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With 205s and a good alignment, manual steering is not very "heavy".

On coupe and vert, you can slide the door glass back and forward by loosening the nut on the regulator forward arm end, it should be the same on fastback as the regulators are the same.

Well , I have to pick one up first ,being cheap ...me ,and harbor freight ,that is the one I will use . Don't have a clue but that never stopped me before !

Friday the temp outside was around 60° so I was out in the garage for a little while. I removed the hard brake line from the soft line going to the caliper & found what seemed to me like a little burr on the flare. I used some fine sandpaper on the burr until it felt smooth, installed the 3/16th" copper flare I bought, reinstalled the hard line & tightened the line up. pumped the brakes & so far it looks good. I will try it again today & report back.

When I was rebuilding the steering in my 69 Coupe I went to manual steering, I also replaced the stock idler arm with a roller idler arm from Opentracker Racing making a big difference in the steering. I can now steer it with one hand.

I drove a 428cj coupe several years ago with manual steering and manual brakes. It was not a big deal at all. Just get it rolling as you turn the wheel. Now I am sure parallel parking would not be the most fun but how often does anyone do that these days.

Exactly the same combo I used, with the exception of using a manual steering center link instead of the adapter. Easy to drive around town, and will soon the tires on demand. I did stroke mine to 393ci. Cuz, ya know, I have testosterone.

Also consider aftermarket "strut rods". Its a little terrifying to see how much the control arms move forward and back with stock strut rods. The suspension came from the Falcon, and is really pretty bad. Watch these two videos and you'll see why: This shows after installing Street or Track: Also, FPA Ford Powertrain Applications are expensive long tube headers but generally well liked with no ground clearance issues

I have been looking for a shaker assembly for my 2005 Gt for a couple of years now. Every one I find is either for the wrong year or missing mounting parts. Last night I spotted one on market place and contacted they guy ,he had just posted it ! Went and looked at it this morning and bought it. Complete assembly with mounting ,all the drain hoses and all the mounting brackets ,also had the full factory air cleaner assembly he threw in . He also had the hood with all the trim ring . I can't decide what car to put it on ,the red Gt I would have to paint the new hood and no guarantee it would match ,or the black Gt that I am getting ready to paint so I would have no problem with paint matching .got it all for 800 ,the shaker part is quite a bit mor than 800 but I can never find them in stock ,the hood already cut out is also a big plus !

Before taking anything apart check the bracket locations. Measuring from the leading vertical window edge to the first bracket 3/4". Measuring from the same place the center bracket is 19" back and repeating the process last bracket is 27 1/2". Easier to demonstrate with a picture. Brian

Thanks, that is probably a good idea. This is a 2v, and looking at some of the top end kits, I just figure an extra 150+ HP with just the top end being done wouldn't be a bad deal. I currently have some time off work, which is a rarity, so I'm trying to get as big of head start on this as I can.

Have 3 gallons I was saving for my last 35 and my 69 ,it will not go to waste!

I unfortunately have the same issue. I haven't looked into it but I'm thinking it's the quarter glass that needs to be moved rearward to provide the correct fit. Someone's got to know for sure.