Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
I use an old weight bench to hold mine.I finally had the chance to pick up some metal tubing to make my rear end bracket for my engine stand. This will make rebuilding my 8.8 for my 82 GT and any others much easier.
Dave
If common sense was common wouldn't it just be sense?
1983 Capri L T top 5.0 efi aod
1983 Capri RS Turbo
1981 Black Magic 400 c6
93 F-250 351 5sp 4x4
I'm almost done with wrapping my chrome trim in 3M carbon fiber vinyl. My chrome trim is dented and scratched beyond what I could repair. I wanted a dark trim, so I went the wrap route over painted since it's more forgiving.
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'86 Hatchback V6 / Auto Restomod (For Sale)
Not a big PITA, but definitely takes longer than I thought it would. My biggest learning points were doing it in a warmer environment (I found out 40 degrees in the shop isn't easy) and the best way to wet it out. The DI-NOC is pretty forgiving thankfully as it has some texture to blend mistakes in. I doubt something like chrome would be as easy to work with.
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Replaced a leaky oil pressure sending unit and also painted it black along with the extension
86 coupe
1993 GT
My 10 Sec street cars
Added Redline Goods leather parking brake cover:
86 coupe
1993 GT
My 10 Sec street cars
Haven't done much of anything on mine recently, between too cold temps and snow cleanup....
Have this coming weekend off, expected to be 70 all weekend......hope to finish painting my 85.......
Scotty
1985 Fox Notch 4-banger Ranger tube header Eastwood Royal Blue
1988 Fox LX 5.0 AOD Vert BBK 170mph speedo Candy Apple Red
1999 Mustang Coupe V6 Auto Chrome Yellow -Daily Driver.
Past Pony's.....
68 Coupe Inline-6 3-Speed-Man. Primer
78 II Hatch 302 3-Speed-Auto Sunroof Black
81 4-Eye Coupe 4-Banger 4-Speed-Man. White
Scotty
1985 Fox Notch 4-banger Ranger tube header Eastwood Royal Blue
1988 Fox LX 5.0 AOD Vert BBK 170mph speedo Candy Apple Red
1999 Mustang Coupe V6 Auto Chrome Yellow -Daily Driver.
Past Pony's.....
68 Coupe Inline-6 3-Speed-Man. Primer
78 II Hatch 302 3-Speed-Auto Sunroof Black
81 4-Eye Coupe 4-Banger 4-Speed-Man. White
Have to go into details again as it may be of value to someone in the name of safety in the least.
Smelled fuel after shutdown for last few months. Front of car.
Noted slightly wet areas on carb body with dirt collection on carb and intake below it.
Determined fuel bowl gasket was seeping fuel. But why?
Car was running fine.
Steady idle, rpm. MPG down guess 1-2. Very slight flat spot off idle. No stalls.
Leaking fuel anywhere is not acceptable.
Fire extinguisher is always behind d seat, absolutely desire it to stay unused.
Replaced fuel bowl to air horn gasket.
Decided to quick check everything inside carb.
Noticed fuel level was low in bowl. Why?
Recently found out float spec weight is 10g.
Old one was 11g.
Replaced float, reset float level to spec.
Added yellow pipe tape to fuel inlet fitting.
Replaced screw type fuel hose clamp with spring type.
Digging deeper:
Found hole in power valve. Thing was worn out big time.
Replaced it.
Idle mix had not been right for a while either.
Could turn screw all the way in. Engine would still idle.
Pulling any vac line stalled engine. Normal.
After repairs, engine would not idle without accel pedal input. Uhoh.
Reset idle mix and idle rpm. Had to go up on both settings. Are within normal range of adj.
Was hoping that was all that was needed.
Good. Engine now stalled with mix screw too far in, as it should.
Test ride: Steady idle rpm 19" vac. No leaks, flat spot, gas smell.
Time will tell more.
Update: Noticeably better mpg in the 20's some prob due to winter fuel mix in 60's outside temp.
Engine used to buck a little in 1st, 1000-1500 rpm in traffic. No more.
Gained back bottom end torque with carb work.
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Went on a 50 mile cruise with the tops out and really FINE FINE FINE tuned the alignment in since I replaced the inner tie rods last month. It was close before but she is dead on now. Steering wheel is dead nuts straight.
Liberty once lost is lost forever.
John Adams
July 7, 1775
Stopped at a store during a test drive.
Go to close the door. Wont latch. Bounce off.
Door was dropping down too far.
Started couple days ago. Figured it was simply frame twist on uneven ground.
WTH? Lower door pin backed out of the lower bushing somehow.
Was 1/2 way up to the top bushing.
Both bushings intact.
Got out the ball peon and large screwdriver from the on board self rescue kit.
