elgrande

I know it's a stretch but can we do anything to help? Can we all donate $20 bucks and get him some money so he can get started on another '69 Fastback. Even if we raise $500 for the poor man, it'll be of some help.

They didn't necessarily "hack" the back, it was just Mexican Regulation for some of the car to be made and assembled in Mexico, so I guess they made it different for that reason. "Shelby only puts his name on the fastest cars" so it must be a bad ass. I like the back way more than our coupes, especially the lights. I was reading somewhere that the engine block was made of heavier steel...im not sure if this is true though?

They didn't necessarily "hack" the back, it was just Mexican Regulation for some of the car to be made and assembled in Mexico, so I guess they made it different for that reason. "Shelby only puts his name on the fastest cars" so it must be a bad ass. I like the back way more than our coupes, especially the lights. I was reading somewhere that the engine block was made of heavier steel...im not sure if this is true though?

SOO, my car is up and running again. glad to have it back after almost a month of drama and problems. I found out that my problem installing the oil pan was due to the wrong oil pan. Apparently, someone thought the car was a 302 and put 302 stickers everywhere and so, I trusted the stickers and when I looked at the engine block I didn't notice the two manifold bolts (which is typical of a 351W.) ANYWAY, i have a 351W not a 302....problem solved, car is running and happiness is back. now its time to take off some stickers...

yeah, i just had this problem recently. It will not fit. 351W have a wider back as opposed to the 302, don't be confused because the pans looks almost identical but the two 1/2 inch bolt near the transmission will not fit correctly. Unfortunately, the 351W pans are more expensive than the 289/302 pans. Almost, twice as much....:(

nevermind, i figured it out today when I wasn't tired and annoyed.:whistling:

By the way, thanks Pakrat. It was your idea of using cement solvent that drastically helped.

SO I got the oil pan off....after 1 week of removing old epoxy and cement. BUT... I can't get the steering linkage off enough to drop the pan. Refresh me, how do you take off the steering linkage? I got confused when I was down there. Thanks.

I'm positive I took out all the bolts, i think what happened (and I was noticing when I was working on it) is that the old lady who had my car before probably had someone try and fix a leak, so they put some sort of rubber cement. When I was scraping of the gaskets I noticed some weird black plastic layer of, what looked liked, old epoxy. That was harder to get off then the gaskets. I completely removed one side of the pan, but it is still stuck on the other side and won't budge.

i did all of that but it still wont come off. I used a crow bar but instead of the oil pan coming off, its just bent the oil pan. It doesn't even budge. Its as if the bolts are still on. I try shaking the pan and the whole car shakes with it. I double checked and: -i took all the bolts off -removed crossmember -disconnected steering linkage -took off starter -removed oil filter all this gives me plenty of space to work but the oil pan just does not budge.

How do you remove the oil pan? I removed the crossmember, the steering link and even the starter and unbolted the oil pan. The oil pan just wont come off, the gaskets are holding it real tight. I got a small razor blade and tried taking off as much of the old gasket as possible and i wasn't able to get it off...its the original oil pan too. recommendations? reccomendations?

I have a few more questions. Do magnum 500 wheels fit universally among muscle cars? Does a magnum 500 wheel fit a dodge or a chevy and a ford? My friend gave me an extra magnum 500 he had lying around that I could use. He had it in his old dodge. The problem, however, is that the holes don't line up with the mustangs. The tire doesn't fit on the car. What is the diameter for the holes? in other words, what distance should the holes in a wheel be for it to fit a 1969 mustang? thanks.

so, your pretty much awesome. thanks alot man, your help is greatly appreciated -alex

what a badass car. very nice

This is really helpful. Thanks a lot, it feels good knowing that there's people out there that have gone through the same crap as me. One more thing, my car has some weird rims (which I can't find a replacement for.) They are Enkei Mags(14'') from the 80s, they look like wanna-be-magnum-500. So it looks like I'm going to be riding with a different wheel until I eventually change them all. They look like so http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2649284780103660732AseHkx I found some on ebay but wrong size (plus the guy's selling 4 of them.) By the way again, it just started hailing:frown: -Alex