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After several years between working (now retired) and other projects, I have finally finished the Mach 1. I have posted before, all the upgrades I did. I originally ordered this car from the factory in April of 1971, so It was in good shape to begin with before the rebuild. Being 21 at the time...

Thanks Stanglover. The culprit is probably the stop height adjustment. I will check that as soon as It's out of my paint shop. So much masked off, I can't get back in the car !!! lollerz

Hi guys. Been awhile since I posted a question, but here's a goofy one. I haven't driven the Mach 1 in a long time, as I have been rebuilding the entire car. This is a top loader 4 speed. I installed new Ram clutch assembly and all is good, EXCEPT... The clutch pedal seems like it sits too high...

I had the alternator rebuilt on my 71 351c. I bought a new regulator and installed that also. I was getting no charging, so I thought perhaps I had inadvertently hooked up the alternator incorrectly and caused a problem. Had the alt. checked and it is fine. Now I didn't polarize the regulator...

No, no traction bars. I really don't want to change the handling characteristics. That's why I'm kind of leaning towards the leaf spring change.

Has anyone used lowering blocks for the leaf springs? The 71's always seemed to be high in the front. I have lowered the front by 1" or more, but I want to get the rear down. I have 15's on it, but looking at it from the side, there is too much space between the tire top and the fender arch. I...

Minimal compression ratio drop does not have as big of an effect on power as you might expect. I ran both numbers, 10.7 and 10.1 and it was minimal. If I remember correctly, it was less than 5 hp. Now dropping by a few points would be a considerable drop as you allude to, but not dropping only a...

Yes...it is tickled a bit !! First however, per our discussion a few days ago, I attached the ground wire properly to the alternator case from the picture you sent. Happy to report...it works !! The engine was not worn out. I ordered this car from the factory in April of 1971 ( I'm an old guy...

Well done !! I was looking on google images before I posted..never did see this picture. Good job.

Thank you all. You guys are the best. Went in the shop this morning and pulled the alternator. Sure enough, I had mounted the black T shaped piece to the STA. terminal. The other 2 wires are correct, so I was evidently not getting a ground. I do have a tach., all gauges and no warning lights. I...

When I removed the alternator, I made a quick diagram showing where the wires attached. Red connector to the post with the red plastic base, orange connector to the post with the black plastic base. Where does the one attached to the black T shaped plastic piece go? I think that is just a ground...

Success!!!!! Thank you so much Me ZapU. I am attaching a picture, just for reference purposes, but I pried evenly, 180º and the blocker ring came away from the gear pretty easily. I was a little nervous about prying too much before, until you said to do it. Everything looks good. There was...

Excellent. Thank you. I will take a picture tomorrow. I took one today, attached,  with the the shifter fork as far to the left as it will go. You can see that it won't engage any further than that. I will post a picture tomorrow with the fork all the way to the right, engaging 3rd gear, so that...

Just re-read this. I cannot hold the input and turn the output. They both turn together when all levers are in neutral. I'm stumped. Taking it to a repair shop.

I do believe you are absolutely correct. There are a lot of them around. Think I'll be calling a few come Monday. Have a great weekend.

Looking at diagrams, it looks like I am tapping on one of the blocker rings. That is whats stuck

Pulled the transmission and was able to FINALLY see the problem. 4th gear is indeed the problem. The synchronizer is stuck so I am not able to wiggle the input shaft and slide into 4th. All other gears operate properly. Now, I can still move the shifter lever to neutral and also lock it into...

The output shaft is locked when the levers are in neutral...or what seems to be neutral. The issue seems only to be with the 3rd and 4th lever. 3rd gear locks in o.k., neutral seems o.k., but I cannot get it to lock into 4th.  Once again thanks for the thought. I was busy today, but tomorrow it...

I am pulling it. As I mentioned in my first post, it seems in neutral except for the 3rd / 4th detents. "I can turn the drive shaft by hand ( but the clutch pedal is being held down by a wood block wedged against another piece of wood in front of the seat). I can turn the shift levers with a...

You know, I'm going to sound like a real idiot here, but this has been a long project. Thinking back, I changed the seal at least a year ago, perhaps a bit longer. Looking at diagrams and exploded views on the internet, I didn't change the front seal. I only changed the output shaft seal. That...