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You could replace the gaskets.

Why do you need to replace it?

Look for purple part number tags. Anything with a D3 is a 73 part. D2 is 72, D1 is 71. If they all came from the same car, you likely need only one tag to establish the vintage.

I also have a heater box from a '71 if 71-429Mach1's parts don't work out.

How far do you need to go? How long did it take for the reservoir to run low? What do you hit if you pull out of the garage and the brakes don't work? Top off the brake fluid whatever you do.

If there is less brake fluid in it now, it had to go somewhere. Brake fluid will evaporate, so you would need to look pretty close to see if there is any residue or dirt rings left by the fluid. Or you could have had some air that somehow, magically, found it's way out of the calipers or slave...

Eastwood's stuff is pretty good, and it has gotten a lot better over the years, but if you want something that has to be done once and last for decades, you might want to look elsewhere. The reason I say that is that I have never seen a professional body shop use Eastwood products -...

Modern coatings are on the spendy side, that's a fact. At least the ones that last. And they are much less likely to kill you.

I'm cringing a little, but that's my problem. You are putting a LOT of time and money into this project. Skipping a fundamental step like proper paint preparation is kinda self defeating in the long run. Also, I would recommend following the manufacturer's directions when it comes to...

Always ask for a photo of the parts with a post-it note with your name and the current date in the photo. If they won't do that, pass.

Thanks - that helps!

Watch your fingers too.

Compressed air is your friend at this point. Put a heavy rag or a piece of wood in the caliper before applying air. Once the piston frees up, it can go sailing surprisingly fast.

Later that day... I misspoke - the exhaust manifold I have is D1ZE 9431-EA, which is driver's side. The intake is D1ZE 9424-EA. So I need the passenger side manifold. From the mustangtek website (http://www.mustangtek.com/exhaust/Exhaust.html), the part numbers for 4v engines are: Driver's...

Good question - I'll need to do some additional research. My gut says they are different.

The engine from my '71 convertible is off getting dynoed this week. It's a 302 2v at the moment under a ram air hood (with a close ratio 4 speed toploader behind it), but the heads and short block are built for more. I figured I'd get the engine in the car and shake down a bunch of other...

If you have a trash can, a hose and $12, you can put the whole wheel assembly in the trash can filled with a gallon of feed grade molasses and 9 gallons of water and wait a couple of days. The molasses solution will remove a lot of that rust.

If you remember the other place, let me know - I'll be able to show my wife I (finally) chose a lesser expensive option...

Calchrome seems to be the place. If you want them done as original - with the satin finish wheel centers... Sit down They run $650 per wheel. The reason for the price is the wheel centers have to be removed from the rims. Both parts are plated separately and then rewelded together. They...

Yeah that link doesn't help.