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    New acquisition won't fire up...

    You can buy a sticker with timing marks for your balancer for very little money if you don't find marks on it. Remove spark plug on cylinder 1 and find the compression stroke (put your thumb over it and when air is blowing out that's the compression stroke). I'd probably also look for a...
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    Engine rebuild or swap

    It depends a lot on your goals for the car. I once did an idiotic thing. I rebuilt the original straight six that came in my 1970 convertible. Kicked myself quite a bit later. Now the car has an old 302 from a highway patrol car. It's all stock except using a carb now instead of EFI. Well...
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    Progress Thread 1965 Coupe To Fast Back Conversion ,number ...i Forget !

    Great work! I always love to see the photos and sequence of what you do. Very impressive. Thank you for posting it. My experience working with a lot of engineers is that we can be overly anal and impractical at times. I wouldn't worry about this guy's criticisms - my impression is that he...
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    small block 427, what heads should I run

    I agree - heads with canted valves can make big power. In my opinion, Jon Kaase has also proven himself to be good at getting power out of engines with all his Engine Masters wins.
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    small block 427, what heads should I run

    There are lots of great small block Ford heads out there, but if I were looking to buy I would go with something from Jon Kaase. For a small block 427, perhaps the P-38 heads? They say 700-750 HP on a mild 427...
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    1967 coupe, bogging down problem

    Did you change out the condenser under the distributor cap as well, or just the coil? If it's points ignition - the points also need to be at least adjusted regularly if not replaced. From what I've seen in the past, problems with dirty filters usually show themselves when the engine is...
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    1967 coupe, bogging down problem

    I agree with zookeeper. I had a coil go out in the past and that is how it behaved.
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    Do ignition systems really do anything?

    Oh I don't doubt you. I'm very impressed though. It's not easy to make any car run that well, much less a non-OD big block.
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    Do ignition systems really do anything?

    I think if you can get a carbed 427 to average 17 mpg you just might be a magician. I will never be talented enough to make that happen. Especially if the car is geared for performance and has an older non-OD transmission. Anyway, I'm not here to argue about fuel economy. Really don't want...
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    Do ignition systems really do anything?

    I still after all these years believe that there's a benefit to higher power ignitions as well as electronic ignition. No way would the OEMs keep going higher and higher ignition power unless they saw benefits from it. And electronic is a no brainer just considering the cost of parts versus...
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    To shave or not to shave the bumpers

    I like the idea of shaving the bolts as well.
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    1967 289 eng locked up

    If I understand what you have written it seems to me that the camshaft was interfering with the stuck lifter and that's why the engine wouldn't rotate more than 1 full revolution.
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    Progress Thread 1965 Coupe To Fast Back Conversion ,number ...i Forget !

    There are a lot of important things, but another I suspect is to measure your car before cutting it up and to verify you are duplicating those measurements before doing any welding. Lots of measuring!
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    Hydraulic Top Cylinders

    Thanks for the info - I will probably need it in a few years when I have the body of my car back in shape.
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    '70 Mustang Convertible Sheet Metal Question

    Thanks for the additional information! I sanded the paint off both rear quarters. The driver's side had some significant dents and holes in it under a heavy layer of filler, so I've started cutting out the driver's side. I'm still hoping to save the passenger side. It is in good shape as far...
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    '70 Mustang Convertible Sheet Metal Question

    I was hoping you would reply, Jim. I guess my next step is to sand the paint off the quarters to be very sure that they are actually in good shape before I spend the time to drill all the spot welds.
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    '70 Mustang Convertible Sheet Metal Question

    So I have finally bitten the bullet and the convertible is nearly completely torn apart. I have found that the rear quarter panels are actually a lot better than I thought. I believed that they were full of mud. The problem is that the outer wheel houses on both sides are rotten. It is...
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    351M Ideas

    IIRC M has a 10.2" deck height while the Clevo has a 9.2". 351W is around 9.5" and 302 is 8.2"
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    Sad Day For The 66

    I had the clutch go out on my parents' VW bug. I was too young at the time to be brave enough to try to drive it anywhere. I also had the clutch cable quit working on my dad's Kawasaki KZ 1000 as well, that was a few years later - I think I might have been 16 or 17 and I figured out a way...
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    1966 Mustang Coupe Restomod

    Cool custom touch with the tail lights. Thanks for posting the photos!