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    sizing for Bullit-style rims

    With a 68, you can get away with wider wheels than my 66 can. Check dodgestang's site for exact sizes. I run 17x8" 2001 Bullitt wheels (same as 2001-2004 GT) with a 5.75" backspacing. Since I needed (and you probably will too, at least up front) a 4.75" backspace, I used 1" billet adapters on...
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    Roller motor question

    True enough! There is more to "just replace cam and lifters and you're done" to this conversion. You will need the spider, 2 mounting bolts and the dogbones. You will also need new correct length pushrods and might as well get new rockers while you are at it. You may need shims if you have...
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    Roller motor question

    All the 85+ 5.0L engines are "roller-ready", meaning they have longer lifter bores than previous 302/5.0L engines and can use roller lifters and matching hardened cam. Even the low-po 5.0L found in 1985+ Lincoln town cars and Ford Crown Victorias and pickups are "roller-ready". Only the HO...
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    Ron Morris adjustable motor mounts

    I have the RM mounts (put them in about 4 years ago) with JBA headers, 5.0L and T5z. It allowed me to move the engine about an inch back for the headers to clear the steering box and to move the engine side to side to get near perfect fit. I did have to grind the DS rear side an 1/8" when I...
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    Hi-Po Manifolds

    If you look at my pictures above, you'll see the collectors were enlarged enough to fit a 2 1/4" exhaust. That's about the largest you can go with these, though. Depending on heads, intake and cam, 2 1/4" dual exhausts should flow plenty to meet the ~300HP goal. :D Daniel
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    headers

    Nope. Won't fit, even with percussive therapy. The DS collector dumps right at the top of the steering box and the 5 and 6 primaries likely will not clear the shock tower (they stick out ~5" and the shock towers are ~4" from the heads). :( If you can sell them, get shorties designed for the...
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    Hi-Po Manifolds

    The inner tube (primary collector of the 5 and 7 primaries) of reproduction SBF tri-y headers occupies the same real estate that the cable wants to pass through. Tri-ys (and many long tubes also have this problem. I've tried several types of longtubes and either they completely interfere with...
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    JBA Headers Fitment Issue

    I put the RM mounts on my car in a few hours while the engine was installed in the car. It should have taken me even less, but I was working by myself and didn't have anything else waiting. They are similar to the TCP ones but aren't quite as "beefy". Do yourself a favor and pressure wash the...
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    Hi-Po Manifolds

    Oh, and I run the Hi-Po manifolds and H-pipe with a Ron Morris cable clutch. No problems, and there is well over 4" of clearance at the closest point.
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    Hi-Po Manifolds

    I currently have Hi-Po manifolds on my 66 and like them pretty well. I also have Edelbrock Performer heads, but only 2" dual exhausts. I didn't go all out for power, but the car still performs pretty good. :nice: I use Remflex gaskets (which I would recommend) and have ported out the...
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    Flywheel Bolts

    Yep, rotate until they fit. Ford small blocks are externally balanced (balance on the flexplate/flywheel and the front harmonic balance) and Ford did this to ensure the balance was maintained. Daniel
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    JBA Headers Fitment Issue

    In their footnotes, JBA says that you have to use 66 motor mounts in order to fit the 1650 in a 65. Are you using 66 motor mounts? They move the motor about 1/2 to 1" higher than the 65 motor mounts and from your picture this looks like it would be enough to clear. The RMP mounts sound...
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    Quick T5 install questions

    Nothing definitive, but the flexplate picture shows what looks like a 28oz weight (based on typical weight length--I don't have a 50oz picture, but my 50oz flywheel weight is considerably longer). Also, if your internals on the 79 302 are stock, you will have a 28oz imbalance, requiring a...
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    Factory Run Data for 1966

    Since Ford destroyed the data to make room for the 67-68 years, most of the hard data is lost. You can get a general idea (there are accurate numbers for body styles, engines and some options, just not how many were put with other options) but not narrow it down. For example, you can find out...
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    Leaf Spring Suggestions

    I have heavy duty aftermarket shackles but the stock ones will work. FAF supplies the bushings both front and back, so the stock lower shackle bushings aren't needed. I have the 200lb-in springs. They compare in road stiffness to probably a 165# 4 1/2 leaf or so, but they react much more...
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    Leaf Spring Suggestions

    Here are some pics of the FAF springs. Sorry for the dirt, but the car is street driven. :D Front spring eye. Spring eyes are bolted in. I had an engine oil leak and it spraycoated everything under the car:mad:
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    Leaf Spring Suggestions

    Oh, and the eyes are reverseable with the FAF springs (although you have to be careful when removing and reinstalling the eyes so as not to damage the ends and so as to get a good bond again). I dropped 1/2" when I reversed the spring eyes. Daniel
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    Leaf Spring Suggestions

    If you want to upgrade to a stiffer leaf but with better ride and faster reflexes, you might consider fiberglass mono-leafs from Flex-a-form (get them from Moneymakerracing.com). More expensive ($400 vs $200) , but it will save a lot on weight (8lbs each instead of the stock 4 leaf's 38lbs each...
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    T5z tranny, clutch and flywheel

    Z-spec T5 (1352-251) in new condition (have pics) with new in box Valeo clutch/pressure plate/throw out bearing/input bearing, new transmission mount for 65-66, new ARP flywheel bolts and new Fidanza aluminum flywheel with both 28 and 50oz imbalance removeable weights. The flywheel does have a...
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    cable clutch conversion with these headers?

    The new Patriot Clipster looks an awful lot like the JBA 1650 midlength headers (which do work with the cable clutch). Anyone know if they are the same dimensions (other than the JBA 2 1/2" collector which I prefer to the Clipster 3" for street SBFs). Clipster: and some from Jegs...