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now that's what I'm talkin about.... :biggrin: ... i helped a buddy install a new harmonic balancer on a built 460 in his 89 fox body convertible this weekend... nice motors.. amazing torque .. so how are you going to get that 69' stang to hook up in the rear?:scared:

glad to see the complete assembly is available.. since someone put their foot on the release handle instead of the pedal and pressed down... of course it broke when i tried to straighten it. :blink:

yep I will be in B'Ham too ... not in my 69' I'm not going to rush it just to drive 8+ hours with the stangs first time being on the road in ..now 9 years.. to much room for oportunity..lol.. should be a great show, i have been going since the 30th celebration and also the MCA anniversary shows. usually some great parts and decent show specials and all kinds of interesting mustang fanatics. should be interesting this year to see the price of project cars since it seems the value of mustangs has crept up over the last few years. wish i would have bought some of those 2500-3500.00 cars about 10 years ago...:whistling:

So, any 69's making the trip to the show in Birmingham? http://www.mustangevents.org/MCA.cfm?home

looking great! keep up the good work!:tongue_smilie:

i think im going with a mallory unilite unless i go with a EDIS setup since im slowing down a bit on the build ... i may go with a EDIS setup with trigger wheel and megajolt. info http://www.bgsoflex.com/mjl/mjl_edis_summary.html ebay kits 300296880913 vendor kits.. have not used this vendor boostengineering dot net some are using a modified explorer distributor in place of the 351 dist.

I ordered a deluxe marti report today just to see what the factory built and any options. should be interesting.:001_huh:

is this a ongoing discount? would like to order but need to prioritize the cash flow....:whistling:

yeah i know what ya mean... was trying to get ready for the 45th show in Birmingham .. but i need to replace the timing cover to install a reverse rotation water pump to go with a serpentine kit.. also looking into a EDIS setup with megajolt... so ill need a crank trigger for the edis .. and something to fill the distributor hole.. :scared:... it will make it easier when i move to efi with a megasquirt setup.:tongue_smilie:

looking good! making progress!... have those pistons installed yet?:tongue_smilie:

wow!! gonnna be an awesome ride...!!! btw.. who needs a trans tunnel... looks like its cut out.. wc

bnickel - yeah i think that's the hard part for me is deciding on the colour. champagne gold with the black top .. kinda old school you don't see it much, at least i havent. for a while i thought the car was a GT because of all the options it had.. 351W 2V, FMX, AC, PS, PDB, scoop- but no GT gas cap, stripe or rear valance outlets... if i remember the swaybar was the correct size for a GT. the car had the original carpet which was a very dark brown almost black and also the dash pad is a very dark brown almost black with lt nugget gold seats and headliner. i picked up a set of original 68-69 GT wheels and caps soon after i purchased the car so I still have those. replaced the carpet with black and installed a black dashpad overlay. the original price of the car just seemed high to me ... the owner just didnt want a fastback or a mach 1 ... wanted a coupe with similar options. seems like they could have purchased a mach 1 for the price they paid.

ok ... cant wait .. have not had time to build my website .. so here is a little info... when i bought the car in 94 i opened the glove box... and in the card holder was the warranty card.... i wrote to the name and address on the warranty card and... the original owner replied! she wrote me a 4 page letter along with invoice cost... "70 models had just come out so this car was discounted from $3,700 to $3,200. Our total cost was $3,304.62" ... she also provided repair info with dates and costs from her check journal and a photo!! turned out my car was used as a grocery getter with some daily driver... when the son acquired it at age 16... then sat with a blown head gasket for many years ... and after a engine replacement .. another blown head gasket and sat for many more years .. from 86- to 91 and then it was sold to a family friend and again sat until 94 when i purchased the car. i bought the car, redid the brakes, replaced the alternator, voltage regulator and installed a new battery, tires and drove it for 60k miles .. many of those 90 miles a day round trip...glad it was 2v then... great cars!! She only wanted me to send a pic when i finished..... hope its soon!!

I am looking into one off of ebay also. trying to cool 408 clevor... dont want it to overheat as soon as i install it. i have a 3 row HD for ac/351w part 8005-1F RADIATOR, T1.50, B1.75, 16" X 24 1/4" X 2" from NPD i purchased back in 94' man im getting old... but its been out of the car since 2000. i couldnt find the one pictured below with dual fans on ebay .. but did find some interesting solutions and good pricing... Item number: 190287167136 looks good. but i need the clamp in 24" :shifty:

Thanks to Friends who have garage's ... and love mustangs!! my buddy Andy who is helping me with this build came over last weekend and we loaded up the 69 to make the trip to his garage in Jacksonville, FL one of the tires blew on the 69 loading on the trailer on a previous load up .. so i installed the steel wheel and left the insert off... wish i would have installed the center cap.. the moser engineering axle has rust build up on it now. more to come... old 5.0 EFI motor and AOD trans has been removed ... getting ready for the 408 Clevor :punk:

how is IAC handled .. when i had a bad idle air control on my 96 cobra it had similar symptoms in that it started fine and would die shortly after. problem was that the IAC was sticking and it would stick random. .. so one day i would crank it up .. and it would run great.. 3 days or a week later ... maybe not .. it wasnt until it finally stuck that i figured it out. just my 2c:shifty: you never know... ah i read an article on FM dot com ... the MASS-FLO kit uses a stock IAC valve.... make sure its not "gummed up" if used or make sure its installed correctly physically and check the power to it etc.

bnickel.. yes i have drooled over your car before... ill just copy some pics and photochop it myself.. i was looking for more of a drawing type but thats ok. i have a friend thats a graphics guy so ill hit him up.. :tongue_smilie:

Looks great!! keep the progress pics flowing ...:tongue_smilie: is the drop with the engine 1-2" due to the T56 and trans tunnel or more for balancing out the weight ratio? didnt know if i missed cutting the trans tunnel for the T56. I have not mocked mine up under the car as of yet..

SRP forged flat tops ... see a pic with the part number in post 19 at the bottom. but .. because i had a early block, as do you, the machine shop took off a bit.. and i had 6.25" rods. use 69gmachines calculation to figure it out with your deck height. :tongue_smilie:

ok, anyone care to layout a 69 coupe, vista blue with flat black (Mercedes black) Boss 302 black out scheme with Boss 302 C stripe with 408 replacing the 302... minilite 16x8 replica wheels and that low Boss 302 stance... :tongue_smilie: similar to cphsonic GT2 graphic but a coupe with minilites... and vista blue etc. :whistling: thanks!!!

a few more shots.....

update with some photos.. still need to order a carb, timing pointer, mech fuel block off plate, valve covers, water pump, uni lite distributor.. and decide on the front belt drive. all of the serpentine conversion kits i have found are for a 4 bolt setup and I have a 3 bolt setup. if anybody has a 3 bolt setup serpentine kit.. let me know.. :punk:

WOW... lucky nobody was hurt!... glad to hear the good results on the 408!! :tongue_smilie:

shooting for 500hp/500tq at the flywheel ... if its at the rear wheels even better .. estimates are @ 620hp/550tq :biggrin:

sweet ... parts look great ... that EBoss intake looks good!! and that rack... nice!! :tongue_smilie: