Swapping a 289 to replace a 250 l6

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  1. JosephBrand

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    cool. what percent of tint did you do and what seats are those? I want to do cloth in mine.
     
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    If you don't think so, just wait till you're running 60-70 MPH and the line of cars in front of you jamb on brakes. You'll either hit the cars or the ditch....

    I've converted both Comet & Fairlane to discs, luckily the Cobra had them from new.
     
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    so do the swap?
     
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    By all means! Mine was four wheel drums when I got it. I was on the road to a car show when the turn off came up sooner than I expected. I hammered the brakes and fortunately for me nothing bad happened but I found front disc brakes pronto.

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    Just O'Reilly's tint, 20 percent..the seats are out of a 79 pinto that I just stretched a set of cover's on.. I'd leave yours they look nice ! And definitely disk in front at least....
     
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    ok I will do front disc swap, going to get a shop to tint my windows all the way around, and I want cloth so will try to keep same design but in cloth. Also going to get rid of all vacuum a/c box and stuff and switching to newer air with electric controls
     
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    ok front disk swap it is.
     
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    The weather strip was some of the best money we've spent so far, really seals it up !
     

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    I plan on getting all good chrome eventually, when I go to get it painted i will get it dustless blasted, also why is the trim near your quarter window blue?
     
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    Lol ! It was completely shot...and I'm to tight to spend the $ they want for a pair, so we sanded them down n painted, bumpers arnt much better, gonna make them body color also in the end..
     
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    I'm hoping by the time I get to working on the outside more trim is available.
     
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    Hopefully...glass also...was going to ask what year is your guy ?
     
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