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Joined: 12/19/2006 From: Citrus County, FL Status: offline
i bought my II in san antonio
once you have the proper bends and shape for the radiator hose go to your local autoparts store and hask them to let you in the back where all the hoses hang. in about 15 minutes you will most likely emerge with something that will work
Hood still off till I get the EFI/Dyno guy over here. I Changed the plugs because they were fouled.
Not many new parts are left to put on.
I am thinking about making an upper shroud for the attachment to the upper grill. Since I moved the radiator forward 1 1/2" , the old hood latch bracket wont clear the condenser. I have to make something. Either something small 8-12" wide, all the way to the hood pin brackets, or something that goes fender to fender and under the top grill slat.
covering that big hole with a sheet of metal would help keeping air at the radiator. plus you can paint it to match the car or make out of alum or stainless and polish it will shine like chrome.
Posts: 6975
Joined: 12/19/2006 From: Citrus County, FL Status: offline
a stainless or polished aluminum piece would look trick, while a paintedto match piece would look like its factory. your call, but either way im sure it will come out nice.
fab it up in cardboard first, thats what i would do anyways.
Supersnake-Hey, im thinking bout supercharging my 68 coupe but i was wondering do you think it will mess up my engine in the longrun? Also, why did you choose a supercharger over a turbo??
yeah i bet those people were drooling, and you felt like the king of the world (as you should)
It actually felt a little weird, as I am not one to look for attention. At least 5 different groups (tubers here for a weekend of floating the river). I don't know how many camera phones came out, I counted 7. I was busy answering all types of questions, some were OK questions, some were absolutely foolish. "Is that a 289?" "What kind of car is that?" I forget that some kids have no idea what an original Mustang looks like.
I am sure I will get used to it, but it was a little unnerving.
Supersnake-Hey, im thinking bout supercharging my 68 coupe but i was wondering do you think it will mess up my engine in the longrun? Also, why did you choose a supercharger over a turbo??
I am no expert, but your engine has to be designed for supercharging or turbo charging (lower compression, stronger rods, etc) I don't think I would put a power adder on an older engine.
I went S/C over turbo for one reason only. A Turbo is more efficient and was my first choice, but stuffing a 427FE in that engine bay left very little room for anything else. I am still worrying about hood clearance.
Supersnake- Thanks for the info. Also, did you restore everything by your self like the putting the engine in place, suspension etc?
I have done everything except:
the media blasting, finish body work & paint, engine build, rear seat upholstery, chroming the window vent frames, glass install ( front & back), front end alignment, EFI/Dyno tuning.
Yes, I installed the engine, trans, suspension, wiring, metal work, etc
dont feel bad my 68 is a california special clone filling it up i always get questions like is that a shelby i answer do you see the name shelby anywhere on it.funniest ones are is that a nova or is that a amx lol but your right most people done forgot the early mustang or just dont know then at all.i do love all the foxbody guys here give me the is that your daddys car. or the you have a heavy mustang when mine weights less then a fox body.
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