Vicfreg
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Rich Ackermann had a good suggestion, I also use one of these air filters, which works well with the shaker airflow coming from the top
My base was a pretty tight fit for air filters. I tried several air filters and this one works.
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Oh, Guess the pic with the hacked up base was from previous owner, and new one fits?
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Wow! The color combo is cool. Looks like a straight -8 car. Really neat. Well done.
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Nice work! Also great color. Some black highlights on that Gulfstream Aqua would look great.....
The old cars have cool body lines that you can add striping and contrasting color to.
Attached a picture of a 1929 Auburn 8-90 Convertible Sedan that belongs to my family.
The green highlight follows the original body lines, and the wire wheels are painted to match the contrasting color. Pretty cool.
Keep us posted on the progress....
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Honestly, lot's of patience required to get the hood molding, headlight trim, stone shield and lower molding all lined up. Also lot's of painters tape required to protect the paint.!
I have no idea how they possibly did this at the factory, you need 3 hands to do it .....
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Hi Ersin. This one is a reproduction. I did not use the metal backing strip, as it had a slightly different geometry than the molding, and prevented me from aligning it correctly So, I installed it directly to the hood, and it fit much better. It actually worked out ok. I have a new 1969 molding piece from NPD that obviously did not fit. But, I am happy with the way the '70 reproduction fit in the end.
Vic
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Well, I found them. These are the photos that Rich Ackermann sent me. The black horse is a concourse winning cover jet. The red car is the one that he has posted on the forum for the past few years
Mind, much more like the red Mustang, than the black one, being much higher.
But like I said, it does not bind on the hood I can still move it with with my hand
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Hey Mark. Happy new year!
My shaker scoop was high, I thought. But I’m still able to move it around, so it’s not binding on the hood.
Rich Ackermann sent me some pictures of a concourse Mustang he had with a shaker, and then a few other pictures, that showed there’s a pretty wide variation on how high they sit.
I’ll see if I can find them and post them here.
In the end, I decided to leave it like it is.
I think the only 429s that had a shaker as far as I know, were the Torino’s. They have a different shape, shaker hood, it’s pointed.
The Boss 429 had a really large hood scoop. I’m not sure if they had Ray under that or not.
Let me see if I can find those pictures and I’ll post them for you. Let me know what you decide to do, I’m interested in seeing how it works out.
vic
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Working on my keyless entry system, and my power window controls
My keyless entry module is going to be mounted behind the clock dash. It also has a negative aux output, so I have a reversing relay that’s going to be mounted in the same area, that’s going to interface with my electric power trunk release.
The power window switch module is located in the front of my console box, and the wiring will be going underneath the console into the dash, I’m working on arranging that.
All of this needs to be done before I can close the dash up and put the dash pad on
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Also installed a buck boost controller, which is essentially a constant voltage DC step down transformer, that provides the proper 5.2 V to the USB plugs that I installed into my cigarette lighter location on my dash.
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I powered up my instrument panel by hooking the Cat5 ethernet cable to the back of the VHX gauge package
I also installed the VHS LED dimmer, it works really nicely..
My dash panels are painted body color, and the gauge package is a similar color with the blue backlighting, I think it’s gonna look cool
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Thanks, I installed the dash into the car, and it seems to be a lot easier, I’ll just have to fuss with the air-conditioning duct work a little bit, but it should work
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Got my dash pad installed. Debating whether to take it off to install the instrument cluster and clock panel. I really don't want to do that because I have my A/C ducts hooked up, and there is no easy way to reinstall them with the dash panels in.
Any suggestions on the sequence to install the instrument panel and clock panel would be appreciated.
I am thinking about dropping the steering column to get in the instrument panel....
Happy Holidays!!
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Impressive results. Nice work on putting together that engine package, it all seems to work together well!
Did they have any estimate of horsepower at the flywheel based on the measured rearwheel results?Your 6500 rev limit was right on based on your power curve. The dual plane intake isn’t much good above about 6,000 rpm anyway.
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Nice results! Don't remember ....what kind of engine and fuel injection system you are running?
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I had this issue on my '68. The root cause was that my clutch pedal support bushings were worn out to the point where the pivot shaft had worn into the metal. This was causing the brake pedal to move around. I had to replace the clutch pedal support with one from an automatic transmission car, and now the original mechanical switch works fine.
On my '70, I had to install one of the Wilwood proportioning valves as I went with 4 wheel disc brakes. I have a pressure switch, works every time. I like this setup much better.
Vic
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Hi Roger, sorry to hear about that. My guess is that the new owner isn't able to comply with some government requirements, and the current owner is wanting to switch you all over to subcontractors to avoid getting caught up with some contractual barriers that will prevent the sale.
If they lay you off, they will have to offer you COBRA. In that case being a 1099 may not be a bad deal. This happened recently to my wife, so been through that, and in the end, she became an independent contractor, and it worked out quite well.
Good Luck!
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Yeah, I don’t have one either. I guess I could make one out of some insulating material. I have a couple old radiator hoses, I could cut a section out of that flatten it and screw it down. That’s probably what I’m gonna do.
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Yep, Read the F...Manual.....
1970 Convertible Restoration
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Not original, it is a NPD hood made with original Ford tooling.