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I heated up a rod for the different sized holes. Worked pretty well. 
 

I put a point on my soldering iron just for this job.  Going a bit anal I also put some blue tape on top of the carpet before drilling any holes.  Makes it a bit easier to see where the hole is drilled and where to burn thru with the iron.  Brian

I am pretty sure you can use the dash without the tabs.
Vic

Comes off with the dash pad

There is a certain direction those clips have to be installed ,if turned  the spring the wrong side up the clip will come out when tightening 

Man, talk about the elephant in the room, lol. 
 
Good luck 

Man, talk about the elephant in the room, lol. 
 
Good luck 

Well, the day has finally come.  The car is about to be transformed with new paint.  It waited in the shop for 9 months in line to get to this point.  I will document the progress.....   I am now going to open my favorite beverage and have a toast the car I have named "Gerry".  Named after the older gentleman who I acquired the car from. He had planned for years to restore it, but never got to it.  He passed away this January, and never got to see the car completed.  I will make sure his Daughter and Family get the pictures when it is done.

Update: He replied back to me on Youtube, and I was able to purchase a set of plans. 
I should have them this week, and I'll report back. 

I have been wanting a belt grinder, ok I have a belt grinder but I have wanted a specific type of belt grinder.
so I finally broke down and built one.
the vac base was a $40 swap meet find.
all the steel was free, salvaged from other stuff. I can’t allow new or slightly used steel tubing go to scrap if I see it’s usable.
the motor was free.
the paint I already had.
the wheels I bought, was planning to make them but I wanted to move this along.
still need to buy the VFD

Always amazed by the skills seen on this site.  I replaced a spring on my lawn tractor and felt I accomplished something :)

@AusTex70 I saw this post and I live off Anderson Mill in Cedar Park.  If you want to get together, drink a beer or work on stuff let me know.  My 69 is in the paint shop for a while.  I've taken about every part off it and put them all back on so I could help with your reassembly.
 

Had a surprising weekend with my stang 'Penny' guys.  I had signed up for the Keels & Wheels "Concourse de' Elegance" show in Seabrook, TX.  Ive been twice before (last before covid), but this show is full of amazing vehicles, and I have been happy they let me even show.  
Well, I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to "up my game" in a short amount of time, and I noticed that the trunk was 10pts of the score.  I've never liked the stock treatment and said I wouldn't do it, but I never seem to get around to "doing it right" like I said I would.  So, to try to improve my score I bought the stock trunk liner, jack bag, and spare-tire cover.  Spent a little bit of time laying it in there, and trying to make it look decent.  Came out like this:

All I had to say was: "Well, it certainly looks better than nothing/what I had".  So I went with it.

The surprise came when I checked the judges sheet Sunday afternoon:  "Best in Class"!!  Unbelievable!
I've only put the car in maybe a half-dozen shows, and I've never done better than second place anywhere.  But the real surprise is that the show in Seabrook is one of the more prestigious shows (at least around here).  
It rained on Saturday, but didn't take any sunshine out of the day for me.  Aaron Shelby was here, and gave me a big "congrats" when I left the show - certainly an amazing day for me:

What a yo-yo I am.  I loosened and removed the hex head cap screws that allow the electric motor to be clocked into a different position about the mounting plate.  I should have been loosening the three bolts that connect the mounting plate (and thus the electric motor) to the bell housing.  The hole locations in the photo above lead me to realizing my mistake.  The starter is now out of the car.  Thanks to the guy who posted the  photo.  

Been running the Autolte 45's forever.  In my 289 as well as the 428.  Reliable with consistent quality. Under $3.00 each but steadily creeping up.  Brian

For something as simple as changing oil, I use the drive on ramps. Easy peasy.
When I need to lift the front or back, or both, I use the front torque boxes and lift the rear from the center of the rear housing. I rarely use jack stands anymore since I built a set of 2x4 cribbing stands. 

I have been looking for an automatic for my 2005 Gt for over a year now ,its nearly impossible to find ,it 2005 and 2006 only just like the wiring ...Fords better idea i guess! Just picked up a 2005 GT 30 miles from me for 2000. 
The kid decided to ad a radio and did his own wiring ,yep ,you guessed it ,he set it on fire! He burned the top off the fuse box ,and the casing off the harness but it didnt burn the wires . Melted a brand new battery ! I gave him 2000 for it ,got it home and replaced all the melted fuses and dropped in a new battery and yee haw the sucker fired right up haha!
I drove it around the pasture and it runs great and shifts perfect ,i could have put it back together but the kid started to strip it already . 
Today i pulled the motor and tranny and found it had a fresh rebuild tranny ,new starter ,new alternator ,front struts ,drilled and slotted rotors that dont even have the machine marks rubbed off ,new joints in the drive shaft and lowering springs . This is all going in my 2005 ,and it all cost me less than having my tranny rebuilt !
The motor has 121000 miles and runs great so it may go in my 56 fairlane . All in all it was a good day for me ,and i should have mine running  in a few days .

The first thing that goes is the memory. I can't remember the second.

Who you talking to son?
 

Philatelic catalog just came out, going to be releasing some muscle car Fore ever stamps, 5 different cars, but one is a yellow 69 Boss 302. Scheduled to release 8/25/22. 
here’s the link if interested 
https://www.usps.com/stamp-collecting/assets/pdf/usa_philatelic_catalog.pdf

I guess I got lucky installing my fuel sending unit. It went in easy peasy and didn't leak. Yet...

Top of my head without any research I'd say $750.

Started wiring the switches.  Will be using some terminal blocks.
 

I could have sworn it was RPM's fault...