All bets are off however for any car that spent its life in the north east quadrant of the US. I believe plastic even rusts in that locale![/font=Comic Sans MS]
All it's life in Ohio. I have had it since 76 and it has not been in the snow/salt mix while in my ownership. The last guy did not drive it either, so maybe since 72 it's been parked for the winters.
That did not stop the frame rails or quarters from rusting though.
I want to replace my bushings but I am worried about the bolts that hold the frame rail bracket. As far as I know, they have never been removed and the last thing I need is for one or both of them to snap off. I have not even tried them yet, I am going to look for a hole that I can load the threads up with WD40 or the like, so, this may be not be a problem at all. Just wondering what to look forward to.
It's not. The heat flap in the air cleaner really helped with carb ice build up in cold damp conditions. But, if you have the factory intake, I think there is a heat crossover that runs under the carb, from one head to the other. I have not looked at a factory manifold in years, correct me if I'm wrong. It should be checked for carbon build up and blockage.
This passage is blocked off or non-existing on most performance intakes.
Lift is .512, Duration 242 Intake and 252 Exhaust at .050 lift.
How much lift can you go with stock pistons and valve size? Assuming heads have not been milled.
What carburetion would be better than the original shoe box?
None, in my opinion. Of course, in what aspect do you consider better?
I am running the FORD version of that intake on a stock engine with a HIPO carb. No leaks, no screwing around with it, it idles good. Would a Holley out accelerate it? Maybe, maybe not.
If you do use the III, let us know the results. I like the idea of the rev limiter.
I thought I saw some posts that the repro coils are trouble.
what is the 'export suspension'? just another term for the handling package?
I have the 'Muscle Parts" version of the Cobra/F4B manifold. Mine says "FORD" and I'm using it with the Autolite 4100. Took awhile to find one on Ebay but I think it it was worth the wait. My objective was to stay period correct, this is a C9OZ part number.
I like the idea of the the Comp cam, little more duration and lift, a little cheater HP.
If you want to sound badass but still be able to drive, check out the Thumper cams they sell. They are not solid lifter though. I heard (the small) one in a Comet last summer, it's got the Lemans style sound. I think they have clips on the Comp site.
here is clip of the small thumper.
My Kar has had them long before I purchased it in 1976. I have had the original chrome and COBRA style covers at one time or another, no problem with either.
I did a quick google search and it looks like it is ok for the employer to open any and all mail it gets, regardless of who it is addressed to.
Taking what ever is in the package is another matter, and not giviing it to the person is just plain crappy.
"There is a common misconception that it is illegal to open mail addressed to someone else that has been delivered to you. There is no federal statute that prevents you from opening mail not addressed to you once it has been delivered by the Postal Service. If you take something that was in the mail you might violate a state law against stealing. If you use information contained in the mail for a wrongful purpose like identity theft, you are breaking state and federal law, but opening the mail is not illegal in itself.
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...the question remains,who makes them that fit, that drop in and don't need to be modified...
Yes, that has been the main reason I don't have them. You see some in the Mustang catalogs that say 'won't fit with HIPO Z-bar' and ask yourself 'how can that be since the Tri-y was made for the Shelby?' I have seen a couple different size tubes used, and if the pictures are accurate, some different 'Y' configurations. Bell housing and steering linkage problems are other issues.
About 3 years ago, I talked to somebody at Scott Drake. He told me the one's that they supply are made exactly like the original version Shelby used and will fit a HIPO. He offered a list of vendors that sold their version. Now that said, I don't know if Shelby had to persuade them to fit back then or not, so I never pulled the trigger.
Stock manifolds and pipes with 2" Magnaflow (PN 11124), no resonators. Not too loud at cruise, no drone, nice roar under power. May have gone Arvinode if I didn't have this system waiting. Removed the trumpets and have 3.5" open tips. There are some clips on Youtube. Would like to add Tri-y's some day, thinking it would be a little louder.
In the original post, he said it "used a 1/4 tank of gas", thats what my gas guage comment was addressing. The gauge may move a 1/4 but that doesn't mean he used 4 gallons of gas. (Of course, he didn't say how far he went on any given outing, but it's implied he isn't going very far, and that he is actually using a 1/4 tank. Just wanted to throw in another angle.)
True, indicated speed has nothing to do with MPG, but if the wrong speedo gears are in the car, the speedometer AND odometer will both be wrong. For what it's worth, most speedo's read faster than actual speed, and that is by design. The odometer would be accurate though. New cars are far more accurate, to within 2 MPH at 60, but through the 80's-mid 90's, it could have been off by up to 10%. 60's-70's were no better I would guess. Ford published a service info stating this fact.
I like the idea of the GPS, will have to do that next summer to check my speedo/odo combination.
Don't know that they actually make it, don't know what they make out of all the stuff they sell, but I should have said the version they supply. They also have JBA.
not the bird like emblem but here's a link similar to COBRA type
http://mmb.maverick.to/gallery/showim…r&imageuser=361
with logo, low rise
http://jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4300549
Cougar
http://ebayimages.westcoastclassiccougarinc.com/S2MSCOUGARINTAKE/DSCN0059-1028.jpg
I heard a while back that the tri-y's made by Scott Drake will fit, and fit like they should.
I think a hypereutectic piston can be forged or cast. Compared to cast pistons that would have been used in our cars, even the cast hypereutectic version is way better.
Just a thought, but you may want to consider the accuracy of the gauge. Since I put a new tank and sender in mine, it does not read like the original (that I should put back in I guess). When I show a 1/4, it fills with only 8 gal. Your gauge may be dropping faster than the the gas in the tank.
To hi-jack the thread, I guess the tank could be my problem, but I would I'm inclined to think sender. Any body with a similar problem?
Quote from fourspeedBack in the 60's, Holman-Moody did everything for and with FORD. My best friend's dad had a Holman-Moody built medium riser 427 in the family boat, another neighbor had a tunnel port 427 in a flatbottom. Holman-Moody also built a lot of street motors for the local hot shots.
There are two 69/70 Falcons running around in my area with 427's stuffed in them. They are both H/M engines, per one owner. When I talked to him, he said they bought both motors a while back and thought Falcons would be a good home.
