Brian Conway

This is the 'Red Arrow' press I referred to earlier. Made in the last century and certainly looks to have a purpose other than pressing bearings. Brian

+ Ridge Runner. The lower plate has nothing to do with installing the export brace.

My 69. Looking forward

Lucky me a good friend has one at his house, 10 blocks away, that I can use anytime. Never had the need but nice to know I can use his. Brian

Pictured is an original panel and yes no access holes. I measured the back seat to get an idea of where the bracket should mount. Also a ' dry fit ' to make sure the post would not contact the very thin fiberglass post opening. Brian

Thanks for that bit of wisdom. Brian

OK The purpose of the clutch fork question is to ascertain the amount of travel it, the fork and throw out bearing, has going forward, toward the clutch levers/pressure plate, or back toward the trans. With the lower spring off and the adjustment rod removed how much fork and throw out bearing travel is there along the trans snout ? Does the fork and bearing slide easily ? In the picture you can see the fork and bearing assembly. Forward of the fork and bearing is the levers that activate the pressure plate. Not in the picture is the trans snout that the assembly rides on. Brian

OK suggestion one and a starting point; remove the lower spring, not the firewall spring or the pedal support spring, and wiggle the clutch fork back and forth. You may need to loosen the adjusting/lock nuts to do this. This will tell you if the fork is riding on the throw out bearing or not. If you know; what clutch do you have ? Stock after market ? Did you install the clutch or trans ? Are the Z-bar supports (equalizer brackets), frame rail and engine side in place and secure/tight ? Others will get on board with other trouble shooting ideas ? Brian

For the ' free play dem ' the Shop Manual suggests .136. For your purposes and for now that should be slightly less than 1/8". About the firewall spring my method is to tie a 3-4 foot length of cord or similar to the Z bar end and let it hang loose or on the ground, Attach the other end of the spring to the firewall. Retrieve the loose end of the cord and get it into the engine bay in the correct location above the Z bar. From there you should be able to pull the cord/spring and make the spring attachment to the Z bar. Brian

Diagram from the 69 Shop Manual Vol. one pg. 05-03-02. Should hold the answers to you questions ? Are the parts we are talking about here stock/original equipment ? About the pedal sticking; If you have all three springs and they are located correctly then I suggest you loosen the nuts on the adjustment rod until the pedal pops up on its own. Won't take much. Brian

Thank you. As you know this view is virtually impossible to see in a running BB car. Brian

So any history of this photo ? 69 BB ? Thanks, Brian

Couple of pictures, 69 Mustang, that may be of some help ? Brian

... and then there's this nifty little must have vacuum tester

The wheel back space is pretty important info with the tire wheel combo you selected. Did not think a 285 tire would fit. Now I know. Thanks for the post. Brian

An original AUTOLITE gas cap will have three springs total; top, bottom and center. Brian

Just took a look at what mine looks like. Apparently I used the ' captive ' nut but didn't like the fit so put a teflon nut on top of it. Brian

I guess I am missing something ? Looking at the spec's, 351 Mustang, seems you should be running 10" drums and shoes ? Brian

From the 69 Shop Manual;

Been running some numbers on mileage and as a side benefit checking on the Gauge readings. 20 gallon tank and the gauge reads just below 1/4. 13 gals to fill. Next fill; gauge reads below 1/4 and takes 12 gals to fill. Next fill; gauge reads 1/2. Takes 10 gals to fill. Getting about 6-8 MPG. Brian

FWIW A while back I put some cheap radials on my 65 and they were a bad experience I will not be repeating. The front tires would follow the grooves in the concrete or roadway. I thought it was spring saddles, shocks steering box... Just cheap, inexpensive, radial tires. They were on the car for 2000 miles got another set of the BFG/TA's and the road wander went away. Lesson learned. Brian

Not original and no idea what it's from or why only on one side. What's on the other side ? Brian

I just took a look at the trim on my car. Looks simple enough to make one or four ? Pictured is the right front wheel well /forward trim stud. Brian

Second that. Rare to see another 69 around here much less two.

Thanks for the post. Refreshing to get an honest assessment on an aftermarket add on that did not meet expectations. Brian