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Shop time is a lot now adays. A normal run of the mill shop is usually charging 150-175 an hour and I wouldn't be surprised to see a...

They gave me the registration and said I'm good to go. The title doesn't come in for a month or so, so fingers crossed California...

Out on Charleston and loops around to 160 AKA Blue Diamond Highway... I am actually a local climbing guide here in Red Rock so I spend...

That's awesome that she is driving! Congrats on getting it sorted enough to be driving and enjoying it and bonus, the gauges are...

Try bumping it up to 14, back off your idle set screw to adjust your idle speed. Many of us find 14-16° for initial timing works well...

Currently set at 10* BTDC

Appears that the oil pan job is going to have to move up on the priority list as the old gasket is now leaking pretty good. Doesn't look...

Big day today! I was able to get the title sorted and registered the vehicle in my name and successfully had the title changed from...

I like the idea of swapping out the rear end gears because I could install the transmission, see if I like how it drives, and if not go...

I would lean towards putting something closer to a 3.0:1 ring and pinion in it. I'm not clear on how much work you'd be doing yourself...

Since I have no history on the transmission, I was planning to have a transmission shop look over it before I commit to installing it...

Good day everyone. Just posting to introduce myself. I have a 1973 mustang grande w/a 351C and a C-6 transmission that I’m in the...

I can only hope mine looks as good as yours when it's finished!

Three years later, here is a picture of my Mustang on 11/29/2021 just after it arrived from Las Vegas, and here it is today 11/29/2024

I just went through a similar ordeal trying to get mine running. I bought a fresh "remanufactured" unit from oreillys. Since I live 45...