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I have a Mallory unilight in my Falcon. Its been there at least 15 years. Three wires and its ready to go.
like oldrelics asked, is the gauge working? I can't see the headers causing the overheat problem. Where is your temp sensor located?
I was there Friday and Saturday and had no problems with getting in or out. Saturday I drove in at 9:30 am and although there were a lot of cars...
life is good when your wife is into hot rods.
yes some days yes. other days....she just shakes her head and rolls her eyes but its all good.
My wife grew up around hot rods. This car was her dads.
We took both cars to a local cruise night and my wife got top pick this week with the 32.
if you put the shifter in manual 1 (low) and manually upshift, will it shift that way?
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i have a 10.5 inch clutch in my Falcon. 302 with a T5. newer 302 flywheels have a different balance. starting in '86 the balance changed to 50oz....
I have had cars that I sold after a year or two, the Falcon in my sig I have owned since '93 and the 32 I have recently received will stay in the...
i feel your pain.
the positive crank case ventilation has an important job. it pulls hydrocarbons out of the crank case and also by putting the crank case in a...
as others have said, knowing your spring pressure is important otherwise your jut guessing and taking a risk of cam damage and valve train problems.
you need one of these http://www.cjponyparts.com/speedometer-sender-oem-1983-1993/p/HW1967/ it will run the cable and has an electrical...
i don't have any pictures and the car is parked for the winter but I will try and explain what I did for my T5. My trans cross member is located...
never had a cam fail, old or new. I use whatever oil is required by the cam manufacture and follow the break in guide lines and then run the crap...
pull the distributor and prime it using a drill.
AAA worth it. And as others have stated state farm offers towing. Used them once on daily driver. I paid the tow up front then sent in the tow...
I would pass on that trans. Find a T5 and do the tail shaft swap.
he would get the message if pre '48s stopped showing up.
your gonna have to get creative. maybe an old glass washer bottle or old oil can. set it up so you can easily remove the can and pour the coolant...
so I finally got the correct pitman arm. removed the old steering linkage and installed the new parts. I reused the outer tied rods and adjusting...
tough one. I like goodguys and nsra because there are so many cars to see. I can spend all day walking around and not see every car, plus I enjoy...
I have seen it done both ways and not leak. I use a gasket on the 9 inch in my falcon and it has never leaked.
I say no to the high price aluminum radiators. I have two cars both v8's with copper brass radiators and both run at proper temp even on the...
friction modifier.
got this from an article, hagerty insurance is the source of the info. Parking lots are by far the most dangerous place to leave a collector car,...
update, I got the wrong pitman arm. it was my mistake. the center link, idler arm and inner tie rods look correct although the inner tie rods are...
a photo from early spring [IMG]
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