Posts by iowa_old

hi

i finally found this thread

good ideas above

like the idea of an 'enclosed palette to protect it

as it is a beautiful work of art!!

we'll figure something out

thanks

'iowa' dave

was there any difference between the '65 and '66 carb's?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/196…=item20b1ab1711

thanks

iowa

i don't realy understand these points of reference.

at least i can get the ones from the 'baseline'

i can't believe they acutally measured s.t.

without using fractions

iowa

where is this datum hole?

iowa

i have called dynacorn

and requested exact dimensions of their floor repro

i'll be excited to see what i get.

guess i'll have to crawl under my son's car

and take some measurements

and see how they line up with mine

iowa

also, the measurement across the rear

of the front inner rails is listed as 19.84

and mine is ~ 35"!!!!!!!

i see that the width across the front

of the rear inner rails is 37.62 and this is okay

wow!

surely, someone has picked up these discreptancies

and posted a thread about them

would like to have correct dimensions before

i build my subframe jig

iowa

i have a question about the dimension diagram on pg 17-7

in the 65 owner's manual

(hopefully i am not imfringing on any copyright laws here,

and if i am, i will delete the pic)

there are 3 basic lengths in this diagram

73.78 48.50 and 46.50

but......the end one ie 46.50 is drawn as longer

then the middle one (48.50) on the diagram!!!!!!!

it is obviously not drawn to scale

but see no markings indicating this!!

what's the deal?

thanks

iowa

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round2K

thanks

i'll do just that

iowa

the date on my VIN plate is 19M

...so Dec 19, 1964

so the above sytems have the 'H' section?

or do these have to be bought separately?

iowa

how and where would i find an exhaust system

that would replicate the originals?

iowa

sorry

these are one of several sets on e bay

iowa

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are these the right exhaust

for the K code's?

thanks

iowa

is the NOS clutch disk still available?

if so, i'll take it

iowa

sixfiveGT

i may rig up some kind of a 'U' shaped bracket

that i can fit around the coil on each side

and then screw into drilled and tapped holes

in the metal bars that i used.

then, at least, they won't come flying out at me

compelled by 500lb of force.

also, the threaded rods are only good for use

as couple of times because they are stripped

being dragged thru the metal bar holes.

i also thot of using about a dozen vice grips

to compress the coils,

but it didn't work very well.

iowa

caspian65

it's nice to hear you say the above

i was loosing sleep worring about

using a few repro parts in my '65 FB.

i want to make it a daily driver

at least for the next 3 years before

my son goes off to college.

(he's driving a '66 coupe C-code right now)

i'd rather wreck a repro floor

then an original one.

i will keep every original part

and look for a good original floor;

but keep them in storage....

and someday....in my old age...

i may get inspired and do a concours

restro like your convertible.

iowa

'natural' ?

mine looked like they

just picked up scraps

and machined the holes

in the right places

iowa

hi jerry

i'm pretty green about these mustangs....

but my '65 FB doors had bolts w/stars

and turned into a simple 'scrap' metal plate

that simply fell to the floor when the bolts were out!

iowa

got your email and pics

i was very careful making sure the load was even etc.

will probably use your method to re assemble

thanks

dave

here is how i removed the coils

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here is the rear end that came with my car

i understand that it is an 8"

is this right?

i do have the original backing plates

and everything outward

iowa

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here are my original hubs

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