Advice needed on 67 Mustang
10-25-2010, 09:07 AM
#51
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So, here's an update....
First off, a bit of advice....... always look up!!!
So yea, I didn't follow that advice until the other day... and well here is what I found:
So after getting so "Krud Kutter" from Home Depot, a wire wheel, and a little elbow grease, 15 minutes later this is what I found.
First off, a bit of advice....... always look up!!!
So yea, I didn't follow that advice until the other day... and well here is what I found:
So after getting so "Krud Kutter" from Home Depot, a wire wheel, and a little elbow grease, 15 minutes later this is what I found.
10-25-2010, 10:15 AM
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Goodness! My roof isn't near as bad!!! I wonder how it could've gotten that rusty? I guess the windows/glass must have been down/off for a long time and allowed a lot of perspiration to get in.
But like you said, a good 15 min of elbow grease does the job.
But like you said, a good 15 min of elbow grease does the job.
10-25-2010, 07:57 PM
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You can probably still upgrade the cam & lifters to a roller arrangement by using so-called "conversion" roller lifters.
This has power & driveability benefits in addition to being more compatible with commonly available motor oils (that pesky ZDDP issue again).
Norm
This has power & driveability benefits in addition to being more compatible with commonly available motor oils (that pesky ZDDP issue again).
Norm
10-25-2010, 09:42 PM
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You can probably still upgrade the cam & lifters to a roller arrangement by using so-called "conversion" roller lifters.
This has power & driveability benefits in addition to being more compatible with commonly available motor oils (that pesky ZDDP issue again).
Norm
This has power & driveability benefits in addition to being more compatible with commonly available motor oils (that pesky ZDDP issue again).
Norm
10-26-2010, 02:37 PM
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Thanks to the nice folks at mustangsunlimited customer service I was given the following specs for the center console of a 1967 Mustang Coupe.
The length 46", height (both at the front 3-1/2" and at the back 14") and width (both at the front 5" and at the back 10-1/2" ).
What he is considering the back is the part that goes under the front dash. So with this information I will be making my own custom console to mimic the original.
The length 46", height (both at the front 3-1/2" and at the back 14") and width (both at the front 5" and at the back 10-1/2" ).
What he is considering the back is the part that goes under the front dash. So with this information I will be making my own custom console to mimic the original.
10-26-2010, 09:28 PM
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10-31-2010, 06:35 PM
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I agree with the 302 solution... they are plentiful from '68 on and have a million different ways to restore or upgrade them for power and/or efficiency. Big blocks are cool but end up costing more one way or another. I also second the Craigslist solution. You can find a TON od old Fords with V8s and transmissions in them that will bolt right into a Mustang. Junked (or not junked) Rancheros, Fairlanes, Torinos, etc. all have engines you can slap right in. MORON ALERT... I didn't read the whole story before posting. I joined in 2008 but am still pretty green navigating around in here.
Last edited by Someday67; 10-31-2010 at 06:40 PM. Reason: I didn't see that original poster had already bought an engine.
10-31-2010, 07:54 PM
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I agree with the 302 solution... they are plentiful from '68 on and have a million different ways to restore or upgrade them for power and/or efficiency. Big blocks are cool but end up costing more one way or another. I also second the Craigslist solution. You can find a TON od old Fords with V8s and transmissions in them that will bolt right into a Mustang. Junked (or not junked) Rancheros, Fairlanes, Torinos, etc. all have engines you can slap right in. MORON ALERT... I didn't read the whole story before posting. I joined in 2008 but am still pretty green navigating around in here.
What are you rebuilding?