I've heard it's a pain. We have a special drill bit just for spot welds we used on the radiator support. it wasn't too bad with a corded drill. I...
Green Monster project progress: We have started on the cowl pan rust repair, we have to un-do some of the progress made previously to repair the...
I don't remember the torque specs, but I do remember it was from the center out. We looked up the specs at the time in an old book.
Welcome to the forum from Florida! it could have fallen all the way down into the oil pan, there are passages open on both ends and in the middle...
Its best if you can buy a good parts car for cheap. I took the 5 lug power discs off this 75 Maverick 4 door big 6 car i got for $300: [ATTACH]...
It's not a Maverick, or a Ford, or even rear wheel drive, but guys on forums often know tricks for other vehicles and this is the right space in...
You can spend a great deal of time and effort chasing down electrical gremlins in old cars, or you can skip the hassle and get one of these:...
If you want to keep 4 lug this worked for us: My son's 65 Falcon was all stock with 4 lug and 4 wheel manual drums. My son wanted to keep the...
You don't have to switch to 5 lug to get disc brakes. I have installed a Scarebird kit on a 65 Falcon with 14 inch, 4 lug wheels. The Scarebird...
That's why I love a good parts car, that is exactly what I did. I didn't just swap to 5 lug and discs up front, I also upgraded to power brakes...
Get headers even if there is nothing wrong with your motor! Headers are a great return on investment as far as dollars to hp gain goes. I'm...
An oil pump seizing can sound like a rod knocking. Either symptom in my car would cause me to do a motor swap or rebuild. In your case, with 44K...
Welcome to the forum! You got a sweet deal. V8's are fun but the swap isn't a 4 hour job on 1 weekend. Lots can be done with a 250. Here are...
Thank you, groberts101 that is the information I was after on the X vs. H pipes. By "general questions", I meant ones that apply to any make or...
General questions: 1. what is the difference between an x-pipe and an h-pipe and true dual exhaust? I know what they look like, I mean...
Welcome to the forum. This is an inexpensive one that will fit: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g3534/overview/make/ford I got one that was...
This week we got some more interior work done while waiting for Christy's motor to come back from the machine shop. Poppa Randy got the lower dash...
That fan looks really good. What years of Taurus has that style of fan? Are Mercury Sables the same?
Check out the Flowmaster 70 series. It was recommended to me by Flowmaster for a Grand Touring car build. It is supposed to maintain high flow...
I live where its over 80 degrees more than 300 days a year, and in the low 90's probably over 100 days. No A/C would be a deal breaker for me at...
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