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    Free Beware of these scammers in here.

    Users johnwort, joecastoire, and kennedyronnie34 are scammers and will message you about parts you are looking for and will give you a gmail address to reach out to.
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    Parts Wanted Center gauge pod harness

    Need a harness for the center gauge pods. PO broke one of the light sockets and used duct tape to hold it back in. Probably worked - for a while. LOL.
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    Parts Wanted Fuel gauge

    Need a fuel gauge for my 73. Please let me know what you've got. Thanks!
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    Headlight conversion

    Apparently thoe ones I purchased have been gone for quite a while. I'd go with Stanglover's (Geoff)'s recommendation.
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    Headlight conversion

    See what I did here. Much brighter and they retain a stock look over the goofy modern looking ones. A few of us have done this now. Stanglover also made rain shields for them. I'm sure he probably still has some sets. https://7173mustangs.com/threads/headlight-relays.38057/post-387344
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    LED Upgrade - Fitment Problem on 1973 Front Parking Light

    I swapped mine out on a 73. First set of bulbs I got I could not get them to fit properly. On my particular set I determined it to be an issue with the base of the new bulbs. I believe the top of the base flared out too early and wouldn't let the little pin at the bottom of the base turn and...
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    Brake Booster Firewall Gasket

    Unsurprisingly they don't survive removal at 50 years old. No one re-pops them. Don at WCCC says on 71-73 model years "they aren't needed". But they were there which tells me they are at minimum a good idea. What's everyones thoughts? I have some Fel-Pro gasket material lying around in sheet...
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    Want this Tool; Don't need this tool

    I have a lot of one-time or seldom used specialty tools. I figure if labor is $300 for someone else to do the job, and the tool is $150, I buy the tool, I save the other $150, gain the experience, and have an asset in the tool that I can one day re-sell if I never use it again vs. pissing away...
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    Who makes the better printed circuits?

    Classic Industires sells the Blue Oval brand. Kentucky Mustang claims that they make their own. There are even some on eBay made in Taiwan that claim to have thicker circuit paths and contact points. https://www.ebay.com/itm/126164491822?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 Just want to make sure I'm buying...
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    I'm enranged

    He should have closed off the Ram Air scoops and made it look like they were never there. That would have looked 100% better.
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    Show us your pussy

    Need a good laugh?
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    Why our cars get bad fuel milage

    I get Low Lead 100 at my reginal airport for about $6 a gallon.
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    '71 - '73 heavy duty trunk torsion bars

    Sounds like I'll be calling Eric on Monday. Thanks for the info on pricing.
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    '71 - '73 heavy duty trunk torsion bars

    Just FYI - Finley at Blue Oval wants $350 a set. Was interested, but not at that price.
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    Parts Wanted Retiring to make rare parts

    Mach 1 clock delete plates that actually look original.
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