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    To Be Or Not To Be...Original Or Modded?

    I agree doesnt have to be Magnum500's. But if you want aftermarket wheels go with AR Torque Thrust wheels like Frank Bullitt put on his car.
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    Rear Spoilers on Convertibles? Yes or No?

    Not the factory style. But the Shelby lip spoiler always looked great on the converts!
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    Intake and head suggestion 351c 2v rebuild

    Do not spend the bucks for Aussie heads. A while ago it was a bargain upgrade. Now it is not. And stay away from ralph the thief at powerheads. Take a look at Kaase offers. He uses CHI (also from Australia) alum heads with awesome results. There is a 3V version with matching intake that will do...
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    Front Suspension

    If you want the newest designed suspension system made of fordged alum you should buy a new Porsche. All new MOOG parts for our 40 yr old cars are cheap and work fine. And when yer parked at a Publix everyone will walk past the new car and stand looking at yer Mustang and smile as they remember...
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    To Be Or Not To Be...Original Or Modded?

    the 1972 351c 2V that i bought was rated at 177HP when new. After I had the block line honed and bored .04 and had new parts (kept the crank) installed it made 378hp on a dyno and I pulled around 100lbs out from over the front wheels. new wheels are lighter with wider rubber. new brakes stop...
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    Ported Vaccuum?

    I believe I have seen at least 4 different vac hose diagrams for 72 351c's depending upon if it is 2v, 4v, auto, manual, ac/non-ac ....and of course if it was a california car. I also dont know if the autolite 2100 on my car even had a dist advance port. I do know that my engine had open...
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    AM FM radio conversion. WHo has done tthis???

    they are not identical, very true. but they have 300w and bolt in real easily. unlike the radio shack 8 track and sanyo amp i wired to the Jensen 6x9's when i was 17!
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    Ported Vaccuum?

    73pony is right. lots of opinions. I believe GM used ported and Ford used constant and that is why aftermarket carbs have both available. I left both plugged on the Holley and used intake port because it looked original.
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    AM FM radio conversion. WHo has done tthis???

    casmfg.com check the slidebar radio designed for our cars. I had an earlier version of one of their radios. worked fine. 300 watts total, $300 bucks. wiring matches oem plugs. easy peesy.
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    Hagerty newsletter about the 71-73 Mustangs

    "forgotten generation"? he must be confusing the 71-73 with the mustang II gia pos.
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    What should I expect to spend building a 408 stroker?

    dont forget that after you finally finish that 450+HP work of art and drop it in the car...you will find that the trans will never hold up...and the factory brakes are not up to the job anymore...or the springs/shocks for that matter...etc. So the answer to yer question is "around $30k over a...
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    1971 Mustang Gas Cap

    I had a disagreement about this issue in the past. I will tell you what I found. The gas cap on my 72 has a rubber gasket and a small hole in the center of the inside of the cap. When the cap was tested by the DMV inspector I was told the cap doesnt hold a vacuum. When the DMV checked on their...
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    Green Tinted Quarter Glass

    quarter windows?
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    Anyone do a windsor swap?

    i believe you will need different mounts. These cars came with choice of 4 blocks and used different mounts for the converts as well.
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    Ported Vaccuum?

    MY swap from oem 2V to 4V involved the factory intake replaced with an Edelbrock intake, both of which use a vac connection tapped in the forward area of the intake. That was how Ford designed it and always worked just fine with my new Holley and factory dist.
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