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    Need new Door Panels

    i don't think $250 for a nice set of door panels is bad at all. I'd hate to imagine what a NOS set would cost. Or factory replacment if they made them. Heck a set of used replacements will cost you well over $100 if they're in good condition. Search ebay though for used ones. The 87-93 variety...
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    Need new Door Panels

    I picked up a near mint set of originals on ebay. I did see that guys custom panels though and thought they were sweet. Very clean look and i like it. I allmost wish i'd spent the extra cash and gotten those. J.
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    MGW shifter installed...

    I had no problems stretching the lower boot into place.
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    question about timing on my 289

    Thanks for the link candy-a-Mach1. Are those new or used equipment? What about these guys? They have alot of balancers priced from $79+ http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&tc=photo&item=7944729877&category=33616 The one in the link looks nice. I found some on summit...
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    Summit/Jegs sport seats? a few Q's?

    Agreed. I've not sat in the summit or jegs seats but have sat in a few other "budget" sport seats. They suck. I would scrape up the extra cash to get some good recaros or corbeaus. They'll run about $300 - $400 per seat for something nice. Otherwise go to the junkyard and find some nice comfy...
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    question about timing on my 289

    Ok, on closer inspection the rubber in the balancer is a bit worn. I can even wiggle the outer ring a tiny bit. I'm guessing it has slipped from the original position. Any ideas on what i can replace it with without breaking the bank? This is not a race engine. Anything OEM type should be...
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    question about timing on my 289

    The balancer is from the 289. I'm not sure if he bought it new when he did the build or not but it's in great shape. Rubber seems to be good and everything. I think the pointer is in the correct location. When the car "sounds" like it's timed close the timing marks on the balancer are allmost...
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    question about timing on my 289

    I figured i would post this here since the 5.0 guys mainly focus on 302's. I bought my 83 GT from an old friend. It's powered by a 1966 289 block with 302 heads. All the internals are new. Forged rods and pistons etc... When my friend put the motor together he must have done something wrong...
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    MGW shifter installed...

    Mine sits around 7 O'clock. Great reach from there. I might even move it more towards 9, damn aftermarket arm rest pad gets in teh way of shifting. J.
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    Gears (not the same ol' qustion)

    Not at all. you could go a little steeper than 3.73's. 4.10's go really well with an AOD on the street. J.
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    sea foam

    Yep, seafoam is good stuff. J.
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    carb recommendation

    barry grant speed demon 650. MMMMM. Take your pick, Mechanical secondaries, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=763&item=6940536218 Vacuum secondaries, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=763&item=6938608398 I would say go with the...
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    Intake & Carb Options

    Have you considered a demon carb? a 650 demon will flow as much or more air than a 700cfm holley. I just put a demon 650 on my 289 (performer RPM intake) and i could not be more pleased with it. I've allways run holley's in the past but i don't think i'll ever go back to them. You should check...
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    5 lug conversion questions?

    doesn't include anything for the rear. front only.
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    Transmission Gear?

    http://secure.50resto.com/category.cfm?SID=1&Category_ID=145 50resto. As 5.0LOfFun said if your car is pre-1990 you need the red gear, after 90 is the white gear. They have all the details for what you need @ the link above. Either of those two gears are $7.95 from 50resto. Why pay more?? J.
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    5 lug conversion questions?

    Looks pretty sweet to me. I'm considering 5 lug conversion in the spring also. That looks like a good deal with good parts. J.
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    T5 oil

    83 84 non WC were not manufactured by Tremec. This makes your tremec manual irrelevant to these models of transmission. Tremec bought the T5 line from borg warner in 98. Yes, it is as simple as non WC T5 trans use gear oil and WC T5's use ATF. Borg warner produced the non WC T5's not Tremec. J.
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    Muffler Question

    Ah, i just notice you have long tubes. That should cut down on the drone with the 40's considerably. J>
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    Muffler Question

    I might be interested in trading you my 2 chamber flows for your super turbos. It's too loud for me :(. It does have some drone but with an H or X (i have straight duals) It would probably be alot less drone. The sound at WOT is awesome, but quite a bit too much volume for me. Let me know what...
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    MGW shifter installed...

    Go to www.MGWltd.com and read on it. It's a very innovative design. Completely different from anything available on the market today. Its the first time someone has actually lengthened the distance from the pivot point to the lower ball. This gives a much shorter throw than just shortening the...