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  1. 69 Rustang
    I always used a bit of gasket sealer and the gasket to hold it for the second or two of trying to stick in into place. I will have to look for these tabs and such, didn’t know they existed.
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    If it is a ‘95, then it certainly would have been a 302W. Did the WC T5 start use in ‘95 or in ‘96? I thought ‘96 for Mustang use. Hope it all works out!
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    The 96 GT had a 4.6 2V, not a Windsor. 1995 was the last year of the Windsor motor in Mustangs. Does the 4.6 have the same bellhousing bolt pattern as a 289/302/351? If so, I never would have expected that.
  4. 69 Rustang
    My Dad shipped a set of Cleveland heads to me—he built wood crates exactly as described above. From Arkansas to California was $60 or $65 each crate. Not cheap, but they made it safely. He used rigid foam around them from some appliance he had bought, but I like the idea of expanding foam as described above. If I had to do it again, I think I’d just buy aftermarket aluminum.
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    It’s been a month or two, but I am pretty sure I pulled my weather strips out from the top and inserted them from the top. I just had to work the edge over on the bottom side once it was in that far. I can’t image trying to install and remove from the bottom—there is a big chuck of rubber on the top that seems like it would make that impossible to do.
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    WTF is wrong with the police not charging the guy! That really sucks, but I am glad to hear you were able to get some recovery on the frame through warranty. It’s pretty easy to spend $2,500 and up on a bike these days, in fact, anything under $2,500 wouldn’t.be worth owning from my perspective (I am a Mountain biker). Whoa, I got off topic.... Lay the hood on the driveway and park a wheel of your car in the middle, take a picture. Done!
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    A lot of great work accomplished—well done. That is a lot of metal to replace! The 3.50 gears would be great with a TKO500 or 600. In my ‘69 I went with 3.70s and a TK6 and I can cruise at 80mph with the engine relaxing. If I remember correctly there are a few different OD ratios available, I went for the numerically lower ratio.
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    Congratulations—sure wish I could be part of the meet-up. Unfortunately if I am able to travel I have lots of other things I have to make up for lost time with. Mostly seeing my aging parents. Enjoy the show, sounds like a fantastic car to represent our hobby.
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    I must be running low on steam, not much progress this weekend. I blocked the drivers side fender, installed the door latches and strikers, then I started to do what I thought was a final block on the top side of the hood. I realized I would never be happy with it the way it was, so I sanded it down to metal and set to filling the center section about 20” from the rear edge all the way to the rear edge. Apparently someone had gone Bo Duke on the hood at one point in its past. I realize it would have been hidden by matte black (you couldn’t see it before I started...but I could feel it), bu
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    Interesting, I spent some time looking for the foam (and was planning to order it). I would have thought the 3M strip caulk was too rigid to compress properly. Maybe let it sit in the sun a bit prior to installation on an unusually warm day?
  11. 69 Rustang
    I found my keyed washer inside my door last night
  12. 69 Rustang
    Your work and tenacity as always is amazing. I don’t think I have the same level of patience, but I am trying. Yours is a gift! I am curious about the hole in the cowl/firewall that is visible here. It appears to be in the drivers fender well, but I don’t think there is supposed to be a hole there.
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    Not much progress this weekend. I did get the hood reinstalled and lined up. Then I worked on increasing the gap on the front bumper—it is a consistent 1/8” all the way on both sides. Then I pulled one of the fenders off and started blocking it. I need to do the other fender then I can re-prime them. I did manage to access some boxes stored up high around my lift and do some digging—there were some interesting Mustang treasures up there. I wish they were easier to get to so I could properly dig and sort. In other news, my 16 year old son earned his Brown-Black belt. He really had t
  14. 69 Rustang
    You went this far—I think it is worth going forward. I think it looks interesting and is kind of cool to see something different than the NACA hood.
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    Wow—hard to imagine that brazen of activity, but I guess the guy was on drugs. The red on red ‘65 convertible looks exactly like my first restoration, sold it at Barrett Jackson back in the mid-90’s.
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    I didn’t realize they were self tapping—thanks for that info David. I sure knew they were a pain in the a... Well you know what I mean, hard to remove and to install. Never broken one though—yet, knock on wood. I had my two teenage boys help with door installation and alignment. I have never had helpers before, it was awesome. I also use a floor jack well padded at the balance point of the door, so my helpers just had to steady and shift the door while I fought with hinge bolts.
  17. 69 Rustang
    I will call you to discuss. I have a big order I am putting together that should get me most everything I need, I will just get it all going at once. Thanks for the reply!
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    Glad the stakes are high. I made a bet with my sister many years ago about who would get married first. Neither of us had prospects at the time, then she moved to Australia. A bit over a year later she and her new husband bootlegged a case of beer from Australia to settle up. Good luck!
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    If you are talking about the rubber seal that is on the front edge of the quarter glass that seals to the door glass, I just did this a couple of weeks ago. I started out like your question saying, “hmm, how do you do this”. As an experiment I grabbed the seal on one of the windows and tugged it upwards and it quickly slid right out. Too easy I thought to myself. So I set about trying to install the new seal. Not as easy, but easier than I ever expected. I used a little Windex as lubricant in the channel. I was done with both of them in less than 15 minutes. Sorry I did not take any vi
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    My car is missing the plug or cover that goes in the center. Is it a rubber plug or a metal cover? If it is the metal cover, is it the same cover used in the floor pans so I can order one? I found this picture as I was researching threads for info on the proper color. That makes it look like a metal cover. The reason I ask about a rubber plug is I saw a comment on rubber plug kits that they include three of the large oval plugs and figured maybe one was for this purpose. My floor pan doesn’t appear to have screw holes, so the rubber plug made more sense too. Thanks for any help.
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    As much new metal as you are putting in, sand blasting may be a waste of money and time anyway. Not sure what is going on with the engine bay, maybe it needs a cleanup blast. What a project! Best of luck and keep going!
  22. 69 Rustang
    Don, I was looking for upholstery tonight and noticed this option was not available. Upholstery full set, Mach 1, Black with White inserts. Any chance it could be ordered? Thanks!
  23. 69 Rustang
    Wow, the end result is fantastic. I love the color. I thought my car had a lot of layers of paint, you deserve some sort of award for sanding through 93 layers. Great work!
  24. 69 Rustang
    For the underside, I am calling it good. It certainly is not perfect, I had a Bee land on the very back of the hood and take a hike before I noticed and rescued him and the hood. I can’t imagine trying to buff the bottom side without burning through. Just thinking about trying makes my skin crawl a bit. I spent a lot of time on my cleaning process and very carefully watch the wind forecast before painting. Our wind patterns generally are very calm early in the morning and grow through the day. For the topside/body of the car, different story—that certainly won’t get sprayed in a dr
  25. 69 Rustang
    Be careful with cam selection. If the lift is sufficiently high and you do not change valve springs, you can get spring coil bind and have lots of bent pushrods...an no oil pressure...don’t ask how I figured that out, but I was only 19 at the time. I have to wonder why you have a bent pushrod now?

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