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    FEP Super Member Blainer's Avatar
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    Castor camber plates have black paint on bolts, there is pink paint on the control arm tip by the ball joints and orange paint on the strut nuts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blainer View Post
    Thanks fascat. The paint looks really good for its age. Not perfect by any means with all the nicks and bumps. But all those nicks,bumps and scratches tell the story of the original owner. It will only be this way once.

    I know it's not the Blainer way of doing things. This car is just getting what it needs nothing more and nothing less.

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    I feel the same way about keeping it as original as you can. Like you said, they are only original once. It sure is beautiful.

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    Had a crap day....put the rotors back on and the used dust shield was rubbing on the rotor. I tried to adjust the plastic and "crack".....dangitt!!!!#@$#

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    Well she is all back together after I found another shield. Took it for a rip and everything is golden. Need to find some ttop trim and caps. Need to save some cash for reproduction TRX wheels next. For now I gotta be gentle on the TRX tires from 1989.

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    Hope to see the car someday.

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    Well after its last car show trip she started running rich and surging. Tried to start it yesterday and surges then dies. Rock auto order and now wait. Found a cool marking under the carb spacer stamped OK and a number below. Lots of fine sediment in the bottom of carb that I wiped out. Here are some pics. Time to rebuild and hope no other issues arrise.

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    Well as I removed the power valve cover, fuel poured out. Well that explained the surging and dying. Makes me happy I wont have to adjust screws or settings from the factory set ones as the base screws are still capped off. I also found a secondar

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    Got some goodies today. Time to rebuild the carburetor.

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    Car looks great!

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    All done! Now to wait for my new phenolic base gasket. I couldn't believe that the kit had Ford part numbered gaskets. I did not use the new seat as I did not like the way it was made. You can tighten the original one with a small socket. The new one had a slot on the top for a flat screw driver that was cut too narrow. I used the new needle.

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    Haven’t touched one of those in years! Good luck!

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    I must have rebuilt a thousand of those carbs back in my mechanic days. Super easy to work on, not much to mess up. Looks good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMW Rider View Post
    I must have rebuilt a thousand of those carbs back in my mechanic days. Super easy to work on, not much to mess up. Looks good.
    You bet! I just changed what needed changing. Factory setting left alone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blainer View Post
    You bet! I just changed what needed changing. Factory setting left alone.

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    The most common failure part on those is the power valve. They develop a leak in the diaphragm and pull fuel through causing poor idle conditions as the most noticeable symptom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMW Rider View Post
    The most common failure part on those is the power valve. They develop a leak in the diaphragm and pull fuel through causing poor idle conditions as the most noticeable symptom.
    She is working like brand new now! Now to wait for my new LMR TRX wheels.

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    Very cool thread! beautiful car! Thanks for all the info and great pic's

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    ^^^^^^
    What he said:
    Congratulations on a really special Ttop that I know will be cherished by you!
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    I never seem to get the nut that holds the steering wheel fixed

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    SVE TRX wheels installed with Achilles ATR Sport 225/55ZR16

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    Very nice, very original car.
    Hard to find these days.

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    Great upgrade with those new rims and tires....
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    Quote Originally Posted by JTurbo View Post
    Great upgrade with those new rims and tires....
    I definitely feel safer driving on new tires then 20 year old ones.

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    If anyone missed my Facebook post, I decided to sell the car. A fox mustang enthusiast bought it and I hope I made the right choice. He already wants to change the period correct stereo system out of it. Even though I like the stereo the original owner saved for and put in, it's not my car anymore.

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    Blainer, what’s next for you?
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    Quote Originally Posted by cougman67 View Post
    Blainer, what’s next for you?
    I honestly don't know....I have parts hanging in the Garage and I have a couple boxes of parts.

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