Pried and tapped pin back down.
5 minutes later went on my way.
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Installed new RXT dual disc clutch as well as upgraded my Tremec 3550 to TKO specs. 31 spline main shaft, 26 spline input shaft as well as carbon fiber lined blocker rings on 2nd and 3rd gear. All back together and test drive went well. Even with the Nitto drag radials at 25lbs 3rd gear can roast the tires. Need some more break in miles before I take it back to the track.
Today I took my 17y/o daughter for some driving lessons. Had her do about 50 miles today. Lots of whining from her. Probably a couple more gray hairs for me.
Black 1985 GT: 408w, in the 6's in the 1/8 mile
Bimini Blue 1988 LX 5.0 Coupe 5-speed, Hellion turbo, zero options
Grabber Yellow 1973 Mustang Mach 1: 351c, toploader
Black 2012 5.0 GT, 6-speed, Brembo brakes, 3.73's
Wimbledon White 1966 F-100 Shortbed Styleside, 390, Tremec 3550, FiTech EFI
A rare break from winter here in NE. Was in the 70's when is usually in the teens this time of year. Figures.... All the foxbody work was done or the parts aren't here for the next priority yet.
Last week when it was cold we welded in subframe connectors on my son's 86 GT ragtop and fixed a bad spot in the floor on mine.
any bets on the temps here when the fuel pump and fuel gauge finally show up from LMR?
I did start looking at acreage lots. Thinking of having a new house built along with a new outbuilding for a shop.
My latest thought for getting my car done after the mechanicals are solved is to have the structural stuff like torque boxes and frame rails and floors redone by a shop then do the rest of the bodywork like burning in new quarter panels and swapping doors and fenders at home.
Put in new spring insulators and some used 3.55 gears in place of the worn out 3.08's in my SSP.
Drove 200 miles with my kids to a museum. Had a blast.
2 1986 cougars (both 4 eyed and 5.0)
1 1987 cougar
Taught my 17 year old son how to drop a fuel tank and replace a fuel pump. Also gauge sending unit.
Taught him where to find diagrams, what fusible links are, and what to look for when checking fusible links.
Next in the preventative maintenance schedule will be to pull the plugs and teach him how to read them.
His car might have 24lb injectors and a cobra based MAF conversion in its future. Either a plug is faulty or fouling up. The car is down 3-4 mpg and it seems like one injector may be going out on the passenger bank. No sense in staying with 19's when 6 hole 24's have better atomization and give room for upgrades up to 400 HP at the crank....
Stupid part is my 86 with 440K+ has the original injectors and they all still work perfectly. Meanwhile a car of the same year with 110K has injectors acting up. I guess it stresses the importance of running a good fuel injector cleaner through it every 1500 miles over the life of the car.
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Installed new poly trans mount and u-joints. Discovered my 1 year old Griffin radiator is leaking near the upper hose....again. 3rd Griffin to do this in 4 years. They won't cover it, time to find a different radiator.
USA made didn't hold up, maybe time for a Mishimoto?
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Jeremiah
1986 Mustang GT 5spd, 3.27's
PimpXS ECU/Android Single DIN Touchscreen
SN95 Cobra Brakes/SN95 Front LCA's/Axles/S197 Wheels
1998 Explorer Engine/Stock HO Cam 281rwhp/326rwtq
Added Mishimoto oil cooler
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86 coupe
1993 GT
My 10 Sec street cars
I put on some new dew wipes recently, which I put on my build thread. My compressor motor died on me, so I picked up a battery powered impact gun. I tinkered with it this weekend and put a 275 on the front of my coupe to see what it would look like. I also changed the door hinge pins on the passenger side door.
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Well, since Last weekend, Weather being nice and all here in Kentucky. Started Her up last Weekend and all is good. Made a few hard Pulls so far this Year. She Loves to burn the Tires, lol. 20-MPH Rolling and Nailing Her/It LOL. She will smoke tires. Still need to Rebuild the C4 Transmission though. I'm having a 2-3 Flare since last Summer. Time to get busy. Summer is here, Lets rock.
1981 Mustang Coupe: Rebuilt 91/306, Ported E7's, TF Spring kit, E-303 Cam, RPM Intake, Eddy 1406 Carb, FMS Dual Roller Timing set, March UD pulleys, Summit LT Headers, Summit 2-1/2" Chambered Mufflers w/ 2-1/2" FlowTech H-Pipe/ Flowtubes & 2-1/2" LMR SS Tailpipes. C4 trans with 8.8/ 2.73 Rear.
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1979 Indy Pace Car Mustang 302 / 5spd
1982 Mustang GT T-Top 302 / 4spd
1986 SVO Mustang - 1C
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