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There's a huge yard in VA called east coast auto that specializes in wrecked late models. CARS I see 16 post-'03 mustangs

Very good point.

+1 One more pro/con to rebuilding: You get the satisfaction of building your own engine, but if you screw it up (it is very easy to screw it up, ask me how I know), you'll be doing it again, and again, and again...

I wouldn't think the car would be much fun to drive if you have an engine designed to run at high RPM and you're driving around at low RPM. Odds are that engine is peaky and driving it like grandma will be frustrating and less fun than just keeping the engine you have. I agree that you...

I'm still around a little, I kind of got generally disenchanted with the car so I haven't been messing with it much. It's 1000 miles away right now.

I think whoever said it was the rings was right. I took it out again yesterday and got them seated a little better and the smoke went away. I'm waiting on a balancer spacer so I can put the right balancer on it before I really go out and romp on it, but so far everthing looks great. I took a...

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I got this 331 running a couple days ago and the exhaust smokes white a little. Both tailpipes, but I have an x-pipe so that probably doesn't mean much. I figure it's not water or oil because I don't smell antifreeze or burning oil, and it's definitely smoke, not vapor. I haven't driven the...

I ordered one from eastwood, their economy set, cost $30 I believe. I just did some double flares on 3/16" line a couple weeks ago with it and they turned out fine. *edit* Here's what I ordered: http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=2425&itemType=PRODUCT Tool looks the same, but...

I have a 3-row radiator on my '66 and it's all crudded up. I filled it with tap water (I know, I know, younger and dumber) and let it sit for a couple years. Now I finally got the car running again and it's running a little hot. It idles at 180 but if I rev it to 2500 or so it creeps on up to...

I coated the top of my new floor today with POR-15, and I'm wondering how would be the best way to coat the underbody. I could do POR-15 on it as well, but it seems like it would be a huge messy hassle laying on the floor dripping that stuff all over myself. Is there another good way you guys...

I have mine mounted in the metal part, between the doors and the glove box/guage cluster. They look and sound really good there, but you have to cut holes in the metal. *edit* 1 more...

That one is 7/8" bore, same as the one I have. Is there no 3/4" bore slave cylinder available on the planet for purchase?:shrug:

I have the JMC hydraulic clutch kit on my car (which is apart right now), and it has never worked right. Not enough travel to completely disengage the clutch. So I was thinking about a hydraulic t/o bearing, but those are more expensive than I thought. Now I'm thinking I'd like to try to get...

You said that didn't take as long as you thought it would; how long did it take? Nice II BTW:nice:

Lots of variables, hard to tell. Stock 289 open rear, yeah 16.1 sounds about right. Long tubes, 4 bbl., you might knock off a few tenths, but don't expect anything crazy. What kind of condition is your short block in? If it's healthy, cam, heads, and maybe gears could get you at least in the...

I just want some round rubber plugs for the floor. About an inch or so. I can't find anywhere that sells them for less than 100/package. I'm pretty sure they're not at the hardware store, haven't checked lowes/home depot yet. Somebody must sell them for like $0.25 apiece:shrug:

I just did all that. My experience was that the deeper I got, the more rust I found. I started out just doing the partial floor pans, then the full floor, then trunk floor/quarters/wheelhouses/rear crossmember. The guys who built this thing were very good at covering up rust and hiding it...

Since digging into this thing back in october and working on it all the time, I have finally almost got a shell of a car together. I just finished the quarter panels, and I think I'm done with the metal. My question is, what should I prime them with? I know "self-etching primer," but I...

Dude, nawz is for amateurs, propane adds like 1000 hp'z, I bet you're in the 8s with that.