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Teaching the Future.
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5th grade math and science teacher, husband, dad.
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Repair sport mirror base?
Mountaineerfan replied to Mountaineerfan's topic in 1969-70 Technical Forum
UPDATE: I'm cautiously optimistic. When I got home from work last night I took off the tape and checked the cured JB Weld. It seemed pretty solid. So I took the Steel Stick and covered over the JB Weld and extended it up into the base recess and let it setup for 5 minutes. I then attached it loosely to the car, waited an hour and then torqued down the screws. The mirror seems more solid than before, and I opened and closed the door a few times to check for any movement. Today I drove the Mustang to work and the mirror stayed rock steady the whole way. I'm pleased with the repair so far; the crack is barely noticeable, though if you run your finger across it you can definitely feel it. I had ordered a replacement mirror from NPD which should be arriving today. My plan was to return it if this worked, but I may hang onto it as an "in case" so I have a backup to get painted if my repair fails. -
Repair sport mirror base?
Mountaineerfan replied to Mountaineerfan's topic in 1969-70 Technical Forum
Broken Mirror Here's a pic of the break. -
Repair sport mirror base?
Mountaineerfan replied to Mountaineerfan's topic in 1969-70 Technical Forum
I'm picking up some Steel Stick this afternoon. Last night I taped the "pretty painted side" of the base together, and on the inside put a coat of traditional JB Weld, a small piece of metal across the seam, and covered with more JB Weld. I've left that to cure for 24 hours undisturbed, and when I get home from work I will put a layer of the Steel Stick over it to reinforce. -
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So my passenger side sport mirror base cracked and broke between the mounting hole and the stem. Would it be possible to put these parts together with some solder or some JB weld reinforced with a piece of metal? I really don’t want to buy a new mirror and then pay to paint it. If I could find a base that is Acapulco blue, I could just replace that.
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So as my last summer project before school starts I replaced my original 2bbl iron intake manifold and Motorcraft carb. I installed a Weiand Street Warrior aluminum intake and a Holley 4160 carb. Everything went great! I took my time and spent a couple of days on it, as I wanted to make sure I didn't end up with any leaks. The only thing I wish had been clearer was that there were other parts I needed for this conversion that hadn't been mentioned in my initial research into this swap. Since I have a C4 auto, I needed two parts for the kickdown, Holley 20-93 and 20-41. Thankfully I have a Summit in my state that was able to overnight parts to me. I'm still working on dialing in the tuning, but I am loving this upgrade!
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Bandwidth Issues are being worked on
Mountaineerfan replied to bswor's topic in 1969-70 Technical Forum
Thank you for all of your work!! -
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Left turn switch starts car?
Mountaineerfan replied to Mountaineerfan's topic in 1969-70 Technical Forum
BTW, found the major culprit. While doing work in the engine compartment, I (or someone working with me) had somehow pulled the wiring harness away from the shock tower, and it had touched the exhaust manifold bolt. This managed to burn a small section of the harness, and fused the left turn signal wiring to the wire leading to the solenoid. It took a long time for me to find, as the spot was on the bottom of the harness and not visible upon looking down at the wiring. It wasn't until I actually grabbed the harness that I felt the burnt spot. So some wire splicing later, it's fixed. Yeah, hitting the left turn signal kicked on the starter, but there was no power to the coil, so it didn't actually start, just kept spinning. -
Donated! This site has helped me so much. It needs to stick around for others!!
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Left turn switch starts car?
Mountaineerfan replied to Mountaineerfan's topic in 1969-70 Technical Forum
I finally got a copy of the colorized wiring diagram. Does the red circled area indicate that these wires are connected? -
Left turn switch starts car?
Mountaineerfan replied to Mountaineerfan's topic in 1969-70 Technical Forum
Thanks, all! I’ve got the starter thing sorted (somehow…). Next issue: brake lights work. When headlights are turned on, the internal circuit breaker keeps flipping. Brake lights do not work. Taillights do not work. Plug to switch gets hot. Following the wires it seems a black/red wire and a brown (or black, hard to tell) wire are the hot culprits, and they even jump when the circuit flips. I’ve attached a video. I’ve removed the gauges so I could better see the harness. seems like there’s a short somewhere, but where? IMG_4383.mov -
Car was running great. I haven’t touched anything electrical. Sitting at a light, I turn the left signal on, and suddenly got a little bit of smoke coming from around the steering column. I quickly pulled over and turned everything off. I didn’t have any turn signals or brake lights. I got the car, back home, and put a new turn signal switch in, and it’s still doing the same thing. Anybody have an idea why with the ignition off, that the starter would go when I turn the turn signal left? Trying to get back on the road! @Midlife?
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Cruise Control Pulse per Mile
Mountaineerfan replied to Mountaineerfan's topic in 1969-70 Technical Forum
Thank you! So 2315 is what mine came up to, so I'll stick with the 2000ppm setting, as it's the closest. -
I just purchased the Rostra universal cruise control for my 69 vert. I’m planning on using the magnetic VSS on the driveshaft. I’m supposed to set the dip switches for the ppm of my car. I cannot find a chart in the instructions for my car or any car. Has anyone here installed this and have a setting I should use? I have a 302 with C4 automatic and 3.00 gears. Thanks!
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I am WELL acquainted with those boots! I chased a rattling front-end noise for YEARS, tightening everything I could get a wrench on, replacing everything rubber I could find. Finally, someone here mentioned to me to check those insulators, and lo and behold all of them were missing!! What a pain! Since this was my first Mustang, I didn't know that they were supposed to be there! So yes, those have been replaced! Is it possible that the pins are sticking slightly, causing the flex in the caliper? I lubed them when I replaced the brakes, but maybe not good enough. I also had to take a razor blade and puncture the end of the boot, because the suction was causing me problems removing the pins.