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Has anybody found a way to modify the stock seat tracks to allow you to move them back further without drilling new holes in the floor? Not sure why, but there seems to be less free room between me and the steering wheel than there used to be - can't imagine why that might be.:whistling: Would appreciate any suggestions (other than a diet.)

Slime gold, I had one of those visible engines too when I was younger except it was a V8 - kind of a generic SB Chev variant - even had spark plugs (bulbs) that lit up in time with the engine. It ran on a couple of D cells, and turned over at about cranking speed. Of course, I wanted "faster!" so I hooked it up to more batteries in series until it was really cooking along - for a bout half a minute until the crank broke. :( Geez, that's eerily like real life, ain't it? I managed to fix the crank, but the cam broke next so I kind of gave up on it. I still have the block and most parts of it somewhere in the basement. I'd love to build another one, maybe this time fashion some shims for BEARINGS.... haha You mean the blue Chevy truck Mace? Don't think it's specifically the CHiPs truck, but it is close. I wish too that I still had all the HotWheels, Tonkas, and models that I beat into oblivion. To only be young again...

I don't have A/C, sorry, so I don't have any further tips...

Ok, if you're like me, you've probably been collecting Hot Wheels, Matchbox cars, Model Cars, Die-Casts, Tonkas, R/Cs, Slot Cars, anything with wheels, since you were a little kid, right?? So, what does your collection look like? Show us some pictures! Here's my cabinet. The contents change regularly, and presently is a mish-mash of die-casts, hot wheels, and models. I still can't walk past the toy section at WalMart without pausing to have a look - the wife just rolls her eyes. Hope the picture size is OK, I don't do so well at the uploading thing. Cheers!

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Hey, I should win some sort of award or something for being the most northernmost poster in North America.... Funny there aren't more posters from up here, there's lots and lots of Mustangs here.... I worry though about that guy on a raft in the North Atlantic....

OK, the measurements - distance from hub centre to wheel arch on fronts is 14 and 14 1/8. Rear is tougher as the two are different - both quarter panels were replaced with repos years back, and it is obvious that the fender lip is slightly different left to right. Never really noticed before. Measurements here are 14 1/4 and 14 3/4. The car sits level, as it should, so I take the measurements to mean that the quarter panels are not mirror images, especially after installation. Yes, the steering and handling is so much better, but that also must recognize that I rebuilt the whole suspension at the same time and also converted to Randall's rack too. The ride is not noticeably rougher, in my opinion. After all the work I had a laser alignment done by a competent body and frame shop - the report is quite amazing because it can tell you the position of the wheels in relation to each other - my car has a slightly shorter wheelbase on the right side, caused more by the rear axle position than the front wheel position; the rear axle is laterally offset (dogtracks) by about 0.12°; and neither rear wheel exactly follows the front wheel (by 0.02° and 0.23° respectively.) It all sounds quite alarming, except the alignment tech said No, this is quite good for an old car and most of the new ones are no better than that. Whew!

Ha ha, Yes, Pak is correct, the after pictures are the first two. I fought for 20 minutes trying to upload the photos and I was just grateful to get them in here, never mind what order they were in!! I will provide the height measurements shortly.

In case anyone's interested in some before / after comparison photos with lowering springs, and plus size tires. Before pics are with stock springs - (at least they are the springs that have been in the car since I bought it in 1984.) After pics are with 1" drop coils and 3/4" upper control arm drop, and 1" drop mid-eye leaf springs (Scott Drake). Foose 17x7 wheels, with Kumho SPT 235-45ZR 17 and 255 45ZR 17 tires.

Looked at their website - with a very few exceptions, these people are nuts. A proper name for their business would be "Mustang Endings"

Sorry, that one's gone to Mustang heaven.

$500, mostly for the bolts, brackets, hardware, clips, moldings, wiring, etc.

I've done this more times than I care to remember - the job is not too bad if you remove the dash pad, remove the passenger side trim panel and glovebox, and then unbolt the dash where it fastens to the inside of the passenger side door pillar. This allows you to pull the dash out a bit on the right side to make more working room and you can more easily open the heater case to do the work without having to remove the rear half of the case. I seem to recall there being some brace in there that also needs to have the bolt removed as well. Patience and beer helps.

That is the OEM Ford power steering system. Yes, replace it with a rack and pinion system - you won't regret it.

That is the OEM Ford power steering system. Yes, replace it with a rack and pinion system - you won't regret it.