the fender wells and swaping the rear with something a little shorter will do it. if not ill have to see if 275s or 255s will work . i have a couple of sets of 8in and 7in coke bottles but i...
  15. machnone

    q code 72 fb

    well i plan to stuff them under this weekend so ill let you know
  16. machnone

    3.8 swap

    yeah i as hoping that the blocks would be universal .one tech that i talked to said something about the fwd motor having diferent head gaskets to either block off or open( i cant remember) the flow of water since the motor is mountedsideways insted of front to back. mabey ill just keep...
  17. machnone

    q code 72 fb

    ok new ? i have a 72 fast back that came w/ a 351c 4 speed and i belive 390:1 butt gears. i always had 295/50/15 on my 70 mach. and i got my hands on a beutiful pair of old shool 10" american racing coke bottles ( my absolute all time favorite wheels) w/295/50/15 bfg i know i know there...
  18. machnone

    gold nugget special

    OK heres what i know so far ( it aint much) apparently when they started the california specials they decided to sell a line in the pacific north west called the gold nugget special. its a 68 coupe w/ sunlight gold paint w/ the gt stripes and black stripes across th hood,a black vynal top and...
  19. machnone

    3.8 swap

    i have a 99 w 3.8 that has 180.000 miles and has just bit the dust.(RIP) so my question is will a 3.8 for a front wheel drive work in a rear wheel drive mustang.I have a chance to buy a crate motor for 400.00 and im not up on these cars .any help would be great.
  20. machnone

    gold nugget special

    yeah i got the title with the shell and the 67.iwasnt about to let it rust in someones yard ( it can rust in my yard ) the dso says 74 followed by 1111. wich is the correct designation for a gns.the guy i bought it from got it for the quater panels . the 67 has ben punched in the rearend and...